Sri Lanka deliver whitewash after Kusal century: 3rd ODI (Mirpur)

Opener Kusal Perera hit his maiden century as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by six wickets to clean sweep the series 3-0.

Perera hit a belligerent 106 off 124 balls with six boundaries and five sixes, sharing a third-wicket stand of 138 with Dinesh Chandimal, who scored 64.

Earlier, Mominul Haque top-scored with a run-a-ball 60, while valuable contributions from Nasir Hossain (38), Naeem Islam (32) and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (30) gave the hosts their highest score in the series.

Sri Lanka 246 for 4 (Kusal 106*, Chandimal 64) beat Bangladesh 240 for 8 (Mominul 60, Prasad 3-49) by six wickets.

Feb 2013