DHAKA - Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene hit marvelous centuries as Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the tri-series one-day tournament in Dhaka on Friday.
Tharanga stood unbeaten on 118 off 126 balls, punching 18 fours for his eighth ODI century, while Jayawardene made 108 off 117 balls to take Sri Lanka race past Bangladesh's modest 249 for nine with more than seven overs to spare.
Former skipper Jayawardene was first to reach his hundred with a boundary through cover point and was finally caught by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim off spinner Naeem Islam.
Jayawardene, who joined the squad after Tillakaratne Dilshan suffered a groin injury, clubbed 13 fours for his 12th one-day century.
Tharanga and Jayawardene shared 215 runs in the opening stand.
Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv and Nuwan Kulasakera grabbed two wickets apiece to dent Bangladesh.
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan top-scored with 47 while Roqibul Hasan and Imrul Kayes chipped in with 43 and 42 respectively.
Bangladesh took their batting powerplay in the 43rd over with 199 runs for four wickets on the board but added only 32 runs and lost five wickets in the next five overs.
Sri Lanka will face India in their next match on Sunday.
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