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Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka 18Th Match Pool A

ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 February 2015

Sri Lanka won by 92 runs

Sri Lanka won by 92 runs. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 161* for Sri Lanka.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15)
Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date
26 February 2015
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result
Sri Lanka won by 92 runs
Player of the match
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Captains
Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh)
Umpires
Aleem Dar and PR Reiffel
Match referee
JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 332 for 1. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 161 not out off 146 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 105. The innings was built on a 210-run stand for the second wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara, 63% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 273 across 21 ODIs.

Chasing 333, Bangladesh made 240 all out. Sabbir Rahman top-scored with 53 off 62 balls, and Shakib Al Hasan made 46. Lasith Malinga took 3 for 35 for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won by 92 runs.

SRI LANKA: 332 FOR 1
BatterHow outRB
Tillakaratne Dilshannot out161146
Lahiru Thirimannec Taskin Ahmed b Rubel Hossain5278
Kumar Sangakkaranot out10576

Did not bat: Dimuth Karunaratne, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal

Extras 14 · Total 332 for 1

Bowler (Bangladesh)OMRW
Mashrafe Mortaza100530
Rubel Hossain90621
Taskin Ahmed101820
Shakib Al Hasan100550
Mahmudullah70490
Sabbir Rahman40260

FALL OF WICKETS

1-122 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 24.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTillakaratne Dilshan (63) and Lahiru Thirimanne (52)122147
secondTillakaratne Dilshan (98) and Kumar Sangakkara (105)210153
BANGLADESH: 240 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Tamim Iqbalb Lasith Malinga02
Anamul Haquerun out (Angelo Mathews)2943
Soumya Sarkarc Kumar Sangakkara b Angelo Mathews2515
Mominul Haquec Mahela Jayawardene b Suranga Lakmal13
Mahmudullahc Rangana Herath b Thisara Perera2846
Shakib Al Hasanc Lasith Malinga b Tillakaratne Dilshan4659
Mushfiqur Rahimb Suranga Lakmal3639
Sabbir Rahmanc Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga5362
Mashrafe Mortazast Kumar Sangakkara b Tillakaratne Dilshan77
Rubel Hossainnot out05
Taskin Ahmedlbw b Lasith Malinga01

Extras 15 · Total 240 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Lasith Malinga90353
Suranga Lakmal80492
Angelo Mathews5.40361
Rangana Herath100430
Thisara Perera6.20331
Tillakaratne Dilshan80352

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Tamim Iqbal, 0.2 ov), 2-40 (Soumya Sarkar, 5.5 ov), 3-41 (Mominul Haque, 6.2 ov), 4-84 (Anamul Haque, 15.1 ov), 5-100 (Mahmudullah, 20.4 ov), 6-164 (Shakib Al Hasan, 31.5 ov), 7-208 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 40.2 ov), 8-228 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 43.5 ov), 9-240 (Sabbir Rahman, 46.5 ov), 10-240 (Taskin Ahmed, 46.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTamim Iqbal (0) and Anamul Haque (0)02
secondAnamul Haque (13) and Soumya Sarkar (25)4033
thirdMominul Haque (1) and Anamul Haque (0)13
fourthMahmudullah (19) and Anamul Haque (16)4353
fifthMahmudullah (9) and Shakib Al Hasan (6)1633
sixthMushfiqur Rahim (23) and Shakib Al Hasan (40)6467
seventhMushfiqur Rahim (13) and Sabbir Rahman (29)4451
eighthMashrafe Mortaza (7) and Sabbir Rahman (12)2021
ninthRubel Hossain (0) and Sabbir Rahman (12)1218
tenthRubel Hossain (0) and Taskin Ahmed (0)01
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