TO VICTORY vs BANGLA

Dhaka (Bangladesh), May 28: Sri Lanka avoided being swept by Bangladesh in their one-day international series when they won the third match by 97 runs with a Kusal Perera century and Dushmantha Chameera’s maiden five-for on Friday.

Perera struck a 122-ball 120 to lead Sri Lanka to a respectable 286-6. The fast bowler Chameera then took 5-16 to undermine the reply by Bangladesh, which was all out for 189 in 42.3 overs.

The victory marked Sri Lanka’s first in the ODI Super League. Captain Perera and Danushka Gunathilaka opened with an 82-run stand after they won the toss. Perera drove Taskin to sweeper cover for a single in a bulletproof 50 off 44 balls, but the skipper needed luck three times to reach his sixth ODI century. — Brief scores: Sri Lanka 286/6 in 50 overs (K. Perera 120, D. de Silva 55 n.o; T. Ahmed 4/46) bt Bangladesh 189 in 42.3 overs (Mahmudullah 53; D. Chameera 5/16).