All-round Sri Lanka keep play-off hopes alive

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

A solid half century by the stylish Hashan Dumindu guided BMS-Sri Lanka to a comfortable six wicket win against the spirited Bangladeshi unit.

Bangladesh posted 142/7 on the back of a half century by Sabit Hossain, while right arm quick Pramod Madushan bowled an impressive spell capturing 3/27.

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It was a tricky run chase for the the last year runners-up Sri Lanka who were beaten yesterday by India, but Dumindu – a well established first class cricketer – showed his experience in batting through the innings taking his team over the line.

Sri Lanka reached the target with 6 wickets and ten balls to spare with Pasindu Lakshanka also making a valuable 30.

Sri Lanka have two wins out of the three games they’ve played so far, and are in good stead to finish in the top three positions.

Bangladesh142/7 (20) Sabit Hossain 50, Inzamam Ul Haque 33, Maraj Niloy 26, Pramod Madushan 3/27
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Sri Lanka147/4 (18.2) Pasindu Lakshanka 30, Hashan Dumindu 66*, Janith Liyanage 22, Chamika Karunarathne 13*, Mahbubur Rahman 2/15


Zimbabwe vs UAE

United Arab Emirates recorded their first win of the tournament when they beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets in a game reduced to 16 overs due to overnight rain.

Zimbabwe made a competitive 120/6 in 16 overs with Mthandazo Moyo making a useful 44 while Karan Achutanand picked up 2/13 for UAE.

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UAE seemed like they were stumbling for most parts of the run chase, but a whirlwind knock of 65 by Faizan Ahmed got them within touching distance before he was dismissed.

UAE eventually got over the line with more than two overs and three wickets to spare while Anele Ngwenya bowled brilliantly for Zimbabwe to capture 3/09.

Zimbabwe120/6 (16) Mthandazo Moyo 44, Mzingaye Mdlongwa 29, Karan Achutanand 2/13
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United Arab Emirates122/7 (13.4) Syed Faizan Ahmed 65, Aditya Kothari 17, Ram Narayan 16, Anele Ngwenya 3/09


Pakistan vs India

In another game reduced due to overnight rain, India romped home by 6 wickets thanks to an unbeaten 42* by Yash Nahar.

Pakistan made a daunting 109/6 in their allotted 9 overs for the match, before the Indians who are the only unbeaten team in the tournament reached the target with two balls to spare.

Divyang Hingekar also made an unbeaten 22* in quick time while Khurram Shahzad picked up two wickets for Pakistan.

Pakistan109/6 (9) Arsalan Farzand 21*, Muhammad Asad 20, Hamza Qadir 20, Divyang Hingekar 2/23, Piyush Salvi 2/21
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India110/4 (8.4) Yash Nahar 42*, Divyang Hingekar 22*, Khurram Shahzad 2/16