Shehan Madushanka became the fourth bowler in history to claim a hat-trick on debut as Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 79 runs to win the tri-nation one-day international tournament in Dhaka on Saturday. The 22-year-old pacer claimed Bangladesh's last three wickets before finishing with 3-26 as Sri Lanka defended their modest score of 221 runs by bowling out Bangladesh for 142 in 41.1 overs.
Madushanka took the wickets of Rubel Hossain and Mashrafe Mortaza in the last two balls of his sixth over before he removed Mahmudullah Riyad in the next over to complete his hat-trick. He joined South Africa's Kagiso Rabada, Bangladesh's Taijul Islam and team-mate Wanidu Hasaranga who have also achieved the rare feat.
Mahmudullah staged a valiant fight for Bangladesh with 76 off 92 balls but he lacked support from other batsmen, who missed the batting of all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan due to a finger injury he suffered in the game. Medium pacer Dushmantha Chameera and spinner Akila Dananjaya claimed two wickets each for Sri Lanka.
"We are over the moon... the guys put their heart and soul in the practices and then when they go in to the middle they put their heart and soul," said Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal.
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Scoreboard Sri Lanka
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D. Gunathilaka c Tamim b Mehedi 6
U. Tharanga b Mustafizur 56
K. Mendis c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 28
N. Dickwella c Sabbir b Saifuddin 42
D. Chandimal b Rubel 45
T. Perera c Tamim b Rubel 2
A. Gunaratne lbw b Rubel 6
A. Dananjaya c Mithun b Mustafizur 17
S. Madushanka b Rubel 7
S. Lakmal run out 2
D. Chameera not out 1
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Extras: (lb 5, w2, nb2) 9
Total: (all out; 50 overs) 221
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Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Gunathilaka), 2-42 (Mendis), 3-113 (Dickwella), 4-158 (Tharanga), 5-163 (Perera), 6-182 (Gunaratne), 7-209 (Chandimal), 8-217 (Dananjaya), 9-219 (Madushanka), 10-221 (Lakmal)
Bowling: Mehedi 10-0-53-1, Mortaza 7-0-35-1 (w1), Mustafizur 10-0-29-2 (w1, nb1), Mahmudullah 4-0-18-0, Saifuddin 4-0-15-1, Shakib 5-0-20-0, Rubel 10-0-46-4 (nb1)
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Bangladesh
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T. Iqbal c Dananjaya b Chameera 3
M. Mithun run out 10
S. Rahman c Gunaratne b Chameera 2
M. Rahim c Tharanga b Dananjaya 22
Mahmudullah c Tharanga b Madushanka 76
M. Hasan c and b Dananjaya 5
M. Saifuddin run out 8
M. Mortaza c Mendis b Madushanka 5
R. Hossain b Madushanka 0
M. Rahman not out 0
Shakib Al Hasan injured absent
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Extras: (lb 4, w6, b1) 11
Total: (all out; 41.1 overs) 142
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