Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 28 Runs, Win the 03 match series 2 – 1 despite some below par batting performances
Sri Lanka Men’s Tour of Bangladesh 2024 – 03rd T20 International – Sylhet, Northeast Division
Sri Lanka put into bat, 174 / 7 – ( 20 Overs ) Kusal Mendis 86, Dasun Shanaka 19, Skipper Wanidu Hasaranga 15, Kamindu Mendis 12, Angelo Mathews 10, Extras 14 – Kusal Mendis / Kamindu Mendis 34 runs for the 02nd wicket, Kusal Mendis / Wanidu Hasaranga 59 runs for the 03rd wicket – lost the last 04 wickets for the addition of 41 runs – first 06 overs : 41 / 1, 10 overs : 81 / 2, 15 overs : 135 / 4, last 05 overs : 39 / 3 – Taskin Ahmed 2 / 25, Rishad Hossain 2 / 35, Soumya Sarkar 03 catches, Shoriful Islam 02 catches.
Bangladesh in reply, 146 all out – ( 19.4 Overs ) Rishad Hossain 53 – career best, maiden half century – Taskin Ahmed 31, Mahedi Hasan 19, Soumya Sarkar 11 – the first 06 wickets fell for the addition of 19 runs – Mahedi Hasan / Rishad Hossain 44 runs for the 07th wicket, Rishad Hossain / Taskin Ahmed 41 runs for the 08th wicket – lost the last 03 wickets for the addition of 29 runs – 04 batters dismissed bowled, 02 batters dismissed lbw – Nuwan Thushara 5 / 20 – including a hatrick – career best – Skipper Wanidu Hasaranga
2 / 32, Dasun Shanaka 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Nuwan Thushara – Sri Lanka
Player of the Series : Kusal Mendis – Sri Lanka
Photos courtesy Bangladesh Cricket Board Media