| 0.0 : Hello everyone and welcome to the coverage of the third and final ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. The hosts posted a challenging score on board in the second encounter and would have been confident of defending it before rain played spoilsport. Upul Tharanga and co. will have to put it behind them and regroup quickly. |
| The visitors are in a position they are not quite accustomed to - leading the series 1-0 going into the final game. They have never won a bilateral ODI series against the Islanders and this could be their best chance. The last ODI played at this very ground was way back in 2011, so it remains to be seen how the deck behaves. There is a lot at stake, so expect a cracker! |
| Pitch report - Russel Arnold doing the pitch report reckons that it is a belter of a wicket. There is a lot more grass on the wicket which should help the seamers early in the day. He also adds that spinners will come into play later in the day. Opines that he would look to bowl first with the conditions on offer. Jokes about the par score being 350. |
| Toss - Bangladesh win the toss and opt to field! They are unchanged from the previous game. Sri Lanka make a solitary change, Seekkuge Prasanna comes in for Nuwan Pradeep. |
| Bangladesh skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza begins by saying that rain has been a factor in their decision to bowl first. Is hopeful that the grass will help the seamers. Calls it a 250-270 wicket. On the pressure of winning, he opines that pressure is a good thing and it helps them perform. Adds that Sri Lanka batted well on the flat deck in the previous game, they would have also loved to bat first. |
| Sri Lanka skipper, Upul Tharanga says that even they would have bowled first. States that there is grass on the wicket but it is dry underneath. Opines that SSC is a good batting wicket. Conveys that Kusal Mendis fought very hard in the last match which helped them post a good total. Thinks that there is not too much pressure on them, last game unfortunately got washed out. Feels that it got darker earlier in the last few days but adds that weather is something they can't control. |
| The players are out in the middle. The two Sri Lankan openers Upul Tharanga and Danushka Gunathilaka are out to bat. Bangladesh begin with Mashrafe Mortaza! Here we go... |
| 0.1 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, WIDE! Starts with a length ball down the leg side, Gunathilaka can't clip it away. |
| M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, WIDE! And another one swinging down the leg side, another clip missed. Wide signaled again! |
| M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Edged! Mortaza gets this one right, bowls it around off, Gunathilaka looks to defend but gets an outside edge through point for a single. |
| 0.2 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Lands it on a length on the stumps, Tharanga tucks it towards backward square leg. There is a slight misfield by Mahmudullah but no harm done. |
| 0.3 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Fuller in length just around off, driven nicely towards mid on. |
| 0.4 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Gunathilaka stays in his crease and defends it. |
| 0.5 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, FOUR! Nicely done! Slants it on the pads, Gunathilaka does not miss out and clips it through square leg for a boundary. |
| There is a deep square leg in place now. |
| 0.6 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Lands it outside off, Gunathilaka comes forward and defends it. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Hurls it outside off on a length, left alone. |
| 1.2 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, FOUR! Pristine timing! Fuller outside off, Tharanga gets a tad forward and creams it through covers for a boundary. Superb timing on that occasion. |
| 1.3 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Full again outside off, Tharanga mistimes his drive towards covers. |
| 1.4 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Length ball just around off, Tharanga comes forward and defends it into covers. |
| 1.5 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Slants it on middle and leg, Tharanga looks to help it on its way but seems to have missed it. The keeper Rahim goes to his right and collects it. The players go up in an appeal but the umpire stays put. Rightly so, as there was no bat there as it went off the thigh pad and the Bangladesh skipper confirms the same by having a word with the umpire. |
| 1.6 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, FOUR! Oh my, what a shot! Full around off, Tharanga just stands tall and drives it with sublime timing past extra cover for a boundary. Superb start for him. |
| 2.1 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Goes round the wicket, bowls it around off, Gunathilaka defends it watchfully. |
| 2.2 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, A couple of chances there! Fuller around off, Gunathilaka drives it hard down the wicket. The bowler, Mortaza gets both his hands to it but cannot hold onto it. It almost parries to mid on. Tamim Iqbal stationed there, runs to his right and but does not get to it. In the last game, Taskin Ahmed had taken a catch on the rebound off his own bowling. Luckily for Gunathilaka, the ball did not carry to the fielder today. |
| 2.3 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Tucks one towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.4 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Tharanga stays back and punches it towards Mehedi Hasan at covers who stops it. |
| 2.5 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Slanting on the pads, Tharanga looks to put it away but fails to connect. The ball lobs off the pads for a leg bye towards square leg. |
| 2.6 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Fumble but no harm done! On a length outside off, Tharanga taps it towards deep third man. Taskin Ahmed comes in from the deep but fumbles. The batsmen only take a single but the skipper Mortaza is not happy with the fielding effort. |
| 3.1 : M Rahman to D Gunathilaka, Fuller outside off, Gunathilaka clips it through mid-wicket. The fielder gets to it in time and stops it from going to the fence. Three runs taken. |
| 3.2 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Good length just around off, Tharanga plays at it from his crease and is beaten. |
| 3.3 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Tharanga comes forward and taps this one towards point. |
| 3.4 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Back of a length on the stumps, Tharanga tucks it towards square leg off his crease. |
| 3.5 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Loud shout for an lbw not given! Fuller in length on the stumps, Tharanga looks to clip it away but misses and is hit on his pads. There is a loud appeal for an lbw but nothing from the umpire. They think of a review but do not go for it as it always looked to be sliding down leg. Interestingly, Mortaza was going at the other end, thinking it was over but we have a ball left. |
| 3.6 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Beaten! Shorter outside off, comes in with the angle, Tharanga arches back to cut it through but does not get bat to it. |
| 4.1 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Lands it outside off, worked towards square leg for a single. |
| 4.2 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, Lands it in line of the stumps, nudged towards long leg for a single. There was a hint of confusion as Tharanga wanted the second but not Gunathilaka. The SL skipper is not happy. |
| 4.3 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Did it carry? Nope! Hurls it outside off, Gunathilaka loses his balance as he looks to defend it from his crease. He gets an outside edge which just dips on Rahim. He takes it on the bounce. That was really close, Mortaza has dismissed him before in the series and it almost worked yet again. Had he got out, he would have rued not taking the run on the previous ball. |
| 4.4 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Taps this one towards point from his crease. |
| 4.5 : M Mortaza to D Gunathilaka, Gunathilaka opens the face of the bat and gets it towards short third man for a quick single. |
| 4.6 : M Mortaza to U Tharanga, SIX! Going, going, gone! Mortaza hurls it outside off on a good length, Tharanga does not miss out as he swivels and dispatches this over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. Superb shot. |
| 5.1 : M Rahman to D Gunathilaka, Dabs this one down to third man for a single. |
| 5.2 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, WIDE! Sprays this one wide outside off, Tharanga cannot reach it. A wide is signaled. |
| M Rahman to U Tharanga, FOUR! Tonked! Shorter outside off, Tharanga gets on top of it, rolls his wrists over it and gets it through wide mid on for a boundary. He read the length quickly there. |
| 5.3 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, FOUR! Tharanga is putting on an exhibition here! Full just around off, Tharanga just lofts it over mid off for a majestic boundary. He is really timing them superbly today. |
| 5.4 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Slower one, just outside off, Tharanga lunges forward and works it towards the leg side. |
| 5.5 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, FOUR! Catch that! Shorter outside off, Tharanga first looks to pull but then just flashes it hard through backward point. The ball races away to the fence in no time. Tamim Iqbal from mid on, comes over to have a chat with the bowler. |
| 5.6 : M Rahman to U Tharanga, Fuller outside off, Tharanga comes forward and drives it sweetly to point. |
| Mehedi Hasan comes into the attack. The Sri Lankans are cruising away and Bangladesh desperately need a wicket. Can the spinner provide that? |
| 6.1 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Floats it just around off, Gunathilaka comes forward to defend but is beaten all ends up. |
| 6.2 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Another one in the area of uncertainty, Gunathilaka defends this watchfully. |
| 6.3 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Lands it just around off, Gunathilaka defends it towards point off the outer half of the bat. |
| 6.4 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Shorter around off, Gunathilaka is not reading it but does well to keep it out towards mid on. |
| 6.5 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Gunathilaka comes forward to defend but spots that is short and he goes back to defend it in a hurry. |
| 6.6 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, SIX! That was always coming! Gunathilaka was struggling and this time he has taken the aerial route. Mehedi bowls it around off and middle, Gunathilaka kneels down and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| Double change. Taskin Ahmed replaces Mustafizur Rahman. |
| 7.1 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, Five Wides! Starts with a shorter length ball but is way down the leg side. Rahim does not get to it despite the dive to his right. The ball runs into the fine leg fence. Wides signaled and Taskin Ahmed has started like his captain, with the wrong line. |
| T Ahmed to U Tharanga, Beaten! Hurls it around off and middle, Tharanga has to play at it. The ball jags away at the last moment to beat the outside edge. |
| 7.2 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, Slants it on the pads, Tharanga fails to clip it cleanly. He gets it off the pads and Rahim gets a hand to it diving to his right. The ball almost hits the helmet stationed behind the keeper. Would have been five penalty runs. Wayward start, this. |
| 7.3 : T Ahmed to D Gunathilaka, WIDE! Another one down the leg side on a good length, Gunathilaka lets it go. Wide signaled. |
| T Ahmed to D Gunathilaka, Lands it around off, Gunathilaka looks to go over mid on but gets an inside edge onto his back leg. |
| 7.4 : T Ahmed to D Gunathilaka, Slants it on a fuller length around the pads, Gunathilaka clips it over mid-wicket for a brace. This has been a long over for Taskin and he has sprayed the ball around here. |
| Goes round the wicket. |
| 7.5 : T Ahmed to D Gunathilaka, Good stop! Lands it outside off, Gunathilaka angles it towards gully. Mehedi the fielder leaps up to stop it and has a shy at the striker's end. He misses and there is an overthrow but the Bangladesh skipper is happy with the effort. A single taken at the end. |
| 7.6 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, Hurls it around off, Tharanga looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto his pads. That was close. End of a really long over by Taskin Ahmed. |
| 8.1 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, WIDE! Slants it down the leg side. Another wide. |
| M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Almost a run out! Gunathilaka defends this one towards point. They think of a single. Taskin Ahmed from backward point gets to the ball and throws it at the bowler's end. But he hurls it very high, Mehedi jumps and looks to deflect it back onto the stumps but misses. That would have been close. |
| 8.2 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Pushes this one towards covers off his crease. |
| 8.3 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Floated on the stumps, Gunathilaka defends it with an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 8.4 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, FOUR! Up and over! Gunathilaka gets under this fuller length ball on the stumps and lofts it over the leaping mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, FOUR! The runs are flowing! Mehedi lands it around off, Gunathilaka kneels down and sweeps it over backward square leg for a single. |
| 8.6 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Danushka goes back and tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. Expensive over for Bangladesh, 10 runs from it. |
| Another bowling change, Mahmdullah comes on for a bowl. Taskin Ahmed goes off the field. |
| 9.1 : Mahmudullah to D Gunathilaka, Flatter on the pads, worked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.2 : Mahmudullah to U Tharanga, Edged! Lands it on middle, Tharanga looks to defend but gets an outside edge towards short third man for a single. |
| 9.3 : Mahmudullah to D Gunathilaka, Flatter on middle and leg, Danushka clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.4 : Mahmudullah to U Tharanga, Fires it on the pads, Tharanga looks to clip it through but gets hit on his body. |
| 9.5 : Mahmudullah to U Tharanga, Shorter outside off, Upul nudges it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.6 : Mahmudullah to D Gunathilaka, Flatter on middle, Gunathilaka comes across and clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signalled. Four fielders are allowed outside the circle now. |
| There is slight drizzle in the air. |
| 10.1 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Floats it around off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 10.2 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Lands it around off, pushed back to Mehedi by Gunathilaka. |
| 10.3 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Shorter in line of the stumps, Gunathilaka stays back and punches it towards covers. |
| 10.4 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, Goes back and mistimes his cut towards covers. |
| 10.5 : M Hasan to D Gunathilaka, OUT! What a soft dismissal! Mehedi floats it outside off, Gunathilaka looks to drive it on the up but is early into the shot. The ball lobs towards extra cover where Mahmdullah takes it easily. Finally a wicket for the visitors and the dangerous looking opening stand is broken. |
| Kusal Mendis is the new man in. He scored a century in the previous encounter and will want to carry his good work forward. |
| 10.6 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Lands it outside off, Mendis comes forward and defends it. A wicket maiden for Mehedi Hasan! |
| Taskin Ahmed returns for a bowl. |
| 11.1 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, Needless! Shorter in length on middle, Tharanga punches it towards extra cover from his crease. The fielder at extra cover, Sabbir Rahman comes across to his left and looks to flick it towards the stumps at the non-striker's end but fumbles and they take an overthrow. |
| 11.2 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Slants it on the pads, Mendis works it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 11.3 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, Shorter in length, angling away, Tharanga arches back and lets it go. |
| 11.4 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, A touch short around off, Tharanga punches it through covers for a single. |
| 11.5 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Full outside off, Mendis drives it nicely to mid off. |
| 11.6 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Shorter outside off, Mendis guides it towards point from his crease. |
| The commentators on air mention about Sri Lanka's performance in the Powerplay in the first ODI. They had lost two wickets and scored only 30 runs. But today they have attacked more and scored 76 runs without losing a wicket. That shows their intent. |
| 12.1 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Floats it outside off, Tharanga drives it through cover for a single. |
| 12.2 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Loops this one on middle, Mendis crouches low and sweeps it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 12.3 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Defends this one watchfully from his crease. |
| 12.4 : M Hasan to U Tharanga, Shorter on middle, Tharanga goes back and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 12.5 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Short again outside off, punched wide of extra cover for a couple of runs. |
| 12.6 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Flatter around off, Mendis kneels down to sweep but fails to connect cleanly and gets an inside edge. |
| 13.1 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, Shorter in length just around off, shapes in, Tharanga expecting it to go away, is cramped for room. He adjusts in time to chop it down to third man for a single. |
| 13.2 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Full outside off, Mendis defends it towards mid off. |
| 13.3 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Leading edge! Hurls it around off, Mendis looks to clip it through but gets a leading edge towards covers for a single. He closed the face of the bat early there. |
| 13.4 : T Ahmed to U Tharanga, WIDE! Shorter in length on the stumps, Tharana lets it go over him. It is way too short and a wide is signaled. |
| T Ahmed to U Tharanga, OUT! Bowled neck and crop! Hurls it just around off on a length, comes in late, Tharanga does not read the line well and is beaten all ends up. The ball goes through the gap between his bat and pad to hit the timber. That was well set up by Taskin as he kept bowling short and then bowled it a touch fuller and on the stumps. A wicket earned by the bowler. The umpire asks Tharanga to wait as they check for the no ball but the replays show that the bowler was fine there |
| Time for a drinks break! |
| Dinesh Chandimal is the new man in. |
| 13.5 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, On a length and outside off, Chandimal has left it alone. |
| 13.6 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Bowls this on a full and brings this back, Dinesh prods forward in defense. |
| Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. A slip in place. |
| 14.1 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Tosses this one outside off, Mendis looks to push it away from his body but gets an inside edge which goes towards the slip |
| 14.2 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Floats this one outside off, Kusal defends it towards the off side. |
| 14.3 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Shortish and around middle and leg, Mendis tucks it towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 14.4 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Flights this one outside off, Chandimal looks to block but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 14.5 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Chandimal taps this looped up delivery towards point. |
| 14.6 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Bowls this on the stumps, flicked towards mid-wicket. |
| Two slips in place now. |
| 15.1 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Taskin hurls a back of a length delivery around middle, Mendis stands in his crease and defends it towards the leg side. |
| 15.2 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Swing and a miss! Marginally ahead of length and outside off, Mendis looks to drive but is nowhere near the ball. Narrowly missed the outside edge! |
| 15.3 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, On a length and outside off, Kusal gets on his feet and drives it towards point. |
| 15.4 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Short of a length ball and outside off, Mendis gets on the top of the ball and cuts it to point. |
| 15.5 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, On a length which comes back in Mendis blocks it from his crease. |
| 15.6 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Full and around off, Kusal Mendis has defended it solidly. A maiden over! Brilliant this from Taskin Ahmed. |
| 16.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Tossed up delivery outside off, turns a bit, Chandimal cuts it to covers. |
| 16.2 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Floats this one outside off, Dinesh reaches to the pitch of the ball and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 16.3 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Shortish and around off, Mendis uses the depth of the crease and nudges it in front of square. Single taken. |
| 16.4 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Sprays this around leg, Chandimal goes back a bit and whips it through mid-wicket. One run added to the total. |
| 16.5 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Bowls this on the stumps, Mendis leans forward to bury it. |
| 16.6 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Shortish again and on leg, Mendis tucks it towards backward square leg and looks for a single. Chandimal is not interested. |
| 17.1 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, FOUR! Beautifully timed. Taskin Ahmed bowls this full and outside off, Chandimal gets down and drives it through covers for a boundary. Awesome stroke, that. |
| 17.2 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, FOUR! Poor delivery really. Sprays this down the leg side, Chandimal waits in his crease and flicks it through square leg for a boundary. A bit of an animated chat between Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza. The former is not happy with some field changes and conveys the same to his captain. |
| 17.3 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Full and on the stumps, blocked. |
| 17.4 : T Ahmed to D Chandimal, Two Wides! Taskin is under pressure. Bowls this down the leg side again, Dinesh misses his flick and Rahim fails to gather it. The ball rolls to fine leg as they a single. 100-run mark comes up for Sri Lanka. Tamim Iqbal has a word with Taskin Ahmed to calm him down. |
| Iqbal is having a word with Taskin. He is not happy with the lines bowled. |
| T Ahmed to K Mendis, Short of a length and around leg, Mendis looks to tuck but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| Another discussion, this time it is between Iqbal and Mortaza. They are having an animated chat. |
| 17.5 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, On a length and outside off, Mendis is in two minds, whether to defend or leave it alone. He pulls out at the very lost moment as the ball whistles past his outside edge. |
| 17.6 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Length ball, outside off, punched towards the off side. |
| 18.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Run out chance missed! Shakib pitches this full, Chandimal goes forward and pushes it towards covers and sets off. Mehedi Hasan collects it by running forward and hurls a throw at the keeper's end but misses and the ball was to wide for Rahim to whip the bails off. The batsmen complete the single. Had Mehedi hit the stumps, Mendis would've been a goner. |
| 18.2 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, FOUR! Full and on the sticks, Mendis kneels and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, FOUR! And another, consecutive boundaries for Mendis. Shakib bowls this short and outside off, Kusal Mendis goes back and pulls it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Mendis bunts this back to the bowler. |
| The slip has come out and is now standing at short mid-wicket. |
| 18.5 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Tosses this one outside off, Mendis pushes it towards covers. |
| 18.6 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Flights this one around middle, clipped towards the on side. Expensive over this, 9 from it! |
| Mustafizur Rahman comes back for a bowl. |
| 19.1 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Fuller and around off, Chandimal is rock solid in defense. |
| 19.2 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Bowls this full again and around off, Chandimal mistimes his drive towards mid off. |
| 19.3 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Fullish delivery and outside off, Dinesh drives this beautifully, albeit straight to the cover fielder. |
| 19.4 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Serves a slower leg cutter, outside off, Chandimal picks it up early and blocks it. |
| 19.5 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Very full and outside off, Dinesh carves this through covers for a single. |
| 19.6 : M Rahman to K Mendis, On a length and outside off, Mendis looks to drive but it goes off the outer half to third man . Single taken. |
| 20.1 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Short and outside off, Mendis goes back and cuts it towards covers, where Mehedi makes a sharp stop to his right. |
| 20.2 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, FOUR! Very cheeky this from Mendis. Tossed up delivery outside off, Mendis waits for the ball, opens the face of the bat and just places it past the keeper. The short third man fielder, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, gives it a chase but fails to stop it. |
| 20.3 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Mendis flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 20.4 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Chandimal uses his feet and eases this tossed up delivery through mid off for a run. |
| 20.5 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Mendis pushes this floated delivery towards covers. |
| 20.6 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Mendis tucks this looped up delivery towards short fine leg and runs one. |
| 21.1 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Back of a length delivery, outside off, Mendis looks to pull but is late on it. The ball takes the inside edge and goes towards the bowler. |
| 21.2 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Fullish delivery and outside off, Kusal covers his stumps and leaves it alone. |
| 21.3 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Fuller again and on middle, Mendis strides forward and pats it to point. Good start to the over! |
| The square leg fielder is asked to go in the deep. |
| 21.4 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Bowls this on the pads, Sri Lanka's no. 3 nudges it to fine leg for a single. |
| 21.5 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Fuller again and on off, Dinesh drives it to mid off. |
| 21.6 : M Rahman to D Chandimal, Changes the pace on the last ball, bowls it at 115kph and outside off, Chandimal doesn't read it and gets beaten. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza comes back for a bowl. |
| 22.1 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Fuller and outside off, Mendis gets forward and pushes it into covers. |
| 22.2 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Angles a full ball, around off, Mendis pats it back to the bowler. |
| 22.3 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, On a length, slower ball, Mendis pushes it on the up towards mid off and sets off. The mid off fielder goes to his left hurls a throw at the striker's end but misses. It wouldn't have mattered even if he had hit as Chandimal had made his ground. |
| 22.4 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Good length and outside off, Dinesh taps it through backward point for a single. |
| 22.5 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Lands this on a length and outside off, Mendis dabs it to third man for a single. |
| 22.6 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Wide! Strays this on the pads, Dinesh misses his clip. Mortaza will have to bowl that one again. |
| M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Short of a length and around off, Chandimal hops a bit and blocks it towards the off side. He asks Mendis to come for the run and the latter responds. Brilliant running this! |
| 23.1 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Marginally ahead of a length and in the line of the stumps, Chandimal pushes it towards point. |
| 0.0 : Dean Jones on air mentions an interesting fact about Kusal Mendis. The Sri Lankan No. 3 has a very good record against left-handed bowlers in ODIs, averaging over 80. |
| 23.2 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Full and around off, Dinesh cuts it very late through third man for a single. |
| 23.3 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Bowls this full and on the pads, Mendis whips it through mid-wicket. Single taken. |
| 23.4 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Fullish and outside off, Dinesh taps it towards point. |
| 23.5 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Sticks to the full length delivery and keeps it on the sticks, blocked. |
| 23.6 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Good length delivery, around middle and leg, Chandimal flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 24.1 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Full and on the sticks, Dinesh is rock solid in defense. |
| 24.2 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, On a length and around middle, Chandimal clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 24.3 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Good length delivery, outside off, Dinesh drives it to mid off and runs a single. |
| 24.4 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Full and on the pads, Mendis clips it uppishly to fine leg for a single. |
| 24.5 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Bowls this full and keeps it on the fourth stump line, Chandimal defends it. |
| 24.6 : M Mortaza to D Chandimal, Excellent running! On a fuller length and slightly outside off, Chandimal looks to push it away but it goes off the inside edge and hits him on the pads. Mendis starts running and Chandimal responds. They complete the run quite easily in the end. |
| Shakib Al Hasan returns for a bowl. |
| 25.1 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Tosses this one outside off, Mendis waits for it and cuts it through covers for a single. |
| 0.0 : There is a run out appeal at the non-striker's end and it is referred upstairs. Doesn't look out, that. |
| 25.2 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Not out! The running between the wickets has been stupendous today! Floats this one around off, Mendis sweeps it through mid-wicket and sets off. Seeing that the deep fielder was a bit slow he urges Chandimal to come for the second and the former does. The deep fielder hurls a throw at the non striker's and and Shakib disturbs the bails. He appeals and the umpire takes it upstairs. Replays suggest that Chaindmal had made his ground easily. Interesting point from the c |
| 25.3 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Mendis flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 25.4 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| Another run out appealing is referred upstairs. Looks like Chandimal has plonked his bat in the crease at the striker's end. That looks close! |
| 25.5 : Al Hasan to D Chandimal, OUT! What has happened here? Silly this from Chandimal, school boy cricket really. Shakib tosses this outside off, Chandimal drives it through covers and starts running. It really looked like that it was an easy double before Chandimal decided to make a total mess of it. It seemed like Chandimal had made his ground when the deep fielder, Taskin Ahmed, hurled a throw to Rahim as he flicked the bails off and started appealing. The umpire took it upstairs. Now to the |
| Milinda Siriwardana is the new man in. |
| 25.6 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Siriwardana tucks this delivery towards the leg side. |
| 26.1 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, On a length and around off, Mendis nudges it to the on side. |
| 26.2 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Back of a length delivery outside off, Mendis dabs it to third man for a single. |
| 26.3 : M Mortaza to M Siriwardana, Siriwardana punches this length delivery towards covers. |
| 26.4 : M Mortaza to M Siriwardana, Short of a length delivery, outside off, Siriwardana cuts it through point for a single. |
| 26.5 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Mendis flicks this length ball through mid-wicket for a brace. The deep fielders were a bit slow there and could've done better. Mortaza lets him know about the same to them. |
| 26.6 : M Mortaza to K Mendis, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 27.1 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Siriwardana tucks it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 27.2 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Short and around leg, Mendis tucks it through backward square leg. Single taken. |
| 27.3 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Milinda dances down the track and flicks this fullish delivery to mid-wicket. |
| 27.4 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Full and on the sticks, defended carefully. |
| 27.5 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Fuller again and around off, Siriwardana bunts it back to the bowler. |
| 27.6 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Sprays this on the pads, Siriwardana looks to nudge it away but it hits his pad and goes towards the leg side. |
| Mehedi Hasan is back on. |
| 28.1 : M Hasan to K Mendis, FOUR! Mendis welcomes Mehedi Hasan back with a boundary. The bowler bowls this full and around off, Mendis kneels and sweeps it powerfully in front of square for a boundary. |
| 28.2 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Shortish and spinning in, Mendis works it through square leg for a single. |
| 28.3 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, Tossed up, outside off, Siriwardana gives himself room and looks to go over covers but Mehedi follows him and ball goes off the toe end towards long on. Single taken. |
| 28.4 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Mendis flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 28.5 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, Siriwardana drives this tossed up delivery through covers for a single. 150 comes up for Sri Lanka. |
| 28.6 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Mendis flicks this fuller delivery towards mid-wicket. |
| Time for a drink. |
| 29.1 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Flatter outside off, whipped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.2 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Floats it around off, Mendis looks to clip it but gets it off the inner half through backawrd square leg. Shakib has his hands on his head down as he sits down knowing that was really close. |
| 29.3 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Spots the batsman coming down and fires it on the pads, Milinda punches it through mid on for a single. |
| 29.4 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Works one through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.5 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, FOUR! Top shot! Shakib fires it on leg, Siriwardana opens himself up and lofts it down the ground coming down the wicket. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 29.6 : Al Hasan to M Siriwardana, Flicks one through the on side for a run. |
| 30.1 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, Milinda drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 30.2 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Shorter in length, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 30.3 : M Hasan to M Siriwardana, OUT! Brilliant work, Rahim! Shorter in length just around the stumps, Siriwardana punches it towards point. Shuvagata the substitute, stationed there gets to the ball and fires it at the striker's end as Siriwardana lunges to get into his crease. Rahim takes the bails off behind him and appeals. The umpire is referred but the Bangladesh fielders are celebrating it already. Replays show why, the throw was wide one but Rahim did extremely well to get it onto the stu |
| Asela Gunaratne is the new man in. |
| 30.4 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Flatter on the stumps, Asela defends it towards mid-wicket. |
| 30.5 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Gunaratne gets in line and defends it watchfully. |
| 30.6 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Gets off the mark with a drive to mid on for a run. |
| 31.1 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Fuller around off, Asela comes down and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 31.2 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Good stop, Mosaddek Hossain! Shorter on the stumps, Mendis crouches low and sweeps it in front of square on the leg side. Mosaddek runs across from deep mid-wicket, dives and stops the ball from going through. Two runs taken. |
| 31.3 : Al Hasan to K Mendis, Nudges one towards the leg side for a single. |
| 31.4 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Gunaratne looks to drive this one but gets an inside edge towards mid on. |
| 31.5 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Fuller on middle, worked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 31.6 : Al Hasan to A Gunaratne, Drives it through mid on for a single. |
| 32.1 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, FOUR! Poor stuff! Lands it around the stumps, Gunaratne gets across and paddles it down to fine leg. Rahim anticipates it but cannot stop it. Taskin Ahmed in the deep looks to cut it off but rolls over and fails to stop the ball. He seems to have hurt himself in the process. |
| 0.0 : Taskin Ahmed has hurt himself and is struggling. |
| 32.2 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Pushed towards mid on for a single. |
| 32.3 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Clips this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 32.4 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Lands it on middle, driven down to long on for a single by Gunaratne. |
| 32.5 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Flatter around off, Mendis punches it the air wide of mid on. There is no mid on though and the bowler goes across and stops it. |
| 32.6 : M Hasan to K Mendis, Mendis lunges across and clips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| Taskin Ahmed called back on for a bowl. Strangely, he was liming in the previous over but is now ready to bowl. |
| 33.1 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Shorter outside off, Mendis guides it down to third man for a single. Rahim is not happy with the effort of Mustafizur at deep third man, not sure why as it was only a single. |
| 0.0 : Taskin Ahmed has slipped in his run-up and falls over on the pitch. His teammates get around to ask if he is okay, Taskin nods in the affirmative. Replays show his back leg didn't land well after the jump and hence he slipped. |
| 33.2 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Fuller outside off, driven towards point by Gunaratne. |
| 33.3 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Shorter around off, dabbed towards short third man. |
| 33.4 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Lands it outside off on a length, Asela is not sure and has a waft at it. He is beaten all ends up and then practices the punch that he should have played. |
| 33.5 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Gunaratne gets a long way across and tucks this one through backward square leg for a single. |
| 33.6 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Well played, Kusal Mendis! On a length just around off, Mendis works it through square leg for a single. That also brings up his fifty. He will know his job is not done yet and has to carry on. |
| Kusal Mendis brings up his 9th ODI fifty. |
| Mustafizur Rahman called back on for a burst. |
| 34.1 : M Rahman to K Mendis, A tad short outside off, pulled towards short mid-wicket where the fielder fumbles and parries it towards mid on. A single taken in the end. |
| 34.2 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Shorter outside off, Gunaratne mistimes his punch towards covers. |
| 34.3 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, FOUR! Top, top shot! Full outside off, Gunaratne waits for it and guides it ever so nicely past the fielder at backward point for a boundary. |
| Goes round the wicket. |
| 34.4 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, The change almost works! Lands it outside off on a length, Gunaratne pokes at it from his crease and is beaten. Replays show that went away at the last moment. |
| 34.5 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Tries to get one to jag back in but bowls it on the stumps, Asela get across and clips it towards short mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 34.6 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Goes back to over the wicket to Mendis, slants it on the stumps, Mendis works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 35.1 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Shorter in length outside off, cut to deep point for a single. |
| 35.2 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Banged in short outside off, Mendis rides the bounce and taps it to third man for a single. |
| 35.3 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, Short again, Asela gets across and dabs it to third man for another single. |
| 35.4 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Slower and fuller one on the stumps, worked towards short mid-wicket but not for any run. |
| 35.5 : T Ahmed to K Mendis, Shorter in length outside of, Mendis flays it over backward point and Mustafizur Rahman gets across from deep third man to keep them to a single. |
| 35.6 : T Ahmed to A Gunaratne, FOUR! Good shot! Full outside off, Gunaratne drives it sweetly through covers. Sarkar in the deep, tries to cut it off going to his right but the timing is too good and Asela gets a boundary. Good end to the over for the hosts. |
| 36.1 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Slants it on a length outside off, Mendis looks to dab it down but misses. |
| 36.2 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Lands it short on the stumps, tucked towards backward square leg for a single. Mendis was kneeling down and struggling with fitness it seems. |
| Goes round the wicket. There is a point in place now and no mid-wicket. |
| 36.3 : M Rahman to A Gunaratne, Slower in pace, fuller in length, Asela controls his drive through covers for a single. |
| 36.4 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Slants it outside off, Mendis looks to dab it down but misses it yet again. |
| 36.5 : M Rahman to K Mendis, Bowls it on the stumps, Mendis tucks it towards short mid-wicket. That was another cutter from Rahman. |
| 36.6 : M Rahman to K Mendis, OUT! Once beaten twice shy and third time out! The angle was troubling Mendis and he perishes trying to get it away. Another one which is slanted across around off, Mendis looks to run it down but this time he is not as lucky as on the previous two occasions and gets an outside edge which carries to the keeper Rahim who takes it easily. The difference this time was that it was bowled a lot quicker. End of a fine knock by Kusal Mendis but he has beginning to tire so th |
| Thisara Perera walks in next. |
| Mehedi Hasan returns for a bowl. |
| 37.1 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Fuller outside off, driven through mid on for a single. |
| 37.2 : M Hasan to T Perera, Lands it around off, Thisara defends it watchfully. |
| 37.3 : M Hasan to T Perera, Shorter outside off, worked towards short mid-wicket by Thisara. |
| 37.4 : M Hasan to T Perera, Full outside off, pushed into covers. Gunaratne wants the single but not Thisara. Gunaratne gets back in his crease in time. |
| 37.5 : M Hasan to T Perera, Full outside off, driven through covers for a single to get off the mark. |
| 37.6 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Gunaratne looks to work this through mid on but gets a leading edge towards mid off. No harm done though. |
| Mosaddek Hossain comes on for a spell. |
| 38.1 : M Hossain to T Perera, Drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 38.2 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Gunaratne gets across and clips it wide of the short mid-wicket fielder for a single. |
| 38.3 : M Hossain to T Perera, Lands it on off, Thisara looks to clip it through mid on but gets a leading edge through mid off for a single. |
| 38.4 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Flatter around off, punched back down the wicket. |
| 38.5 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Low full toss on the pads, clipped through square leg for a single. 200 up for SL! |
| 38.6 : M Hossain to T Perera, Loops it outside off, Thisara Perera defends it watchfully. |
| 39.1 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Works this one towards mid-wickte but not for any runs. |
| 39.2 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Too full on the pads, Gunaratne clips it towards square leg for a single. |
| 39.3 : M Hasan to T Perera, Shorter around the stumps, punched through mid on for a single. |
| 39.4 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Flatter on the pads, Gunaratne tucks it towards the on side. |
| 39.5 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Loops it outside off, pushed back towards the bowler who dives to his right and stops it. |
| 39.6 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Lands it around middle, Asela gets across and works it through square leg for a run. |
| The umpire signals the start of the third Powerplay. Five fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle. |
| 40.1 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Fuller outside off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 0.0 : Bangladesh are optimistic about a catch which was taken by Mushfiqur Rahim. They think they have got their man and the umpire takes it upstairs. The soft signal is not out though. Should be interesting. |
| 40.2 : M Hossain to T Perera, NOT OUT! Good take, Rahim! Shorter in length on the stumps, Thisara Perera looks to pull it away but gets it off the inside edge. The ball lobs off the rebound off something towards the keeper who takes the catch going to his left. The players appeal and it is referred upstairs. The soft signal is not out. Replays show that the ball hit the ground first and then it hit the boot. So Thisara Perera survives! |
| 40.3 : M Hossain to T Perera, Short again but wide enough for Perera to slap it through mid on for a single. |
| 40.4 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Flatter outside off, Gunaratne gets across and clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 40.5 : M Hossain to T Perera, Lands it on the stumps, worked towards square leg for a run. They think of the second but Mustafizur Rahman is quick to the ball and prevents the second. |
| Short fine leg moves a lot finer. |
| 40.6 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Fires this on the stumps, Gunaratne digs it out back down the wicket. Good over by Mosaddek. |
| 41.1 : M Hasan to T Perera, A tad short outside off, punched through covers for a single. |
| 41.2 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Slowly looped outside off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 41.3 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Shorter outside off, Asela camps back and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 41.4 : M Hasan to T Perera, Loops it around off, Thisara comes forward and defends it off the splice of the bat. |
| 41.5 : M Hasan to T Perera, Drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 41.6 : M Hasan to A Gunaratne, Gunarante looks to force one through the leg side but gets it off the leading edge towards mid off for a single. End of a good spell by Mehedi, his figures read 10-1-49-1! |
| 42.1 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Asela sweeps one through square leg for a single. |
| 42.2 : M Hossain to T Perera, Flatter on the stumps, Thisara comes down the wicket and slams it through mid off for a single. |
| 42.3 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Moves away, gives himself too much room and cuts it to deep covers for a single. Thisara Perera wanted the second but was sent back in time. |
| 42.4 : M Hossain to T Perera, Short outside off, Thisara cuts it to deep cover again for a single. |
| 42.5 : M Hossain to A Gunaratne, Lands it outside off, Gunaratne punches it over covers but only for a run. |
| 42.6 : M Hossain to T Perera, Flatter into the pads, worked towards short mid-wicket by Thisara Perera. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza brings himself back on for a bowl. |
| 43.1 : M Mortaza to A Gunaratne, Starts with a cutter outside off, Gunaratne looks to swing it across the line but is beaten. |
| 43.2 : M Mortaza to A Gunaratne, Slower one outside off, Asela mistimes his punch towards short mid-wicket. This is a good period of play for the visitors. |
| 43.3 : M Mortaza to A Gunaratne, OUT! The pressure was building and Gunaratne departs! Mortaza bowls one outside off, Gunaratne comes down to have a go at it. The ball goes off the toe end and spoons towards Mahmdullah at mid on who takes it easily going back a touch. The Bangladeshi skipper is elated but Asela is livid with himself for not executing the shot right, he didn't even cross as Thisara was looking to get at the striker's end. |
| Seekkuge Prasanna walks in next. |
| 43.4 : M Mortaza to S Prasanna, WIDE! Shorter in length and it flies over the batsman who ducks under it. A wide is signaled. |
| M Mortaza to S Prasanna, A chance missed! Length ball outside off, Prasanna nudges it towards mid on and takes on the fielder. Mosaddek Hossain gets to it, looks for an underarm throw at the non-striker's end but misses. Prasanna was not even in the frame, the fielder had enough time to run him out getting closer to the stumps. Dean Jones on air reckons that Mosaddek could have even done a Jonty Rhodes there. We will never forget that 1992 World Cup run out, will we? |
| 43.5 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Fuller around the pads, Perera clips it through backward square leg. They take the first one easily but has to dive to get back in his crease at the striker's end. The skipper is not happy with the fielding effort. |
| 43.6 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Clipped down to fine leg for a single. |
| Change of gloves for Thisara Perera. |
| Another change, Mustafizur Rahman brought back on for a bowl. |
| 44.1 : M Rahman to T Perera, FOUR! A vital boundary! Too full around off, Perera just presents the full face of the bat and lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Top shot, that! |
| 44.2 : M Rahman to T Perera, FOUR! Two in a row! Low full toss from Rahman, Thisara Perera does not miss out and gets it wide of the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 44.3 : M Rahman to T Perera, Just wide! Lands it just around off, Perera looks to work it through the on side but gets a leading edge. The bowler leaps to his right but only gets a fingertip to it. That was a really good effort by the bowler. |
| 44.4 : M Rahman to S Prasanna, Beaten! Slower one slanting across off, Prasanna is beaten all ends up. |
| 44.5 : M Rahman to S Prasanna, OUT! Mustafizur Rahman strikes! Full and around off, Prasanna looks to go over extra cover. The connection is not good and the ball flies down to Mahmudullah in the deep. The fielder backpedals and takes the catch, his third one of the day. The Fizz is happy and the missed run out chance does not cost much. |
| Dilruwan Perera is the new man in. |
| 44.6 : M Rahman to T Perera, Shorter outside off, cut to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 45.1 : M Mortaza to T Perera, FOUR! Vital hit! Angles it on the stumps, Thisara gets under it and clobbers it over square leg for a one bounce boundary. Good start to the over. |
| 45.2 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Fuller outside off, hit towards extra cover. |
| 45.3 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Full outside off, Thisara slams it down to long off for a single. |
| 45.4 : M Mortaza to D Perera, Shorter outside off, cuts it over point for a single to get off the mark. |
| 45.5 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Low full toss outside off, Thisara hits it back down the wicket. The ball hits the stumps at the non-striker's end and it deflects towards long off. The umpire too jumped in unison there. Single taken at the end. |
| 45.6 : M Mortaza to D Perera, FOUR! Smart stuff! Hurls it on a length outside off, Dilruwan gets under it and lofts it over mid off for a boundary. Superb placement there! |
| Taskin Ahmed comes back on. |
| 46.1 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Fuller outside off, Thisara slices it over point and calls for a couple of runs. Sarkar gets to it from the deep and and fires a throw at the non-striker's end but misses. Mosaddek Hossain does well backing up. |
| 46.2 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Low full toss, slammed through mid on for a couple of runs as Mahmudullah fumbles a touch. |
| 46.3 : T Ahmed to T Perera, SIX! Into the stands! Fuller in length, Thisara gets under it and smacks it over the long on fence for a maximum. Sri Lanka are finally getting the big hits. 250 up for the hosts. |
| 46.4 : T Ahmed to T Perera, Shorter around off, pulled hard through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 46.5 : T Ahmed to D Perera, WIDE! Slants it on a length but down the leg side. Another wide signaled, the 11th one of the innings. |
| T Ahmed to D Perera, Edged! Lands it outside off, Dilruwan looks to hit it away but gets an edge behind the wickets. Rahim dives to his right to stop it from going through. |
| 46.6 : T Ahmed to D Perera, Slower one outside off, Dilruwan slices it over backward point. Mustafizur Rahman gets to it from third man but the sweeper cover fielder got there in time and hurled the ball back in. Two runs taken. |
| 47.1 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Full and wide outside off, hit to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 47.2 : M Mortaza to D Perera, Shorter outside off, punched hard towards Tamim Iqbal who dives at extra cover and stops the boundary. Only a single taken. |
| 47.3 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Pitched up outside off, Thisara clubs it down to long on for a single. |
| 47.4 : M Mortaza to D Perera, Fuller again, Dilruwan lofts it down to long on for a single. Even the fielder from long off got there. |
| 47.5 : M Mortaza to T Perera, FOUR! The runs are flowing! Full and wide outside off, Thisara stays in his crease and flays it through extra cover. Mahmudullah stationed in the deep for the particular shot over runs the ball and lets it go through for a boundary. |
| 47.6 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Too full outside off, hit down to long off for a single. |
| 48.1 : M Rahman to T Perera, Fuller in line of the stumps, Perera jams it through mid on for a single. |
| 48.2 : M Rahman to D Perera, Dilruwan taps it towards short extra cover and takes on the fielder. Had Mosaddek Hossain hit the stumps, Dilruwan would have been out. |
| 48.3 : M Rahman to T Perera, Well played, Thisara! Full toss outside off, Thisara skews it over extra cover for a couple of runs. He gets to his fifty, does not happen often but he has contributed well today. |
| Thisara Perera slams his 7th ODI fifty. |
| 48.4 : M Rahman to T Perera, Pushes this one through mid off for a single. |
| 48.5 : M Rahman to D Perera, Slants it across around off, Dilruwan swings at it and misses. |
| 48.6 : M Rahman to D Perera, Lands it a touch shorter, Dilruwan drags it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 49.1 : M Mortaza to D Perera, FOUR! Fuller outside off, Dilruwan swings at it and gets it off the outside edge down to third man for a boundary. Good start to the over. |
| 49.2 : M Mortaza to D Perera, OUT! Mortaza strikes in time! Full again, Dilruwan looks to go over covers but does not connect well. Tamim Iqbal at extra cover gets under the ball and takes the catch despite a wobble at the end. A wicket for Bangladesh but the hosts will be happy that Thisara has crossed over and will be on strike for the next ball. With that dismissal, Mortaza now becomes the highest wicket taker in ODIS against Sri Lanka for Bangladesh. |
| Nuwan Kulasekara is the new man in. |
| 49.3 : M Mortaza to T Perera, Fuller outside off, slammed through mid off for a single. |
| 49.4 : M Mortaza to N Kulasekara, Slower ball outside off, pushed towards deep point for a single. Smart thing to do, handing the strike back to the set batsman. |
| 49.5 : M Mortaza to T Perera, OUT! Thisara Perera has to depart! Mortaza bowls it full and outside off, Thisara gets across and looks to paddle it over short fine leg. He does not connect well and Taskin Ahmed stationed there, pouches it safely. End of a brilliant knock by the southpaw. |
| Suranga Lakmal is the last man in. |
| 49.6 : M Mortaza to S Lakmal, WIDE! Bowls it slow and very wide outside off, Lakmal looks to throw his bat at it but fails to put bat to ball. That is a wide, how costly will it be? |
| M Mortaza to S Lakmal, Shorter in length outside off, pulled over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. The throw comes in at the striker's end and Lakmal dives in time to get into his crease. So the extra ball does not cost that much. Sri Lanka finish their 50 overs with a score of 280/9! |
| Top effort from both the sides on what looks like a two-paced deck. Bangladesh won the toss and put Sri Lanka in. They though would not have expected what followed as the hosts raced away to a fine start with a 76-run opening stand. The visitors then came back in the game with a flurry of wickets. Kusal Mendis held one end for his side with a fine half century but did not get enough support from the other end. |
| Once Mendis fell it seemed like Sri Lanka may not get too many as the Bangladeshi bowlers bowled some tight overs. Thisara Perera though ensured that the hosts had a good score on board, thanks to his brisk fifty. The skipper Mortaza was the best bowler for the tourists in terms of wickets as he finished with figures of 3/65 in his spell. Mehedi Hasan bowled a tight spell as the rest were economical but not threatening enough. |
| Sri Lanka have never lost an ODI series to Bangladesh and will aim to not let go the game from hereon. They have done really well so far but will be aware that the job is not done yet. The Islanders will back their slower bowlers to come good. Bangladesh on the other hand, are on the cusp of something special which should be motivating enough for them to put on a good show. Will the hosts level the series with a win or will Bangladesh script history? Do join us for the chase to find out. |
| 0.0 : Welcome back for the chase! The two Bangladesh openers Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar are out to bat. Sri Lanka begin the proceedings withNuwan Kulasekara! A slip in place for him, here we go... |
| 0.1 : N Kulasekara to T Iqbal, Initiates his spell with a full length delivery, outside off, it swings away after Tamim leaves it alone. |
| 0.2 : N Kulasekara to T Iqbal, Fuller again and outside off, Iqbal leans forward and lets it through. |
| 0.3 : N Kulasekara to T Iqbal, Marginally ahead of a length and in the line of the fourth stump, Tamim defends it very close to the body towards the off side. |
| 0.4 : N Kulasekara to T Iqbal, DROPPED! FOUR! What a lucky way to get off the mark. Good length delivery, outside off, Tamim Iqbal looks to cut but only manages an outside edge which goes between Chandimal, the keeper and the first slip fielder. It rolls away for a boundary. To be honest, it was the keeper's catch and he should've gone for it. |
| 0.5 : N Kulasekara to T Iqbal, Tamim cuts this length delivery towards covers. |
| The umpire have gone upstairs to check a return catch of Tamim Iqbal. The bowler seemed to have caught it but dropped it while celebrating. Is it out or not? Sri Lanka think it is and they are celebrating. Let's find out what the third umpire has to say. |
| 0.6 : N Kulasekara to T Iqbal, OUT! Clean catch and Iqbal has to depart! Nuwan Kulasekara bowls a length delivery on the stumps, Iqbal looks to flick but it takes the leading edge and flies towards the bowler. He catches it but drops it as he starts celebrating. Despite that the Sri Lankans have started celebrating and the umpire decides to take it upstairs. Replays suggest that the bowler had grabbed it cleanly only to put it down while trying to celebrate. The third umpire thinks its a legal ca |
| Sabbir Rahman walks in next. |
| Suranga Lakmal to bowl with the second new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, On a length and around off, Sarkar drives this towards covers. |
| 1.2 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Back of a length delivery, outside off, Sarkar taps it to point. |
| 1.3 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Marginally ahead of a length and around off, Sarkar has blocked it. |
| 1.4 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Fuller length and in the line of the fourth stump, Soumya pushes it towards covers. |
| 1.5 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, FOUR! Outstanding stroke. Lakmal bowls this full and on leg, Sarkar flicks it uppishly through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Goes round the wicket. Bowls this on a length, Sarkar looks to push but it goes off the inside edge to mid on. They run through for a single. |
| Bizarre scenes here! Apparently Prasanna was sledging Rahman and he started warming up with his bat. Prasanna was standing very close and the batsman's willow could've hit him. The batsman should be careful while doing something like this. |
| 2.1 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Good length delivery, outside off, Sarkar looks to cut but gets a bottom edge and the ball falls back on the pitch. |
| 2.2 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Very full and on the sticks, Sarkar knocks it down the ground. |
| 2.3 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, On a length and around leg, Sarkar flicks it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 2.4 : N Kulasekara to S Rahman, Bowls this full and on the off stump, Sabbir goes back and defends. |
| 2.5 : N Kulasekara to S Rahman, On a length and outside off, Rahman pats it to the cover-point fielder. |
| 2.6 : N Kulasekara to S Rahman, OUT! Sabbir Rahman departs for a duck. Nuwan Kulasekara has his second. He bowls it on a length and very wide, Rahman throws his bat at it and looks to cut. The ball takes the outside edge and goes back. Dinesh Chandimal goes to his right and grabs it. A dream start for the hosts. They are very ecstatic. A poor shot from Rahman really, he could have left that ball alone. He should be very upset with that shot. |
| Mushfiqur Rahim is the new man in. |
| 3.1 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Continues from around the wicket. On a length and it nips back in, Sarkar blocks it. |
| 3.2 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Fuller length and around off, Soumya drives it through covers for a single. |
| Rahim is given out lbw. He is not that confident enough yet goes for the review. Looks out! |
| 3.3 : S Lakmal to M Rahim, OUT! Bangladesh are falling apart. Wonder why Mushfiqur Rahim reviewed it considering he wasn't very sure. Lakmal bowls on a length and on the sticks, Rahim looks to defend but plays the wrong line and misses. The ball brushes his front pad before going onto ping the back leg. Replays show that it is pitching outside off, the impact is also in line. And it is clipping the top of the middle stump. Umpire's call remains! Huge wicket this for the visitors. |
| Shakib Al Hasan walks out to bat. |
| 3.4 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Back of a length delivery, outside off, Shakib runs it through third man for a single. Gets off the mark. |
| 3.5 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Short of a length and outside off, Sarkar steers it down to third man for one run. |
| 3.6 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Fuller length and on the stumps, Shakib looks to flick but it goes off the inner half of the willow towards short fine leg. Single taken. |
| 4.1 : N Kulasekara to Al Hasan, On a length and outside off, Shakib pushes it towards point. |
| 4.2 : N Kulasekara to Al Hasan, Fuller length and on the stumps, Hasan knocks it down the ground and takes a quick single. |
| 4.3 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Bowls it slightly slower and on the sticks, Soumya blocks it watchfully. |
| 4.4 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, On a length and around off again, Sarkar defends it. |
| 4.5 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Good length delivery, on off, Sarkar is rock solid in defense. |
| 4.6 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Angles in a full ball and on off, Sarkar pushes it with soft hands towards covers. |
| 5.1 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Misfield! Bowls a fuller delivery and on the stumps, Shakib looks to drive but it takes the outside edge and rolls towards gully, who fails to stop it. That allows them to take a single. |
| 5.2 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, On a length and outside off, Sarkar steers it down to third man for a single. |
| 5.3 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Swing and a miss. Good length delivery, outside off, Shakib looks to cut but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 5.4 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Full and on off, Sarkar leans forward in defense. |
| 5.5 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, On a length and outside off, Shakib looks to tap it towards point but the ball swings away late and it whizzes past his willow. |
| 5.6 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Lands this on a length and in the line of the off stump, Al Hasan blocks it on the up. |
| 6.1 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, FOUR! Amazing stroke! Back of a length delivery and on leg, Soumya Sarkar pulls it in front of square for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, On a length and on off, Sarkar looks to clip it but it takes the leading edge and falls between the mid on and mid off fielder. They run a double. |
| 6.3 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Good length delivery, outside off, Sarkar goes on the back foot to defend. |
| 6.4 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Bowls this on the line of the fifth stump, Sarkar defends it. |
| 6.5 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Sarkar gets across and nudges this length ball to wide mid on for a single. |
| 6.6 : N Kulasekara to Al Hasan, Snorter of a delivery. Pitches this on the middle stump, Shakib Al Hasan walks down the wicket aiming to flicks but he gets beaten by the inward moment of the ball. |
| 7.1 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, On a length and outside off, Sarkar pats it towards point where Danushka Gunathilaka makes a sharp stop. |
| 7.2 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Bowls this outside off, Sarkar plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 7.3 : S Lakmal to S Sarkar, Angles in a length ball and keeps it outside off, Sarkar pats it down to third man. One run added to the total. |
| 7.4 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, Fuller and around off, Sarkar blocks it with a straight face of the bat. |
| 7.5 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, FOUR! You give Shakib Al Hasan little room and he will put it away. On a length and outside off, the southpaw sees the width, waits for the ball and times his cut brilliantly through point for a boundary. |
| There is a run out appeal at the non-striker's end and it is referred upstairs. Looks not out. |
| 7.6 : S Lakmal to Al Hasan, NOT OUT! Shakib Al Hasan makes his ground in time. Lakmal goes around the wicket and bowls this on a length and around off. The southpaw pats it towards mid on and sets off. Dilruwan Perera, at that position, effects a direct hit at the non striker's end. The umpire takes it upstairs after the hosts appeal. Replays suggests that Shakib was well inside the crease. |
| 8.1 : N Kulasekara to Al Hasan, FOUR! Short and duly punished. Nuwan Kulasekara bowls this short and around off, Al Hasan goes back and pulls it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 8.2 : N Kulasekara to Al Hasan, Shakib drives this fullish delivery towards mid off. |
| 8.3 : N Kulasekara to Al Hasan, FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan is counter attacking very positively. Fuller delivery and outside off, Shakib Al Hasan drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 8.4 : N Kulasekara to Al Hasan, Short of a length delivery, around leg, Shakib tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.5 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, On a length and outside off, Sarkar taps it towards point. |
| 8.6 : N Kulasekara to S Sarkar, Risky shot! Lands this on a length and outside off, Sarkar pushes it uppishly through covers. That could easily have gone to any fielder but it doesn't. They run a single. |
| Dilruwan Perera comes into the attack. |
| 9.1 : D Perera to S Sarkar, Wide! Sprays this down the leg side, Sarkar looks to sweep but misses. Dinesh Chandimal starts appealing for a caught behind but Dilruwan Perera is not interested. The umpire calls it a wide. |
| D Perera to S Sarkar, FOUR! Bowls it full and on the pads, Sarkar flicks it beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.2 : D Perera to S Sarkar, Tosses this one outside off, Sarkar opens the face of the bat and places it through short third man. The fielder there cuts it off as the batsmen run two. Could've run the third one too, but Shakib was a bit slow there. |
| 9.3 : D Perera to S Sarkar, Sarkar defends this floated delivery. |
| 9.4 : D Perera to S Sarkar, Loops this on around off, Sarkar clips it in front of square for a double. |
| 9.5 : D Perera to S Sarkar, SIX! Let's move on, Soumya Sarkar must be saying. Tossed up delivery, outside off, Sarkar dances down the track and whacks it over long on for a biggie. |
| 9.6 : D Perera to S Sarkar, Five wides! The misery continues for Perera. Bowls this down the leg side, the batsman misses his flick and Chandimal too fails to collect it. The ball runs away for a boundary. |
| D Perera to S Sarkar, Tosses this one around off, Sarkar looks to cut it but it takes the inside edge and falls back on the pitch. Expensive over this for Sri Lanka, 20 off it. |
| The umpire signals the start of Powerplay 2. Maximum four fielders are now allowed outside the 30-yard circle for the next 30 overs. |
| Thisara Perera comes on for a bowl. |
| 10.1 : T Perera to Al Hasan, FOUR! Lucky runs. On a length and around off, Shakib Al Hasan uses his feet looking to cut but it catches the inside edge and rolls past the keeper for a boundary. |
| 0.0 : 50-run stand up between Shakib Al Hasan and Soumya Sarkar! |
| 10.2 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Al Hasan flicks this fuller delivery through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.3 : T Perera to S Sarkar, Length delivery and around middle and leg, Sarkar tucks it towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 10.4 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Fuller length ball and outside off, Shakib drives it to mid off. |
| 10.5 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Good length delivery around leg, Al Hasan tickles it to short fine leg for a single. |
| 10.6 : T Perera to S Sarkar, On a length and around leg, Sarkar clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| Slight hold up in play. An advertising board seems to be disturbing the square fielders so the umpire himself gets it removed. |
| 11.1 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Tosses this one outside off, Shakib Al Hasan drives it to covers. |
| 11.2 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Short and outside off, Shakib cuts it through covers for a single. |
| More fielders are complaining about the advertising boards. The grounstaff is now removing those in question. |
| 11.3 : D Perera to S Sarkar, Shortish again and outside off, Sarkar eases it down to long off. |
| 11.4 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Floats this one around off, Shakib punches it through covers for a single. |
| 11.5 : D Perera to S Sarkar, Full and on the sticks, Sarkar clips it towards mid-wicket for one run. |
| 11.6 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Shortish and outside off, cut straight to point. |
| 12.1 : T Perera to S Sarkar, Leg bye! On a length and outside leg, Sarkar looks to whip but it hits his pad and goes towards mid-wicket. Leg bye taken. |
| 12.2 : T Perera to Al Hasan, On a length and outside off, Al Hasan pushes it to mid off and sets off. The mid off fielder effects a direct hit and the ball rolls away towards square leg. That allows them to come back for the second. Umpires are checking whether the southpaw made his ground at the non striker's end when the direct hit happened. And he did! |
| 12.3 : T Perera to Al Hasan, FOUR! Pristine timing! On a length and outside off, Al Hasan drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : T Perera to Al Hasan, Al Hasan drives this length ball through mid off for a single. |
| 12.5 : T Perera to S Sarkar, Full and on the stumps, Sarkar misses his flick and gets rapped on the pads. |
| 12.6 : T Perera to S Sarkar, Fuller length again, around leg, Soumya looks to clip but misses. The ball brushes his pads and goes towards the keeper. |
| Drinks. |
| 13.1 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Spin on offer! Lands it around off, moves away, Shakib defends it off the outer half of the bat. |
| 13.2 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Stays back and defends this one towards covers. |
| 13.3 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Another one outside off, Shakib throws his bat at it but fails to connect. |
| 13.4 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Fuller in line of the stumps, Shakib comes forward and defends it. |
| 13.5 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Cuts this one towards point off his crease. |
| 13.6 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Fires it on the stumps, driven back to the bowler by the batsman. |
| Asela Gunaratne comes on for a bowl. The umpire has a word with Shakib who had asked for a change of gloves. |
| 14.1 : A Gunaratne to S Sarkar, Fuller but down the leg side, Sarkar clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 14.2 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Lands it around off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 14.3 : A Gunaratne to S Sarkar, Quicker one on the stumps, Sarkar defends it off the inner half towards square leg for a single. |
| 14.4 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, FOUR! Cut away! Shorter in length outside off, Shakib goes back and cuts it through point for a boundary. He late to react but still had good time to cut it, speaks volumes about his batsmanship. |
| 14.5 : A Gunaratne to Al Hasan, Al Hasan drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 14.6 : A Gunaratne to S Sarkar, Too full outside off, pushed through mid off for a single. |
| Oh dear, Sarkar is stumped but the umpire wants to check for the no ball. |
| 15.1 : D Perera to S Sarkar, OUT! Stumped by a distance! Dilruwan loops it around off, Sarkar is beaten in the air as he comes down to defend but is beaten. Dinesh Chandimal has ages to stump Sarkar. The square leg umpire rules it out right away. They refer it upstairs to just check if it was a no ball. Replays show it was clean and the third umpire decides is really quickly. Sarkar has to depart after another start! |
| 0.0 : Mosaddek Hossain is the new man in. |
| 15.2 : D Perera to M Hossain, Gets off the mark with a drive through mid on. |
| 15.3 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Top edge! Shakib shapes to sweep but gets it off the top edge down to backward square leg for a single. |
| 15.4 : D Perera to M Hossain, More spin! Lands it outside off, spins in sharply, Mosaddek Hossain looks to defend but is beaten by the sharp turn. The ball hits him on the bottom end of the handle of the bat. |
| 15.5 : D Perera to M Hossain, Pushes this one towards covers. |
| 15.6 : D Perera to M Hossain, Mosaddek looks to punch it through covers and take a single but it is not on and he is sent back. |
| Seekkuge Prasanna called on for a bowl. |
| 16.1 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Lands it outside off, Shakib comes forward and defends it. |
| 16.2 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Flatter around off, Shakib goes back and nudges it towards the on side. |
| 16.3 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Gets down on his knee and sweeps it through backward square leg for a single. |
| A slip comes in place. |
| 16.4 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, Flatter outside off, Mosaddek looks to dab it late but is beaten. There is a stifled appeal there. Replays show there was a feather there, there was a slight noise too. Lucky to be still out there, Mosaddek Hossain! |
| 16.5 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, Pushes this one in the air through mid off for a single. That was not too far from the man at short extra cover. |
| 16.6 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Shakib lunges forward and works it towards the leg side. |
| 17.1 : D Perera to M Hossain, A touch short outside off, Mosaddek goes back and dabs it late towards short third man. Two fielders hare after it. Kusal Mendis gets across form the deep and slides to stop the ball. The other fielder returns the ball. Three runs taken. |
| 17.2 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Shorter in length, punched towards cover-point for a single. |
| 17.3 : D Perera to M Hossain, Shorter in length, punched down to long on for a single. |
| 17.4 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Flatter outside off, cut hard to sweeper cover. Thisara Perera misfields but only a single taken. |
| Chandimal comes over to have a word with Dilruwan Perera. |
| 17.5 : D Perera to M Hossain, Floats it outside off, hit back towards the bowler by the batsman. |
| 17.6 : D Perera to M Hossain, Shorter outside off, Mosaddek clips it towards short mid-wicket. Gunathilaka stationed there dives to his right and stops it. |
| 18.1 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, FOUR! Top edged! Fires it down the leg side, Shakib does not miss out and gets it down to fine leg for a boundary. That went off the top edge actually. |
| 18.2 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Too full around off, looks to play inside out but finds the fielder at short extra cover. |
| 18.3 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Loops it outside off, Shakib plays it back to the bowler. |
| 18.4 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Shorter outside off, chopped towards point for a single. |
| 18.5 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, Fuller outside off, pushed towards extra cover where Gunathilaka again makes a good stop. |
| 18.6 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, This one is pushed wide of the extra cover fielder for a single. |
| 19.1 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Shorter outside off, punched towards covers. |
| 19.2 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Waits for this one and tucks it towards the leg side. |
| 19.3 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Fuller outside off, pushed back to the bowler by Shakib. |
| 19.4 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Flatter around the stumps, Shakib does well to keep it out. |
| 19.5 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Shorter again, Shakib defends it watchfully. |
| 19.6 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 20.1 : S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Well played, Shakib Al Hasan! Prasanna lands it on the stumps, Shakib sweeps it through backward square leg for a single. That brings up his fifty. He will know his job is far from done. |
| 0.0 : Shakib Al Hasan brings up his 34th ODI fifty. |
| 20.2 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, Floats it outside off, Mosaddek pushes it to covers. |
| 20.3 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, Lands it on middle, defended down the wicket by the batsman. |
| 20.4 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, Shorter outside off, cut to deep point for a couple of runs. |
| 20.5 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, Comes forward and defends it towards covers. |
| 20.6 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, Another one punched towards covers. |
| Bangladesh's physio is out and is giving a back massage to Shakib Al Hasan. |
| 21.1 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Floats it around off, Shakib comes down the wicket and pushes it towards covers. |
| 21.2 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Shorter in length, Shakib punches it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 21.3 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Top Edged! Falls in no man's land! Shakib runs out of patience a touch and slog sweeps this one towards deep mid-wicket. Luckily for him, the ball falls in the vacant area. Two runs taken. |
| 21.4 : D Perera to Al Hasan, Goes back and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 21.5 : D Perera to M Hossain, Shorter outside off, guided towards Prasanna at short third man. |
| 21.6 : D Perera to M Hossain, Mosaddek comes forward and turns it towards the leg side for a run. |
| 22.1 : S Prasanna to M Hossain, OUT! Prasanna strikes! Flatter on the stumps, Mosaddek Hossain looks to give himself too much room and cut it through but misses the straighter one. He is bowled and the bowler takes off. Prasanna celebrates it in his own unique way with a dab. A vital wicket for Sri Lanka. Bangladesh need 170 more runs to win. |
| 0.0 : Mahmudullah is the next man in. |
| 22.2 : S Prasanna to Mahmudullah, Lands it down the leg side, Mahmudullah cannot clip it. The keeper fails to collect too and they sneak an extra run. Wides signaled. |
| S Prasanna to Al Hasan, Fuller on off, driven through mid on for a single. |
| 22.3 : S Prasanna to Mahmudullah, FOUR! What a hit! Full outside off, Mahdmullah gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it through extra cover for a boundary. Nice way to get off the mark. |
| 22.4 : S Prasanna to Mahmudullah, A touch short outside off, Mahmdullah drags it towards mid-wicket on the bounce. |
| 22.5 : S Prasanna to Mahmudullah, Guides it towards short third man off his crease. |
| 22.6 : S Prasanna to Mahmudullah, Loops it outside off, Mahmdullah drives it to short extra cover where Gunathilaka makes another good stop. |
| 23.1 : D Perera to Al Hasan, What a stop! Flatter outside off, Shakib gives himself room to slap it through extra cover. Gunathilaka once again makes a fine stop. |
| 23.2 : D Perera to Al Hasan, OUT! What a catch, Danushkha Gunathilaka! Dilruwan lands it outside off, Shakib looks to go for the drive on the up. The ball flies quickly to Gunathilaka at short extra cover. He fumbles at first but reacts brilliantly to take it on the second attempt. What an effort from him, he has been magnificent on the field today. Bangladesh in deep trouble now. Shakib Al Hasan walks back dejected. |
| Mehedi Hasan strolls out in the middle. Bangladesh need 163 runs to win. |
| 23.3 : D Perera to M Hasan, Loops it outside off, Mehedi drives it towards Tharanga at covers who stops it. |
| 23.4 : D Perera to M Hasan, A touch short around off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 23.5 : D Perera to M Hasan, Drives this one towards mid on from his crease. |
| 23.6 : D Perera to M Hasan, Shorter in length, Mehedi kneels down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 24.1 : S Prasanna to Mahmudullah, Lands it on off, Mahmdullah drives it through mid off for a single. |
| 24.2 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, A touch shorter around off, Mehedi rides the bounce and taps it back down the wicket. |
| Sri Lanka have opted for a review against Mehedi Hasan as they think that he played the drive after getting rapped on the pads. Dinesh Chandimal seemed very confident and he urges Upul Tharanga to take it. |
| 24.3 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, NOT OUT! Oh, what a poor review! Too full around off, Mehedi drives it towards short extra cover. There is a loud appeal for an lbw but nothing from the umpire. Chandimal is sure that Mehedi was hit on his pads before he made contact with the ball. He convinces his skipper Tharanga to take the review. Replays though show that the pad was nowhere close to the ball. In fact, it came off the middle of the bat. Sri Lanka lose their sole review. Wasted really. |
| 24.4 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Drives it through covers for a single. |
| 24.5 : S Prasanna to Mahmudullah, Mahmdullah stays back and defends it. |
| 24.6 : S Prasanna to Mahmudullah, Mahmdullah nudges one through backward square leg for a run. |
| Suranga Lakmal comes back into the attack. |
| 25.1 : S Lakmal to Mahmudullah, Angles it on a length, Mahmudullah clips it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 25.2 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, WIDE! Slants it down the leg side on a length, Mehedi shapes to clip it but misses. A wide is signaled. |
| S Lakmal to M Hasan, WIDE! Shorter in length but going down leg, Mehedi looks to pull it through but fails to connect. Another wide. |
| S Lakmal to M Hasan, Lands it outside off, Mehedi drives it nicely towards mid off. |
| 25.3 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Shorter in length, Mehedi gets outside the line, rides the bounce and taps it towards backward square leg for a single. |
| 25.4 : S Lakmal to Mahmudullah, OUT! Mahmudullah departs as well! Lakmal bangs it short again around off, Mahmdullah goes for the pull too. He does not connect well and gloves it through to the keeper for a good catch towards his left. There was enough evidence about what was to come yet Mahmdullah fell for the trap. There were three short balls bowled already in the over, aiming for a mishit pull. Poor shot, really. Bangladesh require 154 runs to win in further 146 balls. |
| Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza comes out in the middle. |
| 25.5 : S Lakmal to M Mortaza, Length ball around off, Mortaza defends it from his crease. |
| 25.6 : S Lakmal to M Mortaza, Too full around off, Mortaza gets his bat down in time to get it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 26.1 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Lands it on off and middle, Mortaza comes forward and defends it. |
| 26.2 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Too full outside off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 26.3 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Lands it around off, Mehedi shapes to defend but gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket. |
| 26.4 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Mehedi lunges forward and drives this through covers for a single. |
| 26.5 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Flatter around off, Mortaza defends it off his back foot. |
| 26.6 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Shorter around off, Mortaza cuts it through point for a single. |
| Slip moves to leg slip. |
| 27.1 : S Lakmal to M Mortaza, Fuller on the stumps, clipped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 27.2 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Back of a length just around off, Mehedi defends it back down the wicket. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza comes over for a chat with Mehedi Hasan. |
| 27.3 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, WIDE! Shorter in length on middle, Mehedi ducks under it. Wide signaled for the height. |
| S Lakmal to M Hasan, On a good length just around off, Mehedi pushes it towards covers. |
| 27.4 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Too full around off, Mehedi clips it towards mid on but not in the gap. |
| 27.5 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Back of a length just around off, Mehedi rides the bounce and defends it. |
| 27.6 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Shorter outside off, Mehedi shapes to cut it through but fails to connect. |
| 28.1 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Lands it on middle, Mortaza comes forward and defends it. |
| 28.2 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Drives it through covers for a single. |
| 28.3 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Bowls it on the stumps, clipped through mid on for a single. |
| 28.4 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Fuller outside off, pushed towards short extra cover. |
| 28.5 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Flatter around off, Mortaza looks to defend but gets it off inner half of the bat. |
| 28.6 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, WIDE! Slants it down the leg side, left alone by the batsman. Wide signaled. |
| S Prasanna to M Mortaza, Lands it around off, Mortaza keeps it out watchfully. |
| Drinks. |
| Nuwan Kulasekara brought back on for a bowl. |
| 29.1 : N Kulasekara to M Hasan, Full and outside off, drilled through covers for a single. |
| 29.2 : N Kulasekara to M Mortaza, Good length delivery, on the stumps, Mortaza blocks it towards the leg side. |
| 29.3 : N Kulasekara to M Mortaza, Back of a length delivery, outside off, Mortaza ponders about playing a shot but gets out of its way. |
| 29.4 : N Kulasekara to M Mortaza, Full and on middle, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 29.5 : N Kulasekara to M Mortaza, On a length and outside off, Mashrafe swats it towards mid off for a single. |
| 29.6 : N Kulasekara to M Hasan, Shorter delivery around leg, Mehedi pulls it towards fine leg for one run. |
| Milinda Siriwardana comes on for a bowl. |
| 30.1 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Short and flatter, Mehedi clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| 30.2 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Tossed up delivery, outside off, driven towards covers. |
| 30.3 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Bowls it slower through the air and outside off, defended. |
| 30.4 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Floats this outside off, Hasan drives it towards covers. |
| 30.5 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Shortish and outside off, tapped to point. |
| 30.6 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Looped up delivery, outside off, Hasan drives it to covers. A maiden over! |
| 31.1 : N Kulasekara to M Mortaza, FOUR! Full and on the sticks, Mortaza stands in his crease and slams it down the ground through mid on for a boundary. Bangladesh need a lot more of those. |
| 31.2 : N Kulasekara to M Mortaza, FOUR! Successive boundaries. Bowls this short, Mortaza goes for the hook but the ball takes the top edge and goes over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 31.3 : N Kulasekara to M Mortaza, Bowls a yorker, Mortaza digs it out carefully. |
| 31.4 : N Kulasekara to M Mortaza, Mortaza drives this full toss towards mid off and sets off. The fielder there hurls a throw towards the non striker's end but misses. |
| 31.5 : N Kulasekara to M Hasan, Bowls this very slow and on the sticks, Mehedi looks to flick but it goes off the leading edge past the bowler and hits the stumps at the non striker's end. Had Kulasekara got his fingers to it Mortaza would've been out. |
| 31.6 : N Kulasekara to M Hasan, Mehedi eases this down to mid on for a single. |
| 32.1 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Short and outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a single 150 up for Bangladesh. |
| 32.2 : M Siriwardana to M Mortaza, Flatter and faster, Mortaza blocks. |
| 32.3 : M Siriwardana to M Mortaza, Tossed up around off, Mortaza uses his feet and drives it to long off for a single. |
| 32.4 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Mehedi looks to sweep this fullish delivery but misses and gets rapped on the pads. |
| 32.5 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, FOUR! Slightly short and outside off, Mehedi Hasan opens the face of the bat and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 32.6 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Hasan cuts this tossed up delivery towards point. |
| Seekkuge Prasanna comes back. |
| 33.1 : S Prasanna to M Mortaza, OUT! Prasanna strikes straightaway! Bowls this very full and on the sticks, Mortaza clears his front leg and looks to go over the bowler's head. But he fails to connect cleanly. The ball lobs to the left of Prasanna who takes a good catch. Mortaza cannot believe what he has done. Sri Lanka need two wickets. |
| 0.0 : Taskin Ahmed is the penultimate man in. |
| 33.2 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Full and around off, blocked. |
| 33.3 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Fuller and outside off, driven towards covers. |
| 33.4 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Full again and on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket. |
| 33.5 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Short and outside off, defended carefully. |
| 33.6 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. |
| 34.1 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Tossed up around off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 34.2 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Floats this one outside off, Mehedi pats to the point fielder. |
| 34.3 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Tosses this one outside off, pushed towards covers. |
| 34.4 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Shorter in length outside off, Mehedi rocks bat to cut. The ball goes past the diving point fielder but Nuwan Kulasekara does well to cut it off from short third man. A single taken. |
| 34.5 : M Siriwardana to T Ahmed, Loops this one around off, Taskin looks to defend but gets rapped on the pads. The players starts appealing but not the bowler. The umpire is unmoved. |
| 34.6 : M Siriwardana to T Ahmed, Shorter and around leg, Ahmed tucks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 35.1 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Full and outside off, Taskin drives it to mid off. |
| 35.2 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Tosses this one on the sticks, Ahmed shuffles and nudges it through backward square leg for a run. |
| 35.3 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Floats this one around off, Mehedi sweeps this to short fine leg for a run. |
| 35.4 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Wide! Sprays this down the leg side, Taskin misses his flick. Wide called. |
| S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Full and on the sticks, Taskin flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 35.5 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Full and on the sticks, Mehedi defends. |
| 35.6 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Loops this one around off, Mehedi Hasan drives it through covers for one run. |
| 36.1 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, FOUR! Siriwardana bowls this short and around off, Mehedi Hasan goes back and pulls it over the deep mid-wicket fielder, who was standing quite ahead, for a boundary. |
| 36.2 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Mehedi eases this to long off for a single. |
| 36.3 : M Siriwardana to T Ahmed, Taskin flicks this to mid-wicket. |
| 36.4 : M Siriwardana to T Ahmed, LBW appeal, turned down! Pitches this outside off and brings it back in as Taskin looks to flick. He gets hit on the pads. Siriwardana starts appealing but the umpire is not interested. The height was the issue, I think. |
| 36.5 : M Siriwardana to T Ahmed, Ahmed drives this through mid off for a single. |
| 36.6 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Hasan knocks this tossed up delivery through mid off for a run. |
| 37.1 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Mehedi knocks this tossed up delivery to long on for a run. |
| 37.2 : S Prasanna to T Ahmed, Short and spinning in, Taskin tucks it through square leg. One run added to the total. |
| 37.3 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Huge shout for LBW! Tosses this one on the sticks, Mehedi looks to sweep it fine but misses. The ball kisses his glove and goes onto hit his pads and rolls towards short fine leg. There is an appeal but nothing from the umpire as he spotted the inside edge. |
| 37.4 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Hasan drives this towards covers. |
| 37.5 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Fuller and on the sticks, knocked back towards the bowler. |
| 37.6 : S Prasanna to M Hasan, Floats this one outside off, pushed towards the cover region. |
| 38.1 : M Siriwardana to T Ahmed, Shortish and spinning in, Mehedi tucks it through mid-wicket for one run. |
| 38.2 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Flatter and spinning away, Mehedi stays in his crease to block. |
| 38.3 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Outside off, Mehedi drives it through covers for a brace. |
| 38.4 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, FOUR! Bowls this full and around off, Mehedi kneels and sweeps it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 38.5 : M Siriwardana to M Hasan, Low full toss, Hasan knocks this through mid on for a single. |
| 38.6 : M Siriwardana to T Ahmed, Taskin defends this fuller delivery towards the off side. |
| Dilruwan Perera called back on for a bowl. |
| 39.1 : D Perera to M Hasan, Full and outside off, eased down to long on for a single. |
| 0.0 : It has gone a bit dark at the ground, remember there are no floodlights at this venue so things could get tricky really quickly. |
| 39.2 : D Perera to T Ahmed, Sprays this down the leg side, Taskin looks to tickle but it goes off his pads towards short fine leg. Leg bye taken. |
| 39.3 : D Perera to M Hasan, Fuller, outside off, driven towards covers. |
| 39.4 : D Perera to M Hasan, Short and around leg, tucked towards square leg. |
| 39.5 : D Perera to M Hasan, Shortish again and around leg, Mehedi works this behind square. |
| 39.6 : D Perera to M Hasan, Hasan clips this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| The umpire signals the start of Powerplay 3. Five fielders are now allowed outside the 30-yard circle for the last ten overs. |
| Suranga Lakmal comes back on for a burst. |
| Suranga Lakmal has hurled the ball back at the striker's end after collecting and the umpires have gone up for a run out against Mehedi Hasan. Looks close. |
| 40.1 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, NOT OUT! Mehedi Hasan drives this fullish delivery towards the bowler, who collects it and throws it at the strikers end. Mehedi Hasan goes back to make his ground but it seems close. The umpire takes it upstairs. Replays suggest that Hasan was well inside the crease. |
| 40.2 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Full and outside off, Hasan drives it towards covers. |
| 40.3 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Wide! Lakmal bounces Hasan who ducks to leave it alone. The umpire calls it a wide for height. |
| S Lakmal to M Hasan, Short again as Mehedi looks to pull but misses. |
| 40.4 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, FOUR! Full and around off, Hasan creams this through covers for a boundary. |
| 40.5 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, On a length and around off, tapped to point. |
| 40.6 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Hasan drives this full delivery uppishly towards long off for a single. |
| 41.1 : D Perera to M Hasan, Full and around leg, Mehedi drives it back to the bowler. |
| 41.2 : D Perera to M Hasan, Short and around leg, Mehedi sweeps it to long leg. Single taken. |
| 41.3 : D Perera to T Ahmed, FOUR! Easily done! Strays this down the leg side, Taskin Ahmed uses the pace and tickles it very fine for a boundary to fine leg. |
| 41.4 : D Perera to T Ahmed, Short and around off, pushed back towards the bowler. |
| 41.5 : D Perera to T Ahmed, Fuller and around off, Taskin blocks it. |
| 41.6 : D Perera to T Ahmed, Taskin uses his feet to this tossed up delivery and eases it to long off. One run taken. |
| 42.1 : S Lakmal to T Ahmed, Marginally ahead of length and around leg, tucked in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| 42.2 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Full and on the sticks, Mehedi makes room and drives it down the ground. The ball hits Lakmal on the foot and it gets parried towards long off. Single taken. |
| 42.3 : S Lakmal to T Ahmed, On a length and around middle, Taskin misses his clip, the ball kisses his pad and goes towards Chandimal, who dives to his right to gather it. |
| 42.4 : S Lakmal to T Ahmed, Taskin looks to defend this fuller delivery but it takes a thick inside edge and goes towards square leg. One run added to the total. |
| 42.5 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, FOUR! Top edged! Bangs this short and around off, Mehedi Hasan looks to pull but only manges a top edge over the keeper's head. The ball races away for a boundary. |
| 42.6 : S Lakmal to M Hasan, Hasan drives this through mid on for a single. |
| Asela Gunaratne brought back on for a bowl. Bangladesh need 79 more runs in 42 balls. Are we win for a twist here? |
| 43.1 : A Gunaratne to M Hasan, FOUR! Supreme placement. Asela bowls a length delivery on the sticks, Mehedi Hasan makes room and cuts it through point for a boundary. The point and short third man fielder gave up the chase far too quickly. That brings up the 50-run stand. |
| 43.2 : A Gunaratne to M Hasan, Bowls this on the pads, Mehedi looks to tickle but it goes off the pad towards short fine leg. |
| 43.3 : A Gunaratne to M Hasan, Full and around off, Mehedi Hasan drives it through mid on for a single. What a fine innings this has been from the youngster. |
| Maiden ODI fifty for Mehedi Hasan! |
| 43.4 : A Gunaratne to T Ahmed, In the air... but safe. Ahmed looks to flick but gets a leading edge, the ball falls well short of the long on fielder. Single taken. |
| 43.5 : A Gunaratne to M Hasan, Hasan drags his pull to long on for a single. |
| 43.6 : A Gunaratne to T Ahmed, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. |
| Nuwan Kulasekara returns for a spell. |
| 44.1 : N Kulasekara to M Hasan, OUT! Mehedi Hasan holes out! Nuwan Kulasekara bowls a low full toss outside off, Mehedi Hasan looks to go over covers but doesn't time it well. Upul Tharanga runs to his left from extra cover to catch it. Amusingly, Mehedi Hasan was asking for a no ball, but the ball was well below his waist. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in. Bangladesh need 72 more runs in 35 balls. The writing seems to be on the wall for them. |
| 44.2 : N Kulasekara to M Rahman, Rahman pushes this to covers for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 44.3 : N Kulasekara to T Ahmed, OUT! All over for Bangladesh! SRI LANKA WIN BY 70 RUNS. Nuwan Kulasekara bowls this a lot fuller, Taskin Ahmed looks to go downtown. He gets the elevation but fails to get the desired distance. The ball flies towards long on where Asela Gunaratne runs to his left to catch it. That is it, the hosts have levelled the ODI series 1-1. |
| If one asks me where did the chase become really difficult for Bangladesh - I would suggest after the first four overs. Bangladesh lost three big wickets in Tamim Iqbal, Sabbir Rahman and Mushiqur Rahim. Those dismissals broke the back of the chase pretty early. Though Shakib Al Hasan and Soumya Sarkar stuck around to steady the ship with a 77-run stand, Dilruwan Perera bowled a beauty to get rid of the latter. Shakib was having issues with his back which might have led to his wicket as he looke |
| A lot was expected from Mahmudullah, but Suranga Lakmal got rid of him early. Mehedi Hasan along with Taskin Ahmed stitched together a stand of 54 to frustrate the Islanders. In the process, Mehedi Hasan also slammed his maiden fifty to showcase his potential. But it was never going to be enough as Nuwan Kulasekara struck twice in the final over to help his side win the match and level the series. Coming to the other Sri Lankan bowlers, all were economical. The pick though was Kulasekara who fin |
| Earlier in the match, Gunathilaka and Tharanga gave their side a dream start - 76 in the first ten overs. Though Bangladesh pulled things back in the middle overs, a breezy knock from Thisara ensured that they posted a par total on board. How important was his knock? Who will be the Man of the Match? Thisara or Kulasekara? Let's find out at the presentation.... |
| Man of the Match, Thisara Perera starts off saying that he is really happy with his batting. He has given his everything in practice. Mentions that he has come back after six months and wants to really do well in the future. Credits his practice sessions for his good show. |
| Man of the Series, Kusal Mendis (translated from Sinhalese) says that he is extremely happy with his performance. Credits his team for always showing confidence in him. |
| Bangladesh captain, Mashrafe Mortaza says that they were not upto the mark. Opines that they lost the match in the first ten overs of either innings. Says that they lost too many wickets early and adds that Sarkar and Shakib did play well but couldn't carry on. Ends by saying that they will work on their mistakes and try to improve in their next ODI assignment against Ireland. |
| Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga says that his team played really well. Thinks that the run outs cost them the momentum but Thisara Perera played well to bring things back in control. Calls Thisara's knock a very important one. Says that the all-rounder really showed that he can hit the ball really well. |
| So that's it from all of us for this encounter and ODI series. We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the game. These two sides now lock horns in the T20I series starting on April 4, 2017 at 1900 local time (1330 GMT). Until then, it's goodbye and cheers! |
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