Emerging side suffer thumping defeat

Bangladesh Emerging side slumped to a five-wicket defeat to lose the one-day series 2-1 against hosts Sri Lanka in Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium yesterday.

Sent in to bat, opener Parvez Hossain's 32 and Pritom Kumar's 35 ensured a solid start for the visitors before Sri Lanka got back into the game with a few wickets. Mahmudul Hasan Joy struck a 36-ball 37 and stitched a 67-run stand with Shahadat Hossain Dipu for the fourth wicket but as Joy fell to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Bangladesh stuttered.

Dipu held the innings together with a team-high 79 off 75 deliveries as Wickramasinghe and Ashian Daniel's three-wicket hauls saw Bangladesh bowled out for 220 in 47 overs.

Ripon Mondol bagged the wicket of Sohan de Livera in the first over and would later remove the other opener, Shevon Daniel, in the ninth over. But No. 3 Pavan Rathnayake's blistering 56-ball 85 took the game away fast. Navod Paranavithana also struck 47 as the hosts secured the chase in 31.2 overs. The first of the two unofficial Tests would begin at the same venue on October 25.