Malinga bows out of ODI cricket with a win over BAN

Lasith Malinga took matters into his own hands, and gave himself a proper farewell with his classic yorker blitz, as he unnerved Bangladesh and helped Sri Lanka to a 91-run win in Colombo.

The home side, thanks to Kusal Perera's ton, put up a challenging total, and were then lifted by Malinga's spell, as they dominated the first ODI.

A packed R Premadasa Stadium had an evening to remember as they cheered all the way down to Malinga's last over, when he took the final wicket to fall, Thisara Perera holding on to a steep chance at mid-off to give him his third wicket in the game.

Tamim was Malinga's first victim, in the very first over, unable to jam his bat down in time to what was an unplayable yorker. Nuwan Pradeep soon joined the party, sticking to disciplined lengths in his first spell.

He pinned Mohammad Mithun in front in the eighth over.

Malinga's yorker that got Soumya Sarkar in the next over, and Bangladesh were in trouble at 30 for 3.

Lahiru Kumara, who had replaced Pradeep at the other end, hurried Mahmudullah into a ramp shot that he could only guide down third-man's throat.

Sabbir Rahman, under pressure after a string of low scores in the World Cup, injected some life in Bangladesh's chase, along with Mushfiqur Rahim.

While Mushfiqur approached the innings cautiously, Sabbir played more freely as the duo put up a 111-run stand until Sabbir was holed out for 60 in the 29th over.

Mosaddek Hossain was run-out after a comical mix-up with Mushfiqur Rahim. Kusal Mendis then took an impressive catch down the leg side to remove Mushfiqur which left Bangladesh reeling at 199 for 8 in 38.1 overs.

Earlier, Sri Lanka couldn't quite do justice to the strong platform set by centurion Perera, handing 315 for Bangladesh.

Perera played a fast-paced knock, hitting 17 fours and a six in his 99-ball 111, adding 97 and 100 for the second and third wicket respectively with Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis.