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| July 24, 2007 | Tuesday | Rajab 08, 1428 |
Jayasuriya reaches another landmark as Sri Lanka seal series
COLOMBO, July 23: Sanath Jayasuriya became the first player to achieve the one-day double of 10,000 runs and 300 wickets as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by five wickets here on Monday.
The 38-year-old veteran gave an impressive all-round performance, taking 4-31 before making 24 to help the home side take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Jayasuriya, who has 12,108 runs from 397 one-dayers, took his 300th wicket when he dismissed last man Syed Rasel as Bangladesh were bowled out for 137 in 46.5 overs at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
Sri Lanka overhauled the target with almost 19 overs to spare. Jayasuriya was named Man-of-the-Match.
“It is nice to be the first one to get there but I am happy I took four wickets and helped my team win,” said the left-hander, who has played more one-dayers than any one else in history.
“Such records come when you play for so long.”
The World Cup runners-up hardly broke sweat in their chase despite losing Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara (six) in the space of three overs.
Jayasuriya’s knock was cut short when he played a short one off left-arm spinner Abdur Razzaq into the hands of Aftab Ahmed at backward point.
Sangakkara was adjudged caught behind, a decision which left the wicketkeeper-batsman clearly unhappy.
Mahela Jayawardene (seven) was caught by Aftab at midwicket after the Sri Lankan skipper mistimed a pull off Syed Rasel, the most impressive Bangladesh bowler, with figures of 2-39 from 10 overs.
Tillekeratne Dilshan (20 not out) and Chamara Silva (36) put on 57 runs for the fifth wicket to ensure their team's emphatic win.
Earlier, Sri Lanka rode on fine bowling performances by Lasith Malinga and Jayasuriya after they won the toss and elected to field.
While Malinga (3-22) inflicted the early damage, Jayasuriya (4-31) polished off the tail with his slow left-arm bowling.
Malinga, the bleach-blond paceman with a low-slung round-arm action, bowled a fiery opening spell to send back left-handed openers Shahriar Nafees (six) and Tamim Iqbal (three) before returning to dismiss Mushfiqur Rahim for a duck.
Aftab provided the only meaningful resistance, top scoring with 47 off 85 balls, with two fours.
Jayasuriya hastened the slide when he removed Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful (29), who put on 61 runs for the fifth wicket with Aftab.
“We batted poorly again but I think we bowled well to take five wickets,” said Ashraful. “You need to put up a big score against a team like Sri Lanka if you want to win.”
The third and last one-dayer will be played here on Wednesday.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH:
Shahriar Nafees c Jayawardene b Malinga 6
Tamim Iqbal b Malinga 3
Tushar Imran b Maharoof 4
Mushfiqur Rahim c Sangakkara b Malinga 0
M. Ashraful c Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 29
Aftab Ahmed c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya 47
Saqibul Hasan b Bandara 15
Farhad Reza run out 2
Abdur Razzaq c Mubarak b Jayasuriya 3
Shahadat Hossain not out 9
Syed Rasel c Mubarak b Jayasuriya 3
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-2, W-12, NB-1) 16
TOTAL (all out, 46.5 overs) 137
FALL OF WKTS: 1-9, 2-13, 3-13, 4-26, 5-87, 6-111, 7-117, 8-124, 9-128.
BOWLING: Maharoof 8-3-11-1 (1nb, 3w); Malinga 9-2-22-3 (2w); Fernando 8-0-21-0 (1w); Bandara 10-0-41-1 (4w); Jayasuriya 9.5-0-31-4 (2w); Dilshan 2-0-8-0.
SRI LANKA:
S.T. Jayasuriya c Aftab b Razzaq 24
W.U. Tharanga c Mushfiqur b Shahadat 28
K.C. Sangakkara c Mushfiqur b Rasel 6
D.P.M.D. Jayawardene c Aftab b Rasel 7
T.M. Dilshan not out 20
L.P.C. Silva c Aftab b Ashraful 36
J. Mubarak not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-6, W-12, NB-2) 20
TOTAL (for five wkts, 31.1 overs) 141
FALL OF WKTS: 1-43, 2-58, 3-72, 4-79, 5-136.
DID NOT BAT: M.F. Maharoof, C.M. Bandara, S.L. Malinga, C.R.D. Fernando.
BOWLING: Syed Rasel 10-1-39-2 (2nb, 1w); Shahadat Hossain 10-1-45-1 (7w); Abdur Razzak 8.1-0-37-1 (2w); Farhad Reza 2-0-12-0 (1w); Mohammad Ashraful 1-0-2-1 (1w).
RESULT: Sri Lanka won by five wickets.
UMPIRES: T.H. Wijewardene (Sri Lanka) and R.E. Koertzen (South Africa).
TV UMPIRE: R. Martinez (Sri Lanka).
MATCH REFEREE: J.J. Crowe (New Zealand).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Sanath Jayasuriya.
FIRST MATCH: Colombo (PSS), Sri Lanka won by 70 runs.
THIRD MATCH: Colombo (RPS) on Wednesday.—AFP
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