Shaky Sri Lanka sneak home

Sri Lanka came close to suffering surprise defeat in their opening warm-up match for the World Twenty20 before securing a four-wicket victory over Bangladesh.

Chasing Bangladesh's total of 151 for six, Sri Lanka looked set to underline their credentials as potential winners when they raced to 112 for three in 13 overs.

But their innings lost all momentum between the 13th and 17th overs, during which period they added only five runs and lost two wickets - included Mahela Jayawardene for 43 - and it needed a wide with two balls remaining to clinch victory.

Having rested two key members of their side - prolific spinner Muttiah Muralitharan and strike bowler Lasith Malinga - Sri Lanka dominated Bangladesh throughout their innings despite using eight different bowlers.

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