Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
KC Sangakkara
101(91) 16x4 - 0x6
Control %87%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 50 runs
- 8x4 - 0x6
CK Kapugedera
74(67) 5x4 - 2x6
Control %92%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 24 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
25/06Result
3rd Match, Group A (N), Asia Cup at Lahore, Jun 25 2008
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
357/9 -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
226/7 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
25/06Result
3rd Match, Group A (N), Asia Cup at Lahore, Jun 25 2008
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
357/9 -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
226/7 (50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.00 start, First Session 16.00-19.30 Interval 19.30-20.15, Second Session 20.15-23.45
Match days
25 June 2008 - night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 2, Bangladesh 0
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA 357/9 (50 OVERS)
- Kumar Sangakkara101 (91)
- Chamara Kapugedera74 (67)
- Mashrafe Mortaza2/53 (10)
- Abdur Razzak3/55 (10)
BANGLADESH 226/7 (50 OVERS)
- Mushfiqur Rahim44 (53)
- Raqibul Hasan35 (57)
- Muthiah Muralidaran2/37 (10)
- Chaminda Vaas1/16 (6)
END OF OVER:50 | 7 Runs | BAN: 226/7 (132 runs required, RR: 4.52)
- Mashrafe Mortaza34 (55b)
- Abdur Razzak22 (23b)
- Nuwan Kulasekara7-0-33-1
- Dilhara Fernando8-0-53-1
Sri Lanka have won by 131 runs and make a pretty picture
Ashraful says " 357 was too large a target to be chased down " and " bowlers did not bowl well". He is hopeful that they can do well in the matches to come
Sangakkara is the Man of match and says "It's nothing new to open as I have played pretty much from 1 to 9"
Jayawardene is happy to have got things right in the first match and is happy that youngsters have performed
Thanks for following our coverage and it's good night from all of us here
49.6
0
Kulasekara to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, full toss on the middle stump, Mashrafe drives it to cover
49.5
1
Kulasekara to Abdur Razzak, 1 run, fuller on the leg stump, flicks it to fine leg for a single
49.4
4
Kulasekara to Abdur Razzak, FOUR, short outside the off stump, pulls it away to deep midwicket for a boundary
49.3
1
Kulasekara to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, full toss outside off, drives it to sweeper cover for a single
49.2
1lb
Kulasekara to Abdur Razzak, 1 leg bye, outside the leg stump, off the pads to cover for a leg bye
49.1
0
Kulasekara to Abdur Razzak, no run, on the middle stump, pushes it back to the bowler
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