Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by 10 wickets on the fourth day of the second and final Test here on Saturday. Sri Lanka, set a target of 120, knocked up the remaining 43 runs in just eight overs after rain washed out over two sessions of play.
Resuming on 77 for no loss, openers Upul Tharanga (71) and Michael Vandort (40) batted fluently as Sri Lanka won the series 2-0 after winning the first Test in Chittagong by eight wickets.
Tharanga, who had scored 165 in the first innings, continued his fine form to smash eight fours and one six in his second knock. Other left-hander Vandort was more sedate, hitting four fours off 82 balls.
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S LANKA (2nd innings - overnight 77-0):
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M. Vandort not out 40
U. Tharanga not out 71
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EXTRAS: (LB-5, W-3, NB-1) 9
TOTAL: (for no loss) 120
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BOWLING: Rasel 5-0-21-0, Hossain 8-2-43-0, Rafique 9-2-32-0, Haque 6-0-19-0.
OVERS: 28
RESULT: Sri Lanka win by 10 wickets
SERIES RESULT: Sri Lanka win two-Test series 2-0
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Upul Tharanga (SRI)
TOSS: Bangladesh
UMPIRES: Asad Rauf (PAK) and Krishna Hariharan (IND)
TV UMPIRE: Mahbubur Rahman (BAN)
MATCH REFEREE: Clive Lloyd (WI).