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| Sri Lanka on course for easy win | Sri Lanka on course for easy win |
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| Bangladesh were staring at a heavy defeat in the opening ICC Champions Trophy qualifier in Mohali after Upul Tharanga's century for Sri Lanka. | |
| Tharanga (105) hit 11 fours and a six to help them post 302-8, with Mohammad Rafique (1-37) the most tidy bowler. | Tharanga (105) hit 11 fours and a six to help them 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 then had Aftab Ahmed (33) and Habibul Bashar caught within three balls to leave the Tigers 78-4. |
| Ferhad Reza (33) attacked but he was stumped off Muttiah Muralitharan and the game already looked up at 141-5. | Ferhad Reza (33) attacked but he was stumped off Muttiah Muralitharan and the game already looked up at 141-5. |
| 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, | 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, |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Amid all that chaos 28 runs came in the final two overs and it soon became clear that Bangladesh were unlikely to get close. | Amid all that chaos 28 runs came in the final two overs and 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 Fernando over long-leg for six and lacing him over mid-on. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| The end was not long in coming as his charge at the off-spinner resulted in an easy stumping chance . |