Murali's bat clinches Sri Lanka a nail-biter

Jan 16, 2009

Nuwan Kulasekara gave Sri Lanka reason to smile early on with the wicket of Junaid Siddique•AFP

Kulasekera is mobbed by team-mates after removing Mushfiqur Rahim•AFP

However, Rubel Hossain was unable to reproduce his heroics from the semi-final, and Sri Lanka clawed back•AFP

Kulasekara ripped through the Bangladesh top order, leaving them 34 for 3•AFP

Raqibul Hasan propped up Bangladesh to a poor 152 in 49.4 overs with an unbeaten 43•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan, who has an ODI batting average of just over six, crashed four fours and two sixes to steer Sri Lanka home•AFP

Bangladesh made a stunning start with the ball, reducing Sri Lanka to 6 for 5•AFP