Published: Apr 06, 2017, 06:00 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 06, 2017, 11:35 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog post of the ongoing Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka series. This is the second and final Twenty20 International (T20I), and will be played at the same venue as the first — the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Hosts Sri Lanka are 1-0 up in the series, with a comfortable victory in the opening T20I, and Bangladesh will have to win this match to save the series. The match will be a memorable one for Bangladesh, as their long-time captain Mashrafe Mortaza will play his final T20I match. Bangladesh will surely look to gift their most successful leader a victory as he plays his last match in the shortest format. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I
Bangladesh have a balanced side which is capable enough of thrashing Sri Lanka in their own den. The backbone of their batting is Tamim Iqbal, whose departure for a duck in the previous match affected team’s batting. In the middle-order, there are names like Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan who will be relied upon. Also, Mosaddek Hossain and Mahmudullah impressed in the previous match with their responsible batting down the order after Bangladesh stars collapsed. As far as the bowling is concerned, Mortaza will still be the driving force while Mehedi Hasan, if brought in for this match, will be interesting to watch.
Sri Lanka’s top order impressed with their performance in the previous match. Kusal Perera single-handedly scored the majority of the runs. They also have hard-hitters like Asela Gunaratne and Thisara Perera in the side. Sri Lanka’s bowling is led by an experienced Lasith Malinga. Vikum Sanjaya has also had a brief and impressive run so far. For spin, they have a dependable Seekkuge Prasanna.
Squads:
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga (c), Dilshan Munaweera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Perera (wk), Lasith Malinga, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dasun Shanaka, Vikum Sanjaya, Milinda Siriwardana, Asela Gunaratne, Seekkuge Prasanna, Chamara Kapugedara, Thisara Perera, Lakshan Sandakan, Shehan Jayasuriya, Sandun Weerakkody (wk)
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Subashis Roy, Sanjamul Islam, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mehedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin
FULL CRICKET SCORECARD AND BALL-BY-BALL COMMENTARY: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I
