MELBOURNE (AP):

BANGLADESH captain Mashrafe Mortaza makes no excuse for his side's forgettable day in the field that resulted in a 92-run loss to Sri Lanka.

He can only hope the team's worst game of the World Cup is now behind it.

Ineffectual bowling and a string of fielding errors allowed Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara to dominate Bangladesh with unbeaten centuries in an imposing total of 332-1 yesterday in their Pool A match.

Dilshan made the most of an early fielding error to reach 161, while Sangakkara hit a quick-fire 105 off 76 balls.

Lahiru Thirimanne (52) was the lone wicket to fall, but not before raising an attractive half century.

"Fielding cost us, but our bowlers were not up to the mark. Next match, we will try to come up with good things," Mortaza said.

"Without a win, you can't think anything, and I hope this is our worst game in the tournament."

Rubel Hossain (1-62) was the only wicket-taker for Bangladesh, which dropped three important catches in its first ever game at the MCG.

In reply, Bangladesh never looked like chasing the Sri Lankan total and was dismissed for 240 with three overs to spare.

"Going to chase 330 is not very easy, especially when the bowling and fielding has not been up to the mark," Mortaza said.

"But once again, we still have a good chance (at the World Cup)."

Bangladesh beat newcomer Afghanistan to start the tournament and took a point from its rained-out game against Australia last week.

"We have three matches left (in the pool stage)," Mortaza said.

"Hopefully, we'll do something in the next match."