Karachi: There was no cake and confetti on view. Yet it was a birthday celebration of a different kind as Sanath Jayasuriya, who turned 39 on Monday, unleashed the party spirit in the only manner he knows — with a blistering hundred!
Jayasuriya’s 130 along with Kumar Sangakkara’s 121 and Muttiah Muralitharan’s five-wicket haul guided Sri Lanka to a 158-run victory over Bangladesh in a STAR Cricket Asia Cup semifinal league match at the National Stadium here on Monday.
Sri Lanka scored 332 for eight in 50 overs and snuffed out Bangladesh for 174 in 38.3 overs. Sri Lanka, with six points in its kitty and just one match to play in the semifinal league, is assured of its final berth while Bangladesh is out of the race.The Bangladesh innings lacked direction with Raqibul Hassan’s 52 and Nazimuddin’s 47 being lone pockets of resistance.
Jayasuriya’s 130 along with Kumar Sangakkara’s 121 and Muttiah Muralitharan’s five-wicket haul guided Sri Lanka to a 158-run victory over Bangladesh in a STAR Cricket Asia Cup semifinal league match at the National Stadium here on Monday.
Sri Lanka scored 332 for eight in 50 overs and snuffed out Bangladesh for 174 in 38.3 overs. Sri Lanka, with six points in its kitty and just one match to play in the semifinal league, is assured of its final berth while Bangladesh is out of the race.The Bangladesh innings lacked direction with Raqibul Hassan’s 52 and Nazimuddin’s 47 being lone pockets of resistance.
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