- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 And, he's gone! A second-successive duck for Litton and it is Madushanka who strikes once more. On a length on the pads of Litton. He gets across and works it neatly but can't keep it down. Wellalage at square leg takes a simple catch 0/121.2 Outstanding from in the deep! Needed something special to dismiss Sarkar and Madushanka has delivered! Sarkar takes this length ball and absolutely clobbers this reverse sweep. It looks like it's about to go for a flat six over deep backward point, but Madushanka has other ideas as he sprint to his right and throws himself at the ball to grab this with two hands. Huge pop-off from Hasaranga as well as Sarkar stands in disbelief 130/312.2 But this one does count! And it's Shanto! Good length on off, just nipping away. Shanto is unsure whether to play at this or not and just looks to defend in the end. But there's just enough movement to square him up and grab the outside edge. Mendis takes an excellent take diving to his left 75/221.4 Oh Mahmudullah what have you done?! Hasaranga has two! Charges the legspinner, but this one's the googly and he gets nowhere near the pitch of it. Ends up with a wild slog as the ball slips through bat and pad. Easiest of stumpings for Mendis 130/431.1 Sri Lanka have the big fish! It's a huuuge appeal first up! But the umpire is unmoved. Sri Lanka are almost compelled to review after that appeal. This was tossed up and Mushfiqur misses the sweep. This is the leg break though, so it pitches on leg, in line and straightens, and... it's three reds! Great review 173/535.5 Hasaranga gets his fourth beating Mehidy in the flight. That is really lovely bowling from the legspinner. He sees Mehidy coming down the track, was a pre-meditated move, and shortens the length. Mehidy is beaten all ends up even as he tries to block. The ball clatters into the stumps. 189/646.1 Madushan beats Tanzim for pace and gets his man. Pacy back of a length ball on off stump. He looks to heave it to the on-side, but the ball comes at him much quicker than he anticipates. The bat turns in his hand and the miscue goes as far as mid-off 236/7Extras9 (b 1, lb 1, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL286/7 (50 Overs, RR: 5.72)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Litton Das, 0.3 ov), 2-75 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 12.2 ov), 3-130 (Soumya Sarkar, 21.2 ov), 4-130 (Mahmudullah, 21.4 ov), 5-173 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 31.1 ov), 6-189 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 35.5 ov), 7-236 (Tanzim Hasan Sakib, 46.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB D Madushanka 6.4 1 30 2 4.50 25 4 0 1 1 Pramod Madushan 9 0 72 1 8.00 24 9 1 3 0 CBRLS Kumara 8 0 50 0 6.25 28 3 4 0 0 J Liyanage 4.2 0 30 0 6.92 10 4 0 1 0 KIC Asalanka 2 0 10 0 5.00 5 1 0 0 0 DN Wellalage 10 0 47 0 4.70 23 3 0 1 0 PW Hasaranga 10 1 45 4 4.50 35 3 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR36.4 Nisaanka falls for 114. Is there still an opening for Bangladesh? For once he does not time that slog sweep. Tossed up just outside off, he eyes the deep midwicket boundary, gets it high on the bat which results in the ball going higher than long. Deep midwicket settles under it and takes a simple catch. Nissanka was suffering from cramps and walks off with a limp. 228/40.2 Dream start! Avishka has struggled with left arm seam as of late and so it proves to be his downfall once more. This pitches on a good length on off and keeps going, Avishka stays back and defends but only manages to edge it to first slip, who gets low and pouches this well 1/15.1 And he strikes straight away! This is a back of a length in the channel outside off, Mendis has little foot movement and he looks to defend this away from his body. He decides to bring the bat in, but it's too late as the nick takes it through to Mushfiqur who takes a good low catch 42/26.1 Taken at backward point! This was full and wide, baiting the drive and Sadeera takes it. He opens the face to get it square but he can't keep it down. Mehidy pouches this nicely at backward point 43/337.6 Edged and taken? The umpire is staying unmoved The bowler is not even looking back, he is that confident. Shanto opts for a review. Oh, there is a big edge. Was fuller in length outside off, he looks for a drive, but the change in angle does him in. Ends up getting a thick outside edge to the keeper. Asalanka now falls. That is the 100th wicket for Taskin 235/541.1 Straight, hit on the pad and the umpire's finger is up in a flash. That looked absolutely adjacent but Liyanage has reviewed. Length ball on middle stump, he shuffles across looking to nudge it, and misses. The ball tracker shows that would have thudded into leg stump. Bangladesh are well and truly back into this game. 251/646.5 Looks to finish it off but departs in the process. Was floated on middle stump, but Taijul had also pulled the length back. Hasaranga looks for a repeat of the previous shot but this time only gets a top edge that balloons straight up. Litton runs across from mid-on and takes a simple catch 285/7Extras16 (w 16)TOTAL287/7 (47.1 Overs, RR: 6.08)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Avishka Fernando, 0.2 ov), 2-42 (Kusal Mendis, 5.1 ov), 3-43 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 6.1 ov), 4-228 (Pathum Nissanka, 36.4 ov), 5-235 (Charith Asalanka, 37.6 ov), 6-251 (Janith Liyanage, 41.1 ov), 7-285 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 46.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shoriful Islam 9 0 49 2 5.44 31 5 1 4 0 Tanzim Hasan Sakib 10 0 65 1 6.50 23 6 1 3 0 Taskin Ahmed 9 0 49 2 5.44 31 5 0 4 0 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 10 0 58 1 5.80 29 3 3 0 0 Taijul Islam 5 0 43 1 8.60 14 2 4 0 0 Soumya Sarkar 4 0 21 0 5.25 11 2 0 0 0 Towhid Hridoy 0.1 0 2 0 12.00 0 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
15 March 2024 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 64 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 3.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 41 balls (Soumya Sarkar 20, Najmul Hossain Shanto 27, Ex 3)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 142 runs, 5 wickets)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 5
- Soumya Sarkar: 50 off 52 balls (9 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 50 balls (Soumya Sarkar 36, Towhid Hridoy 17, Ex 1)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 27.5 overs (168 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 173/5 in 31.1 overs (Towhid Hridoy 34)
- Over 31.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - Mushfiqur Rahim (Upheld)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 38.5 overs (234 balls), Extras 6
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 80 runs, 1 wicket)
- Towhid Hridoy: 50 off 74 balls (2 x 4)
- Bangladesh: 250 runs in 47.3 overs (286 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 286/7 in 50.0 overs (Towhid Hridoy 96, Taskin Ahmed 18)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (Towhid Hridoy 31, Taskin Ahmed 18, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 60 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 6
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 187 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 14.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - P Nissanka (Upheld)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 84/3 in 14.4 overs (P Nissanka 36, KIC Asalanka 24)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (P Nissanka 20, KIC Asalanka 25, Ex 5)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 8
- P Nissanka: 50 off 58 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- KIC Asalanka: 50 off 50 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 114 balls (P Nissanka 36, KIC Asalanka 61, Ex 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 25.6 overs (156 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 182/3 in 30.0 overs (P Nissanka 89, KIC Asalanka 67)
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 150 balls (P Nissanka 76, KIC Asalanka 68, Ex 6)
- P Nissanka: 100 off 100 balls (11 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 9
- Over 37.6: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - KIC Asalanka (Upheld)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 40.4 overs (244 balls), Extras 15
- Over 41.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Masudur Rahman, Batter - J Liyanage (Struck down)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsBangladesh tail swings against Sri Lanka to bring relief
The likes of Taskin Ahmed and Tanzim Hasan Sakib have provided critical runs this past week - and shown that they do more than just hit boundaries when needed
Nissanka, Asalanka and Hasaranga sizzle as Sri Lanka level series 1-1
Hridoy's fighting unbeaten 96 in the first innings gave Bangladesh a total that looked solid at the halfway stage
The up-and-down fortunes of Litton and Soumya
Both men have great potential but they are yet to show the kind of numbers expected of them