Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 03 Runs in a High Scoring Thriller, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0
Sri Lanka Men’s Tour of Bangladesh 2024 – 01st T20 International – Sylhet, Northeastern Division
Sri Lanka put into bat, 206 / 3 – ( 20 Overs ) Sadeera Samarawickrama 61no ( 1×6, 8×4, 48 balls ), Kusal Mendis 59 ( 3×6, 6×4, 36 balls ), Skipper Charith Asalanka 44no ( 6×6, 21 balls ), Kamindu Mendis 19, Extras 19 – Kusal Mendis / Sadeera Samarawickrama 96 runs for the 03rd wicket, Sadeera Samarawickrama / Charith Asalanka 73 runs unbroken for the 04th wicket – first 06 overs : 45 / 2, 10 overs : 79 / 2, 15 overs : 136 / 3, last 05 overs : 70 / 0 – Rishad Hossain 1 / 32.
Bangladesh in reply, 203 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Jaker Ali 68 ( 6×6, 4×4, 34 balls ), Mohammad Mahmudullah 54 ( 4×6, 2×4, 31 balls ), Skipper Najmul Shanto 20, Mahedi Hasan 16, Soumya Sarkar 12, Extras 19 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 30 runs – Mohammad Mahmudullah /Jaker Ali 47 runs for the 04th wicket, Jaker Ali / Mahedi Hasan 65 runs for the 05th wicket – the last 03 wickets fell for the addition of 17 runs – first 06 overs : 43 / 3, 10 overs : 78 / 4, 15 overs : 139 / 5, last 05 overs : 64 / 3 – Angelo Mathews 2 / 17 & 02 catches, Dasun Shanaka 2 / 36, Binura Fernando 2 / 41, Skipper Charith Asalanka 03 catches, Kusal Mendis 02 victims.
Player of the Match : Charith Asalanka – Sri Lanka