Nidahas Trophy: Mushfiqur Rahim stars as Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in thriller

Mushfiqur Rahim’s unbeaten 72 helped Bangladesh defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third game of the Nidahas Trophy in Colombo. (AP)

Updated on: Mar 10, 2018 11:53 PM IST

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Mushfiqur Rahim’s unbeaten 72 helped Bangladesh defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third game of the Nidahas Trophy in Colombo. (AP)

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After being asked to bat, Danushka Gunathilaka (in pic) and Kusal Mendis got Sri Lanka off to a blistering start before the former fell to Mustafizur Rahman in the fifth over. (AP)

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Mendis continued to pile on runs and played excellent cricketing shots. (AFP)

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Kusal Perera, who scored a fifty against India, continued to play his attacking game. (AFP)

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Mendis scored 57 off 30 balls before falling to Mahmudullah. (AP)

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Perera smashed 74 before becoming Mustafizur’s second victim. (AFP)

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Upul Tharanga hit a quickfire 32* as Sri Lanka posted 214/6. (AFP)

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A strong start was crucial to Bangladesh’s hopes and they got the same from Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das, who added 74 runs for the opening partnership inside six overs. (AFP)

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Tamim looked set to get a big one before Thisara Perera had his wicket in the 10th over. The Bangladesh opener hit 47. (AFP)

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Mushfiqur Rahim played sensibly and ran hard between the wickets. (AFP)

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Rahim, who hit four sixes and five fours, batted with purpose to force an outcome which meant all three teams in the tournament have one win each. (AP)

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This turned out to be the fourth-highest successful chase in T20Is. (AP)