T20 TRI-SERIES

Bangladesh shock Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

Bangladeshes' Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot | AP Bangladeshes' Mushfiqur Rahim plays a shot | AP

Bangladesh shocked Sri Lanka by five wickets in the Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series here on Saturday night.

Sent into bat, Sri Lanka notched 214 for six in the allotted 20 overs and then saw Bangladesh chase down the target of 215 with five wickets to spare.

Brief scores:

Sri Lanka: 214/6 in 20 overs (Kusal Perera 74, Kusal Mendis 57; Mustafizur Rahman 3/48)

Bangladesh: 215/5 in 19.4 overs (Tamim Iqbal 47, Liton Das 41, Mushfiqur Rahim 72 not out).

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