Marred by accidents, a depleted Lankan bowling assault produced a high quality efficiency, placing the main target away from the absence of their star bowlers Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera. The 20-year-old Matheesha Pathirana starred for the co-hosts of the match as Bangladesh folded for a lowly 164 within the 43rd over.
Whereas Pathirana stole the present together with his four-for, spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Dhananjaya de Silva and Dunith Wellalage too shared 4 wickets between them in a exceptional general bowling efficiency for the final 12 months’s champions (T20 format).
Chasing a below-par whole, Sri Lanka did undergo just a few hiccups however Sadeera’s very good knock of 54 coupled with Asalanka’s fashionable unbeaten 62 took the Lankans dwelling in 39 overs and 5 wickets remaining.
As It Occurred
This is a have a look at the important thing moments of the primary Group B recreation between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Early injury
Bangladesh skipper Shakib-al-Hasan gained the toss and opted to bat however his resolution backfired instantly as openers Tanzid Hasan and Mohammad Naim bought off to an unimpressive begin, each strolling again inside the primary powerplay. The Pallekele Stadium pitch had a little bit of carry and bounce however skipper Dasun Shanaka introduced on thriller spinner Maheesh Theekshana into the assault second over and he offered the breakthrough instantly, trapping Hasan in entrance for a two-ball duck. Mohammad Naim did get a begin however part-timer Dhananjaya de Silva struck a fourth-ball into his spell, sending Naim again for 16 within the eighth over. Issues turned worse for Bangladesh when within the 11th over skipper Shakib (5) departed too as Matheesha Pathirana induced an edge with Kusal Mendis grabbing an outstanding catch low to his left. On the finish of the 11th over, Bangladesh discovered themselves reeling at 36 for 3.
Common wickets harm Bangladesh
After three blows early within the match, Najmul Shanto and Towhid Hridoy managed to arrest the slide, including 59 runs for the fourth wicket. Nonetheless, skipper Shanaka efficiently managed to interrupt the dangerous-looking stand within the 24th over, eliminating Hridoy (20) with the assistance of a evaluate. After the autumn of Hridoy, the Lanka bowlers stored on the strain and choked the Bangladeshi batters for runs. Shanto did maintain one finish collectively however there was no substantial help from the opposite. Round a horrible Mehidy Hasan run out, Bangladesh stored on shedding wickets at common wickets, leaving Shanto waging a lone battle.
Shanto’s valiant effort
With simply four batters managing double digit scores, Shanto fought alone as Bangladesh by no means managed to get better from early blows. Dealing with 122 balls, Shanto’s valiant knock had 7 fours in it however was overshadowed fully by a boring efficiency from the opposite batters. Proper from the beginning, Bangladesh run fee hovered under four RPO and the common fall of wickets by no means allowed them to achieve the momentum. Seeking to up the ante within the last overs, Shanto departed for 89. Pathirana then wrapped up the tail very quickly as Bangladesh folded for a lowly 164 in 42.four overs.
Bumpy begin in chase
Defending a low whole, Bangladesh wanted early wickets and the pacers went full tilt from the phrase go, eradicating the Lanka openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne inside the primary 4 overs. After Taskin Ahmed knocked over Karunaratne for 1 within the third over, Shoriful Islam too struck from the opposite finish the next over as Nissanka edged one behind to Mushfiqur Rahim for 14. Skipper Shakib then cleaned up Kusal Mendis for five within the last over of the primary Powerplay to provide Sri Lanka early bother within the chase.
Composed Samarawickrama and Asalanka stand
After a jittery begin to the chase, Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka dug in for the Lankans. The duo first arrested the slide after which handled the Bangladeshi spinners with precision and management to get the chase again on monitor. Regardless of sharp bounce and occasional flip being supplied by the pitch, Samarawickrama and Asalanka performed actually maturely, stitching a terrific 78-run stand. Within the course of Sadeera introduced up his fifty within the 24th over. However quickly after his fifty, Samarawickrama fell within the 30th over. His dismissal was quickly adopted by Shakib knocking over Dhananjaya de Silva (2) as Bangladesh tried to get again into the sport. Nonetheless, Asalanka together with the skipper ensured no additional injury was completed. Whereas Asalanka hit an unbeaten 62, Dasun bought 14 not out because the Lankans crossed the end line with 66 balls to spare.
