BAN VS SL - 6th Match, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Bangladesh Tri-Series, 2018

Bangladesh were riding high with three emphatic wins, only to be smashed back to earth today. At least this hasn't come in the final, so that's a saving grace. If they were under any false assumptions about their competition, those have been ruthlessly blown away by Sri Lanka. We'll see if the hosts recover in time for the final. Join us on Saturday. Until then, it's a goodbye from Sagar Chawla, Raju Peethala, Varun Dixit and our scorer Sultan.

Suranga Lakmal, MoM: We've made some plans in the last few days as a bowling unit. Our team has done a lot of hard work too.

Chandimal, winning captain: This is what we're capable of. Boys executed well. Credit to all the players. We had gameplans before the start. We can control when we're fielding. Especially Suranga bowled really well at the start. Upul and Danushka finished it really well. Credit to Bangladesh also, they've played some outstanding cricket. We wanted to attack them. Gunathilaka made a fantastic run-out and took a brilliant catch. Credit to him also.

Mortaza, losing captain: I hope so (if this is a wake-up call). Good thing that our middle order has been exposed. Hopefully they'll find out their mistakes. Mushfiq had a good innings. Hopefully they will deliver in the final. They're working hard, can't complain. It's good it's happened before the final. All batters pointed it was a good wicket to bat on. Maybe the application wasn't there. Maybe we could have scored at least 180-200.

15:07 Local Time, 09:07 GMT, 14:37 IST: Bangladesh have had a shocker today, going down to their heaviest defeat against Sri Lanka in terms of balls left. It was a game where a win would have taken Sri Lanka to the final, and their body language showed how badly they wanted this. Suranga Lakmal set the tone with the ball, with appreciable help from Danushka Gunathilaka who was on fire in the field. Thisara Perera followed it up brilliantly, and then Bangladesh did the rest as they crumbled to 82 - their eighth lowest ODI total. The two Lankan openers had no problems in hammering the target down, thereby finishing it off with around half an hour left for the lunch break. Crazy..

Mustafizur to Gunathilaka, 1 run, early into the pull shot again, but this time the under-edge rolls away through square leg for a single. Sri Lanka decimate Bangladesh to set up the final on Saturday against them

Mustafizur to Gunathilaka, no run, early into the pull shot, it was an off-cutter which held up in the pitch. Gets an under-edge onto the body

Mustafizur to Tharanga, 1 run, short of length, cutting back in towards off, Tharanga hops to the leg-side and dabs it to third man. Scores level

Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, sharp short delivery in line with the stumps, Tharanga gets under it

Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, back of a length delivery at the stumps, blocked

Shakib to Gunathilaka, no run, looks for a reverse-sweep but misses it hideously. The length was too full for the shot and Gunathilaka is lucky that the ball spun past leg-stump

Shakib to Gunathilaka, no run, turning in on middle, tucked to square leg

Shakib to Tharanga, 1 run, driven to the right of mid-off

Shakib to Tharanga, FOUR, this time he does get it through. It was flighted outside off and Tharanga slotted it through the gap at cover-point

Shakib to Tharanga, no run, short ball outside off, Tharanga slaps it hard but can't get it past a valiant backward point

Shakib to Tharanga, 5 wides, dreadful delivery down the leg-side, gave no chance to the keeper. Sums up Bangladesh today

Shakib to Tharanga, no run, flat on off, defended from the crease

Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Mustafizur to Tharanga, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, off-cutter, Tharanga nurdles it round the corner

Mustafizur to Gunathilaka, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, steered behind backward point