BAN vs SL, 1st T20I In A High-Scoring Match Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first in Sylhet. Mahmudullah came back to the T20I format, having not played since September 2022. The Tigers are back in the series and will be trying to win it after playing in the BPL in 2024. Najmul Hossain Shanto is also starting his time as Bangladesh’s permanent captain.
Sri Lanka would not have thought that this match would go to the wire with more than 200 runs on the board. They started off bowling well, but certain bowlers really let them down. Dasun Shanaka, Binura Fernando, and Matheesha Pathirana all showed up nervous and went for big scores, but Shanaka’s amazing last over helped them cross the finish line. Even yet, they wouldn’t be all that happy because, given their start, they could have performed much better. They had scored more than 200 because of some amazing hits from Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, and Charith Asalanka. For the guests, it appeared to be just right.
BAN vs SL, 1st T20I Match Highlights
On Monday, March 4, the first match of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh’s three-match T20 International series took place in the city of Sylhet. Sri Lanka, batting first in the match, scored 206/3 runs in 20 overs, but they were only able to win by 3 runs. Dasun Shanaka, the former captain, finally saved Sri Lanka’s status with just 12 runs in the last over. Bangladesh needed to score 12 runs in the last over to chase a huge target of 207 runs. Charith Asalanka, the captain of Sri Lanka, set faith in Dasun Shanaka, the former captain, for this task. Shanaka spent only 8 runs, living up to the captain’s expectations.
Bangladesh chose to bowl after winning the toss in the match. 206 runs were scored for 6 wickets in 20 overs by Sri Lanka, who batted first. Sadira Samarawickrama scored the most runs for the team during this, with 61 in 48 balls with 8 fours and 1 six. Apart from this, Kusal Mendis used six fours and three sixes to score 59 runs in 36 balls. With a helping hand of six sixes, Captain Asalanka completed his task by scoring 41 runs in 21 balls.
IN BAN vs SL Match : Sri Lanka has done it!
All the stadiums and the Bangladeshi camp were silent. Great! What a match to observe. These two teams consistently provide strong play, and yesterday was no exception. Whatever your feelings toward Bangladesh may be,. For them, it was just about two players. First of all, they lost three wickets in the powerplay, but Mahmudullah came ready to score and made some amazing shots.
Through him, he made it through the battle. Some thought it was over after he fell, but Jaker Ali finally discovered sunshine at the end of a very dark tunnel. He kept to hope to the very end. Given their team’s pace, Bangladesh needed 12 runs from 6, but Ali’s wicket put a stop to the match.
Bangladesh lost in a close match
BAN vs SL: Yesterday, Bangladesh had a very bad start to chase the huge target of 207 runs. Liton Das struck the team’s opening blow in the first over when he left the field without opening the account. Soumya Sarkar, the club’s other opener, struck the team a second blow in the fourth over when he was only able to score 12 runs with two fours. Then, in the fifth over, Tauheed Hriday (08) was run out.
Zaker Ali and Mehdi Hasan took over after five wickets fell. They established a sixth wicket partnership of 65 runs (27 balls) between them. Mehdi Hasan, who hit 16 runs in 11 balls with the help of two fours, was removed from the game in the eighteenth over, bringing an end to this outstanding partnership. Then, with the side needing 12 runs in the last over, Zaker Ali, seemingly their best chance, went out on the third ball, and Rishad Hussain went to the pavilion without opening the account on the first ball. With a helping hand of four fours and six sixes, Zaker scored 68 runs on 34 balls throughout his inning.
Ban vs SL, 1st T20I Sri Lanka Bowlers Performance
Angelo Mathews, Binura Fernando, and Dashun Shanaka took 2-2 wickets each for Sri Lanka. Apart from this, Mahish Teekshana and Mathisha Pathirana took 1 wicket each.