Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara led Sri Lanka to a 92-run win over Bangladesh at the Cricket World Cup in Melbourne, Australia.
“Dilshan and Sangakkara were brilliant,” Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews told the BBC. “They batted us through, took calculated risks, it was a great effort. “We were slightly sloppy in the field and could have done better, but once you’ve got 300 on the board your bowlers can take chances. We’re all ready for the England game [in Auckland on Saturday].”
Sri Lanka moved into second place in Pool A with four points, while Bangladesh is tied for third with three points.
Said Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, per the BBC: “Our bowlers weren’t up to the mark and hopefully in the next match we will improve. They [Sri Lanka batsmen Dilshan and Sangakkara] played well and showed their character today. I hope our next game will be our best in the tournament.”
The final scorecard, cribbed from the BBC:
Sri Lanka win by 92 runs
Bangladesh 240 all out (40 overs)
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tamim 0), 40-2 (Sarkar 25), 41-3 (Mominul Haque 1), 84-4 (Anamul Haque 29), 100-5 (Mahmudullah 28), 164-6 (Shakib Al Hasan 46), 7-208 (Mushfiqur 36), 228-8 (Mortaza 7), 240-9 (Rahman 53), 240-10 (Taskin 0)
Bowling figures: Malinga 9-0-35-3, Lakmal 8-0-49-2, Mathews 5.4-0-36-1, Herath 10-0-43-0, Perera 6.2-0-33-1, Dilshan 8-0-35-2
Sri Lanka 332-1 (50 overs): Dilshan 161*, Sangakkara 105*
After spending the first 17 years of his Post career writing and editing, Matt and the printed paper had an amicable divorce in 2014. He's now blogging and editing for the Early Lead and the Post's other Web-based products.
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