Perera, Chameera star in SL consolation win
Staff Correspondent | Published: 13:21, May 28,2021 | Updated: 22:00, May 28,2021
Sri Lankan captain Kusal Perera (L) plays a shot as Bangladesh wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim looks on during their third and final one-day international match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Friday. AFP photo
Kusal Perera’s brilliant hundred and Dushmantha Chameera’s fiery five-wicket haul kept Bangladesh from completing a 3-0 sweep over Sri Lanka as the visitors won the final one-day international by 97 runs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday.
Perera made 120 off 122 balls, his third century against Bangladesh in ODIs, and Dhananjaya de Silva made an unbeaten 55 off 70 balls to propel Sri Lanka to 286-6 in 50 overs after choosing to bat first.
Consolation win for Sri Lanka
Samsul Arefin Khan
28th May, 2021 09:59:08
Bangladesh failed to utilise the opportunity of completing a clean sweep after conceding a 97-run thrashing against Sri Lanka in the third and final one-day international at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday.
Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Perera set up the consolation victory for the visitors as he struck a brilliant 120 off 122 balls to lead them to post 286-6 in their stipulated overs before pacer Dushmantha Chameera claimed a career-best 5-16 to bowl out the hosts to 189 runs in 42.3 overs.
The hosts, however, won the three-match one-day international series 2-1 after registering two convincing victories by 33 and 103 runs respectively in the opening two matches of the series.
05:30:00 IST 20:21:05 IST BAN vs SL Live Updates:Bangladesh might have lost the game but it was a big day for them. This was their first bilateral series win over Sri Lanka. But that's it from our side. Goodbye. 20:11:36 IST BAN vs SL Live Updates: Ban 158/6 (37.2) WICKET. And that will be the end of Bangladesh's resistance. They lose the match by 97 runs but eventually win the ODI series 2-1. This is their first bilateral series win ever.