Dhaka, January 12:

Ajantha Mendis became the fastest bowler to complete 50 wickets in one-dayers as Sri Lanka crushed Zimbabwe by 130 runs in a triangular series match today. The unorthodox spinner finished with 3-15 as Sri Lanka dismissed Zimbabwe for 80 after scoring 210-6. Mendis, playing his 19th ODIs, broke Indian fast bowler Ajit Agarkar’s record of 50 wickets in 23 matches. Fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara set up the victory when he grabbed three wickets in his opening spell to send Zimbabwe reeling at 27-3 before Mendis and Muttiah Muralitharan (2-4) completed the job. Man of the match Angelo Mathews cracked an unbeaten 52 to help Sri Lanka post a competitive total.