Sri Lanka v Bangladesh: The Tigers win the toss and field but see the openers race past 50 as they dominate the bowlers Tom Moody's side reach 98 before losing Upul Tharanga to a smart catch by Aftab Ahmed at point in the 15th over Undeterred, Sanath Jayasuriya continues to make runs with relative ease and reaches 83 not out when rain intervenes Jayasuriya retires hurt leaving captain Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara to steer Sri Lanka over the 200 mark Jayawardene falls short of his half century but Sangakkara pushes on and totals 56; Sri Lanka are left on 261-3 Following some treatment, Jayasuriya returns in the 45th over and completes his 24th ODI century soon after Chamara Silva sees the innings out and records his second half century of the tournament as Sri Lanka total 318-4 Bangladesh make a poor start to their run chase losing their first four wickets for 26, Lasith Malinga claiming two Mohammad Ashraful manages 45 not out but is unable to save his side from a heavy defeat Malinga removes Abdur Razzak for a duck and Bangladesh are all out for 112 runs after 37 overs Pakistan v Zimbabwe: A minute's silence is observed in Jamaica in memory of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer After being put into bat by Zimbabwe, Kamran Akmal and Imran Nazir are sent out to begin Pakistan's hunt for runs Akmal scores 15 before edging Elton Chigumbura to wicket-keeper Brendan Taylor three balls into the seventh over Nazir and Shoaib Malik put on 57 runs before the latter becomes Sean Williams's first victim of the day The fall of the third wicket marks the end of Inzamam-ul-Haq's final ODI innings and he leaves the field in tears Nazir builds a good partnership with Younis Khan before being joined by Shahid Afridi who makes 16 on his return from a ban The undoubted star of the innings is Nazir who scores 160 as Pakistan post a challenging total of 349 all out Zimbabwe quickly lose Chamu Chibhabha and Vusi Sibanda before Mohammad Sami dismisses Friday Kasteni Pakistan are on their way to a comfortable victory with Zimbabwe 30-3 when rain stops play
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