Bangladesh vs. Sri Sri Lanka || An exciting match to watch 💥💥💥
After a great fight in the Bangladesh Premier League for more than a month, the Bangladesh team entered the field yesterday in an international match A few days ago, the Sri Lankan national team traveled to Bangladesh for the purpose of playing a three-match T20 series. This series between the two is mainly organized to prepare for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Yesterday, the two teams met in the first T20I. The fans witnessed some great moments in this match. The host Bangladesh team had a great chance to win against Sri Lanka but ultimately failed by just 3 runs!
The first T20 match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. At the beginning of this match, Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hasan Shanto won the toss and decided to bowl. He made such a decision considering Sylhet's condition. The team batting in the second innings has won eight of the last ten T20I matches played at Sylhet. So the main goal was to stop Sri Lanka below 170 runs by bowling first. But the Bangladeshi bowlers completely failed against the Sri Lankan batsmen!
Two in-form batsmen Abhishka Fernando and Kushal Mendis came to open for Sri Lanka on the batting invitation given by Bangladesh. However, Avishka Fernando, who is in great form, failed miserably with the bat in this match. The opener was caught by Liton Kumar Das on the second ball of the match and was dismissed on the way to the pavilion. After the fall of the first wicket, Kamindu Mendis came into bat. But this batsman couldn't be stable on the field for long. Kamindu Mendis returned to the pavilion with 19 runs off 14 balls.
After the fall of two wickets the Sri Lankans didn't look back. Kusal Mendis and Sadira Samarawickrama made a partnership of 96 runs for Sri Lanka. Kushal Mendis played an amazing innings of 36 balls and 59 runs, but Sadira Samarawickrama made a batting frenzy with captain Asalanka. Sri Lanka's innings stopped at 206 runs after the 20 overs. As a result, the target in front of Bangladesh is 207 runs!
Bangladesh got off to a very bad start after batting well against the mountain runs given by Sri Lanka. Liton Kumar Das returned to the pavilion before opening the run book. The host Bangladesh lost the first three wickets for just 30 runs. As a result, the fans gave up hope of winning this match. But veteran batsman Mahmudullah Riyad entered the field after being blessed for the team. This batsman completed his personal 50 runs in 26 balls. As a result, Bengalis regained their lives in the match!
The obstacle was blocked when Mahmudullah Riyad scored 54 runs and went to the pavilion. But quite unexpectedly Zaker Ali, who made his debut in this match, started running rampant with the bat. This batsman completed his half-century in just 25 balls by hitting sixes one after the other. Bangladesh needed 12 runs in the last over to win. But Zaker Ali got out after playing a debut innings of 68 runs before the team reached the port of victory. In the end, Bangladesh didn't see a victory in his departure Bangladesh lost by only 3 runs in the 207-run match. Even though Bangladesh didn't win this match, Mahmudullah Riyad and Zaker Ali's batting was enjoyed by all. This is what thousands of fans expect from the Bangladesh team!
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