Tanvir Islam, in his second ODI match for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka, picked up five wickets for 39 runs in 10 overs to help them secure a win by 16 runs. In the match played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday (July 5), after Bangladesh posted a total of 248 runs in 45.5 overs, Islam dismissed Nishan Madushka (17), Kusal Mendis (56), Kamindu Mendis (33), Dunith Wellalage (1), and Maheesh Theekshana (2) to help the Mehidy Hasan Miraz-led side bowl Sri Lanka out for 232 runs in 48.5 overs. The 16-run win on Saturday helped Bangladesh level the ongoing three-match series 1-1. In the must-win match for the Bangladeshi team, Miraz opted to bat first after winning the toss, but a career-best 4-35 by fast bowler Asitha Fernando helped Sri Lanka bundle them out for 248 inside 46 overs. The 27-year-old right-arm seamer, fresh from an English county stint with Glamorgan, used a mix of short-pitched venom and clever changes of pace to restrict the visitors. The home side’s bowlers hunted in packs, with leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga claiming 3-60, backed up by some sharp fielding and catching. Several batsmen got starts, but none went on to capitalise. Najmul Hossain Shanto looked set before throwing his wicket away by mistiming a long hop straight to long-on when on 14. Shamim Hossain (22) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (9) fared no better, both falling to the short-ball trap by holing out to fine-leg. The 23-year-old Parvez Hossain Emon struck a fluent 67 off 69 deliveries to register his maiden ODI half-century with five fours and three sixes. Towhid Hridoy scored 51 off 69 balls, but Bangladesh’s inability to stitch together partnerships proved costly as wickets fell at regular intervals. From 218-9, a spirited last-wicket stand between Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mustafizur Rahman added 30 runs that could yet prove crucial. Tanzim hit 33 off 21 balls with two fours and two sixes but was left stranded when Mustafizur perished without troubling the scorers. In the second half of the match, wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis and Janith Liyanage scored half-centuries for the Sri Lankan team, but they failed to help the hosts get the better of Bangladesh for the second match in a row and seal the series. The third and final ODI between the two teams is scheduled to take place at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, July 8.