Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 79 runs in the tri-series final on Saturday.

The host team were all out scoring 142-run chasing 222-run.

Bangladesh suffered early batting collapse losing three top-order batsmen when the they were chasing  222 runs against Sri Lanka in the final of the Tri-nation ODI series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

Mahmudullah Riyad (37) came to crease to pair with Mushfiqur Rahim(23*) in the 4th wicket stand with their team collection of 79/3*.

The Tigers 3rd wicket Sabbir Rahman (2) was caught by Asela Gunaratne off Dushmantha Chameera who also found dependable opener Tamim Iqbal for the first breakthrough.

Tamim (3 off 18b) was caught by Akila Dananjaya on 11/1 in 5.3 overs while Mithun was run out adding 10 off 27 balls with a six, leaving the team collection on 17/2* in 8.1 overs.

Batting first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka scored 221 for all in 50 overs spurred with Upul Tharanga’s top-scoring 56 off 99 balls, including five boundaries.

The Tigers missed out their all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as he has been hospitalised with finger injury that he suffered during the fielding when Sri Lankans were on 175/5 in 41.1 overs.

Shakib had required stitches which ruled him out of today’s remaining match and was taken to Apollo Hospital in the city for a scam on his finger, said Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) physician Debashish Chowdhury.

Mustafizur delivered the 1st ball of innings 42nd over to skipper Dinesh Chandimal, who hammered the ball angling across to off stump, Shakib sprint in from extra-cover area before throwing himself forward to pick-up-and-scoop to the bowler’s end, but landed awkwardly to hurt him in some way.

Cutter master Mustafizur Rahman bowled out Upul Tharanga on Lankans 158/4 in 35.3 overs to become the 1st Bangladesh bowlers to get fastest 50 wickets in ODI cricket and as such jointly 13th in the world record along five others. Mustafizur got two wickets for economic 29 runs in 10 overs.

Another pace bowler Rubel Hossain was the most successful wicket takers in the innings, grabbing four wickets --skipper Dinesh Chandimal (45 off 74b; 1x6), Asela Gunaratne (6), Akila Dananjaya (17 off 16b; 1x4; 1x6) and Shehan Madushanka (7) – to handle the the Lankans batting-line from middle-order to tail end. Rubel conceded 46 runs in 10 overs.  

Earlier, Mohammad Saifuddin got another crucial wicket — Niroshan Dickwella (42 off 57b; 4x4)— when the Sri Lankans were recovering their top-order collapse with the 3rd pair stand of 71 off 17.5 overs.

Dickwella came to crease after the dismissal of Kusal Mendis on 42/2 in 6th over, and paired with Upul Tharanga in the 3rd wicket before being caught by Sabbir Rahman on 113/3 in 23.5 overs. Saifuddin got Dickwella in his 5th ball of 2nd over.

Young all-rounder m Mehidy Hasan Miraz and the Tigers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza shook the Sri Lankans top order batting-line sharing one wicket each mesmerizing the audiences under bright sunny day at the Tigers happy hunting ground in Mirpur.  

Miraz made the first breakthrough for the Tigers taking opener Danushka Gunathilaka (6) when Sri Lankans were on 8 in 2.5 overs. Miraz got Gunathilaka who was caught by Bangladesh’s dashing opener Tamim Iqbal, in his 5th ball of the 2nd over.

Mashrafe got Kusal Mendis, was caught by Mamudullah Riadh, in his 3rd ball of the 3rd over.

Saifuddin, Mashrafe and Miraz conceded 15, 35 and 53 runs to share three wickets equally, delivering 4, 7 and 10 overs respectively.