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Mushfiqur, bowlers shine as Bangladesh secure maiden series win over Sri Lanka
By: ANI
Dhaka: Mushfiqur Rahim smashed a gutsy ton before Mehidy Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman picked three wickets respectively to help Bangladesh win the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 103 runs (DLS method) and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series. With this win, Bangladesh also went on top of the World Cup super League table. This was also the first time that Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka in a bilateral series
Mushfiqur s resilient 125 off 127 balls had helped Bangladesh post 246 in the 50 overs despite being seven down in the 39th over with just 184 runs on board. In reply, Sri Lanka fell 104 runs short of the target.
Daily Times
May 26, 2021
Bangladesh bowler Mehidy Hasan Miraz appeals for a wicket against Sri Lanka during their 2nd ODI in Dhaka on Tuesday.
DHAKA: Mushfiqur Rahim hit a gritty 125 to set up Bangladesh’s maiden series victory over Sri Lanka across all formats with an emphatic 103-run win in the rain-hit second one-day international on Tuesday. The wicketkeeper-batsman lifted Bangladesh from a precarious 74-4 to 246 all out after they elected to bat first at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Sri Lanka managed just 141-9 in the tourists’ revised chase of 245 in 40 overs as Bangladesh took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mustafizur Rahman claimed three wickets each while Shakib Al Hasan took two key scalps. “Lucky to win two games. We haven’t played the perfect game yet,” said Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal. “We lost a lot of wickets in the middle, and 200 was looking difficult, but Mahmudullah and Mushy played very we
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