Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2017: 3rd ODI, 5 talking points

#2 Dilruwan Perera cuts short the Bangladesh party

Dilruwan Perera made crucial inroads into the Bangladesh middle-order

The Sri Lankan off-spinner was a major thorn in the flesh for Bangladesh during the Test series and proved as much in coloured clothing as he ripped open the Bangladesh middle order with crucial strikes in the third ODI.

The wily off-spinner entered the bowling attack when Shakib-al-Hasan and Soumya Sarkar were reviving the visitors from a top order slump. He had Sarkar stumped with a ball that turned, drifted and fooled the batsman in flight. Now that is everything an off-spinner dreams of in a delivery to cut short an enterprising innings.

But the offie wasn't done yet and landed the decisive blow when he had Shakib caught for 54. The Bangladesh chase, which was solely dependent on Shakib after the early loss of wickets, was well and truly nipped in the bud by Perera.