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Sri Lanka on course for easy win Sri Lanka too good for Bangladesh
(about 1 hour later)
Bangladesh were staring at a heavy defeat in the opening ICC Champions Trophy qualifier in Mohali after Upul Tharanga's century for Sri Lanka. Upul Tharanga hit 105 as Sri Lanka took a big step towards qualifying for the main stage of the Champions Trophy by seeing off Bangladesh by 37 runs.
Tharanga (105) hit 11 fours and a six to help them post 302-8, with Mohammad Rafique (1-37) the most tidy bowler. The opener hit 11 fours and a six to help his side post 302-8, with Mohammad Rafique (1-37) the most tidy bowler.
Farveez Maharoof then had Aftab Ahmed (33) and Habibul Bashar caught within three balls to leave the Tigers 78-4. Farveez Maharoof (3-47) had Aftab Ahmed (33) and Habibul Bashar caught in three balls to reduce the Tigers to 78-4.
Ferhad Reza (33) attacked but he was stumped off Muttiah Muralitharan and the game already looked up at 141-5. Saqibul Hasan hit a brave 67 - his first ODI fifty - but they finished on 265-9 and face a tall order to qualify.
Earlier, Mashrafa Mortaza found plenty of seam movement to trouble Sri Lanka's openers and Sanath Jayasuriya was fortunate to survive a confident lbw shout, Their best chance of success lay in their seamers' ability to take early wickets on a Mohali pitch which offered assistance to quicker bowlers.
But both left-handers got plenty of joy in the cover and point regions as they punished Syed Rasel and Farhad Reza's inviting medium pace. Only Mashrafa Mortaza had the pace to do that and once Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya (31) negotiated his opening spell the runs started to flow, particular in the point and cover regions.
It was a shock when Rasel trapped Jayasuriya leg before but Tharanga continued to play with real authority to record his fourth century in one-day internationals this year off 122 balls. It was a shock when Syed Rasel trapped Jayasuriya lbw but Tharanga continued to play with real authority to record his fifth one-day international century - and fourth this year - off 122 balls.
Mahela Jayawardene also went after the bowling, top-edging Reza for six and crashing three other boundaries in the same over, before fetching Abdur Razzak from outside off-stump straight into Ahmed's hands at mid-wicket. Skipper Mahela Jayawardene (35) also tucked into the bowling, top-edging Farhad Reza for six and crashing three other boundaries in the same over.
It preceded a period of consolidation in which Razzak and Rafique's spin exercised some control and Kumar Sangakkara's frustration resulted in him holing out off Rafique to Mortaza running round from long-on. Maharoof (right) rocked Bangladesh with his two quick wickets
Atapattu, returning after long-term back problems, looked in good nick but was one of three wickets to fall in quick succession in the late dash for runs. After he fetched Abdur Razzak from outside off-stump straight into Aftab's hands at mid-wicket, Razzak and Rafique's spin exercised some control.
Mortaza finally had some reward when Tharanga slogged and missed at his slower ball, Atapattu was snaffled at wide long-on off Rasel by Reza, who ran out Maharoof for a duck with a smart piece of fielding. Marvan Atapattu, returning after long-term back problems, broke off the shackles with seven boundaries in his 40 and looked in good nick before perishing in the late dash for runs.
Chaminda Vaas flipped Razzak to backward square-leg where that man Reza pounced again and Muralitharan was run out in comical circumstances after battering Mortaza over his head for a mighty six and being dropped by Reza. In a frenzied finish, which saw 28 come in the last two overs, Muttiah Muralitharan was run out in comical circumstances after battering Mortaza over his head for a mighty six.
Amid all that chaos 28 runs came in the final two overs and it soon became clear that Bangladesh were unlikely to get close. Once Sangakkara had taken a fine diving catch to remove Shahriar Nafees and pouched a leg-side chance from Mohammad Ashraful it soon became clear that Bangladesh were unlikely to get close.
Sangakkara took a fine diving catch when Vaas found the edge of Shahriar Nafees' bat and Mohammad Ashraful tickled a quick one from Dilhara Fernando down the leg-side to the keeper. Aftab attempted to lead a riposte by launching Dilhara Fernando to long-leg for six and lacing him over mid-on but he too was caught behind and skipper Bashar - the Tigers' main hope - guided the ball into opposite number Jayawardene's hands.
Aftab attempted to lead a riposte by launching Fernando over long-leg for six and lacing him over mid-on. Reza was undaunted and blasted a six and three fours of Maharoof before a charge at Muralitharan resulted in an easy stumping chance.
But any hopes of a revival were dashed when he too was caught behind and skipper Bashar edged guided the ball into opposite number Jayawardene's safe hands. Good work from Jayawardene from forward point ran out Khaled Mashud and Rafique holed out to wide long-on off Jayasuriya.
Reza was undaunted and blasted a six and three fours of Maharoof, although he was fortunate when Malinga pouched a chance off Muralitharan only to spill it. With the pressure off, teenager Hasan nudged the ball around cleverly to complete his fifty off 96 balls and Mortaza and Razzaq freed their arms to play some shots - but the game had been up long before.
The end was not long in coming as his charge at the off-spinner resulted in an easy stumping chance .