Sri Lanka too good for Bangladesh

Jul 23, 2007

Sri Lanka were pressing for the series win right from the start of the 2nd ODI with Lasith Malinga removing Shahriar Nafees in the 4th over•AFP

Mohammad Ashraful led a brief resistance ...•AFP

Jayasuriya then removed Aftab three short of what would have been his 13th ODI fifty •AFP

Abdur Razzak came in to bowl and got rid of Sanath Jayasuriya in his first over, with Sri Lanka at 72 for 3•Getty Images

The Bangladesh openers failed to give their side a good start, with Tamim Iqbal falling in Malinga's next over•AFP

... with Aftab Ahmed. The pair put on 61 for the fifth wicket•AFP

Not satisfied, he effected Farhad Reza's run out, before picking up the last two wickets to reach 300•AFP

Sri Lanka were reduced to 79 for 4 when Syed Rasel removed Mahela Jayawardene, but Chamara Silva and Tillakaratne Dilshan put together a 57-run stand•AFP

Sanath Jayasuriya needed four wickets to get to the 300-wicket landmark in ODIs, and the countdown began with the wicket of Mohammad Ashraful•AFP

Chasing 138, Sri Lanka were off to a flier, before Shahadat Hossain dismissed Upul Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara fell to Syed Rasel•AFP

Chamara Silva fell for 36, but Tillakaratne Dilshan remained unbeaten on 20 as Sri Lanka wrapped up the three-match series 2-0•AFP