In the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series, Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka. On March 6, the game is scheduled to begin at Sylhet International Cricket Ground at 5:30 PM IST.
The first game of the series was an exciting contest between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The hosts will be happy with their response even if Sri Lanka wins the game by three runs. When Bangladesh was left reeling at 30-3 and then 68-4 in the ninth over in a daunting chase of 207, the game appeared to be lost, but incredible fifty-minute scores from Mahmudullah and Jaker Ali brought Bangladesh dangerously near.
Ali lost his wicket and Sri Lanka won the match even though they just needed 12 runs to win in the final over. Earlier, Kusal Mendis scored 59, Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 61, and Charith Asalanka scored 44 to help Sri Lanka reach a massive score of 206-3. There’s little doubt that the series will be close after the first Twenty20 International.
While Bangladesh would be somewhat concerned about the form of their top-order batting, Sri Lanka checked most of the boxes in the opening game. They have the ability to score a lot of runs on the board if they can get out to a strong start.
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Bangladesh
Thanks to outstanding efforts from veteran Mahmudullah (54), and rising gun Jaker Ali (68), the Bangladeshi batsmen played above their weight and came dangerously close to winning. Bangladesh continued to chase the game till the very last ball, requiring six off it, but Taskin Ahmed was unable to complete the assignment.
Bangladesh may have avoided some of the difficulties if they had started the run-chase strongly. After Angelo Mathews cheaply picked up Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy, Bangladesh unexpectedly lost their top order inside the powerplay overs. Mahmudullah worked with Captain Najmul Shanto to direct the ship to safety and ensure they didn’t capsize. Captain Shanto takes his time to get his eye in before he can launch. Bangladesh wouldn’t have needed to chase so many runs if their bowlers had shown more proficiency in death bowling, even though the final margin of defeat was only three runs.
With two bad overs in the backend of the innings, Mustafizur Rahman destroyed all the hard work that had been done thus far, conceding three sixes and two fours in the space of eight balls.
The visitors suffered a severe early setback when they lost opener Avishka Fernando in the second ball of the innings, but they ultimately amassed an enormous score. It was the Mendis’ concert in the middle, but Kamindu Mendis had to leave just as it was beginning to take off and become something truly amazing. Kusal, however, took the game by storm, hitting 59 off 36 balls, including 3 sixes and 6 boundaries. With 61, Sadeera Samarawickrama also finished first for the visitors; he hit nine boundaries and only once managed to clear the ropes. It made no difference since he unleashed the full force of captain Charith Asalanka, who hit six enormous sixes during his 21-ball cameo.
Both batsmen hammered 64 runs off the final four overs, making the careless Bangladeshi batters pay a steep price. Angelo Mathews gave Sri Lanka early breakthroughs while they were defending 207 for a victory. He removed Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy in the first and fifth overs. BAN skipper Najmul Hossain stammered his way to 20 off 22 before being removed by slinger Matheesha Pathirana, while Bindura Fernando took care of Sowmya Sarkar. But Jaker Ali and Mahmudullah’s surprise attack destroyed his day’s totals, as he let up 56 runs off his allotted overs—the most costly spell of the day.
Jaker Ali was certain to score the last over’s twelve runs to push the hosts beyond the finish line, but Dasun Shanaka bowled coolly, conceding only eight runs and taking two vital wickets to end their aspirations.
After winning the toss, the captain will pursue. It’s a small field, and a flat deck makes defense difficult. After winning the toss, the back captain decided to bowl.
The temperature will be between 29 and 14 degrees, and it will be clear. During the day, there will be 57% humidity.
The pitch is level and designed with hitters in mind. The fact that the first game saw more over 400 runs scored indicates that the bowlers are not getting much support. Once more, a game with a lot of points is anticipated.
BAN vs SL Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches
In their last 5 matches, Bangladesh won two of them and Sri Lanka won three matches.
According to cricket analysts, Bangladesh has a 51% chance of winning.
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