Mirpur: The tri-series got just what it needed - Bangladesh in the final. With all due respect to Zimbabwe, the team with the more commanding head-to-head record between them in recent times was expected from the very beginning to meet Sri Lanka in the final.
Their batting was a let-down, save for Sanath Jayasuriya's half-century on Tuesday. Both Upul Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara made ducks while the captain Mahela Jayawardene - despite scoring 28.
Sri Lanka are still favourites to take the title but the opposition is high on confidence.
Shakib Al Hasan gave Sri Lanka nerve-tingling moments with his 96 in the Mirpur Test and scored yet another score in the nineties at the same venue, this time for a winning cause. Rubel Hossain: Rubel kept his debut a pleasant surprise for his mother and his raw pace didn't just cause a flutter in his household.