Bangladesh secured an 83-run win over Sri Lanka within the second T20I of the continuing three-match collection. This meant the collection is now tied at 1-1 and might be determined within the last recreation of the tour on the R .Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on July 16.
The Bangla Tigers had misplaced each their openers on the ultimate deliveries of the primary and second overs of the innings, respectively. They in some way crawled to 39/2 on the finish of their powerplay. The group fifty was introduced up by a pleasant most by skipper Litton Das. Nonetheless, the hosts have been nonetheless in agency management of proceedings after solely 69 runs have been scored on the midway mark.
Binura Fernando struck twice in his third over, the eleventh of the innings, to do away with Towhid Hridoy (31 off 25) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (1 off 2). With the assistance of Shamim Hossain by his facet, Das accelerated and introduced up his personal fifty in type. This was his first within the format after 13 innings with out one.
He perished on the primary ball of the penultimate over for 76 off 50 in an innings which comprised one 4 and 5 sixes. Regardless of a few run-outs within the last over, together with that of Shamim Hossain (48 off 27), the guests ended their innings on a aggressive 177/7. Nuwan Thushara (1/30 in 4.0 overs) and Maheesh Theekshana (1/30 in 4.0 overs) registered an identical figures.
The Lankans misplaced twice as many wickets because the opposition inside their set of six overs. Two of these have been taken by Shoriful Islam, who was introduced in for Tanzim Hasan Sakib as one of many three modifications Bangladesh made to their XI from the primary recreation just a few days again. The required run charge had climbed in extra of 11.00 on the finish of the run-chase’s 10 overs.
The eleventh over totally modified the complexion of the sport, because the leg spin of Rishad Hossain struck twice to dismiss Pathum Nissanka (32 off 29) and Chamika Karunaratne (0 off 2) in a span of simply three deliveries. The Lankan Lions discovered themselves seven down on the primary ball of the twelfth over, with Dasun Shanka departing for 20 off 16.
It was throughout for Sri Lanka within the subsequent few overs. Binura, the standout performer with the ball, was the final wicket to fall because the Lankans have been bowled out in 15.2 overs. Very like within the 50-over phase, Das & Co. have pressured a decider within the T20I collection as effectively. Litton & Co. can be eager on wrapping up the all-format collection on a constructive notice.
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