DHAKA: Shehan Madushanka became the fourth bowler in history to claim a hat-trick on debut as Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 79 runs to win the tri-nation One-day International tournament in Dhaka on Saturday.

The 22-year-old paceman claimed Bangladesh’s last three wickets before finishing with 3-26 as Sri Lanka defended their modest score of 221 runs by bowling out Bangladesh for 142 in 41.1 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

Madushanka took the wickets of Rubel Hossain and Mashrafe Mortaza in the last two balls of his sixth over before he removed Mahmudullah in the next over to complete his hat-trick.

He joined South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada, Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam and team-mate Wanidu Hasaranga who have also achieved the rare feat.

Mahmudullah staged a valiant fight for Bangladesh with 76 off 92 balls but he lacked support from the Bangladesh side, which missed the batting of all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan due to a finger injury he suffered in the game.

Medium-pacer Dushmantha Chameera and spinner Akila Dananjaya claimed two wickets each for Sri Lanka.

Earlier, fast bowler Rubel claimed four wickets to help Bangladesh dismiss Sri Lanka for 221 runs on a sluggish pitch.

Rubel, who returned figures of 4-46, was ably supported by fellow paceman Mustafizur Rahman (2-29) as the hosts made regular strikes after the visitors elected to bat first.

Upul Tharanga top-scored with 56 off 99 balls while skipper Dinesh Chandimal added 45. Wicket-keeper/batsman Niroshan Dickwella made 42.

Meanwhile, Shakib, who regained captaincy of the country’s Test team in December, will miss the first Test against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday due to an injury, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said.

“He has been assessed by a cosmetic surgeon and necessary repairs have been done,” Debashis Chowdhury, the BCB’s senior physician, said in a statement. “The affected finger will have to be immobilized for at least a week before further assessment is made which means he is out of the first test in Chittagong.”

Shakib replaced Mushfiqur Rahim as Test captain in December after previously leading the team for nine Tests from 2009 to 2011.

The second match of the two-Test against Sri Lanka starts on Feb 8 in Dhaka.

The Test series will follow two Twenty20 Internationals between the two teams.

Scoreboard

SRI LANKA:

M.D. Gunathilaka c Tamim b Mehedi 6
W.U. Tharanga b Mustafizur 56
B.K.G. Mendis c Mahmudullah b Mashrafe 28
N. Dickwella c Sabbir b Saifuddin 42
L.D. Chandimal b Rubel 45
N.L.T.C. Perera c Tamim b Rubel 2
D.A.S. Gunaratne lbw b Rubel 6
A. Dananjaya c Mithun b Mustafizur 17
D.S.K. Madushanka b Rubel 7
R.A.S. Lakmal run out 2
P.V.D. Chameera not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-5, W-2, NB-2) 9

TOTAL (all out, 50 overs) 221

FALL OF WKTS: 1-8, 2-42, 3-113, 4-158, 5-163, 6-182, 7-209, 8-217, 9-219.

BOWLING: Mehedi Hasan 10-0-53-1; Mashrafe Mortaza 7-0-35-1 (1w); Mustafizur Rahman 10-0-29-2 (1nb, 1w); Mahmudullah 4-0-18-0; Mohammad Saifuddin 4-0-15-1; Shakib Al Hasan 5-0-20-0; Rubel Hossain 10-0-46-4 (1nb).

BANGLADESH:

Tamim Iqbal c Dananjaya b Chameera 3
Mohammad Mithun run out 10
Sabbir Rahman c Gunaratne b Chameera 2
Mushfiqur Rahim c Tharanga b Dananjaya 22
Mahmudullah c Tharanga b Madushanka 76
Mehedi Hasan c and b Dananjaya 5
Mohammad Saifuddin run out 8
Mashrafe Mortaza c Mendis b Madushanka 5
Rubel Hossain b Madushanka 0
Mustafizur Rahman not out 0
Shakib Al Hasan absent injured -

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-4, W-6) 11

TOTAL (all out, 41.1 overs) 142

FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-17, 3-22, 4-80, 5-90, 6-127, 7-141, 8-141, 9-142.

BOWLING: Lakmal 9-2-29-0; Chameera 8-1-17-2 (1w); Perera 7-0-31-0; Madushanka 6.1-1-26-3 (2w); Dananjaya 9-0-30-2 (2w); Gunathilaka 2-1-4-0 (1w).

RESULT: Sri Lana won by 79 runs.

UMPIRES: Sharfuddoula Saikat (Bangladesh) and C. Shamshuddin (India).

TV UMPIRE: B.N.J. Oxenford (Australia).

MATCH REFEREE: D.C. Boon (Australia).

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Upul Tharanga.

MAN-OF-THE-SERIES: Thisara Perera.

Published in Dawn, January 28th, 2018