Sri Lanka registered a 17-run victory over Bangladesh in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Sunday. Bangladesh finished at 181-7 in reply to Sri Lanka's 198-5, with Mohammad Ashraful (43), skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (39) and Mohammad Mahmudullah (31) being the main scorers. Sri Lankan pacemen Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera each took two wickets. Opener Kusal Perera earlier top-scored for Sri Lanka with a 44-ball 64, while Jeevan Mendis (37), Mathews (30 not out) and Thisara Perera (22 not out) were the other main run-getters. str-mv/ac

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim elected to field after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the one-off Twenty20 international in Pallekele on Sunday. Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (capt), Dilshan Munaweera, Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Perera, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Shaminda Eranga, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga. Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (capt), Jahurul Islam, Mohammad Ashraful, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Mominul Haque, Sohag Gazi, Shahadat Hossain, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain.

Mithun Perera hoped his father, Sri Lankan golf legend Nandasena, would be proud of him after coming within a whisker of becoming his country's first Asian Tour winner this weekend. And Perera, 26, felt a maiden victory was coming soon after he finished just one shot behind Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol in the season-opening Zaykabar Myanmar Open on Sunday. "All you need is one good week to turn your life around. I feel my time is coming soon. I try my best in every tournament and I think the win is not far away," he said, according to an Asian Tour press release.

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Scoreboard from the second and final Twenty20 International match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday: Sri Lanka: T. Dilshan b Faulkner 6 K. Perera c Bailey b Maxwell 15 D. Chandimal c Bailey b Laughlin 5 M. Jayawardene not out 61 J. Mendis c Faulkner b Doherty 25 T. Perera not out 35 Extras (b-1, lb-8, w-5) 14 Total (For 4 wickets in 20 overs) 161 Did not bat: A. Mathews, N. Kulasekara, A. Mendis, L. Malinga, A. Dananjaya.