Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    3.1 Dhananjaya chips it straight to catching midwicket! DDS had been trying and failing on this stroke for the last couple of deliveries. This time it was on a good length, shaping in and once more he tries to clip this over the infield. Gets just enough to offer up an easy chipped catch to the man in the circle 18/1
    16.5 bouncer, and Kusal has holed out. This is angled in at his body, gets up to chest-high, and gets big on him as he attempts another big pulls shot. Takes the top edge and flies high towards midwicket, where the fielder gets under it with no big issues. 140/5
    7.4 they keep going after him, but Rishad has struck here with a topspinner. This was flat, but he rolls the hand over the ball and gets some extra bounce, as the ball goes across the batter, on with the arm. Kamindu is tryin to smack this over the straight boundary but the top edge settles in the hands of long on, who takes a nice catch. 52/2
    12.5 excellently caught at deep third by Shoriful. This is a shoulder-high bouncer, over about off stump, which Hasaranga tries to ramp over that deep third boundary, But he doesn't get the elevation, and Shoriful Islam is there to take a few steps to his left, judge his leap nicely, and get both hands to the ball about a metre and a half inside the rope. Lovely catching from the seamer 111/3
    14.4 top edge, caught excellently by Mustafizur at short fine. This is a shortish ball that takes off a bit, and Asalanka tries to play one of his powerful cross-bat shots, but is surprised by the bounce and can offer only a high catch. Fizz does well to track it through the air and get under it 133/4
    17.5 that's just wonderfully clever bowling. A topspinner I think, but tossed up very wide of the stumps - just inside those wide guide lines. Mathews attempts to smash another six because come on this ball is juicy. But the line, and the extra bounce from the top spin ends up with him top-edging it to long off, who takes a decent running catch. 152/6
    19.6 excellent from Litton, who does a behind-the-back flick to run a diving Shanaka out. Shanaka had mis-hit this short ball towards long on, and is trying to run back for another two. But although the throw comes in wide of off stump, Litton collects cleanly, and without having time to look finds the one stump available to him. Shanaka is well short. 174/7
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    Extras
    14 (b 5, lb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    174/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.7)
    Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 3.1 ov), 2-52 (Kamindu Mendis, 7.4 ov), 3-111 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 12.5 ov), 4-133 (Charith Asalanka, 14.4 ov), 5-140 (Kusal Mendis, 16.5 ov), 6-152 (Angelo Mathews, 17.5 ov), 7-174 (Dasun Shanaka, 19.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Shoriful Islam402817.0092110
    Taskin Ahmed402526.25133100
    Mahedi Hasan302207.3372100
    Mustafizur Rahman4047111.7583320
    Rishad Hossain403528.7581300
    Soumya Sarkar1011011.0012000
  • BATSMEN
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    2.2 strikes first ball! Litton tries to crash this flattish length ball behind square on the leg side, and top edges it! This wasn't quite a sweep, but he didn't account for the bounce, and Dasun Shanaka runs across from square leg to get under it. 13/1
    5.3 this is breathtaking T20 bowling. Full, swinging late and viciously, and Thushara, with the ninth ball of his spell, gets his fourth wicket, but the first off a leftie. He's getting the new ball to swing so dramatically and so late, it's almost like reverse swing. THere is not much of a gap between Soumya's bat and pad, but somehow Thushara has found it. Middle and off stump are splayed. 24/5
    3.2 wow that's a superb delivery. One of the best this series. This was a length ball, beautiful shape in to the left-hander Shanto, who plays for a straight one, and the swing takes it between bat and pad and makes a mess of the stumps. Shades of Lasith Malinga. 15/2
    3.3 Even better! Uproots off stump. This is a spectacular way to start a spell. That swing combined with that low-arm action is magic. This pitched on middle and off, and Towhid Hridoy played the line of the ball, but it moved away past his outside edge and the stump came out of the ground. Someone in the Sri Lanka huddle says something to the batter as he walks off and there's a bit of an angry exchange. Wouldn't be a SL-Ban encounter without it 15/3
    3.4 HAT TRICK! Mahmudullah has been given lbw first ball. But he's reviewed straight away! Whatever happens with this, this is an epic first over of the series from Thushara. This is almost the last ball, but just a touch wider, which means it pitches juuuust in line with off probably, but could the swing be taking the ball past the off stump. Nope, it's not missing off, says the ball projection. It's clipping off stump, and there are two umpires' calls (on impact with pads, and impact with stumps), but Thushara has a hat trick. What a way to live up to the legacy of hat-trick maestro Malinga. Thushara is happy, but he's not going overboard either. 15/4
    8.1 there's Hasaranga's googly, and it's immediately yielded a lbw wicket.. Or has it? The batter has reviewed. Has he edged this? That's the only thing that will save him, I suspect. But Jaker Ali has not touched that, and the ball projection shows the ball crashing into leg stump. Understand why you'd review that, though. Bangladesh are running out of batters fast. 32/6
    13.2 Hasaranga breaks the stand! He tosses yet another one up, it's his googly this time. Mahedi gets low and looks to swing this over the leg side but misses completely. The wickets are utterly disturbed 76/7
    16.5 And Rishad's resistance comes to an end! The entire stadium applauds as he walks off. This was a good length just outside off, Rishad looks to drag this to his favoured cow corner, but ends up top edging it near the bottom of the bat. It goes straight up in the air towards mid-off, where Sadeera hustles around and completes a very good take 117/8
    19.4 Excellent work by DDS to end the game! This was mistimed pull to deep midwicket, where DDS leaps up and takes it well over head, but pops it up before stepping over the ropes and coming back in to complete the catch. Sri Lanka win by 28 runs and take the series 2-1! 146/10
    17.6 Thushara gets his fifth! Pace-on, good length. Taskin looks to heave this onside but his bottom hand comes off and he's only able to find deep square leg. The Lankan bench is on its feet applauding Thushara 134/9
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    Extras
    9 (b 1, lb 1, w 7)
    TOTAL
    146 all out (19.4 Overs, RR: 7.42)
    Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Litton Das, 2.2 ov), 2-15 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 3.2 ov), 3-15 (Towhid Hridoy, 3.3 ov), 4-15 (Mahmudullah, 3.4 ov), 5-24 (Soumya Sarkar, 5.3 ov), 6-32 (Jaker Ali, 8.1 ov), 7-76 (Mahedi Hasan, 13.2 ov), 8-117 (Rishad Hossain, 16.5 ov), 9-134 (Shoriful Islam, 17.6 ov), 10-146 (Taskin Ahmed, 19.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    AD Mathews1.10504.2840010
    B Fernando403909.7594210
    DM de Silva0.50212.4040010
    N Thushara412055.00160220
    PW Hasaranga403228.00102200
    M Theekshana403518.75121400
    MD Shanaka1.401116.6072010

Match Details

Toss

Bangladesh , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2-1

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20

Match days

9 March 2024 (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Match Referee

Match Notes

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st13Soumya SarkarLitton Das
2nd2Soumya SarkarNajmul Hossain Shanto
3rd0Soumya SarkarTowhid Hridoy
4th0MahmudullahSoumya Sarkar
5th9Soumya SarkarJaker Ali
6th8Jaker AliMahedi Hasan
7th44Mahedi HasanRishad Hossain
8th41Taskin AhmedRishad Hossain
9th17Taskin AhmedShoriful Islam
10th12Mustafizur RahmanTaskin Ahmed