| 0.0 : Hello and a warm welcome to the coverage of the first of the 3-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Dambulla. The visitors after their dream win in the second Test will want to emulate the same form as they head to the 50-over format and their favourite one as well. Sri Lanka, on the other hand will want to seek revenge with a comparatively inexperienced side. But the Lions in their own den, in the ODIs, can roar against any team in the world. Promises to be an exciting game of c |
| Pitch report - Russel Arnold doing the pitch report says that the deck is a hard one and on the drier side. Also feels that there are quite some cracks on the surface. Observes that there is no wind blowing. Opines that there should be dew later in the match. Ends by saying that he would put the opposition to bat first after winning the toss. |
| TOSS - SRI LANKA WIN THE TOSS AND ELECT TO BOWL FIRST! They have several changes in their side, the most noticeable of them would be that of Kusal Perera, who is missing out through injury. Bangladesh have more or less the same squad, so will have players already acclimatized to the conditions. Mehedi Hasan makes his ODI debut for the visitors. |
| Upul Tharanga says it looks a very good wicket and thinks the dew will come into play later. Mentions the surface looks quite dry right now. On never having a set playing XI, he says his players need to be prepared for whatever happens and can't think about the selection process. When asked about the record at this venue in the last few matches, he states he didn't notice anything of the sort and chose to field because of the conditions. Adds the one place they need to focus on is that they need |
| Mashrafe Mortaza says that he would have wanted to bat first. Praises his guys for playing really good cricket. Adds that the players should be fresh as most of them played the Tests as well. Ends by saying that they will want to have a really good start. |
| Both teams are now standing out in a queue for their respective National Anthems. We will begin with the home side's first. |
| The players are out in the middle. Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar will open with the bat for Bangladesh. Suranga Lakmal will start the proceedings with the ball for Sri Lanka. |
| 0.1 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Fuller delivery to start with and a bit of swing is visible. Tamim Iqbal prods forward to defend the ball. A good seam movement was visible there. |
| 0.2 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, This one angles across off on a fuller length, Tamim Iqbal covers his stumps and lets it through to the keeper. |
| 0.3 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, First runs for Bangladesh! A length ball down the leg side, Iqbal shuffles and clips it through the square leg region for a couple. |
| 0.4 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Good length delivery wide outside off, Iqbal shoulders his arms to it. Lakmal is trying to make Iqbal play outside off. |
| 0.5 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Fuller this time around off, Iqbal prods forward and drives it towards the fielder at mid off. No runs taken. |
| 0.6 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Swing and a miss this time! Good length delivery angling away, Tamim stays in his crease and tries to push hard at it but is beaten by the away movement. Luckily misses the edge by a margin. |
| Lahiru Kumara will bowl from the other end with the second new ball. Has two slips in place. |
| 1.1 : L Kumara to S Sarkar, Good length delivery angling across, Soumya stays tall in his crease and defends it on the off side. No vibrant movement there. |
| 1.2 : L Kumara to S Sarkar, Four Leg byes! Free runs! Down the leg side and that will be runs for sure. Sarkar tries to clip it off his pads but fails to make contact. The ball clips the pads and races away to the boundary. The diving keeper could just manage to touch the gloves on it. |
| 1.3 : L Kumara to S Sarkar, Leg bye! Again on the pads, Sarkar fails to make contact with his flick. The ball runs towards square leg off the pads and the batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 1.4 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Iqbal prods forward this time and defends it off the front foot. |
| 1.5 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, FOUR! Elegance and first boundary from the bat! Fuller delivery outside off, Iqbal leans into the drive and plays it through covers. There were two fielders giving it a chase but the ball was always winning the race. |
| 1.6 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Pushed towards point from the crease. |
| 2.1 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Fuller length to start the over with, Soumya gets behind the line of the ball and defends it with the full face of his bat. |
| 2.2 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, A bit wide outside off on a similar length, Sarkar drives it straight to the fielder at mid off. They seem to middle everything. |
| 2.3 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Again from the middle of the bat, Sarkar pushes the ball outside off to the fielder at covers. |
| 2.4 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Fuller length delivery outside off, Sarkar plays a needless shot. He drives it uppishly through the cover region for a couple. Lucky not to find the fielder there. |
| 2.5 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, FOUR! Effortless this time! Length delivery outside off, Sarkar pushes this one from the cover-point region for a boundary. No stopping those. |
| 2.6 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Fuller delivery outside off, Sarkar prods a bit forward and defends it well. |
| 3.1 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, A bit back of a length angling across off, Tamim stays deep in his crease and defends it well. |
| 3.2 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Short delivery around off, Iqbal stays deep and defends it well. |
| 3.3 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, FOUR! Timed to perfection! Angling into the pads, Tamim Iqbal just clips it off his pads through the square leg region. Sandakan from fine leg and Pathirana from mid-wicket give it a chase and they both dive to just see the ball roll over the fence. |
| 3.4 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 3.5 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, No swing there. On a length outside off, Iqbal lunges forward and defends it on the off side. |
| 3.6 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, FOUR! Improvisation! Back of a length delivery, Iqbal stays deep in his crease and cuts it really late through the vacant slip region for a boundary. The tigers are only dealing in boundaries. |
| 4.1 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Good length delivery around off, Soumya stays deep in his crease to defend it. |
| 4.2 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, A bit fuller this time, Sarkar covers his timber and defends it. No real movement to trouble the batsmen. |
| 4.3 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, FOUR! Risky but worthy! Length delivery outside off, Sarkar reaches to it and just carves it over the cover-point region for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, OUT! Lakmal comes round the wicket this time and that does the trick for him! Angling in from a length, Sarkar prods forward and tries to clip it on the leg side. He gets his leading edge and the ball flies straight towards the keeper. Chandimal won't miss those and Sarkar has to make the long way back to the hut. Lakmal draws first blood of the encounter. |
| Sabbir Rahman walks in at No.3. |
| 4.5 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, Good length delivery, Sabbir Rahman, the new man shoulders his arms to it. |
| 4.6 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, Finally some movement there with the new ball. Length delivery outside off and nipping away, Sabbir covers his stumps and lets it through to the keeper. |
| 5.1 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Low full toss around off, Tamim just gets his bat down in time and blocks it away through the mid-wicket region. A couple of runs taken. |
| 5.2 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Length delivery angling across, Tamim shuffles a bit and clips it through to deep square leg for a single. |
| 5.3 : L Kumara to S Rahman, Fuller ball this time, darting into the stumps, Sabbir pushes this one to the fielder at mid on. |
| 5.4 : L Kumara to S Rahman, Length delivery outside off, Sabbir stays deep in his crease and pushes it to the fielder at covers. |
| 5.5 : L Kumara to S Rahman, Pushed towards covers. |
| 5.6 : L Kumara to S Rahman, Fuller into the pads, Rahman clips it on the leg side. The fielder at mid-wicket dives to his left and makes a fine stop. |
| 6.1 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Good length delivery outside off, Tamim cuts it past point for a single. |
| 6.2 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, Fuller length delivery outside off, nips away a bit. Rahman gets behind the line of the ball and pushes it towards mid on. |
| 6.3 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, Rahman stays deep in his crease and presents the full face of the bat to defend it. |
| 6.4 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, FOUR! Best way to get off the mark! Back of a length delivery angling down the leg side, Rahman smells the bad length and pulls it with brute force through the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 6.5 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, Length delivery outside off, Rahman tries to push at it and he gets an inside edge into his pads. |
| 6.6 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, Good length delivery outside off, Rahman stays deep in his crease and punches it towards the fielder at covers. |
| Thisara Perera comes into the bowling attack. |
| 7.1 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Good length delivery around off, Tamim uses his crease well to defend it. |
| 7.2 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Sprayed on the pads this time, Tamim flicks it through the square leg region. A single is taken. |
| 7.3 : T Perera to S Rahman, Length delivery outside off, Sabbir places the full face of his bat to block it. |
| 7.4 : T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR! Width and thrashed! Fuller delivery outside off, Sabbir stays in his crease, trusts the bounce well and smacks that over the mid off region for a boundary. |
| 7.5 : T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR! Sign of brilliance! A bit short this time, Sabbir gets behind the ball and pulls it beautifully through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 7.6 : T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR! Three in three for Sabbir! Rahman smashes the ball way outside off over the cover region and gets another boundary under his belt. 13 runs off the last over. |
| 8.1 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Angling into the pads, Tamim clips it to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 8.2 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Length delivery outside off, Tamim prods forward and defends it towards covers. |
| 8.3 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Full down the leg side, Tamim clips it fine. Sandakan, at short third man dives to his right to stop a certain boundary. The batsmen run a single. |
| 8.4 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, Angling into the pads, Sabbir defends it on the leg side. Lakmal seems charged up when Sabbir is batting. |
| 8.5 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, FOUR! Fortune favours the brave! Good length delivery outside off, Sabbir goes for a pull and he finds an inside edge which runs past the keeper for a boundary. Lakmal is disappointed. |
| 8.6 : S Lakmal to S Rahman, Length delivery outside off, Rahman uses his crease and defends it well. |
| Lahiru Kumara will come back on to bowl now. |
| 9.1 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, FOUR! Stand and deliver! Width outside off this time, Iqbal loves that length as he cuts it through the point region for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 9.3 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Fuller delivery around off, Iqbal drives it to the fielder at mid off. |
| 9.4 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Angling into the stumps from a length, Iqbal stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 9.5 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Fuller delivery outside off, Iqbal goes for a drive but ends up getting it down the ground towards mid on off the inner half of the bat. The fielder there makes a fine diving stop to save three runs for his team. |
| 9.6 : L Kumara to S Rahman, FOUR! Finesse! Angling into the hips, Rahman works it fine down the leg side to beat the short third man fielder for a boundary. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signalled. That means a maximum of 4 fielders will be allowed outside the circle. |
| Thisara Perera is back into the attack. |
| 10.1 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Fuller delivery outside off, Iqbal prods forward and defends it. |
| 10.2 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Again on a similar line and length, Tamim also makes it a point of playing the same shot. |
| 10.3 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Down the leg side, Tamim shuffles across and clips it through the square leg for a single. |
| 10.4 : T Perera to S Rahman, Back of a length delivery bowled at 138 kph, Sabbir stands deep in his crease and defends it. |
| 10.5 : T Perera to S Rahman, Slower delivery outside off at 100 kph, Sabbir reads it well and defends it towards covers. |
| 10.6 : T Perera to S Rahman, Around off this time, Sabbir Rahman stays deep in his crease and defends it. |
| Sachith Pathirana is introduced into the bowling attack. First signs of spin for the Lankans. |
| 11.1 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Floated in the line of the pads, Tamim clips it straight to the fielder at mid on. |
| 11.2 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Again down the leg side, Tamim flicks it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 11.3 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Fuller outside off, Sabbir eases it down towards long off. A single is taken. |
| 11.4 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, On the pads, Tamim cannot cross the fielder at mid-wicket with his clip. |
| 11.5 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Driven down to long on for a single. |
| 11.6 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Wide! Way down the leg side, Rahman goes for a sweep but misses. The umpire signals it a wide. |
| S Pathirana to S Rahman, Short outside off this time, Sabbir stays in his crease and pushes it to the cover fielder. |
| 12.1 : T Perera to T Iqbal, FOUR! Placement! Short and wide outside off, Tamim stays in his crease and cuts it really late through the point region. Kumara tries to stop it with a dive but the ball wins the race to the face. |
| 12.2 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Shout for LBW! Slower delivery down the leg side, Tamim misses his clip. The ball hits the pads and goes towards square leg and the batsmen run a leg bye. Meanwhile, Thisara Perera also appeals which is denied by the umpire. |
| 12.3 : T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR! Rahman is on the charge! Full and wide outside off, Rahman gets under that one and drives it over the cover fielders for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : T Perera to S Rahman, Punched to long off for a single. |
| 50-run stand between Tamim and Sabbir! |
| 12.5 : T Perera to T Iqbal,Angling into the stumps, Iqbal prods forward and defends it. |
| 12.6 : T Perera to T Iqbal, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 13.1 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, FOUR! Clean! Floated in the line of the stumps, Sabbir gets the broom out of his bag and sweeps it elegantly through the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Rahman pushes it towards covers and rush for a single. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. |
| 13.3 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Iqbal pushes the ball back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Floated outside off, Iqbal clips it through mid on for a single. |
| 13.5 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. |
| 13.6 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Floated outside off, Rahman gets to the pitch of the ball and drives through mid off for a single to keep strike. |
| Lakshan Sandakan will have a go with the ball now. |
| 14.1 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Down the leg side, Rahman goes for sweep but manages to get his toe end of the bat. The ball squeezes through the legs of the keeper for a single. |
| 14.2 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Tossed up in the line of the stumps, Iqbal pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 14.3 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Down the leg side, Tamim clips it on the leg side and calls for a single. Sabbir sends him back. |
| 14.4 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Full outside off, Iqbal drives it back to the bowler. |
| 14.5 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, On the pads, Tamim clips it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 14.6 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Floated outside off, Rahman pushes it through covers. A single is taken. |
| Drinks break! |
| 15.1 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Bowls this one around off, it's cut off the bottom half to the first slip fielder. |
| 15.2 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Flat, short and on the stumps, Sabbir hangs back and punches it back to the bowler. |
| 15.3 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Full delivery darted outside off, drilled through to deep cover for a single. |
| 15.4 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, The batsman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 15.5 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Shortish delivery outside off, makes room and cuts it away through to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 15.6 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Plays this with the spin and turns it to mid-wicket to end the over. |
| 16.1 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Full on the stumps, Sabbir takes it on the full as he kneels down to play this. Paddles it fine down the leg side and picks up a couple of runs for doing so. |
| 16.2 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Floats it up on the stumps, it's defended gently on the leg side. |
| 16.3 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Spinning across the batsman, it's hit to the cover region for nothing. |
| Sabbir Rahman has been caught leg before. But he thinks otherwise and has taken a review against the decision. |
| 16.4 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, NOT OUT! A good review from Sabbir to say the least. Shocking decision from the umpire in hindsight. Sandakan tosses it up on middle, Sabbir looks to whip it fine down the leg side and seemingly gets it off the pads. Loud appeal for an lbw goes up and the umpire raises his finger. Rahman who is more than halfway down the track looks at the umpire and wastes no time in reviewing the decision. Replays show why too. He actually got that off the bat, there was no pad in |
| 16.5 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Tossed up delivery on the stumps, defended off the front foot. |
| 16.6 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 17.1 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Close. Bit risky from Tamim Iqbal. Pathirana comes from around the wicket and gives this a lot of flight as he tosses it up on middle and leg, Tamim makes room, steps out a bit and looks to slog it hard. Can only manage an inside edge which runs down towards fine leg. Two runs taken. |
| 17.2 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Positions himself right behind the line and ensures to keep this one out. |
| 17.3 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Outside off, going across, it's punched to the covers. |
| 17.4 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Loopy and a bit fullish in length, Iqbal wrists it to mid on but for no run. |
| 17.5 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Brings the wrists into play and nicely works it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 17.6 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 18.1 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Wide! Bit quicker but it's pitched outside leg, Rahman goes for the flick but misses. Wide called. |
| L Sandakan to S Rahman, Some decent air on that, on middle and leg, Sabbir just eases it down to long on for a single. |
| 18.2 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Plays it to mid-wicket but it's straight to the fielder. Dot ball. |
| 18.3 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Prods forward to this fuller ball and drops it on the off side with soft hands. |
| 18.4 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Flat, short and it's the wrong 'un, Iqbal goes back and cuts it to backward point. |
| 18.5 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Driven down to long off for an easy run. |
| 18.6 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, FOUR! Innovative from Sabbir! He kneels down to this quicker delivery and connects the reverse sweep well. Plays it through to the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 19.1 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Picks it up well and nudges it to square leg for a single. |
| 19.2 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Five Wides! That's missed everyone. Pathirana from around the wicket bowls it full outside off, Sabbir looks to flick but misses and so does the keeper. It races away behind to the fence for a boundary. |
| S Pathirana to S Rahman, Steps out to play, doesn't quite get to the pitch and so is hit low on the pads. |
| 19.3 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Short ball pitched outside off, goes back and punches it down to long off for a run. |
| 19.4 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Darted full around off, Tamim looks to play the reverse sweep but just gets it off the bottom edge to the keeper. |
| 19.5 : S Pathirana to T Iqbal, Leans ahead and drives this full delivery to long on for one. |
| 19.6 : S Pathirana to S Rahman, Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single. A stunning knock from Sabbir Rahman here, has been good and batted with a positive intent. Lovely stuff. |
| 4th ODI fifty for Sabbir Rahman. |
| 20.1 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Bowls it quickly through the air and around off, blocked from within the crease. |
| 20.2 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Full on the stumps, looks to sweep it away but it gets off the toe end towards the bowler. |
| 20.3 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Outside off, played to point for nought. |
| 20.4 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, FOUR! Goes to the sweep shot once more and gets the desired result. Brings the broom out and places it fine down the leg side for a boundary. |
| 20.5 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Sweeps again but this time finds the fielder positioned at backward square leg. |
| 20.6 : L Sandakan to S Rahman, Full ball outside off, driven to mid off to end the over. |
| Asela Gunaratne is introduced into the attack. |
| 21.1 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Full into the stumps to start with, Tamim eases it down towards long off for a single. |
| 21.2 : A Gunaratne to S Rahman, Again angling into the stumps, Sabbir prods forward and defends it. |
| 21.3 : A Gunaratne to S Rahman, OUT! The dibly dobly bowler creates magic! Fuller delivery outside off, Rahman stays in his crease and drives it uppishly to covers. Upul Tharanga dives to his left and takes a stunning catch. Rahman has thrown it away after such a good knock. Seems like anything Gunaratne touches these days turns into gold. |
| Mushfiqur Rahim is the next man in to bat. |
| 21.4 : A Gunaratne to M Rahim, Slow and full outside off, Rahim drives it down the ground towards long on for a single. |
| 21.5 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, In the line of the stumps, Tamim stays in his crease and guides it towards the fielder at short third man. |
| 21.6 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, On the pads this time, Iqbal clips it towards short fine leg and calls for a single. Rahim is quick to send him back. |
| The umpire has gone upstairs! Mushfiqur Rahim has played it back to the bowler and the Lankans have appealed. Not sure if there is a bump or not. Over to the TV umpire now. Looks close... |
| 22.1 : L Sandakan to M Rahim, OUT! HE'S GONE! This is a big moment in the game. Mushfiqur Rahim is gone! A great appeal from Sri Lanka, not sure who caught that but credit to whoever did. Eagle Eye. It's full on the stumps, Rahim drives it straight back to the bowler. He catches it and the home side appeals. They are sure they have got their man and so, they appeal. The umpire isn't sure and after talking it with the square leg umpire, they decide to refer it upstairs. And replays show, much to |
| 0.0 : Shakib Al Hasan makes his way out to the middle. |
| 22.2 : L Sandakan to Al Hasan, Short and wide outside off, Shakib goes back and cuts it through towards sweeper cover for a couple of runs. Off the mark without wasting any time. |
| 22.3 : L Sandakan to Al Hasan, Flighted delivery just around off, eased to long off for a single. |
| 22.4 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Leans ahead to this loopy delivery and blocks it off the front foot. |
| 22.5 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, The batsman has driven it to mid off. |
| 22.6 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Leans ahead and nicely wrists this to the deep mid-wicket fielder for a run. |
| 23.1 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Bowls this on the pads, tucked to the square leg region for an easy one. |
| 23.2 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Cutter going away from the batsman, he goes back and cuts it behind square on the off side for one. |
| 23.3 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Beaten! Almost. Rolls his fingers on that and gets it to spin away, Tamim is forward in defense but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 23.4 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Just back of a driving length, outside off, Tamim Iqbal cuts it away but it's straight to the point fielder. |
| 23.5 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Takes a step across, comes ahead and just wrists this back down to the long on fielder for a single. |
| 23.6 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan presents a tight front foot defensive shot and sees the over out comfortably. |
| 24.1 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Darts it full on off, a bit quicker through the air, it's blocked. |
| 24.2 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, FOUR! Deft from Tamim. Flatter ball outside off, he backs away and plays this very late. Guides it past the diving slip fielder and sends it across the third man boundary. |
| 24.3 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Full and outside off, pushed to cover. |
| 24.4 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Just like the previous delivery, only done in a more elegant fashion this time. Reaches out and pushes it to the cover fielder. |
| 24.5 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Tamim Iqbal has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 24.6 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Full and some dip on that occasion, Tamim presents the full face of the bat to defend. |
| 25.1 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Drops this short and well outside off, some width on offer as Shakib cuts it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 25.2 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Fifty for Tamim! It's come at a steady pace but he's gotten to the milestone and is still out there. Needs to carry on though. Full on the stumps, flicked to deep mid-wicket for one run. |
| 35th fifty for Tamim Iqbal. |
| 25.3 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Looped up on off, it's driven to long off for a single. |
| 25.4 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Lands this on a driving length, invites Iqbal forward to defend and he obliges. |
| 25.5 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Very loopy on the pads, nudged away on the leg side. No run taken. |
| 25.6 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Punched off the back foot down to long off by Tamim Iqbal. A single is taken and that will be the end of the over. |
| Danushka Gunathilaka is into the bowling attack. |
| 26.1 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, Starts off from around the wicket and bowls it flat on middle, Tamim gets back and flicks it through mid-wicket. There's a big boundary out there so he easily comes back for the second. |
| 26.2 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, Full and bowled quicker on middle and leg, driven to long on for a single. |
| 26.3 : D Gunathilaka to Al Hasan, Too full from Danushka, it's drilled down to long off for one. Sensibly done. |
| 26.4 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 26.5 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, Takes a big stride forward to this fuller length delivery and pushes it to long off. |
| 26.6 : D Gunathilaka to Al Hasan, Stays back to this shorter delivery and keeps it out with a straight blade. |
| 27.1 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Cutter spinning across Tamim Iqbal, he stands his ground and punches it to long off for one. |
| 27.2 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Slower outside off, driven through covers for a run. |
| 27.3 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Another single as Tamim has no trouble punching this down to long off. |
| 27.4 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Sensible stuff. The fourth single in 4 ball now. Cuts this away towards deep backward point and the batsmen just jog across to the other end. |
| 27.5 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Drives this full delivery to long off for one more. |
| 27.6 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Six runs, six balls. The scoreboard has been kept ticking here. Played to long off once more and that will be the end of the over. |
| 28.1 : D Gunathilaka to Al Hasan, Pushed quicker through the air outside off, punched to covers. |
| 28.2 : D Gunathilaka to Al Hasan, Sliding in on middle and leg, Shakib Al Hasan backs away and punches it through covers for a run. |
| 28.3 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, Full around off, Iqbal drives it to the right of the bowler. A misfield from the bowler allows the batsmen to take a single. |
| 28.4 : D Gunathilaka to Al Hasan, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 28.5 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, Outside off, on a flatter trajectory, Tamim initially going to play at it but then withdrew his bat to let it be. |
| 28.6 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 29.1 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Short and spinning away from around off, Shakib off the back foot punches it through to deep cover for a single. |
| 29.2 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Tosses this up, Tamim prods forward to meet it with a straight blade but the ball rips off the surface and raps him on the pads. |
| 29.3 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Hangs back deep inside the crease and offers a solid punch to long on. One run to the total. |
| 29.4 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Goes straight again. It's down the ground to long off and another single is taken. |
| 29.5 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Wide! Full outside leg, looks to sweep but misses. Wide signalled. |
| A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Venomous turn for Gunaratne! He lands this around leg and it spins a long way away. Goes past the outside edge and well outside off as the keeper collects it. |
| 29.6 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, The batsman has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total. |
| 30.1 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, Around off, he tries to play at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 30.2 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, FOUR! In the air but that's hit hard and in the gap. Darts this full outside off, Tamim powerfully drives this aerially through the covers. The fielder attempted to stop it with a diving attempt but only in vain. Raced away to the fence like a rocket. |
| 30.3 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, Sliding in from around off, hit to long off for a single. |
| 30.4 : D Gunathilaka to Al Hasan, Punches this through to sweeper cover off the back foot for a single. |
| 30.5 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, FOUR! That's poor from Kumara, very poor. Tamim Iqbal drives this through extra cover. Kumara at wide long off gets to the ball and lets it through him. |
| 30.6 : D Gunathilaka to T Iqbal, FOUR! No stopping that one. Take that, says Tamim! He murders it through the covers and leaves the fielder out in the deep with no chance. Thumping shot! |
| 31.1 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Short and wide outside off, cut away past point by Shakib Al Hasan for a couple of good runs. |
| 0.0 : 50-run stand between Tamim and Shakib! |
| 31.2 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Moving away from the batsman as he bowls this around off, a gentle push to the covers from Shakib but it won't fetch him any runs. |
| 31.3 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Loud appeal for a caught behind! But it's turned down. Chandimal even thinks of reviewing it but then decides not to. Strange, after a roaring appeal like that, you'd think he was sure he's got his man. Cutter outside off, spinning away, Shakib has a tame push from inside the line and the ball goes past the edge. No bat was involved there, so a good call not to review it in hindsight. |
| 31.4 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Sliding in on middle and leg, flicked to mid-wicket for nothing. |
| 31.5 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 31.6 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Outside off on a length, it's dropped in front of point with an angled blade. |
| Time for Drinks. |
| 32.1 : L Sandakan to Al Hasan, Wide! Way down the leg side, left alone. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| L Sandakan to Al Hasan, Short and googly down the leg side, Shakib pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 32.2 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Wide! The ball is way wide on the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. Wide signalled by the umpire. |
| L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Iqbal prods forward and defends it. |
| 32.3 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Short ball into the stumps, Tamim clips it towards mid-wicket. The fielder fumbles and they run a single. |
| 32.4 : L Sandakan to Al Hasan, Shakib clips it on the leg side for a single. |
| 32.5 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, FOUR! Top shot! Pitched short and spinning away, Iqbal camps back and pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 32.6 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Short and wide outside off, Iqbal cuts it through point for a couple. |
| 33.1 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Back of a length delivery down the leg side, Tamim clips it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 33.2 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Good length delivery angling across, Tamim guides it fine through the third man region for a single. |
| 33.3 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Good length delivery angling away this time, Shakib pushes it towards the fielder at point. |
| 33.4 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Back of a length down the leg side, Shakib goes to flick but misses. The ball hits him high on the pads and the batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 33.5 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, On a length outside off, Tamim goes for a pull but gets off the inner half towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 33.6 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, FOUR! Executes the pull to perfection this time! Back of a length delivery angling across, Tamim pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. The fielder from deep square leg dived to his right but to no avail. |
| 34.1 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Slower delivery on a length in the line of the stumps, Shakib eases it down towards long off for a single. |
| 34.2 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Outside off, Tamim pushes it towards point. |
| 34.3 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Slow and short angling across, Tamim camps back and defends it on the leg side. |
| 34.4 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Full and down the leg side, Tamim fails to clip it. The ball races through after clipping the pads. The batsmen sneak in a leg bye. |
| 34.5 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. Spirited effort by the fielder to save runs for his team. |
| 34.6 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Slower off cutter on the pads, Shakib gets behind the line of the ball to defend it. |
| 35.1 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, On a length and angling into the pads, Tamim nudges it on the leg side for a single. |
| 35.2 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Full and around off, Shakib punches it towards covers. |
| 35.3 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Off cutter at 123 kph, Shakib reads it well and clips it through square leg for a couple. |
| 35.4 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Full and just outside off, Shakib punches it back to the bowler. Lakmal fakes a throw back to the batsman and suddenly the crowd is excited. |
| 35.5 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Down the leg side, Shakib nudges it fine for a couple. |
| 35.6 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Shakib punches this one straight to the fielder at point. |
| 36.1 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Full into the pads, Tamim clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 36.2 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Quicker one angling into the pads, Shakib manages to guides this one towards point. |
| 36.3 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, FOUR! Beautifully executed! Drifting onto the pads, Shakib sits down and sweeps it through the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 36.4 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Short and wide outside off this time, Shakib punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 36.5 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Again wide outside off, Shakib slaps it towards sweeper cover for a single. |
| 36.6 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Full into the stumps, Tamim pushes it back to the bowler. |
| Thisara Perera returns. |
| 37.1 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Rocks onto back foot and pushes it to covers. |
| 37.2 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Back of a length delivery outside off, Shakib guides it towards point. |
| 37.3 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Down the leg side, Shakib clips it through the square leg region for a couple. |
| 37.4 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Again on a similar line and length, Shakib this time only manages to find the fielder at short third man. |
| 37.5 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Into the pads, Shakib tries to have a go at it but misses it completely. The ball hits the bats and runs down the leg side. The batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 37.6 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Full around off, Tamim drives it down the ground towards long on for a single. |
| 38.1 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Full in the line of the stumps, Iqbal pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 38.2 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Pushed to covers this time. |
| 38.3 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Off cutter pitched outside off, Tamim prods forward and defends it. |
| 38.4 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Full in the line of the stumps, Iqbal eases it down towards long off for a single. |
| 38.5 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Short and wide outside off, Shakib punches it through covers for a single. |
| 38.6 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, In the line of the stumps, Tamim defends it back to the bowler with the inner half of the bat. |
| 39.1 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Back of a length delivery down the leg side, Shakib short arm jabs it through square leg for a single. |
| 39.2 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Pushed towards the fielder at point this time. |
| 39.3 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Back of a length delivery on the pads bowled at 129 kp, Tamim clips it through the mid-wicket region for a couple. He is in the nervous nineties. |
| 39.4 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Short and wide outside off, Iqbal cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 39.5 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Down the leg side, Tamim tries to clip it on the leg side. He manages to get a leading edge towards mid off. The batsmen run a single. |
| 39.6 : T Perera to Al Hasan, On the pads, Tamim pushes it through mid-wicket for a single to keep strike. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signalled. That means, 5 fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle. |
| 40.1 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Full into the stumps, Shakib runs it down the ground towards long off for a single. |
| 40.2 : A Gunaratne to T Iqbal, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 40.3 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Short delivery and Shakib punches it back to the bowler. |
| 40.4 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Fuller into the stumps, Hasan drives it towards the fielder at mid off. |
| 40.5 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Wide outside off, Shakib punches it through covers for a couple. |
| 40.6 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Wide down the leg side, Shakib shuffles and nudges it through the square leg region for a couple. |
| 100-run stand between Tamim and Shakib! |
| Lakshan Sandakan will again now. |
| 41.1 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Tossed up nicely and turning away on middle and off, Tamim presses forward and buries it into the track. |
| 41.2 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, FOUR! Shot! Hit that with absolute disdain. Short, flat and into the body, Iqbal picks the length early and rocks back. Muscles the pull through mid-wicket and sends it across the boundary line. |
| 41.3 : L Sandakan to T Iqbal, Moves on to 99 with that. Drives it through the covers for a single. |
| 41.4 : L Sandakan to Al Hasan, Outside off on a driving length, it's pushed to the covers. No run taken. |
| 41.5 : L Sandakan to Al Hasan, Short and wide outside off, Shakib punches it a bit square on the off side. Sweeper cover runs to his right and cuts it off. The batsmen take two. |
| 41.6 : L Sandakan to Al Hasan, Floats this up on middle and leg, wrists it wide of mid on and picks up a single. |
| Lahiru Kumara is back into the attack. |
| 42.1 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, On the pads, Shakib works it towards square leg for a single. |
| 42.2 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Hundred for Iqbal! Back of a length delivery down the leg side, Tamim nudges it fine down the leg side for a single and that takes him to his hundred. He is delighted, takes off the helmet and cherishes the moment. He still looks composed and will want to now tear the opposition apart with some aggresive batting. |
| 8th ODI ton for Tamim Iqbal! |
| 42.3 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, Short delivery outside off, Shakib lofts it over the keeper's head for a single. |
| A run out appeal against Tamim Iqbal is referred upstairs by the umpire. |
| 42.4 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, NOT OUT! Length delivery outside off, Tamim pushes it towards mid off and rushes for a single. The fielder there picks it up and has a shy at the stumps. He hits and the umpire is quick to go upstairs for a run out appeal. Replays show Tamim was well inside to complete his run. |
| Review from Sri Lanka, for an lbw appeal. Looked to be going down leg and pitched outside leg too. Let's see what happens now... |
| 42.5 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, NOT OUT! Pitched down the leg side, Shakib shuffles and tries to clip it on the leg side. He misses and gets rapped on the pads. The bowler is quick to appeal and the umpire denies it. Sri Lanka opt for the review. Replays show that there was no bat involved. Ball Tracker shows that it pitched outside leg so the umpires decision stands. |
| 42.6 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, Angling into the pads, Shakib gets an inside edge onto his pads and then the ball rolls away through the vacant slip cordon. The batsmen pick up a single as Tamim denies Shakib the second run. |
| 43.1 : T Perera to Al Hasan, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. |
| 43.2 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Fifty for Shakib! This man has been in sublime form and has made it count. Shakib nudges it fine down the leg side for a single. |
| 33rd ODI fifty for Shakib Al Hasan! |
| 43.3 : T Perera to T Iqbal, FOUR! Placement! Length ball outside off, Iqbal lofts it beautifully over the cover region for a boundary. |
| 43.4 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Good length delivery outside off, Iqbal goes for a wild swing but misses it completely. |
| 43.5 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Full toss outside off, Iqbal smashes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 43.6 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Length ball down the leg side, Shakib plays a paddle sweep towards fine leg for a single. |
| 44.1 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, Low full toss down the leg side, Shakib stays in his crease and manages to just get it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 44.2 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Eased down to long on for a single. |
| 44.3 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, FOUR! Easy runs! Sprayed down the leg side, Shakib pulls it towards fine leg. Sachith Pathirana tries to stop it with a dive but the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 44.4 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, FOUR! This was sublime! Full in the line of the stumps, Shakib stays in his crease and clobbers it down the ground through the mid on region for a boundary. |
| 44.5 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, FOUR! Gets even better this time! Full in the line of the stumps, Shakib stands and delivers a beauty. He just lofts it over the mid off fielder. The ball goes one bounce into the over. |
| 44.6 : L Kumara to Al Hasan, Shakib misses out on a full toss as he just manages to drive it towards the fielder at deep cover for a single. Costliest over of the match till now. 15 runs off it. |
| Suranga Lakmal is back into the attack. |
| 45.1 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Way wide outside off, just inside the wide line. Shakib tries his level best to reach at it but it was just too far for him. |
| 45.2 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, OUCH! Full and wide outside off, Shakib smashes this one back to the bowler. Suranga Lakmal tried his level best to get out of the way but he got his hand to it. That's gonna hurt him for sure. The batsmen run a single in the process as the ball ricochets towards the point region. |
| Suranga Lakmal has been hit hard on his fingers as he was protecting himself on that previous delivery. The physio is out to treat him now. Lucky he didn't get hit on the face. Would have been nasty, that. |
| 45.3 : S Lakmal to T Iqbal, Back of a length delivery in the line of the stumps, Tamim mistimes his pull towards the fielder at long on for a single. |
| 45.4 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, SIX! Sensational! Full and wide outside off, Shakib improvises as he reads the bowler's mind and shuffles wide across. Gets underneath that one and smashes it over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. |
| 45.5 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, OUT! Lakmal has the last laugh! Slower one around off, Shakib shuffles again but this time Lakmal gets the better off him. Beats him for pace and Shakib manages to scoop it straight to the fielder at short fine leg. Sandakan pockets it with ease and an entertaining knock from Shakib comes to an end. |
| Mosaddek Hossain is the next batsman in. |
| 45.6 : S Lakmal to M Hossain, FOUR! Misfield and that gets you a boundary! Lucky start for Mosaddek. Full into the stumps, he clips it towards short fine leg. Lahiru Kumara makes a mockery of it and lets it through to the boundary. |
| Thisara Perera will have a change of ends. |
| 46.1 : T Perera to T Iqbal, FOUR! Tamim gets to normalcy! Full and wide full toss outside off, Tamim carves this one beautifully over the point region for a boundary. |
| 46.2 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Full and into the stumps, Tamim smacks it back to the bowler and Perera stops it as he gets his right hand in the way. |
| 46.3 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Fuller outside off, Tamim lofts it over the bowler's head for a couple. |
| 46.4 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Short and wide outside off, Tamim pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 46.5 : T Perera to M Hossain, On the pads, Mosaddek clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 46.6 : T Perera to T Iqbal, Yorker to end with, Tamim pushes it to the off side for a quick single. |
| Lahiru Kumara is back into the attack as Suranga Lakmal is back in the pavilion receiving treatment. |
| 47.1 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, FOUR! Top shot! Length delivery into the pads, Tamim stays in his crease and just flicks it off his pads through the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 47.2 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, Short ball and Tamim pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. He revolved nearly twice after hitting it. Just shows how much power he tried to generate there. |
| 47.3 : L Kumara to M Hossain, Short delivery angling into the body, Mosaddek stays deep in his crease and pushes it on the off side for a quick single. |
| 47.4 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, SIX! Lucky lucky! Short delivery into the body, Tamim pulls this and straight to the fielder at deep square leg. But Siriwardana could not latch onto it and the ball flew over the ropes for a biggie. |
| 47.5 : L Kumara to T Iqbal, OUT! Iqbal departs trying to smash it again! Another short ball this time, Iqbal goes for a pull again but this time manages to smack it straight to the fielder at long on. Gunathilaka makes no mistake and holds onto it. Iqbal has to make the long way back to the hut after a sensational knock. |
| Mahmudullah will be the new man in. 13 balls left in the innings. Can he provide a couple of lusty blows to end things? |
| 47.6 : L Kumara to Mahmudullah, Wide! Bouncer! The batsman ducks under the bouncer at the last moment. The umpire has signalled a wide. |
| L Kumara to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 48.1 : T Perera to Mahmudullah, Full into the pads, Mahmudullah misses his flick and gets rapped on the pads. The batsmen run a single. |
| 48.2 : T Perera to M Hossain, FOUR! No power, only placement! Fuller delivery in the line of the stumps, Mosaddek lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. There was no stopping that. |
| 48.3 : T Perera to M Hossain, Full and wide outside off, Mosaddek drives it through extra covers for a single. |
| 48.4 : T Perera to Mahmudullah, SIX! Mahmudullah takes on Perera! Full in the line of the stumps, Mahmudullah slogs it over the deep backward square leg region for a biggie. The fielder there tried to reach it with a jump but it was way over him. |
| 48.5 : T Perera to Mahmudullah, Driven through the covers by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 48.6 : T Perera to M Hossain, FOUR! Good shot! Length delivery around off, Mosaddek makes room and cuts it through the point region for a boundary. |
| 49.1 : L Kumara to Mahmudullah, Angling into the stumps, Mahmudullah works it through the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 49.2 : L Kumara to Mahmudullah, WIDE! Down the leg side, Mahmudullah fails to clip it. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| L Kumara to Mahmudullah, WIDE! Short and wide down the leg side, Mahmudullah goes for a pull but misses. |
| L Kumara to Mahmudullah, Pushed on the off side for a single. |
| 49.3 : L Kumara to M Hossain, Kumara follows the batsmen this time and bowls it down the leg side, Mosaddek clips it on the leg side for a single. The fielder from fine leg throws it back to the keeper's end and Chandimal tries to flick it onto the stumps cheekily but fails which helps the batsmen run another one. |
| 49.4 : L Kumara to M Hossain, SIX! Lucky! Short delivery into the body, Hossain goes for a wild swing and manages to top edge it over the fine leg region for a biggie. |
| 49.5 : L Kumara to M Hossain, The batsman drives this through the covers. They pick up a single. |
| 49.6 : L Kumara to Mahmudullah, Full toss around off, Mahmudullah tries to push at it but manages to get it through the mid-wicket region off the inner half of the bat for a couple. SRI LANKA END ON 324-5. |
| A phenomenal batting display from the Bangladesh side. Scoring 324 runs, that too after losing the toss, is not an easy feat by any means. But, in Bangladesh's defense, Mortaza anyway wanted to bat first. Tamim Iqbal stepped up today with a big hundred. He first got things going with Sabbir Rahman, who scored a brisk fifty, and made a brilliant 90-run stand, and then put on a mammoth partnership of 144 with Shakib Al Hasan, who really took the attack to the Lankans as the veteran showed his clas |
| Sri Lanka have had a disappointing outing in the field today. Were quite inconsistent and poor with the ball and some sloppy efforts in the field did not help their cause either. The injury to Suranga Lakmal was an added blow to them. But, in today's time, a score of 300-plus is not so difficult to chase down. A good start for them and with the dew coming in, things could very well get interesting. Join us shortly for the run chase. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase. A daunting task lies ahead of the Lankans. Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga will open for them. Mashrafe Mortaza to kick things off with the ball for Bangladesh. He has just a slip in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Back of a length delivery angling across, Gunathilaka stands tall and punches it straight to the cover fielder. |
| 0.2 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Bit fuller in length on middle and off, flicked uppishly to the mid-wicket fielder. Fell just short. |
| Danushka Gunathilaka has gone upstairs to review an LBW decision against him. |
| 0.3 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, OUT! MORTAZA STRIKES IN THE VERY FIRST OVER! A dream start for the away side, and the skipper has got the breakthrough early on. Bowls it on a back of a length on leg, it's going away first but then comes back in. Raps Gunathilaka on the pads and the umpire raises his finger within no time for the lbw appeal. Bangladesh celebrate but Danushka after talking to his captain, decides to review it. It goes upstairs and replays show the ball to be clipping the bails a |
| Kusal Mendis is the next man in. |
| 0.4 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Hurls it on a good length outside off, some movement in the air as Kusal Mendis leaves it alone. |
| 0.5 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Good seam movement and some excellent carry through to the keeper. Kusal Mendis leans across and shoulders his arms to it. |
| 0.6 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Good length delivery very close to the off stick, Mendis stands his ground and taps it down on the off side. A wicket maiden to start with. |
| Mehedi Hasan, the debutant will bowl with the second new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Starts off from around the wicket and floats it just back of a driving length outside off, Tharanga with an open face pushes it away to the covers. |
| 1.2 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, FOUR! Shot! Takes the aerial route and clears the infield with ease. Just lofts this full ball over the covers and sends it across the rope. |
| 1.3 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Tosses it up on off, eases it down to long off for a comfortable single. |
| 1.4 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Bowls this fuller on middle and leg, over the wicket, Mendis goes deep inside the crease and works it on the leg side. |
| 1.5 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Goes back once more and clips it towards the mid-wicket region for a run. |
| 1.6 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Around the wicket again, turning away from around off, comes forward and defends it out. Nicely done by Tharanga. |
| Bangladesh have gone upstairs to check for an LBW appeal against Kusal Mendis. Seems pretty close to the naked eye. |
| 2.1 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, NOT OUT! A rather poor review in hindsight, even to the naked eye that looked like it was going down leg. Angling in on a length on middle and leg, raps Kusal Mendis on the pads as he attempts to flick. Mortaza appeals but the umpire is unmoved. After a long hard talk with his teammates, he decides to review it. It goes upstairs and it shows the ball to be going down leg. Mendis survives. |
| 2.2 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Angling in once more, straighter than the previous one, catch Kusal Mendis on the pads once more. But this time, no appeal from the Bangladesh skipper. |
| 2.3 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, On middle and off, it's hurled on a good length, worked away on the leg side with a closed face. |
| 2.4 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Length delivery outside off, left alone for the keeper to collect. |
| 2.5 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Back of a length delivery from Mortaza, it's kept out off the back foot. |
| 2.6 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, An edge which hasn't carried! Excellent, excellent over from Mashrafe Mortaza. He serves it on a good length just outside off, forces Mendis to play at it and draws an edge. It goes behind and falls just short of Mushfiqur Rahim who dives low to his right to take it on one bounce. Consecutive maidens from Mortaza. |
| 3.1 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, From around the wicket, it's tossed up around off, turns away and beats the outside edge. |
| 3.2 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Drifting in on a fuller length on middle and off, Tharanga looks to drive but gets it off the inside edge on the leg side. One run taken. |
| 3.3 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Darted full on middle and leg, lofted high over the mid-wicket region. Luckily for Mendis, it falls in the safe zone. One more run added to the scoreboard. |
| The umpire has gone upstairs for a stumping appeal against Upul Tharanga. Rahim seems confident. Has he pulled off something special? |
| 3.4 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, NOT OUT! BENIFIT OF DOUBT GOES TO UPUL THARANGA! It's flighted on a driving length just around off, invites Upul Tharanga forward to defend but the away turn beats the outside edge. Rahim collects the ball, whips the bails off in a flash and appeals instantly. The square leg umpire, who is standing at point, isn't sure and so, he goes upstairs. The third umpire has a look at it multiple times and after taking his time, signals it as not out. He probably didn't have co |
| 3.5 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Stays right behind the line to this and defends. |
| 3.6 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Serves this fuller around off, Tharanga pushes it to covers to end an eventful over from Mehedi Hasan. |
| 4.1 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Back of a length delivery in the off stump channel, Mendis hangs back and defends it down on the off side. |
| 4.2 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Length delivery wider outside off, Mendis reaches out to it and off the toe end, hits it towards point for a single. |
| 4.3 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Play and a miss! Back of a length outside off, Tharanga looks to cut but the ball rises a bit more than he anticipates it to. It goes past the outside edge and into the keeper's gloves. |
| 4.4 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, FOUR! Short, wide and some good width on offer, Tharanga flashes his bat at this. Places it behind point and sends it all the way to the boundary line. |
| 4.5 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 4.6 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Back of a length outside off, Tharanga cuts hard again but this time can't find the gap. Straight to the point fielder. |
| 5.1 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Flatter delivery into the stumps, Mendis tries to clip it on the leg side but just gets flushed below the box. |
| 5.2 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Down the leg side, Mendis clips it fine for a single. |
| 5.3 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Short and wide outside off, Tharanga cuts it wide of the fielder at point. The fielder dives to his right and makes a fine stop. |
| 5.4 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 5.5 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Clipped it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.6 : M Hasan to K Mendis, OUT! Superb fielding arrangement! Floated in the line of the stumps, Kusal Mendis dances down the track and lofts it over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. Does not realise that there is a fielder there as he plays it through. Shuvagata Hom, the substitue fielder there takes an easy catch and Mehedi Hasan is delighted as he is rewarded with his first wicket in ODI cricket. |
| Dinesh Chandimal is the next batsman in. |
| 6.1 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, On the pads, clipped through to deep square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Good length delivery angling away, left alone. |
| 6.3 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Similar line and length again this time, Chandimal goes for a square cut but fails to make contact. |
| 6.4 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, On a length and nipping away from around off, Chandimal covers his stumps and shoulders his arms to it. |
| 6.5 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Angling into the stumps, Chandimal has his defence well in place. |
| 6.6 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Good length delivery angling away, Chandimal gets behind the line of the ball to defend it. |
| 7.1 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Tossed up in the line of the stumps, Tharanga stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 7.2 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Outside off, driven towards extra cover for a single. |
| 7.3 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, Spinning into the pads, Chandimal fails to clip it through to the leg side. Gets rapped on the pads and the ball goes on the leg side. Tharanga calls Chandimal for a leg bye. |
| 7.4 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, On the pads, Tharanga clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 7.5 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, On the pads, Chandimal clips it through the square leg region to get off the mark with a couple. |
| 7.6 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, Spinning into the pads, Chandimal misses his clip. Gets rapped on the pads. |
| 8.1 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Tharanga stands tall and pushes it towards mid off for a single. |
| 8.2 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Good length delivery angling into the stumps, Chandimal pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 8.3 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Fuller delivery around off, Chandimal drives this one through to mid off for a single. |
| 8.4 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Angling in from a length outside off, Tharanga pushes it towards the fielder at covers. |
| 8.5 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Length ball, Tharanga stays in his crease and pushes it towards the fielder at point. |
| 8.6 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, FOUR! Width and punished! Short and wide outside off, Tharanga cuts it through the point region for a boundary. |
| 9.1 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, Tossed up outside off, Chandimal tries to clip it on the leg side but gets an outside edge through the slip cordon for a couple. |
| 9.2 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, On the pads, Chandimal clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, Full into the stumps, Chandimal drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 9.4 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Full in the line of the stumps, Tharanga drives it back to the bowler. |
| 9.5 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Yorker this time, Tharanga blocks it away. |
| 9.6 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Full and wide outside off this time, Tharanga cuts it straight to the fielder at short third man. |
| Powerplay 2 is signalled. Maximum 4 fielders are allowed outside the circle. |
| Taskin Ahmed is introduced into the attack. |
| 10.1 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Back of a length delivery on off, tight line to begin with, Chandimal rises and taps it down on the ground. |
| 10.2 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Coming in on the hips, it's worked towards the mid-wicket region for nothing. |
| 10.3 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, That was on the pads and he's missed out. Will be disappointed with himself. Fuller and angling in, walks a step across to flick but misses as the ball goes off the pads and rolls away on the leg side. |
| 10.4 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, On a back of a length, Dinesh with a solid punch through the covers for a run. |
| 10.5 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, Keeps it a tiny bit short on leg, Tharanga looks to pull it away but misses and is struck on the thigh pad. |
| 10.6 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, OUT! That's a soft dismissal. Upul Tharanga departs in search of the big shot. Back of a length angling across, Tharanga is a bit cramped for room as he pulls this away. It goes off the splice and lobs straight into Mashrafe Mortaza's hands at mid on. The Lankan skipper departs and that's the third wicket down for the hosts. |
| Asela Gunaratne makes his way to the middle. |
| Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. |
| 11.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Drifting in from around off, punched away on the off side for no run. |
| 11.2 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Gives this a lot of flight and bowls this very slow through the air, it's driven straight to the cover fielder. |
| 11.3 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Looped up just outside off, Chandimal prods forward and pushes it away. |
| 11.4 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Good line from Shakib Al Hasan, he flights this on off, Dinesh comes ahead and drives it back down to long off for a single. |
| 11.5 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Asela Gunaratne has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 11.6 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Driven down to long off by Gunaratne for a single and that will be the end of the over. |
| 12.1 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Length delivery in the channel outside off, Gunaratne covers the line and shoulders his arms to it. |
| 12.2 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Hurls this on a good length once more, aims the top of off stump, Gunaratne brings down a straight bat and keeps it down on the track. |
| 12.3 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Serves this just outside off, with an open face Asela opens the face dabs it to point. |
| 12.4 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Coming back in on middle and leg, Asela clips this down to fine leg and runs to the other end to complete the single. |
| 12.5 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Back of a length and well outside off, enough room for Dinesh Chandimal to stay back and cut it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 12.6 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, FOUR! Deft from Asela Gunaratne! Seeing it pitched on a length outside off, Gunaratne walks across a step and guides it across the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 13.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Gives it a lot of flight, it's driven square of the wicket on the off side for a comfortable run. |
| 13.2 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Drifting in on a fuller length, eased back down towards mid on. |
| 13.3 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, It's landed on a fullish length, on off stump, Gunaratne places it towards the extra cover fielder who does well to put in a good dive to his right and stops it from going past him. |
| 13.4 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Tossed up outside off, Asela with another drive but this time towards mid off. The result is the same, a dot ball. Once again Shuvagata Hom dives to stop runs for his team. |
| 13.5 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 13.6 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Tossed up on middle and leg, driven down to long on for a single. That brings an end to a tight over from Shakib Al Hasan. |
| 14.1 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Angling in on a good length, on off, defends it back down the track with the full face of the bat. |
| 14.2 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Just back of a length, makes it come back in from around off, Gunaratne stands tall and blocks. Gets it high on the bat as it rose a bit more high than expected. |
| 14.3 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Similar delivery, similar shot played. Asela leans across a touch and defends it down. |
| 14.4 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Excellent line from Taskin Ahmed, he lands it on a good length in the off stump channel, Gunaratne plants his front foot across and pushes it in front of covers. |
| 14.5 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Keeps bowling it outside off, Gunaratne taps it away between the cover fielders this time and picks up a single. |
| 14.6 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Spears this full outside off, driven through the cover region for an easy run. Chandimal will retain strike. |
| Time for Drinks. |
| 15.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, It's been driven superbly through the covers. |
| 15.2 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Lucky escape! How did that miss? Floated outside off, Chandimal goes for a slog as he gets an inside edge which just misses the stumps and goes past the keeper for a triple. |
| 15.3 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, On the pads, Gunaratne clips it really fine down the leg side. The fielder at fine leg misfields and the batsmen run a couple. |
| 15.4 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Gunaratne pushes this one back to the bowler. |
| 15.5 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Short into the pads, Gunaratne pulls it away through the square leg region for a single. |
| 15.6 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Floated outside off, Chandimal drives it through covers for a single. |
| 16.1 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Angling into the stumps, Chandimal gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 16.2 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Full outside off, Gunaratne drives it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 16.3 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, FOUR! Deft! Good length delivery outside off, Chandimal stays deep in his crease and guides it fine past the slip fielder for a boundary. |
| 16.4 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Length delivery outside off, Chandimal shuffles across and defends it off the front foot. |
| 16.5 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, FOUR! Edged! Short delivery outside off, Chandimal goes for a pull but gets a top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Angling into the stumps, Chandimal fails to clip it on the leg side. Hits the pads and ricochets on the leg side. The batsmen run a leg bye. |
| 17.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Full outside off, Chandimal drives it back to the bowler. |
| 17.2 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Eased down to long on for a single. |
| 17.3 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, On the pads, Gunaratne clips it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 17.4 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Wide outside off, Chandimal cuts it past point for a single. |
| 17.5 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Floated outside off, Asela drives it through covers for a single. |
| 17.6 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Full in the line of the stumps, Chandimal stays in his crease and blocks it. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is finally now into the attack. |
| 18.1 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 18.2 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Good length delivery angling across the right hander, Gunaratne stays in his crease and tries to poke at it. The ball just whizzes past the outside edge to the keeper. |
| 18.3 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Off cutter, Gunaratne goes for a drive but he is beaten for lack of pace. |
| 18.4 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Gunaratne gets behind the line of the ball to defend it. |
| 18.5 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Angling across from a length, Gunaratne guides it to the fielder at third man for a single. |
| 18.6 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal tries to guide it fine on the off side but fails to make contact. |
| 19.1 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Fuller delivery into the stumps, Gunaratne dances down the track and eases it down to long on for a single. |
| 19.2 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Stiffled appeal for LBW! Floated around off, Chandimal goes for the reverse sweep but fails to make contact with it. Gets rapped on the pads and the players appeal. The umpire turns it down and the batsmen run two leg byes as the ball has gone towards the fence behind the keeper. |
| 19.3 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Flighted up outside off, Chandimal drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 19.4 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Eased down to long on for a single. |
| 19.5 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Wide! Quicker delivery but way down the leg side this time. Chandimal fails to nudge it fine. |
| Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Short into the pads, Chandimal camps back and clips it towards mid-wicket and calls for a quick single. |
| 19.6 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 20.1 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Length delivery angling across, Chandimal gets an inside edge back towards the keeper as he looks to cut it away. |
| 20.2 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, FOUR! Another edge but this time it's gone all the way to the boundary. Mustafizur has his hands on his head, is quite unfortunate. Full and wide outside off, Chandimal throws his bat at this and gets a big inside edge. It goes behind past the keeper and away to the fine leg fence. |
| 20.3 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, On a length and just around off, Dinesh gets an inside edge onto his pads as he attempts to play at it. |
| 20.4 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Now, offers a confident punch through the covers and picks up a single for doing so. |
| 20.5 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, FOUR! BANG! Attacking stuff from Asela Gunaratne. Fuller around off, Gunaratne gives it the charge and smacks it through extra cover to send it all the way for a boundary. That's what you'd like to see more from the Lankan batsmen. |
| 50-run stand between Chandimal and Gunaratne! |
| 20.6 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails. |
| 21.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Tossed up outside off, driven to mid off. |
| 21.2 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, It's once again tossed right up there, this time Chandimal walks across a step and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 21.3 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, A bit quicker through the air, raps Asela on the pads as he tries to hit it away on the leg side. Stifled lbw shout but the umpire is not interested. |
| 21.4 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Quite loopy and floated on off, eased back down to long off for a single. |
| 21.5 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 21.6 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Outside off on a fuller length, driven to covers to end the over. |
| 22.1 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Fuller on the stumps, Gunaratne chips it on the bounce towards the mid on fielder. |
| 22.2 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Another one on the fuller side, it's driven back down in the direction of the bowler. |
| 22.3 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Full toss and he's missed out. Can only carve it away down towards third man for a single. |
| 22.4 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Fires it up there once more, on off, Dinesh Chandimal walks across and bump drives it towards the point fielder. |
| 22.5 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Bowls the cutter on this occasion, on middle and leg, Dinesh dabs it in front of covers and sets off. Mehedi Hasan is the fielder there and he rushes to the ball. Misses the direct hit at the striker's end which is very fortunate for Gunaratne. He'd have been gone otherwise. |
| 22.6 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Plays this fullish length delivery off the outer half towards backward point. One run taken and that'll be the end of the over. |
| 23.1 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, OUT! A wicket completely against the run of play. Bangladesh with a timely wicket. Shakib tosses it up on middle, Gunaratne plays the reverse sweep but he can't keep it down. Ends up chipping it towards Mosaddek Hossain at backward point who gets low to take a safe catch. Partnership of 56 comes to an end. |
| 0.0 : Milinda Siriwardana is the next man in to bat for SL. |
| 23.2 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Some drift and some dip on that one, it's fuller in length as Siriwardana drives it to long on for a single. |
| 23.3 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Drifting in on middle and leg, takes the inside edge and goes away on the leg side for a single. |
| 23.4 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. |
| 23.5 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Outside off, turning in to the batsman, he plays it late and dabs it to short third man for a quick run. |
| 23.6 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Chandimal pushes it to the covers for a single. |
| 24.1 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Shouts for a leg before but it's turned down. Fuller in length from Mustafizur, raps Chandimal on the pads as he tries to flick. The appeal is turned down as the ball pitched outside the line of leg stump. |
| 24.2 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Outside off on a good length, Dinesh has a tame push from inside the line but misses. |
| 24.3 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Angles it across on a bit of a fuller length, played off the front foot with the full face of the bat. |
| 24.4 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Full toss on the stumps, Chandimal wrists this ever so well between mid on and mid-wicket. Mehedi Hasan from short mid-wicket chases it down and puts in an excellent dive to stop it just inside the ropes. Lovely effort, saves a run for his side. |
| 24.5 : M Rahman to M Siriwardana, Full and attacking the stumps, driven to mid on. No run taken. |
| 24.6 : M Rahman to M Siriwardana, Length ball well outside off, Siriwardana cuts it late down towards third man. Taskin Ahmed runs to his right, dives and sticks his right hand out to stop it. Nicely done. Two runs taken. |
| 25.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Floated in the line of the stumps, Chandimal prods forward and defends it. |
| 25.2 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, FOUR! Good shot! Tossed up around middle, Chandimal sits down and sweeps it through the square leg region for a boundary. 100 runs up for Sri Lanka. |
| 25.3 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Flighted outside off, Chandimal stays deep in his crease and defends it. |
| 25.4 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Eased down to long on for a single. |
| 25.5 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Full this time around off, Siriwardana stays in his crease and pushes it through mid off for a single. |
| 25.6 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, On the pads, Chandimal clips it through square leg for a single. |
| Mehedi Hasan is back for a bowl. |
| 26.1 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, FOUR! Glorius! Mehedi comes around the wicket to start with, bowls it outside off, Chandimal drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. It's been a top knock from the wicketkeeper batsman. |
| 0.0 : 21st ODI fifty for Dinesh Chandimal! |
| 26.2 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, Sprayed on the pads, Chandimal fails to clip it on the leg side. Gets rapped on the pads and the batsmen rush for a quick leg bye. |
| 26.3 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, Full in the line of the stumps, Siriwardana drives it back to the bowler. |
| 26.4 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, Floated outside off, Siriwardana prods forward in defence but fails to judge the spin. Gets beaten by the away spin. |
| 26.5 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, Full into the stumps, Siriwardana clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| 26.6 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, Floated outside off, Siriwardana camps back and looks for a cut but ends up getting an inside edge. Luckily it does not roll over to hit the stumps. |
| Mosaddek Hossain is back for a bowl. |
| 27.1 : M Hossain to D Chandimal, Full on the pads, Chandimal clips it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 27.2 : M Hossain to D Chandimal, Tossed up around off, Chandimal works it through square leg for a single. |
| 27.3 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, Short and wide outside off, Siriwardana drives it through covers for a single. |
| 27.4 : M Hossain to D Chandimal, Eased down to long off for a single. |
| 27.5 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, Short delivery, Siriwardana pulls it towards long on for a single. |
| 27.6 : M Hossain to D Chandimal, The batsman works it down the leg side. |
| 28.1 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, Floated outside off, Siriwardana eases it down towards long off for a single. |
| 28.2 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, FOUR! Innovative! Tossed up outside off, Chandimal goes for the reverse sweep and times it well this time. Beats the fielder at deep point for a boundary. |
| 28.3 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, Driven towards the mid on region. One run added to the total. |
| 28.4 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, On the pads, Siriwardana pushes it on the leg side for a quick single. |
| 28.5 : M Hasan to D Chandimal, OUT! BIG, BIG WICKET! Pushed it a bit quicker through the air, Chandimal sits down and goes for a sweep. He gets hit on his gloves and the ball baloons towards the short fine leg region. Soumya Sarkar traces back a bit and takes a fine catch. The big wicket of Chandimal falls! Bangladesh are delighted and are sensing victory. |
| Sachith Pathirana will be the next batsman in. |
| 28.6 : M Hasan to S Pathirana, Fuller delivery outside off, Pathirana drives it straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 29.1 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, Floated in the line of the stumps, Siriwardana pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 29.2 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, Full and wide outside off, Siriwardana drives it uppishly through covers for a single. |
| 29.3 : M Hossain to S Pathirana, Full on the pads, Pathirana sweeps that well through the square leg region. The fielder gives it a chase and saves one run for his team. |
| 29.4 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, FOUR! Clobbered! Short around off, Siriwardana senses the loosener and smacks it over the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 29.5 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, Siriwardana drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 29.6 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, Tossed up outside off spinning away, Siriwardana fails to make contact with the ball as he goes to poke at it. |
| 30.1 : M Hasan to S Pathirana, Attacking the stumps, it's worked away on the leg side for nothing. |
| 30.2 : M Hasan to S Pathirana, Tossed up on the stumps, Pathirana gets a top edge as he attempts the slog sweep. Flies over mid-wicket and falls safely, much to his delight. Two runs taken. |
| 30.3 : M Hasan to S Pathirana, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 30.4 : M Hasan to S Pathirana, Drifting in from around off, defends it by staying right behind the line. |
| 30.5 : M Hasan to S Pathirana, FOUR! Shot. Full outside off, Pathirana lofts this exquisitely over extra cover for a boundary. Placement was so good it beat the man out in the deep. |
| 30.6 : M Hasan to S Pathirana, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 31.1 : M Hossain to S Pathirana, Loud appeal from Mosaddek but the umpire remains unmoved. Turning away from around off, Pathirana has a little feel at it. Is beaten past the outside edge as Mushfiqur collects it. Hossain appeals but since there was no bat involved, the umpire turns it down. |
| 31.2 : M Hossain to S Pathirana, Outside off, drilled through covers for one. |
| 31.3 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, Darts it on a full length outside off, looks to hit it away but misses. |
| 31.4 : M Hossain to M Siriwardana, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 31.5 : M Hossain to S Pathirana, FOUR! Lovely shot. Full on middle and off, Sachith kneels down and excellently sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 31.6 : M Hossain to S Pathirana, Flatter and shorter outside off, Pathirana punches it towards the covers for a single. |
| Drinks time... |
| Taskin Ahmed is back on to bowl. |
| 32.1 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Back of a length just around off, Pathirana is cramped for room as he looks to pull it away. Ends up miscuing it back down to mid off. |
| 32.2 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, On a back of a length again, shaping away from around off, Sachith looks to run it down to third man but fails to do so. |
| 32.3 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Tight line again, on the shorter side of the length, Sachith with a cut shot straight to the backward point fielder. |
| 32.4 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, A bit too straight on the pads, it's flicked through the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs. |
| 32.5 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Shaping away on a good length, from around off, crouches low a bit and with an open face glides it to third man for a single. |
| 32.6 : T Ahmed to M Siriwardana, Length delivery outside off, Siriwardana stands put and places it through the covers for a single. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack. |
| 33.1 : M Rahman to M Siriwardana, Beaten! Excellent delivery to start the over with by Mustafizur. Hurls it on a good length in the corridor of uncertainty, Milinda plays it inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 33.2 : M Rahman to M Siriwardana, SIX! That's smoked! Goes downtown and that's the safest place to hit. Fuller on off, Siriwardana just hammers it back down the ground and clears the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 33.3 : M Rahman to M Siriwardana, OUT! Mustafizur strikes! Another good catch by Shuvagata Hom! Back of a length coming into the body, Siriwardana hangs back and pulls it over mid-wicket. Doesn't get the distance on it and Hom out in the deep runs to his right and takes a great diving catch. That spells the end of Milinda Siriwardana, Bangladesh need 4 wickets to win now. |
| Thisara Perera makes his long strides to the middle. |
| 33.4 : M Rahman to S Pathirana, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 33.5 : M Rahman to S Pathirana, Length delivery moving away a shade outside off, Sachith walks across and dabs it straight to the point fielder. |
| 33.6 : M Rahman to S Pathirana, That's jagged back in a long way. Mustafizur extracts some extra bounce as well as he pounds this in on a shorter length, takes Pathirana by surprise as he just about manages to adjust and play it out on the off side. One run taken. |
| 34.1 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Short and into the body, pulled away through backward square leg for an easy run. |
| 34.2 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Angles it across on a length, pushed back down towards mid off by Perera. Takes a single for it. |
| 34.3 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Short, on middle and leg, too straight and too easy for Pathirana to pull it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 34.4 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Veering away on a slightly fullish length, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 34.5 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Keeps it very tight and cramps Pathirana for room, who can only keep it down on the track from within his crease. |
| 34.6 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Around off, pushed it straight to Shakib Al Hasan who is positioned at short cover. |
| 35.1 : M Rahman to T Perera, Angling into the body, Perera stays deep in his crease and pushes it towards mid-wicket. |
| 35.2 : M Rahman to T Perera, Full into the pads, Perera clips it to short fine leg. Mortaza dives to make a brilliant stop and save a certain boundary. Two runs taken. |
| 35.3 : M Rahman to T Perera, On the pads, Perera clips it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 35.4 : M Rahman to S Pathirana, Back of a length around off, Pathirana goes for a wild swing but misses. |
| 35.5 : M Rahman to S Pathirana, FOUR! Smacked! Short and wide outside off, Pathirana smashes this one with brute force through the cover region for a boundary. |
| 35.6 : M Rahman to S Pathirana, Full delivery angling into the stumps, Pathirana goes for the slog. Gets it off the inner half, over the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 36.1 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Short into the body, Perera mistimes his pull towards wide mid on for a single. |
| 36.2 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Full into the stumps, Pathirana gets a bottom edge which bounces once before going to the keeper. |
| 36.3 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Full delivery angling away, Pathirana goes for a swing but misses. |
| 36.4 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Short delivery in the line of the stumps, Pathirana pulls and just clears the infield over the mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 36.5 : T Ahmed to S Pathirana, Full delivery into the pads, Sachith flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 36.6 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Dug in short down the leg side, Perera ducks under that one. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza returns to the bowling attack. |
| 37.1 : M Mortaza to S Pathirana, OUT! Mortaza strikes on the very first ball of his spell! Full delivery into the stumps, Pathirana makes room and goes for the slog. He top edges it and the ball balloons towards the short mid off region. Mahmudullah the fielder there takes a simple reverse scoop catch. Pathirana's trouble in the mind comes to an end. 154 needed off 77 balls. |
| 0.0 : Suranga Lakmal is next in. |
| 37.2 : M Mortaza to T Perera, FOUR! Top edged! Short delivery into the body, Perera goes for a pull but manages to top edge it over the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 37.3 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Perera clips it through the square leg region for a single. |
| 37.4 : M Mortaza to S Lakmal, Shout for LBW! Angling into the pads, Lakmal misses his clip and gets rapped on the pads. The players appeal and the umpire denies it. Maybe height was an issue there. |
| 37.5 : M Mortaza to S Lakmal, Lakmal clips it towards deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 37.6 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Length delivery outside off, Perera punches it through covers for a single. |
| 38.1 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Good length delivery in the line of the stumps, Perera goes for a pull but misses it completely. The ball goes just over the stumps. |
| 38.2 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Slower delivery on a length down the leg side, Perera clips it through the backward square leg region for a single. |
| 38.3 : T Ahmed to S Lakmal, Wide! Down the leg side, Lakmal tries to nudge it on its way to the keeper but fails to make contact. The umpire signals it as a wide. |
| T Ahmed to S Lakmal, Short and wide outside off, Lakmal smashes it through covers for a single. |
| 38.4 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Wide! Short and wide down the leg side, Perera ducks under it. |
| T Ahmed to T Perera, Outside off, Perera punches it down the ground. The fielder from mid off dives from mid off to make a fine stop. |
| 38.5 : T Ahmed to S Lakmal, FOUR! Pulled powerfully! Short and wide outside off, Lakmal pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 38.6 : T Ahmed to S Lakmal, Short into the body, Lakmal mistimes his pull towards the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 39.1 : M Mortaza to T Perera, FOUR! Powerful! Full and drifts into the pads, Perera flicks it powerfully over the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 39.2 : M Mortaza to T Perera, FOUR! Similar delivery and a similar result again. An action replay of the previous ball. One bounce into the ropes! |
| 39.3 : M Mortaza to T Perera, SIX! In the arc...out of the park! Length delivery angling across off, Perera smokes that over the long on region for a biggie. |
| 39.4 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Angling into the stumps, Perera gets an inside edge towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 39.5 : M Mortaza to S Lakmal, Full into the stumps, Lakmal drives it towards the fielder at mid on. |
| 39.6 : M Mortaza to S Lakmal, Length delivery angling into the stumps, Lakmal eases it down towards long on for a single. |
| Powerplay 3 is signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the circle. |
| 40.1 : M Rahman to S Lakmal, Wide! Fires it way, way outside off, but it's well across the wide line. Wide signalled. |
| M Rahman to S Lakmal, Hurls a length delivery wide outside off, cut late down towards third man for a single. |
| 40.2 : M Rahman to T Perera, Full on middle and off, Perera flicks it off the inner half behind square leg. The fielder out in the deep runs to his left and makes a good diving stop to keep it away from the rope. Two taken. |
| 40.3 : M Rahman to T Perera, Full around off, driven to long off for just a single. |
| 40.4 : M Rahman to S Lakmal, OUT! Lakmal is outta here! Mustafizur with another wicket to his name. Full and slower on off, Lakmal lofts it back down the ground. Gets a lot of height but no distance on it. Sabbir at wide mid on settles himself under the ball and takes a comfortable catch. Bangladesh are just two wickets away from victory now. |
| Lakshan Sandakan makes his way to the middle to replace Suranga Lakmal. |
| 40.5 : M Rahman to T Perera, Full toss on the stumps, it's hit down to long on for a single. |
| 40.6 : M Rahman to L Sandakan, Fires it way outside off, Sandakan has nothing to do with it. |
| 41.1 : M Hasan to T Perera, Fuller around off, it's smacked nicely through the cover region. The batsmen come back for the second as Mosaddek fires it towards Rahim, who whips the bails off. But Perera is well inside the crease. |
| 41.2 : M Hasan to T Perera, Length delivery outside off, Perera with a punch through covers for a single. |
| 41.3 : M Hasan to L Sandakan, Sri Lanka asking the question but it's turned down. Flatter ball from Mehedi, catches Sandakan on the pads. The appeal is turned down though. Clearly going down leg. |
| 41.4 : M Hasan to L Sandakan, Looped up outside off, driven down to long on for a single. |
| 41.5 : M Hasan to T Perera, From around the wicket, Perera looks to smash it over the off side but cannot make any kind of connection. |
| 41.6 : M Hasan to T Perera, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 42.1 : M Rahman to T Perera, SIX! He's got a good hold of that, hasn't he? Length delivery outside off, Thisara Perera stands his ground and thumps it back down the ground. One of the flattest biggies you will ever see as the ball just clears the rope. |
| 42.2 : M Rahman to T Perera, Fuller length ball attacking the stumps, it's driven to mid off for a single. |
| 42.3 : M Rahman to L Sandakan, Back of a length outside off, Sandakan gets it off his outside edge towards third man for a single. |
| 42.4 : M Rahman to T Perera, FOUR! Full toss on middle and off, Perera wrists this beautifully through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Lovely placement, placed it nicely in the gap. |
| 42.5 : M Rahman to T Perera, Length delivery outside off, pushes it through covers and brings up his fifty by taking two runs. Entertaining knock in the midst of the collapse his team has had. And, this is the fastest fifty for a Sri Lankan against Bangladesh in this format. |
| 6th ODI fifty for Thisara Perera. |
| 42.6 : M Rahman to T Perera, Fuller outside off, drives it square on the off side for two runs. 16 runs off this over. An expensive one for Bangladesh. |
| 43.1 : M Hasan to L Sandakan, Full on off, wrists it back down to the right of the bowler. |
| 43.2 : M Hasan to L Sandakan, Short, flat and outside off, Sandakan goes back and slaps it to long on for one. |
| 43.3 : M Hasan to T Perera, Turning away on a length from around off, Perera goes back and steers it a bit square on the off side towards point. |
| 43.4 : M Hasan to T Perera, Loopy and full around off, Perera goes for the reverse sweep and ends up scooping it over the keeper's head towards short third man for a run. |
| The umpire has gone upstairs to check a run out appeal against Lakshan Sandakan. It seems pretty close. |
| 43.5 : M Hasan to L Sandakan, OUT! Direct hit has once again done the trick. Lovely work in the field from Mustafizur. Flat on middle, Sandakan goes back and clips it down to Mustafizur at short fine leg. He takes the ball, gets a direct hit at the bowler's end seeing the batsmen take off for the run. It goes upstairs and replays show that Lakshan is short of his crease. Down to the last wicket now. |
| Lahiru Kumara is the last man in. |
| 43.6 : M Hasan to T Perera, Low full toss on middle and leg, Perera flicks it away towards the mid-wicket area for a single. |
| Taskin Ahmed is back into the attack. |
| 44.1 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Fires it full and well outside off, Thisara doesn't bother himself with it. |
| 44.2 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Low full toss wide outside off, Perera carves this away hard. It's straight to the sweeper cover fielder and one run is taken. |
| 44.3 : T Ahmed to L Kumara, Short one banged in hard on middle and leg, Lahiru Kumara ducks and lets it sail over him. |
| 44.4 : T Ahmed to L Kumara, Spears in a full delivery, well outside off, left alone. |
| 44.5 : T Ahmed to L Kumara, Moving away on a shortish length, from around off, Kumara just about manages to sway away from the line. |
| 44.6 : T Ahmed to L Kumara, Full and straight, on off, blocked with an absolutely straight blade to end the over. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack. |
| 45.1 : M Rahman to T Perera, OUT! Mustafizur gets the last wicket! Fuller delivery in the line of the stumps, Perera stays in his crease and attempts for a biggie. He miscues his hit and the ball goes high in the air behind the bowler's head. The long off fielder, Mahmudullah covers some distance and takes a really fine catch to seal the deal for the visitors. BANGLADESH WIN BY 90 RUNS AND TAKE A 1-0 LEAD IN THE SERIES. |
| One of the most comfortable wins Bangladesh will ever enforce on anybody. It's a testament to their hard work that they've done it on their opposition's soil. They put up a massive score on the board first courtesy a sublime ton from Tamim Iqbal and a couple of fifties from Sabbir Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan. Setting a target of 325, they continued that good work with the ball and cleaned Sri Lanka up for less than 250. Almost all the bowlers chipped in with the wickets and that will please skipp |
| Sri Lanka were absolutely toothless today, both with bat and ball. They were taken for runs earlier in the day by the Tigers to all parts of the park and now, fell prey to some good bowling. Winning the toss never really worked in their favour. Barring Dinesh Chandimal and Thisara Perera, nobody really put up a fight for them. Losing early wickets and then nobody really holding one end proved to be their undoing in today's game. It'll be something they'll especially want to look at for the upcom |
| Man of the Match, Tamim Iqbal says that he is not impressed with his conversion rate. Adds that he wants to improve his average and also help his team. Opines that Sri Lanka were bowling well at times but he got support from Shakib in the middle overs when required. Ends by saying that 300 was always on their mind and it was the heat which made life even difficult for him towards the end. |
| Sri Lankan skipper, Upul Tharanga thinks now he should have batted first. States they controlled the game well in the middle with the ball and were good in the field as well but gave away 30-40 runs extra towards the end. Adds chasing big totals, it is essential somebody bats through and gets a big score. Ends by saying he will talk with his team about all these things and try to do better in the next game. |
| Bangladeshi skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza says that it is very important to start a 3-match ODI series with a victory. States that they played the perfect game today and it is tough to lose after playing so well. Applauds his senior players for stepping up. Adds that they have the perfect mix of experience and youngsters in the team. Applauds Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan and Sabbir Rahman for their batting. Praises Mosaddek Hossain and Mahmudullah for their brilliant cameos in the end as well. |
| That's it from us. This emphatic win sees Bangladesh take a vital lead in the series. The next game is extremely important for both teams for different reasons. It takes place at the same venue on 28th March at 1430 local time (0900 GMT). Do join us for it. Till then, it's goodbye! |
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