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Bangladesh 259-8 in first Sri Lanka ODI

Published March 23, 2013 Updated March 23, 2013 01:43pm

HAMBANTOTA: Bangladesh scored a competitive 259-8 against Sri Lanka after being put in to bat in the opening one-day international in Hambantota on Saturday.

Opener Tamim Iqbal top-scored for Bangladesh with an impressive 112, while seamers Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga each took two wickets for Sri Lanka.