Kusal Mendis smashed his sixth ODI hundred and led Sri Lanka to a commanding 99-run victory within the third and last One Day Worldwide as the house group clinched the sequence 2-1.
Mendis marshaled Sri Lanka to 285 for seven with an aggressive 124 off 114 balls after captain Charith Asalanka received the toss and elected to bat.
The Bangladeshi batters struggled towards the tempo of Dushmantha Chameera and Asitha Fernando, who shared six wickets between them to bowl out the guests for 186 and provides Sri Lanka an eighth successive win in a house ODI sequence.
Fernando clear bowled Tanzid Hasan (17) with a searing yorker within the third over of the chase and Najmul Hossain Shanto then deflected Chameera’s incoming supply again onto the highest of the stumps for nought because the guests slipped to 2-20.
Sri Lanka’s middle-order struggled towards the spin as Dunith Wellalage (2-33) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2-35) struck with common intervals and the Bangladeshi batters additionally couldn’t put up sturdy partnerships.
Towhid Hridoy (51) made a combating half century off 78 balls earlier than Chameera returned and knocked again the stumps with one other excellent inswinger and Fernando various his tempo to perfection for 2 wickets of the tailenders to wrap up the sport.
Earlier, Mendis marshaled Sri Lanka to a powerful whole and along with Asalanka shared a powerful 124-run fourth-wicket stand.
Mendis was sturdy on the leg aspect and smashed 18 fours in his chanceless century as he punished something pitched quick together with his short-arm jab pull pictures whereas sweeping the spinners to perfection.
“My batting coach stated that if I rating we are going to win,” Mendis stated. “I performed a unique sport within the final match, however immediately I performed my regular sport after chatting with the coach. The pitch was a bit sluggish, however it got here on higher in a while.”
Bangladesh had stored Sri Lanka in examine at three for 100 in 21 overs earlier than Mendis and Asalanka took cost. Sri Lanka seemed set to get previous the 300-run mark however Bangladesh got here again nicely within the final 10 overs.
Asalanka, who made 58 off 68 balls, holed out within the deep within the forty first over when he missed out on a low full toss of quick bowler Taskin Ahmed.
Mendis fell within the forty sixth over as he top-edged a brief ball from Shamim Hossain, who grabbed a catch over his shoulder. Ahmed completed with two for 51 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took two for 48.
“We didn’t get partnerships within the center, and from the openers,” Bangladesh captain Miraz stated. “That was the issue for us. Our group is younger, they want time. When you give alternative it’d repay sooner or later.”
Each groups will now compete in a three-match T20 sequence, ranging from Thursday.