Sri Lanka complete series whitewash
Bangladesh were left to rue five catches and three run-out opportunities as they allowed Sri Lanka to recover from 61 for 4 to 196 and then squandered a manageable run chase to go down 3-0 in Colombo
25/07Result
3rd ODI, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 25 2007
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
196 (39.5/40 ov) -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
157 (37.1/40 ov, target 197)
Player of the Match
25/07Result
3rd ODI, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 25 2007
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
196 (39.5/40 ov) -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
157 (37.1/40 ov, target 197)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Tamim Iqbal
54(73) 3x4 - 1x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 18 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30 Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days
25 July 2007 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
SRI LANKA 196 (39.5 OVERS)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan39 (34)
- Jehan Mubarak72 (82)
- Mahmudullah2/28 (5)
- Abdur Razzak3/47 (7.5)
BANGLADESH 157 (37.1 OVERS)
- Mahmudullah36 (54)
- Tamim Iqbal54 (73)
- Sanath Jayasuriya4/14 (4)
- Nuwan Kulasekara2/17 (7)
Sri Lanka win the final game of the three-ODI series by 39 runs and sweep the series 3-0. They won the Test series 3-0 too, and each of the matches by an innings. Bangladesh will be thankful that the tour is finally over because they've been soundly thrashed.
Bangladesh had realistic chances of winning this game once they restricted Sri Lanka to 196 but their top-order batsmen failed once again, like they have done throughout the tour. Tamim Iqbal top-scored with 54 and while he was batting it looked like they could pull it off. It wasn't to be, however, and his dismissal effectively ended Bangladesh's challenge.
Jehan Mubarak is the Man of the Match for his 72 off 82 balls on what wasn't an ideal batting pitch.
Sanath Jayasuriya wins the Man-of-the-Series award. He scored only 53 runs in three innings but took nine wickets, including two consecutive four-fors in the last two ODIs.
Thank you for following the series on Cricinfo. Do tune into our live coverage of India's tour of England as well. The second Test starts on Friday. That's all I have for you today. This is George Binoy signing off, cheers.
37.1
W
Fernando to Shahadat Hossain, OUT, bowled! That's the end of the series, Fernando fires in a yorker that's just too quick for Shahadat, he tries his best to defend but the ball gets past the bat and rattles off and middle stump
Shahadat Hossain b Fernando 3 (13m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 37.50
END OF OVER:37 | 2 Runs | BAN: 157/9 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 4.24, RRR: 13.33)
- Shahadat Hossain3 (7b)
- Syed Rasel2 (8b)
- Sanath Jayasuriya4-0-14-4
- Dilhara Fernando7-0-35-1
36.6
1
Jayasuriya to Shahadat Hossain, 1 run, Jayasuriya angles the ball into the right-hander from over the wicket, Shahadat backs away to make room and drives the ball from middle stump to long-on
36.5
0
Jayasuriya to Shahadat Hossain, no run, Shahadat moves on to the front foot and defends to point
36.4
1
Jayasuriya to Syed Rasel, 1 run, Rasel leans forward and drives through extra cover
36.3
0
Jayasuriya to Syed Rasel, no run, pushed on the front foot through covers
36.2
0
Jayasuriya to Syed Rasel, no run, Rasel goes back in his crease and plays the ball to midwicket
Match Coverage
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Cruising to a double whitewash
Captain Mahela Jayawardene said that it was difficult to judge how much Bangladesh pushed Sri Lanka because of the quality of cricket his team played in both the Test and one-day international series
Sri Lanka complete series whitewash
Bangladesh were left to rue five catches and three run-out opportunities as they allowed Sri Lanka to recover from 61 for 4 to 196 and then squandered a manageable run chase to go down 3-0 in Colombo