Bangladesh stunned as seven wickets fall for five runs

Sri Lanka forced a spectacular Bangladesh collapse by taking seven wickets for five runs, after captain Charith Asalanka had hit a century, to win the one-day international series opener by 77 runs. Asalanka, whose knock of 106 included four sixes, had won the toss and elected to bat first. His team were bowled out for 244 with four deliveries remaining in the final over in Colombo on Wednesday. Bangladesh were cruising at 1-100 in the 17th over when Milan Rathnayake's classy piece of fielding to run out Najmul Hossain Shanto on 23 shifted the momentum. That fielding effort ended a 71-run partnership for the second wicket between Shanto and Tanzid Hasan that led eventually to Bangladesh being dismissed for 167 runs in the 36th over. Shanto played a shot to deep square leg and called for two quick runs but Rathnayake picked up the ball and swung it right on top of the wicket in one motion catching a diving Shanto on the crease when wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis removed the bails. Sri Lanka's leg spin bowler Wanindu Hasaranga (4-10), called to bowl the next over, took two wickets for two runs, trapping Litton Das (0) lbw and Hasan to a brilliant diving catch by Janith Liyanage. Hasan scored 62 runs off 61 deliveries. In the next over, spin bowler Kamindu Mendis bowled Towhid Hridoy (1). Hasaranga returned to bowl the next over and in the first ball trapped Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz (0) lbw, leaving Bangladesh on 6-103. Then Kamindu Mendis had Tanzim Hasan Sakib (1) caught by Maheesh Theekshana and trapped Taskin Ahmed (0) and Bangladesh were 8-105. Bangladesh No. 7 Jaker Ali was out last, after scoring his third ODI half-century. He faced 64 deliveries for his 51 runs including four boundaries and four sixes. Hasaranga returned best bowling figures for Sri Lanka taking 4-10, while Kamindu Mendis claimed a career-best 3-19. Earlier, Bangladesh opening bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Tansim Hasan Sakib bowled tight lines and dried up runs forcing Sri Lankan opening batters into false shots. Sakib dismissed Pathum Nissanka without scoring, forcing an edge off him to wicketkeeper Litton Das in the fourth over. Nissanka's opening partner Nishan Madushka (6) fell in the next over trying to chase a ball from Taskin outside the off stump and dragging it to the wicket. When Asalanka joined Kusal Mendis, the pair added 60 runs off 77 deliveries for the fourth wicket. Asalanka brought up his fifth one-day century, hitting four sixes and six boundaries off 123 balls.

Bangladesh stunned as seven wickets fall for five runs

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