23/03Result
1st ODI (D/N), Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Hambantota, Mar 23 2013
Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts (32b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Tillakaratne DilshanSri Lanka
23/03Result
1st ODI (D/N), Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Hambantota, Mar 23 2013
Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts (32b rem) (D/L)
Player of the Match
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Tillakaratne DilshanSri Lanka

Well I hope you all enjoyed the cricket today despite the breaks in between. I certainly did. Mohammad Isam's report will be ready soon and there be more analysis later. This is dreary-eyed Devashish Fuloria signing off. Good night

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Angelo Mathews: "We were a bit complacent on the field and a bit wayward with the ball, but we covered it up with our batting. Kushal is absolute pleasure to watch, he has no fear and is a player to watch in the future. We have a young team but we need to persist with the current team. Bangladesh batted brilliantly"

Mushfiqur Rahim: "We played half of the game really well, but we didn't bowl well in the right channel. We scored very well on a pitch that was not easy earlier, but didn't bowl well. Unfortunately, Tamim is out, but we will be ready for the next game."

Dilshan is the Man of the Match: "The ball was coming on really well on to the bat. The first eight overs, we had a great start and we capitalised on that. Young Kushal played a good hand. I have sorted some technical issues in the past few months and it is helping me now."

Nasir Hossain gets an award for hitting three sixes, Tamim Iqbal gets a smartphone for being the smart player of the match, Dilshan gets one award for fastest USB-drive fifty...

Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with a very easy win set up by an exhilarating opening stand between Dilshan and Kushal Perera. Dilshan went on to complete his century and was well supported by Sanga, who scored yet another fifty. Bangladesh never appeared to have any control over the batsmen. They also have to now contend with the bad news of losing Tamim Iqbal, who is out of the series. Tamim was the main batsman today and his injury is a serious loss to Bangladesh's chances in the series.

Saimon: "What's the point of selecting genuine bowlers when your allrounders are way better than them? I say, from now on, drop the pacers and play 3 pace bowling allrouders in each game, alongside the two spinners. The idea of 9 effective batsmen doesn't sound bad either."

Karnain: "One Sangakkara or Dilshan should be rested for the next 2 matches. Having said that Sanga needs just 22 to reach 11000 runs in ODIs."

Zara: "Tamim - 112, Dilshan - 113 THAT'S the reason we won :D"

35.4
3
Sohag Gazi to Chandimal, 3 runs, flatter and shorter outside off, Chandimal goes back and slaps it through cover and runs three
35.3
0
Sohag Gazi to Chandimal, no run, full and flighted delivery on the middle, pushed to cover

And he doesn't release the ball again, takes the towel from the umpire and wipes it..

35.2
0
Sohag Gazi to Chandimal, no run, tossed up delivery on the leg stump, Chandimal pushes it to midwicket

Gazi comes round the wicket, a slip in place. He stops twice in his run-up, because the ball is too wet.

35.1
1
Sohag Gazi to Dilshan, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, the batsman pushes it to long-on for a single

Dinesh Chandimal joins Dilshan

END OF OVER:
35 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 234/2 (4 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 6.68, RRR: 0.66)

  • Tillakaratne Dilshan112 (107b)
  • Rubel Hossain5-0-44-1
  • Ziaur Rahman8-0-26-0
34.6
W
Rubel Hossain to Sangakkara, OUT, caught at third-man! Sanga goes while playing an upper cut, he times it too well and straight into the hands of Ziaur. He falls on the doorstep of a win

KC Sangakkara c Ziaur Rahman b Rubel Hossain 63 (101m 68b 6x4 0x6) SR: 92.64

34.5
1
Rubel Hossain to Dilshan, 1 run, a strange shot by Dilshan. It was a short delivery wide outside off, the batsman was shaping for a pull, then decided to pull-out, but he was too late. The ball hits the bat and goes to third-man
34.4
0
Rubel Hossain to Dilshan, no run, short ball, comes in a bit quickly and messes with Dilshan's timing as he goes for the pull, it goes towards midwicket

jackthelad: "Bit pessimistic, Nazz - look at your bowlers, only four games between them; there's nothing wrong that a little experience won't fix."

34.3
3
Rubel Hossain to Sangakkara, 3 runs, and another one, this time it goes along the ground and through his favourite extra-cover area, the fielder slides and keeps the ball inside the field.
34.2
4
Rubel Hossain to Sangakkara, FOUR, fuller delivery outside off, Sanga goes down on his knee and drives it over mid-off, it bounces a couple of times before getting to the boundary
34.1
1lb
Rubel Hossain to Dilshan, 1 leg bye, full delivery on the pads, the batsman misses his flicks and it hits the pads on its way to short fine-leg fielder

END OF OVER:
34 | 5 Runs | SL: 225/1 (13 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.61, RRR: 1.85)

  • Kumar Sangakkara56 (65b)
  • Tillakaratne Dilshan111 (104b)
  • Ziaur Rahman8-0-26-0
  • Abul Hasan5-0-52-0
33.6
0
Ziaur Rahman to Sangakkara, no run, slower delivery on off, pushed firmly off the front foot to mid-off
33.5
1
Ziaur Rahman to Dilshan, 1 run, slightly short of length outside off, the batsman punches it to deep point off the back foot
33.4
1lb
Ziaur Rahman to Sangakkara, 1 leg bye, fuller length delivery on the pads, it flicks the pads on its way to short fine leg

Nazz: "Since Tamim is out, Just take nasir and mushfiqur out of the team, this team will get tough time against Canada"

33.3
1
Ziaur Rahman to Dilshan, 1 run, full delivery on off, the batsman drills it to long-off
33.2
2
Ziaur Rahman to Dilshan, 2 runs, slower delivery, back of length on the pads, he works it to deep backward square leg for a couple
33.1
0
Ziaur Rahman to Dilshan, no run, comes down the track and goes for a wild swing, completely misses that one

The impressive Ziaur Rahman comes back into the attack

END OF OVER:
33 | 10 Runs | SL: 220/1 (18 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 6.66, RRR: 2.25)

  • Kumar Sangakkara56 (63b)
  • Tillakaratne Dilshan107 (100b)
  • Abul Hasan5-0-52-0
  • Mahmudullah1-0-8-0
32.6
0
Abul Hasan to Sangakkara, no run, length delivery on off stump, Sanga drives it back to the bowler

Kartik: "And Bangladesh's chance of performing well in this ODI series have just slipped down 20%"

32.5
4
Abul Hasan to Sangakkara, FOUR, oh nicely played, it was just a good delivery on off and the batsman goes back and steers it to the boundary at deep backward point
32.4
1
Abul Hasan to Dilshan, 1 run, short delivery with not much bounce, he swivels and spanks it to deep midwicket

Match Coverage

All Match News

  • Tamim ends century drought

    Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh batsman, has said the biggest inspiration for his century was his Test opening partner, Jahurul Islam

  • Injured Tamim out of remaining ODIs

    Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh batsman, has been ruled out of the rest of the ODI series against Sri Lanka due to a hairline fracture on his right thumb

  • An unusual pitch invasion

    Plays of the day from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Hambantota

  • SLC apologises for floodlight failure

    Sri Lanka Cricket has apologised for the generator failures that halted play for 99 minutes in the first ODI in Hambantota, and said an investigation into the problem will be launched tomorrow

  • The return of the rampaging Sri Lankan openers

    For Sri Lanka, the blazing opening stand between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kushal Janith Perera in Hambantota was a welcome throwback to the days of Jayasuriya and Kaluwitharana

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st106TM DilshanMDKJ Perera
2nd128TM DilshanKC Sangakkara
3rd4TM DilshanLD Chandimal