Bangladesh set 325-run target for Sri Lanka

Sport Correspondent: Bangladesh have set a 325-run target for Sri Lanka  in the first ODI of the three-match series at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Saturday.

Tigers with a century by Tamim Iqbal and two half centuries by Sabbir Rahman and Shakib Al-Hasan scored 324 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 50 overs to set the decent target for the hosts.

Tamim scored 127 (142) runs with 15 fours and a six while Shakib earned 72 (71) runs with 4 fours and a six.

Sabbir scored 54 runs by 56 balls and Mossadek Hossain baged 24 runs by 9 balls.

Earlier, Sri Lanka stand-in skipper Upul Tharanga won the toss and invited Bangladesh to bat first.

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeeper), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain), Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman

Sri Lanka

MD Gunathilaka, WU Tharanga (Captain), BKG Mendis, LD Chandimal (Wicketkeeper), DAS Gunaratne, TAM Siriwardana, SS Pathirana, NLTC Perera, RAS Lakmal, PADLR Sandakan and CBRLS Kumara

risingbd/DHAKA/Mar 25, 2017/A K Azad