2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
{{date|March 21, 2007}}

[[w:Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] beat [[w:Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]] by 198 runs in Group B at the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at [[w:Queen's Park Oval|Queen's Park Oval]], [[w:Port of Spain|Port of Spain]], [[w:Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]].

After rain delayed proceedings, Bangladesh's target was reduced by the [[w:Duckworth-Lewis|Duckworth-Lewis method]] to 311 runs from 46 overs.


<b>Toss: </b>Bangladesh won, and elected to field first.

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<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-98 (Tharanga, 14.2 ov), 1-137* (Jayasuriya, retired not out, 24.6 ov), 2-202 (Jayawardene, 35.3 ov), 3-261 (Sangakkara, 44.4 ov), 4-300 (Jayasuriya, 47.6 ov)

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Mushfiqur Rahim|Mushfiqur Rahim]]|status=c Dilshan b Maharoof|runs=6|balls=33|4s=1|6s=0|strike_rate=18.18}}
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<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-1 (Shahriar Nafees, 0.5 ov), 2-7 (Tamim Iqbal, 3.4 ov), 3-20 (Aftab Ahmed, 7.3 ov), 4-26 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 11.1 ov), 5-41 (Saqibul Hasan, 16.4 ov), 6-66 (Habibul Bashar, 25.3 ov), 7-80 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 29.4 ov), 8-101 (Mohammad Rafique, 34.4 ov), 9-111 (Abdur Razzak, 35.5 ov), 10-112 (Syed Rasel, 36.6 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Lasith Malinga|Lasith Malinga]]|overs=6|maiden=0|runs=27|wickets=3|econ=4.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Farveez Maharoof|Farveez Maharoof]]|overs=7|maiden=1|runs=26|wickets=1|econ=3.71}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|Muttiah Muralitharan]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=15|wickets=1|econ=1.66}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|Sanath Jayasuriya]]|overs=1.5|maiden=0|runs=2|wickets=0|econ=1.09}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Russel Arnold|Russel Arnold]]|overs=3.1|maiden=0|runs=17|wickets=1|econ=5.36}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillakaratne Dilshan]]|overs=3|maiden=0|runs=12|wickets=1|econ=4.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Bangladesh:</b> [[w:Shahriar Nafees|Shahriar Nafees]], [[w:Tamim Iqbal|Tamim Iqbal]], [[w:Aftab Ahmed|Aftab Ahmed]], [[w:Saqibul Hasan|Saqibul Hasan]], [[w:Habibul Bashar|Habibul Bashar]] (capt), [[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]], [[w:Mushfiqur Rahim|Mushfiqur Rahim]] (wkt), [[w:Mohammad Rafique|Mohammad Rafique]], [[w:Mashrafe Mortaza|Mashrafe Mortaza]], [[w:Abdur Razzak|Abdur Razzak]], [[w:Syed Rasel|Syed Rasel]]<br>
<b>Sri Lanka:</b> [[w:Upul Tharanga|W U Tharanga]], [[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|S T Jayasuriya]], [[w:Kumar Sangakkara|K C Sangakkara]] (wkt),  [[w:Mahela Jayawardene|D P M D Jayawardene]] (capt), [[w:Chamara Silva|L P C Silva]], [[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|T M Dilshan]], [[w:Farveez Maharoof|M F Maharoof]], [[w:Russel Arnold|R P Arnold]], [[w:Chaminda Vaas|W P U J C Vaas]], [[w:Lasith Malinga|S L Malinga]], [[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]]

<b>Player of the match:</b> [[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|S T Jayasuriya]] (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: S J Davis and D J Harper (Australia)<br>
TV umpire: I L Howell (South Africa)<br>
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)<br>
Reserve umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)<br>

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/sri_lanka/latest_scorecard/default.stm|title=ICC World Cup: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka|author=|pub=BBC|date=March 21, 2007}}
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Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 198 runs in Group B at the World Cup at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

After rain delayed proceedings, Bangladesh's target was reduced by the Duckworth-Lewis method to 311 runs from 46 overs.


Toss: Bangladesh won, and elected to field first.


Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Tharanga, 14.2 ov), 1-137* (Jayasuriya, retired not out, 24.6 ov), 2-202 (Jayawardene, 35.3 ov), 3-261 (Sangakkara, 44.4 ov), 4-300 (Jayasuriya, 47.6 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Shahriar Nafees, 0.5 ov), 2-7 (Tamim Iqbal, 3.4 ov), 3-20 (Aftab Ahmed, 7.3 ov), 4-26 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 11.1 ov), 5-41 (Saqibul Hasan, 16.4 ov), 6-66 (Habibul Bashar, 25.3 ov), 7-80 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 29.4 ov), 8-101 (Mohammad Rafique, 34.4 ov), 9-111 (Abdur Razzak, 35.5 ov), 10-112 (Syed Rasel, 36.6 ov)

Bangladesh: Shahriar Nafees, Tamim Iqbal, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel
Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt),  D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, M F Maharoof, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, S L Malinga, M Muralitharan

Player of the match: S T Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: S J Davis and D J Harper (Australia)
TV umpire: I L Howell (South Africa)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
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