 Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in Johannesburg
19th Sep 2007 09:00 IST
Agencies
Earlier, Bangladesh bowlers kept Sri Lanka on a tight lease and restricted them to a modest 147/5.
Sri Lankan batsmen never got a chance to open up in the face of some disciplined and accurate bowling by Bangladesh.
Mahmudullah's four overs went for a mere 19, while Syed Rasel conceded just 26.
Skipper Mahela Jayawardene (30 off 30 balls) did well with the bat, while Jehan Mubarak and (31 not out), Tillakaratne Dilshan (21 not out) scored some quick runs towards the end.
Sri Lanka got a jolt in the very first over as Jayasuriya was caught on the boundary by Mahmudullah as he tried to sent a Mashrafe Mortaza delivery out of the ground.
Rasel (1/26) then got rid of Upul Tharanga (23 off 14 balls), caught by wicketkeeper, Mushfiqur Rahim. Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara (20) tried to score quickly, but their efforts never bore fruit.
Sri Lanka lost five wickets for 96 runs before Dilshan and Mubarak gave some respectability to the score.
In 'Group F', Pakistan has won both their Super Eights matches and are through to the semifinals. They have a game at hand against Bangladesh. Australia and Sri Lanka have won one and lost one match and their face-off on Thursday will decide the second semifinalist from the Group. |
