Sangakkara stars in 131-run win against Bangladesh

Bangladesh, who had defeated United Arab Emirates comfortably yesterday, never gathered steam in the run-chase. To cop matters, Ashraful fell for eight to a bad decision by Simon Taufel, who ruled him caught behind on the leg side when television replays showed the ball from Dilhara Fernando had brushed his thigh.

Ashraful’s dismissal at total of 35 put Bangladesh out of contention. Raqibul Hasan (35) and Mushfiqur Rahim (44) produced the best stand of the innings putting on 78 from 90 balls while Mashrafe Mortaza and Abdur Razzak ensured their team was not bowled out with a dour stand.

Brief scores: Sri Lanka 357 for nine wickets in 50 overs (S. Jayasuriya72;K.Sangakkara 101,C. Kapugedera 74; Mortaza 2/53, Hossain 2/62, Razzak 3/55) beat Bangladesh 226 for 7 in 50 overs (R Hasan 35; M Rahim 44; Alok Kapali 30; M Mortaza 34 not out, A Razzak 22 not out; Muralitharan 2/37)