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Mendis Stars as Sri Lanka Clinch ODI Series and Win First T20I

Sri Lanka now lead the T20I series 1-0 after a seven-wicket opener, with spinner Wanindu Hasaranga sidelined by a hamstring injury.

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Overview

  • Kusal Mendis’s 124 off 114 anchored Sri Lanka’s 99-run win in the third ODI to seal the series 2-1.
  • Dushmantha Chameera and Asitha Fernando shared six wickets to bowl Bangladesh out for 186 in the decider.
  • Bangladesh had levelled the ODI series with a 16-run victory in the second match but faltered in the final game.
  • Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga suffered a right-leg hamstring injury in the third ODI and will miss all three T20Is.
  • Mendis followed up his century with a 73-off-51 knock in the first T20I to power Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory.