Sri Lanka sacks board, appoints interim committee,
Chasing a target of 280 set by Sri Lanka, Tigers secured the goal in 41.1 overs after lossing seven wickets in the 38th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday, reported the 24NewsHD TV channel.
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan played a vital role in win as they made 90 and 82 respectively.
Angelo Mathews broke a 169-run stand between them. Sri Lankan pacers Dilshan Madushanka took three wickets while Maheesh Theekshana and Mathew claimed two wickets each.
Earlier, Asalanka played a gutsy knock of 108 runs to power Sri Lanka to 279 against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and sent Sri Lanka into bat first in their eighth game, predicting that bowling at night will be difficult due to excessive dew. Sri Lanka scored 279 runs with loss of 10 wickets in 49.3 overs.
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 is crucial to keep their ICC Champions Trophy hopes alive.
Bangladesh found an early breakthrough when Mushfiqur Rahim made a sensational catch behind the wicket to dismiss Kusal Perera in the first over.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib removed Pathum Nissanka, who tried to take a strong start but fell for 41 off 36.
Charith Asalanka and Sadeera Samarwickrama paired up to put scores on the board but things turned dramatically Bangladesh’s way in the 25th over when Samarawickrama was dismissed following which Angelo Mathews was timed out for taking too much time to walk in.
Asalanka smashed 108 while Dhananjaya de Silva made 34 and Maheesh Theekshana scored 22 in final overs to boost the total. However, the team was bowled out for 279 in 49.3 overs.
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Sri Lanka has dismissed the board of its cricket governing body and replaced it with an interim committee, the ministry of sport said on Monday, after a disappointing World Cup campaign.
Sri Lanka have won only two of their seven World Cup matches, all but crashing out of the semi-final race, with the board coming under heavy criticism from angry fans after Thursday’s 302-run loss to hosts India.
Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe called the governing body, Sri Lanka Cricket, “traitorous and corrupt” in a Friday statement, saying board members should resign.
The secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mohan de Silva, the second-highest official on the board, stepped down on Saturday as fans protested in front of its headquarters.
The minister sacked remaining board members on Monday, replacing them with an interim committee chaired by World Cup winning former captain Arjuna Ranatunga, his ministry said in a statement.
Ranatunga will be joined by two retired Supreme Court judges in the seven-member committee.
Seventh-placed Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in their penultimate group stage match on Monday.
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