- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 gone! That's what a bit of bounce and carry can do. This is fullish and outside off, and Avishka throws his bat at it, hoping to drive through cover. But again, there is some life in this pitch and it takes the outside edge and on to the keeper. Shoriful is overjoyed 4/114.4 caught this time! He's hit a couple of sixes down the ground, but is beaten by Rishad's pace this time, and Mahmudullah gets himself nicely behind the shot at long off and takes it over his head, landing about 20cm inside the rope. That's a nicely judged catch. 133/34.3 nailed that shot but straight to midwicket! This was a little back of a length, and outside off. Kamindu plays a cross-batted swipe on the front foot, but it's straight to Sarkar who takes it on one knee. 37/2Extras19 (b 1, lb 6, nb 1, w 11)TOTAL206/3 (20 Overs, RR: 10.3)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Avishka Fernando, 0.2 ov), 2-37 (Kamindu Mendis, 4.3 ov), 3-133 (Kusal Mendis, 14.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shoriful Islam 4 0 47 1 11.75 12 5 3 1 0 Taskin Ahmed 4 0 40 1 10.00 5 3 2 1 0 Mahedi Hasan 3 0 30 0 10.00 7 2 2 2 0 Mustafizur Rahman 4 0 42 0 10.50 9 3 3 2 1 Rishad Hossain 4 0 32 1 8.00 9 2 2 0 0 Soumya Sarkar 1 0 8 0 8.00 1 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 And he's edged it now! Another outswinger does the trick! This was another good length wide outside off stump, shaping away. Litton moves well across his crease and looks to whip this through the onside but can only manage a feint nick through. Ideal start for the Lankans 0/13.1 Asalanka judges this excellently and Sri Lanka have their second! Sarkar charges forward, but Binura drags the length back. He goes through the shot anyway trying to launch it down the ground but only gets the height, as Asalanka peddles back from mid-off and holds on well with the reverse cup 21/28.5 Oh dear, oh dear, Shanto throws it away! This was short of a length on off, Shanto decides to take this one on but only ends up top-edging it straight up in the air. Easy take at square leg. This was a beautifully set up wicket by Pathirana, with the short ones earlier in the over 68/44.1 And he's got another! Or has he? Hridoy reviews. This though was a poor shot regardless. Charges down the track and has a wild heave across the line. He misses, and there is indeed a spike as the ball passes the edge. Bangladesh are three down and a review down to boot 30/313.2 Sri Lanka have Mahmadullah! Big, big wicket! This was full, in the slot but Mahmadullah just couldn't get under this enough to get the height. Ends up going flat and straight to long-on. The yelps of Sri Lankan joy can be heard in the otherwise pin drop silence of Sylhet 115/519.3 Jaker is gone! Can you believe it?! This was full on off, Jaker looks to get under it but it's the bottom of the bat. Asalanka is at long-off, and he judges this perfectly. Goes low and forward to his left and holds on under pressure. His scream can be heard in a shell shocked Sylhet 197/817.5 Partnership ended! It's all down to Jaker now. This was short, slow, into the pitch. Mahedi top edges the pull and Mathews takes it safely at short fine 180/619.1 Rishad goes for the glory and only finds mid-off! Wide yorker-cum-low-full-toss, Rishad reaches for it and gets a toe-end on the drive. Asalanka scrambles to his left and takes a good catch 195/7Extras19 (lb 2, nb 3, w 14)TOTAL203/8 (20 Overs, RR: 10.15)Did not bat: Mustafizur RahmanFall of wickets: 1-0 (Litton Das, 0.3 ov), 2-21 (Soumya Sarkar, 3.1 ov), 3-30 (Towhid Hridoy, 4.1 ov), 4-68 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 8.5 ov), 5-115 (Mahmudullah, 13.2 ov), 6-180 (Mahedi Hasan, 17.5 ov), 7-195 (Rishad Hossain, 19.1 ov), 8-197 (Jaker Ali, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 3 0 17 2 5.66 10 1 1 1 0 B Fernando 4 0 41 2 10.25 6 4 2 1 0 M Theekshana 4 0 32 1 8.00 7 1 2 0 0 MD Shanaka 3 0 36 2 12.00 4 2 3 1 0 A Dananjaya 2 0 19 0 9.50 1 2 0 1 0 M Pathirana 4 0 56 1 14.00 12 4 3 9 3
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
4 March 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 2.5: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (43 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 79/2 in 10.0 overs (BKG Mendis 32, S Samarawickrama 22)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (BKG Mendis 26, S Samarawickrama 25, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 3
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 28 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 11
- S Samarawickrama: 50 off 43 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (S Samarawickrama 14, KIC Asalanka 36, Ex 5)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (120 balls), Extras 19
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 206/3 in 20.0 overs (S Samarawickrama 61, KIC Asalanka 44)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 4.1: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Tanvir Ahmed, Batter - Towhid Hridoy (Struck down)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 78/4 in 10.0 overs (Mahmudullah 32, Jaker Ali 2)
- Over 10.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Tanvir Ahmed, Batter - Jaker Ali (Struck down)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (72 balls), Extras 9
- Mahmudullah: 50 off 27 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (97 balls), Extras 10
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (Jaker Ali 38, Mahedi Hasan 7, Ex 5)
- Jaker Ali: 50 off 25 balls (1 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 19.4 overs (121 balls), Extras 18
- Over 19.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - Taskin Ahmed (Struck down)
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