Bangladesh defeat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets

Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in their eighth game of the ICC Cricket World Cup at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday.

With this win, Bangladesh has keet their ICC Champions Trophy hopes alive.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and sent Sri Lanka into bat first.  Sri Lanka scored 279 runs with loss of 10 wickets in 49.3 overs.  Bangladesh went past Sri Lanka scoring 282 with loss of seven wickets and 53 balls to spare.

Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a 101-ball 90 and Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan smashed a 65-ball 82 to help their side to only their second victory of the tournament.

The duo put on a 169-run stand for the third wicket, Bangladesh first 100-plus partnership of the tournament and their highest-ever for the third wicket, which helped trump their late hiccup that saw Bangladesh lose five wickets for 72 runs.

Bangladesh began the World Cup with a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan but then lost six matches on the trot to be eliminated from the semifinal race. But still this game against Sri Lanka was crucial to keep their ICC Champions Trophy hopes alive.

Line Ups:
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka