Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs 2 Wkts | BAN: 166/7 (3 runs required, RR: 8.30)

  • Sohag Gazi0 (0b)
  • Thisara Perera4-0-42-2
  • Lasith Malinga4-0-34-1

So what a game. Certainly much closer than the No. 1 v No. 10 rank would suggest. In all honesty, in my view, it came down to a coin-toss. That no-ball could have gone either way, and it fell in favour of the visitors. It was probably exactly waist-height. That concludes our coverage. Join us again for the second match, on the 14th.

Kusal Perera is, predictably, the man of the match. He says: "They bowled very good areas, so I tried to score quickly in the first few overs, then get settled down. Team-wise we are very confident about the World Twenty20 - it's going very well."

Chandimal: "Really happy. Kusal made a good start, Nuwan batted well. I'm full of beans again. It's a good opportunity before the World Twenty20. This is our World Cup venue, so we're trying to take the advantage. Bangladesh played very well."

Mashrafe: "Boys played really well and we were really close. Nasir has been a champion fielder for us. Anamul played very well. I'm happy with my own comeback, but I could have done much better. The last year we've played really well and we can fight with Sri Lanka. A big tournament is coming up for us and this series is a good opportunity to figure ourselves out."

Niloy: "Very unprofessional by the Lankans for the delay before the last delivery. Kept Anamul waiting for a long time. You cannot do that in Cricket. " True, but most teams would have done that to break the batsman's momentum. Umpires' job to step in,

Presentation coming up.

Sri Lanka's no. 1 ranking lives to fight another day, but boy, have they had some tight games defending it. Still think that Shakib dismissal was crucial. He didn't need to go for such a low-percentage shot when his team was in control.

LoveLanka: "Phew.... ! You could be No.1 with ranking, that doesn't make you safe in this format..... what a game.. well playedd BAN..

Daniel Alexande: "Remember Thisara's last over to Maxwell? same situation here" Yep, Sri Lanka were in the same situation there, around the same time last year.

Anamul batted brilliantly in the last two overs to get Bangladesh in the match, but it was probably out of surprise, more than anything, that he couldn't put that ball away. Geez, that was mighty close to being a no-ball. I don't think Bangladesh are happy with that call, but they've got to live with it now.

19.6
W
NLTC Perera to Anamul Haque, OUT, Oh! That's unfortunate for Bangladesh. Thigh high full toss. Could have hit it anywhwere, but he miscues it straight up in the air and Thisara Perera settles under the ball to take a catch. Is this a no-ball though? Umpires have sent it upstairs. It looks very tight, but since the on-field umpires didn't call a no-ball the third umpire couldn't definitively call it a no-ball. Could have gone either way, though.

Anamul Haque c & b NLTC Perera 58 (69m 45b 7x4 0x6) SR: 128.88

Massive conference at the bowler's end for Sri Lanka. Chandimal and Perera taking ages to set their field. Three needed off the last ball to win, two to tie.

19.5
4
NLTC Perera to Anamul Haque, FOUR, berserk. The crowd is going insane after that one. Does it feel like an earthquake around Chittagong? Everyone is jumping up and down. Anamul opens up his stance again, and gets under this ball from Thisara, which is a poor length for this stage of the innings, you've got to say. It goes high over cover, and skips over the rope.
19.4
4
NLTC Perera to Anamul Haque, FOUR, shot! There's life in this one yet. Anamul skips down the track, opens up and slams a full Thisara ball past cover and all the way to the fence. That is a great shot.
19.3
W
NLTC Perera to Anamul Haque, OUT, dot ball, and this is probably out. Reza was haring down the pitch after Anamul's outside edge dribble away to the keeper. Anamul wants to stay on strike though, and turns his partner back. Sanga lobs it to Perera at the non-striker's end who collects and underarms it at the stumps. Third umpire confirms the Reza was about six inches short.

Farhad Reza run out 7 (12m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 140.00

19.2
2
NLTC Perera to Anamul Haque, 2 runs, makes room and shovels this over the infield on the off side, the man from cover goes back to field it.
19.1
4
NLTC Perera to Anamul Haque, FOUR, Anamul gets a big roar from the crowd, as he edges a full ball past the keeper for four. Lucky, but they all count

Sagar: "I think it's time that world cricket stops looking at Bangladesh as a lesser power now. Look at their recent record at home and you'll see that they have shown vast improvement. More than anyone else, their fans deserved it!"

Thisara to bowl the last one

END OF OVER:
19 | 12 Runs | BAN: 152/5 (17 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 17.00)

  • Anamul Haque44 (39b)
  • Farhad Reza7 (5b)
  • Lasith Malinga4-0-34-1
  • Nuwan Kulasekara4-0-29-2
18.6
1
Malinga to Anamul Haque, 1 run, low full toss again, and Anamul keeps strike by hitting it back towards Malinga
18.5
1
Malinga to Farhad Reza, 1 run, beautiful yorker on middle stump, Reza can only squirt it away to fine leg. Only a scoop might have made something of that ball.

Free hit coming up. Can Reza make something of this?

18.5
2nb
Malinga to Anamul Haque, (no ball) 1 run, a yorker again, but it's a no-ball. Anamul whacks that aerially to long on

Bangladesh need another boundary in this over

18.4
1
Malinga to Farhad Reza, 1 run, yorker on off stump, Reza opens the face and gets it towards third man
18.3
1
Malinga to Anamul Haque, 1 run, low full toss, slammed straight to the midwicket fielder. Only one there. Anamul is angry at himself for finding that man.
18.2
2
Malinga to Anamul Haque, 2 runs, full ball, almost a yorker. Anamul swipes this away to long on and wants two straight away. Might have been trouble if the throw had hit
18.1
4
Malinga to Anamul Haque, FOUR, Anamul, as the man who's been there a while, needs to do most of the work. He makes a good start here, swinging a slower, length delivery over square leg, and all the way to the fence

Bangladesh need an improbable 29 from two overs now, but it's still possible.

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 140/5 (29 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.77, RRR: 14.50)

  • Anamul Haque35 (34b)
  • Farhad Reza5 (3b)
  • Nuwan Kulasekara4-0-29-2
  • Lasith Malinga3-0-22-1
17.6
1
Kulasekara to Anamul Haque, 1 run, full and wide, Anamul chops down on it and gets it to the left of Dilshan, but the fielder dives full length and makes a terrific stop. Only a single.
17.5
1
Kulasekara to Farhad Reza, 1 run, shortish ball this time, it's shoveled away to the midwicket area for a single

Daniel Alexande: "Sri Lanka fighting back"

17.4
4
Kulasekara to Farhad Reza, FOUR, floats this up outside off stump, and Reza gets an ouside edge to it. This skips away to the fine fence, past the keeper.
17.3
0
Kulasekara to Farhad Reza, no run, full and at the stumps. Driven straight back to the bowler

Bangladesh coming unstuck after having looked so good. Shakib's wicket was a killer.

17.2
W
Kulasekara to Mohammad Mithun, OUT, his first ball in T20 international cricket, and Mithun Ali unselfishly swats at that one. Sadly for him it's gone straight to Mathews at a short-ish midwicket. Sri Lanka have made huge gains, thanks to the slower ball.

Mohammad Mithun c Mathews b Kulasekara 0 (2m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

17.1
1
Kulasekara to Anamul Haque, 1 run, slower ball from Kule, heaved down to long on

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 133/4 (36 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.82, RRR: 12.00)

  • Anamul Haque33 (32b)
  • Mohammad Mithun0 (0b)
  • Lasith Malinga3-0-22-1
  • Ajantha Mendis4-0-29-1
16.6
1
Malinga to Anamul Haque, 1 run, oh! And almost another wicket. Anamul hits this straight to Dilshan at backward point and takes off, and Mithun Ali probably would have been out before facing a ball had Dilshan's throw hit the stumps
16.5
W
Malinga to Nasir Hossain, OUT, is he bowling a definitive over here? Another slower one, and it's full as well. Nasir has a huge swing at it, aiming at that long-on boundary, but he can only get a top edge. The man at mid off runs around and takes a good catch.

Nasir Hossain c NLTC Perera b Malinga 16 (15m 13b 0x4 1x6) SR: 123.07

16.4
1lb
Malinga to Anamul Haque, 1 leg bye, slower ball yorker, which Anamul has no idea about. Misses with an attempted swipe and they can only get one, after it hits the pad

Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh 2013-14 News

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st52Shamsur RahmanTamim Iqbal
2nd12Tamim IqbalAnamul Haque
3rd43Shakib Al HasanAnamul Haque
4th25Nasir HossainAnamul Haque
5th2Mohammad MithunAnamul Haque
6th24Farhad RezaAnamul Haque
7th8Anamul HaqueSohag Gazi