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Bangladesh script thrilling win by 3 wickets vs Sri Lanka
Bangladesh, chasing a rain-revised target of 183 off 27 overs, won the day-night match with six balls to spare.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: March 28, 2013 11:54 PM IST
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Pallekele:
Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in the third and final one-day international in Pallekele on Thursday to level the series 1-1.
Bangladesh, chasing a rain-revised target of 183 off 27 overs, won the day-night match with six balls to spare.
Opener Anamul Haque (40) and Nasir Hossain (33 not out) were the main scorers for Bangladesh.
Tillakaratne Dilshan earlier top-scored for Sri Lanka with a solid 125, while Kusal Perera (56) and Kumar Sangakkara (48) were the other main scorers.
Bangladesh's left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak finished with 5-62 off 10 overs.
Sri Lanka won the opening match by eight wickets in Hambantota while the second one-dayer at the same venue was abandoned due to rain.
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Cricket Kumar Sangakkara West Indies Cricket Team South Africa Cricket Team Sri Lanka Cricket Team Nathan McCullum Kusal Perera Nasir Hossain Anamul Haque Lahiru Thirimanne Pakistan Cricket Team Bangladesh Cricket Team Kings XI Punjab Stuart Grant Law
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