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Tri Series in Bangladesh 2008-09
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SL v BAN, Final, Mirpur: Sri Lanka wins tri-nation final
Jan 16, 2009
Muttiah Muralitharan belted 33 not out off 16 balls Friday to help Sri Lanka recover from 5-6 to beat Bangladesh by two wickets and win the final of a tri-nation limited-overs series.
The legspinner smashed four boundaries and two sixes to steer the Sri Lankans to 153-8 with 11 balls remaining after Bangladesh was all out for 152 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Sri Lankan No. 3 Kumar Sangakkara top-scored in the match with 59 after Bangladesh opening bowler Nazmul Hossain took three wickets and first-change Shakib Al Hasan took two to leave the visitors at 5-6 by the eighth over.
But Sangakkara's 63-run stand with Jehan Mubarak (16) and Muralitharan's unbeaten partnership of 39 with Farveez Maharoof (38 not out) gave Sri Lanka victory in a tournament that also included Zimbabwe.
Earlier, Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara and Ajantha Mendis claimed three wickets each to bowl out Bangladesh after it was sent in to bat.
SL v BAN, Final, Mirpur: Sri Lanka 153-8 (48.1 overs) beat Bangladesh 152 (49.4 overs) by 2 wickets
Tri Series in Bangladesh 2008-09
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Final Tri Series 2008-09
Scores
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
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152 all out (49.4 overs)
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153 for 8 (48.1 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Tamim | c Sangakkara | b Kulasekara | 18 |
42 | 4 | 0 |
| Siddique | c Sangakkara | b Kulasekara | 1 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rahim | b Kulasekara | 4 |
8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ashraful | c Sangakkara | b Maharoof | 13 |
25 | 2 | 0 |
| Shakib | c Sangakkara | b Thushara | 9 |
16 | 2 | 0 |
| Raqibul | not out | 43 |
107 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mahmudullah | b Muralitharan | 26 |
36 | 2 | 1 | |
| Islam | c Mubarak | b Mendis | 21 |
50 | 2 | 0 |
| Mortaza | c Kapugedera | b Mendis | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazmul | lbw | b Muralitharan | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hossain | c Kapugedera | b Mendis | 0 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 1nb 10w 4b 2lb | 17 | ||||
| Total | all out | 152 | (49.4 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Tharanga | c Rahim | b Nazmul | 2 |
16 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayasuriya | run out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sangakkara | c and b | Shakib | 59 |
132 | 6 | 0 |
| M Jayawardene | c Rahim | b Nazmul | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kapugedera | c Siddique | b Mortaza | 1 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
| Thushara | b Nazmul | 1 |
9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mubarak | run out | 16 |
33 | 2 | 0 | |
| Maharoof | not out | 38 |
76 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kulasekara | b Shakib | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Muralitharan | not out | 33 |
16 | 4 | 2 | |
| Extras | 1w 2lb | 3 | ||||
| Total | for 8 | 153 | (48.1 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: B R Doctrove, Enamul Haque
Bangladesh: Tamim, Siddique, Rahim (Wicket Keeper), Ashraful (Captain), Shakib, Raqibul, Islam, Mahmudullah, Mortaza, Nazmul, Hossain
Sri Lanka: Jayasuriya, Tharanga, Sangakkara (Wicket Keeper), M Jayawardene (Captain), Kapugedera, Mubarak, Maharoof, Thushara, Kulasekara, Muralitharan, Mendis