September 19, 2007	Wednesday	Ramazan 06, 1428

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18: Bangladesh limited Sri Lanka to 147 for five in their Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights match on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka, sent in to bat, struggled to score at more than a run-a-ball and lost regular wickets throughout.

Sanath Jayasuriya, the leading run-scorer in the tournament, went for a duck after cutting his first delivery from paceman Mashrafe Mortaza to deep point.

Seamer Syed Rasel bowled a brilliant opening spell, conceding nine runs in three overs and dismissing Upul Tharanga for 23.

Kumar Sangakkara was clean bowled by off-spinner Mohammad Mahmudullah for 20 and Mahela Jayawardene bowled by left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak for 30.

Jehan Mubarak stroked 31 not out off 19 balls in the closing overs to boost Sri Lanka’s total.

Mahmudullah was the best of the bowlers, conceding 19 runs in four overs.

Scoreboard

SRI LANKA:

W.U. Tharanga c Mushfiqur b Rasel 23

S.T. Jayasuriya c Mahmudullah b Mashrafe 0

K.C. Sangakkara b Mahmudullah 20

D.P.M.D. Jayawardene b Razzak 30

L.P.C. Silva lbw b Saqibul 12

T.M. Dilshan not out 21

J. Mubarak not out 31

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-3, W-2, NB-1) 10

TOTAL (for five wkts, 20 overs) 147

FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-37, 3-59, 4-84, 5-96.

DID NOT BAT: M.F. Maharoof, W.P.U.J.C. Vaas, S.L. Malinga, C.R.D. Fernando.

BOWLING: Mashrafe Mortaza 4-0-39-1; Syed Rasel 4-1-26-1; Mohammad Ashraful 2-0-14-0 (1nb); Mahmudullah 4-0-19-1; Saqibul Hasan 3-0-22-1; Abdur Razzak 3-0-20-1 (2w).

BANGLADESH: Tamim Iqbal, Nazimuddin, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful, Saqibul Hasan, Nadif Chowdhry, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel.

UMPIRES: D.J. Harper (Australia) and M.R. Benson (England).

TV UMPIRE: N.J. Llong (England).

MATCH REFEREE: B.C. Broad (England).—Agencies