COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan sparkled with bat and ball to steer Sri Lanka to an emphatic 126-run victory over Bangladesh at the four-nation Asia Cup in Dambulla yesterday. Sri Lanka’s batsmen went on the rampage, hitting 312 for four after captain Kumar Sangakkara had won the toss. Bangladesh were then bundled out for 186 in 40.2 overs.
Dilshan took the man-of-the-match award after smashing 71 in 51 balls and claiming three for 37 with his part-time off-breaks.
He and opening partner Upul Tharanga got Sri Lanka off to a perfect start, putting on 111 for the first wicket on an easy-paced pitch.
Dilshan struck 11 fours and one six in his innings while Tharanga scored 54 in 73 balls. Sangakkara then chipped in with 52 off 69 deliveries.
Mahela Jayawardene (43), Angelo Mathews (42 not out) and Chamara Kapugedera (37 not out) also joined the run spree as Bangladesh’s bowling fell apart.
Mathews and Kapugedera shared an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 73.
Tamim Iqbal top-scored in Bangladesh’s reply, with 51 in 53 balls, but their second defeat in the tournament means they have little chance of qualifying for the final.
Today India meet arch rivals Pakistan.

SRI LANKA innings
W. Tharanga c M. Rakim b Mahmudullah    54
T. Dilshan c & b S. Al Hasan    71
K. Sangakkara c S. Al Hasan b S. Islam    52
M. Jayawardene c S. Al Hasan b S. Islam    43
A. Mathews not out    42
C. Kapugedera not out    37
Extras: (b-2, lb-3, w-8)    13
Total: (4 wickets, 50 overs)    312
Fall of wickets: 1-111, 2-155, 3-224, 4-239.
Bowling: Mashrafe Mortaza 8-0-70-0, Syed Rasel 8-0-61-0 (w-1), Shafiul Islam 10-0-59-2 (w-4), Shakib Al Hasan 10-0-49-1 (w-1), Mohammad Ashraful 4-0-19-0, Naeem Islam 3-0-21-0 (w-1), Mahmudullah 7-0-28-1 (w-1).
BANGLADESH innings
T. Iqbal stp. Sangakkara b Dilshan    51
I. Kayes c Jayawardene b Kulasekara    3
J. Siddique c Kulasekara b Muralitharan    38
M. Ashraful lbw b Dilshan    9
S. Al Hasan b Muralitharan    20
M. Rahim stp. Sangakkara b Dilshan    6
Mahmudullah c Sangakkara b Welegedara    9
N. Islam lbw b Malinga    15
M. Mortaza c Sangakkara b Welegedara    15
S. Islam b Malinga    2
S. Rasel not out    0
Extras: (b-1, lb-4, w-11, nb-1)    17
Total: (all out; 40.2 overs)    186
Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-77, 3-104, 4-110, 5-126, 6-143, 7-167, 8-168, 9-186. 
Bowling: Kulasekara 6-0-39-1 (w-2), Malinga 8.2-0-35-2 (w-3), Dilshan 10-0-37-3 (w-3), Muralitharan 8-0-38-2, Welegedara 8-2-31-2 (nb-1, w-2).