The first Twenty20 between Bangladesh proved to be a high scoring encounter with almost 400 runs scored on aggregate.
Sri Lanka ended up on the winning side quite comfortably, and today has the chance of clinching the series with the second and last T20I of a very successful tour to Bangladesh.
The hosts, on the other hand, will be disappointed that a side chased down their 193 in 16.4 overs.
Bangladesh lost the Test series, and are on the verge of losing the T20I’s as well.
Kusal Perera’s injury turned out to be a massive blessing in disguise for the Lankans and resulted in Kusal Mendis receiving his chance at the top, and made it count by scoring 53 off 27 balls.
Thisara Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, and Dasun Shanaka were brilliant as well, scoring at a blistering rate to win the 1st T20 for the Lankans.
The victory came after eight consecutive losses in T20’s.
Jeevan Mendis was the pick of the bowlers in the last match with figures of 3-0-21-2, bowling at an economy well lower than his teammates.
The pacers took a beating, with all of them having economies of over nine. Poor bowling has been a constant feature of the T20 side, and they cannot keep relying on the batting to bail them out of trouble. The only way forward for Bangladesh will be some hope on Tamim Iqbal’s return giving the batting a much-needed boost, but the visitors still have a superior lineup.
Sri Lanka ended up on the winning side quite comfortably, and today has the chance of clinching the series with the second and last T20I of a very successful tour to Bangladesh.
The hosts, on the other hand, will be disappointed that a side chased down their 193 in 16.4 overs.
Bangladesh lost the Test series, and are on the verge of losing the T20I’s as well.
Kusal Perera’s injury turned out to be a massive blessing in disguise for the Lankans and resulted in Kusal Mendis receiving his chance at the top, and made it count by scoring 53 off 27 balls.
Thisara Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, and Dasun Shanaka were brilliant as well, scoring at a blistering rate to win the 1st T20 for the Lankans.
The victory came after eight consecutive losses in T20’s.
Jeevan Mendis was the pick of the bowlers in the last match with figures of 3-0-21-2, bowling at an economy well lower than his teammates.
The pacers took a beating, with all of them having economies of over nine. Poor bowling has been a constant feature of the T20 side, and they cannot keep relying on the batting to bail them out of trouble. The only way forward for Bangladesh will be some hope on Tamim Iqbal’s return giving the batting a much-needed boost, but the visitors still have a superior lineup.
If the home side can bowl well and restrict the opposition to a low score, they might just level the series. Soumya Sarkar is another player to put in an unexpectedly great performance for his side scoring 51 providing Bangladesh with close to one-third of their runs. Besides him, Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim will be the hopeful ones for Bangladesh.
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