(MENAFN- Kora) The tourists left it late once again in Chittagong on Friday, claiming victory on the final ball for the second time in two T20 matches for a 2-0 series triumph
But Chandimal was grateful for the opportunity to play on the ground where Sri Lanka will be based in the opening round of the forthcoming international tournament
"I am really happy at the way we played," the skipper said. "We never underestimated the Bangladesh team. They are good in the shorter format. Sometimes we need luck as I said
"For us, as a unit, everybody did their bit. I think we got some good experience for the World Twenty20s
"It's a really good opportunity for us before the World Cup. We are playing in the same venue so we got the advantage, especially with respect to when the dew factor will come into play, how the wicket is behaving, we got something in our sleeves.
Opposite number Mashrafe Mortaza saw his team set Sri Lanka a relatively achievable target of 121, but was able to draw positives from the performance
"We missed a number of players but after the young players came and performed, there is a lot to gain from these two matches," he said. "We can take a number of positives from here to the World T20s
"We have to take it on our own back, because we couldn't bat properly. We needed 10 to 15 runs more. Hopefully we can do better in the one-day tournament.
The match also saw Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga become the most prolific bowler in T20 cricket with 236 wickets.
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