Last Wicket: Thisara Perera c Mahmudullah b Mustafizur Rahman 55 (35) - 234/10 in 45.1 Over
That's it from us. This emphatic win sees Bangladesh take a vital lead in the series. The next game is extremely important for both teams for different reasons. It takes place at the same venue on 28th March at 1430 local time (0900 GMT). Do join us for it. Till then, it's goodbye!
Bangladeshi skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza says that it is very important to start a 3-match ODI series with a victory. States that they played the perfect game today and it is tough to lose after playing so well. Applauds his senior players for stepping up. Adds that they have the perfect mix of experience and youngsters in the team. Applauds Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan and Sabbir Rahman for their batting. Praises Mosaddek Hossain and Mahmudullah for their brilliant cameos in the end as well.
Sri Lankan skipper, Upul Tharanga thinks now he should have batted first. States they controlled the game well in the middle with the ball and were good in the field as well but gave away 30-40 runs extra towards the end. Adds chasing big totals, it is essential somebody bats through and gets a big score. Ends by saying he will talk with his team about all these things and try to do better in the next game.
Man of the Match, Tamim Iqbal says that he is not impressed with his conversion rate. Adds that he wants to improve his average and also help his team. Opines that Sri Lanka were bowling well at times but he got support from Shakib in the middle overs when required. Ends by saying that 300 was always on their mind and it was the heat which made life even difficult for him towards the end.
Sri Lanka were absolutely toothless today, both with bat and ball. They were taken for runs earlier in the day by the Tigers to all parts of the park and now, fell prey to some good bowling. Winning the toss never really worked in their favour. Barring Dinesh Chandimal and Thisara Perera, nobody really put up a fight for them. Losing early wickets and then nobody really holding one end proved to be their undoing in today's game. It'll be something they'll especially want to look at for the upcoming games.
One of the most comfortable wins Bangladesh will ever enforce on anybody. It's a testament to their hard work that they've done it on their opposition's soil. They put up a massive score on the board first courtesy a sublime ton from Tamim Iqbal and a couple of fifties from Sabbir Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan. Setting a target of 325, they continued that good work with the ball and cleaned Sri Lanka up for less than 250. Almost all the bowlers chipped in with the wickets and that will please skipper Mashrafe Mortaza more than anything else.
45.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, out, OUT! Mustafizur gets the last wicket! Fuller delivery in the line of the stumps, Perera stays in his crease and attempts for a biggie. He miscues his hit and the ball goes high in the air behind the bowler's head. The long off fielder, Mahmudullah covers some distance and takes a really fine catch to seal the deal for the visitors. BANGLADESH WIN BY 90 RUNS AND TAKE A 1-0 LEAD IN THE SERIES.
Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack.
44.6
Taskin Ahmed to Lahiru Kumara, no run, Full and straight, on off, blocked with an absolutely straight blade to end the over.
44.5
Taskin Ahmed to Lahiru Kumara, no run, Moving away on a shortish length, from around off, Kumara just about manages to sway away from the line.
44.4
Taskin Ahmed to Lahiru Kumara, no run, Spears in a full delivery, well outside off, left alone.
44.3
Taskin Ahmed to Lahiru Kumara, no run, Short one banged in hard on middle and leg, Lahiru Kumara ducks and lets it sail over him.
44.2
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Low full toss wide outside off, Perera carves this away hard. It's straight to the sweeper cover fielder and one run is taken.
44.1
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, no run, Fires it full and well outside off, Thisara doesn't bother himself with it.
Taskin Ahmed is back into the attack.
43.6
Mehedi Hasan to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Low full toss on middle and leg, Perera flicks it away towards the mid-wicket area for a single.
Lahiru Kumara is the last man in.
43.5
Mehedi Hasan to Lakshan Sandakan, out, OUT! Direct hit has once again done the trick. Lovely work in the field from Mustafizur. Flat on middle, Sandakan goes back and clips it down to Mustafizur at short fine leg. He takes the ball, gets a direct hit at the bowler's end seeing the batsmen take off for the run. It goes upstairs and replays show that Lakshan is short of his crease. Down to the last wicket now.
The umpire has gone upstairs to check a run out appeal against Lakshan Sandakan. It seems pretty close.
43.4
Mehedi Hasan to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Loopy and full around off, Perera goes for the reverse sweep and ends up scooping it over the keeper's head towards short third man for a run.
43.3
Mehedi Hasan to Thisara Perera, no run, Turning away on a length from around off, Perera goes back and steers it a bit square on the off side towards point.
43.2
Mehedi Hasan to Lakshan Sandakan, 1 run, Short, flat and outside off, Sandakan goes back and slaps it to long on for one.
43.1
Mehedi Hasan to Lakshan Sandakan, no run, Full on off, wrists it back down to the right of the bowler.
42.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, 2 runs, Fuller outside off, drives it square on the off side for two runs. 16 runs off this over. An expensive one for Bangladesh.
6th ODI fifty for Thisara Perera.
42.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, 2 runs, Length delivery outside off, pushes it through covers and brings up his fifty by taking two runs. Entertaining knock in the midst of the collapse his team has had. And, this is the fastest fifty for a Sri Lankan against Bangladesh in this format.
42.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, FOUR, FOUR! Full toss on middle and off, Perera wrists this beautifully through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Lovely placement, placed it nicely in the gap.
42.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Lakshan Sandakan, 1 run, Back of a length outside off, Sandakan gets it off his outside edge towards third man for a single.
42.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Fuller length ball attacking the stumps, it's driven to mid off for a single.
42.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, SIX, SIX! He's got a good hold of that, hasn't he? Length delivery outside off, Thisara Perera stands his ground and thumps it back down the ground. One of the flattest biggies you will ever see as the ball just clears the rope.
41.6
Mehedi Hasan to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single.
41.5
Mehedi Hasan to Thisara Perera, no run, From around the wicket, Perera looks to smash it over the off side but cannot make any kind of connection.
41.4
Mehedi Hasan to Lakshan Sandakan, 1 run, Looped up outside off, driven down to long on for a single.
41.3
Mehedi Hasan to Lakshan Sandakan, no run, Sri Lanka asking the question but it's turned down. Flatter ball from Mehedi, catches Sandakan on the pads. The appeal is turned down though. Clearly going down leg.
41.2
Mehedi Hasan to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Length delivery outside off, Perera with a punch through covers for a single.
41.1
Mehedi Hasan to Thisara Perera, 2 runs, Fuller around off, it's smacked nicely through the cover region. The batsmen come back for the second as Mosaddek fires it towards Rahim, who whips the bails off. But Perera is well inside the crease.
40.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Lakshan Sandakan, no run, Fires it way outside off, Sandakan has nothing to do with it.
40.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Full toss on the stumps, it's hit down to long on for a single.
Lakshan Sandakan makes his way to the middle to replace Suranga Lakmal.
40.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal, out, OUT! Lakmal is outta here! Mustafizur with another wicket to his name. Full and slower on off, Lakmal lofts it back down the ground. Gets a lot of height but no distance on it. Sabbir at wide mid on settles himself under the ball and takes a comfortable catch. Bangladesh are just two wickets away from victory now.
40.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Full around off, driven to long off for just a single.
40.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, 2 runs, Full on middle and off, Perera flicks it off the inner half behind square leg. The fielder out in the deep runs to his left and makes a good diving stop to keep it away from the rope. Two taken.
40.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal, 1 run, Hurls a length delivery wide outside off, cut late down towards third man for a single.
40.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Suranga Lakmal, wide, 1 run, Wide! Fires it way, way outside off, and it's well across the wide line. Wide signalled.
Powerplay 3 is signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the circle.
39.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Suranga Lakmal, 1 run, Length delivery angling into the stumps, Lakmal eases it down towards long on for a single.
39.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Suranga Lakmal, no run, Full into the stumps, Lakmal drives it towards the fielder at mid on.
39.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Angling into the stumps, Perera gets it off the inner half towards short mid-wicket for a single.
39.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Thisara Perera, SIX, SIX! In the arc...out of the park! Length delivery angling across off, Perera smokes that over the long on region for a biggie.
39.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Thisara Perera, FOUR, FOUR! Similar delivery and a similar result again. An action replay of the previous ball. Gets his bottom hand off the handle and due to it, he cannot generate enough power. The ball goes one bounce over the ropes.
39.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Thisara Perera, FOUR, FOUR! Powerful! Full and drifts into the pads, Perera flicks it powerfully over the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
38.6
Taskin Ahmed to Suranga Lakmal, no run, Short into the body, Lakmal mistimes his pull towards the fielder at mid-wicket.
38.5
Taskin Ahmed to Suranga Lakmal, FOUR, FOUR! Pulled powerfully! Short and wide outside off, Lakmal pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
38.4
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Outside off, Perera punches it down the ground. The fielder from mid off dives from mid off to make a fine stop but the batsmen still pick up a single.
38.4
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, wide, 1 run, Wide! Short and wide down the leg side, Perera ducks under it.
38.3
Taskin Ahmed to Suranga Lakmal, 1 run, Short and wide outside off, Lakmal smashes it through covers for a single.
38.3
Taskin Ahmed to Suranga Lakmal, wide, 1 run, Wide! Down the leg side, Lakmal tries to nudge it on its way to the keeper but fails to make contact. The umpire signals it as a wide.
38.2
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Slower delivery on a length down the leg side, Perera clips it through the backward square leg region for a single.
38.1
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, no run, Good length delivery in the line of the stumps, Perera goes for a pull but misses it completely. The ball goes just over the stumps.
37.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Length delivery outside off, Perera punches it through covers for a single.
37.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Suranga Lakmal, 1 run, Lakmal clips it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
37.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Suranga Lakmal, no run, Shout for LBW! Angling into the pads, Lakmal misses his clip and gets rapped on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire denies it. Maybe height was an issue there.
37.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Perera clips it through the square leg region for a single.
37.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Thisara Perera, FOUR, FOUR! Top edged! Short delivery into the body, Perera goes for a pull but manages to top edge it over the short fine leg region for a boundary.
Suranga Lakmal is next in.
37.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sachith Pathirana, out, OUT! Mortaza strikes on the very first ball of his spell! Full delivery into the stumps, Pathirana makes room and goes for the slog. He top edges it and the ball balloons towards the short mid off region. Mahmudullah the fielder there takes a simple reverse cup catch. Pathirana's trouble in the middle comes to an end. 154 needed off 77 balls.
Mashrafe Mortaza returns to the bowling attack.
36.6
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, no run, Dug in short down the leg side, Perera ducks under that one.
36.5
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, 1 run, Full delivery into the pads, Sachith flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
36.4
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, 2 runs, Short delivery in the line of the stumps, Pathirana pulls and just clears the infield over the mid-wicket region for a couple.
36.3
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Full delivery angling away, Pathirana goes for a swing but misses.
36.2
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Full into the stumps, Pathirana gets a bottom edge which bounces once before going to the keeper.
36.1
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Short into the body, Perera mistimes his pull towards wide mid on for a single.
35.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Sachith Pathirana, 2 runs, Full delivery angling into the stumps, Pathirana goes for the slog. Gets it off the inner half, through the backward square leg region for a couple.
35.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Sachith Pathirana, FOUR, FOUR! Smacked! Short and wide outside off, Pathirana smashes this one with brute force through the cover region for a boundary.
35.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Back of a length around off, Pathirana goes for a wild swing but misses.
35.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, 1 run, On the pads, Perera clips it through backward square leg for a single.
35.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, 2 runs, Full into the pads, Perera clips it to short fine leg. Mortaza dives to make a brilliant stop and save a certain boundary. Two runs taken.
35.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Thisara Perera, no run, Angling into the body, Perera stays deep in his crease and pushes it towards mid-wicket.
34.6
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Around off, pushed it straight to Shakib Al Hasan who is positioned at short cover.
34.5
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Keeps it very tight and cramps Pathirana for room, who can only keep it down on the track from within his crease.
34.4
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Veering away on a slightly fullish length, driven through the covers for a single.
34.3
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, 1 run, Short, on middle and leg, too straight and too easy for Pathirana to pull it through the square leg region for a single.
34.2
Taskin Ahmed to Thisara Perera, 1 run, Angles it across on a length, pushed back down towards mid off by Perera. Takes a single for it.
34.1
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, 1 run, Short and into the body, pulled away through backward square leg for an easy run.
33.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Sachith Pathirana, 1 run, That's jagged back in a long way. Mustafizur extracts some extra bounce as well as he pounds this in on a shorter length, takes Pathirana by surprise as he just about manages to adjust and play it out on the off side. One run taken.
33.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Length delivery moving away a shade outside off, Sachith walks across and dabs it straight to the point fielder.
33.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Sachith Pathirana, no run, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Thisara Perera makes his long strides to the middle.
33.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Milinda Siriwardana, out, OUT! Mustafizur strikes! Another good catch by Shuvagata Hom! Back of a length coming into the body, Siriwardana hangs back and pulls it over mid-wicket. Doesn't get the distance on it and Hom out in the deep runs to his right and takes a great diving catch. That spells the end of Milinda Siriwardana, Bangladesh need 4 wickets to win now.
33.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Milinda Siriwardana, SIX, SIX! That's smoked! Goes downtown and that's the safest place to hit. Fuller on off, Siriwardana just hammers it back down the ground and clears the long off fence for a biggie.
33.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Beaten! Excellent delivery to start the over with by Mustafizur. Hurls it on a good length in the corridor of uncertainty, Milinda plays it inside the line and gets beaten.
Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack.
32.6
Taskin Ahmed to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Length delivery outside off, Siriwardana stands put and places it through the covers for a single.
32.5
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, 1 run, Shaping away on a good length, from around off, crouches low a bit and with an open face glides it to third man for a single.
32.4
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, 2 runs, A bit too straight on the pads, it's flicked through the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs.
32.3
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Tight line again, on the shorter side of the length, Sachith with a cut shot straight to the backward point fielder.
32.2
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, no run, On a back of a length again, shaping away from around off, Sachith looks to run it down to third man but fails to do so.
32.1
Taskin Ahmed to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Back of a length just around off, Pathirana is cramped for room as he looks to pull it away. Ends up miscuing it back down to mid off.
Taskin Ahmed is back on to bowl.
31.6
Mosaddek Hossain to Sachith Pathirana, 1 run, Flatter and shorter outside off, Pathirana punches it towards the covers for a single.
31.5
Mosaddek Hossain to Sachith Pathirana, FOUR, FOUR! Lovely shot. Full on middle and off, Sachith kneels down and excellently sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
31.4
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.
31.3
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Darts it on a full length outside off, looks to hit it away but misses.
31.2
Mosaddek Hossain to Sachith Pathirana, 1 run, Outside off, drilled through covers for one.
31.1
Mosaddek Hossain to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Loud appeal from Mosaddek but the umpire remains unmoved. Turning away from around off, Pathirana has a little feel at it. Is beaten past the outside edge as Mushfiqur collects it. Hossain appeals but since there was no bat involved, the umpire turns it down.
30.6
Mehedi Hasan to Sachith Pathirana, 1 run, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.
30.5
Mehedi Hasan to Sachith Pathirana, FOUR, FOUR! Shot. Full outside off, Pathirana lofts this exquisitely over extra cover for a boundary. Placement was so good it beat the man out in the deep.
30.4
Mehedi Hasan to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Drifting in from around off, defends it by staying right behind the line.
30.3
Mehedi Hasan to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
30.2
Mehedi Hasan to Sachith Pathirana, 2 runs, Tossed up on the stumps, Pathirana gets a top edge as he attempts the slog sweep. Flies over mid-wicket and falls safely, much to his delight. Two runs taken.
30.1
Mehedi Hasan to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Attacking the stumps, it's worked away on the leg side for nothing.
29.6
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Tossed up outside off spinning away, Siriwardana fails to make contact with the ball as he goes to poke at it.
29.5
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Siriwardana drives it through mid off for a single.
29.4
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, FOUR, FOUR! Clobbered! Short around off, Siriwardana senses the loosener and smacks it over the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
29.3
Mosaddek Hossain to Sachith Pathirana, 3 runs, Full on the pads, Pathirana sweeps that well through the square leg region. The fielder gives it a chase and saves one run for his team.
29.2
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Full and wide outside off, Siriwardana drives it uppishly through covers for a single.
29.1
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Floated in the line of the stumps, Siriwardana pushes it back to the bowler.
28.6
Mehedi Hasan to Sachith Pathirana, no run, Fuller delivery outside off, Pathirana drives it straight to the fielder at covers.
Sachith Pathirana will be the next batsman in.
28.5
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, out, OUT! BIG, BIG WICKET! Pushed it a bit quicker through the air, Chandimal sits down and goes for a sweep. He gets hit on his gloves and the ball baloons towards the short fine leg region. Soumya Sarkar traces back a bit and takes a fine catch. The big wicket of Chandimal falls! Bangladesh are delighted and are sensing victory.
28.4
Mehedi Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, On the pads, Siriwardana pushes it on the leg side for a quick single.
28.3
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Driven towards the mid on region. One run added to the total.
28.2
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, FOUR! Innovative! Tossed up outside off, Chandimal goes for the reverse sweep and times it well this time. Beats the fielder at deep point for a boundary.
28.1
Mehedi Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Floated outside off, Siriwardana eases it down towards long off for a single.
27.6
Mosaddek Hossain to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, The batsman works it down the leg side.
27.5
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Short delivery, Siriwardana pulls it towards long on for a single.
27.4
Mosaddek Hossain to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Eased down to long off for a single.
27.3
Mosaddek Hossain to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Short and wide outside off, Siriwardana drives it through covers for a single.
27.2
Mosaddek Hossain to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Tossed up around off, Chandimal works it through square leg for a single.
27.1
Mosaddek Hossain to Dinesh Chandimal, 2 runs, Full on the pads, Chandimal clips it through mid-wicket for a couple.
Mosaddek Hossain is back for a bowl.
26.6
Mehedi Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Floated outside off, Siriwardana camps back and looks for a cut but ends up getting an inside edge. Luckily it does not roll over to hit the stumps.
26.5
Mehedi Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Full into the stumps, Siriwardana clips it towards mid-wicket.
26.4
Mehedi Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Floated outside off, Siriwardana prods forward in defence but fails to judge the spin. Gets beaten by the away spin.
26.3
Mehedi Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Full in the line of the stumps, Siriwardana drives it back to the bowler.
26.2
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, leg byes, 1 run, Sprayed on the pads, Chandimal fails to clip it on the leg side. Gets rapped on the pads and the batsmen rush for a quick leg bye.
21st ODI fifty for Dinesh Chandimal!
26.1
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, FOUR! Glorius! Mehedi comes around the wicket to start with, bowls it outside off, Chandimal drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. It's been a top knock from the wicketkeeper batsman.
Mehedi Hasan is back for a bowl.
25.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, On the pads, Chandimal clips it through square leg for a single.
25.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Full this time around off, Siriwardana stays in his crease and pushes it through to long on for a single.
25.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Eased down to long on for a single.
25.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Flighted outside off, Chandimal stays deep in his crease and defends it.
25.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, FOUR! Good shot! Tossed up around middle, Chandimal sits down and sweeps it through the square leg region for a boundary. 100 runs up for Sri Lanka.
25.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Floated in the line of the stumps, Chandimal prods forward and defends it.
24.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Milinda Siriwardana, 2 runs, Length ball well outside off, Siriwardana cuts it late down towards third man. Taskin Ahmed runs to his right, dives and sticks his right hand out to stop it. Nicely done. Two runs taken.
24.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, Full and attacking the stumps, driven to mid on. No run taken.
24.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, 3 runs, Full toss on the stumps, Chandimal wrists this ever so well between mid on and mid-wicket. Mossadek Hossain from short mid-wicket chases it down and puts in an excellent dive to stop it just inside the ropes. Lovely effort, saves a run for his side.
24.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Angles it across on a bit of a fuller length, played off the front foot with the full face of the bat.
24.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Outside off on a good length, Dinesh has a tame push from inside the line but misses.
24.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Shouts for a leg before but it's turned down. Fuller in length from Mustafizur, raps Chandimal on the pads as he tries to flick. The appeal is turned down as the ball pitched outside the line of leg stump.
23.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal pushes it to the covers for a single.
23.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Outside off, turning in to the batsman, he plays it late and dabs it to short third man for a quick run.
23.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, no run, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.
23.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Drifting in on middle and leg, takes the inside edge and goes away on the leg side for a single.
23.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Milinda Siriwardana, 1 run, Some drift and some dip on that one, it's fuller in length as Siriwardana drives it to long on for a single.
Milinda Siriwardana is the next man in to bat for SL.
23.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, out, OUT! A wicket completely against the run of play. Bangladesh with a timely breakthrough. Shakib tosses it up on middle, Gunaratne plays the reverse sweep but he can't keep it down. Ends up chipping it towards Mosaddek Hossain at backward point who gets low to take a safe catch. Partnership of 56 comes to an end.
22.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Plays this fullish length delivery off the outer half towards backward point. One run taken and that'll be the end of the over.
22.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Bowls the cutter on this occasion, on middle and leg, Dinesh dabs it in front of covers and sets off. Mehedi Hasan is the fielder there and he rushes to the ball. Misses the direct hit at the striker's end which is very fortunate for Gunaratne. He'd have been gone otherwise.
22.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Fires it up there once more, on off, Dinesh Chandimal walks across and bump drives it towards the point fielder.
22.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Full toss and he's missed out. Can only carve it away down towards third man for a single.
22.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Another one on the fuller side, it's driven back down in the direction of the bowler.
22.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Fuller on the stumps, Gunaratne chips it on the bounce towards the mid on fielder.
21.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Outside off on a fuller length, driven to covers to end the over.
21.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
21.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Quite loopy and floated on off, eased back down to long off for a single.
21.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, no run, A bit quicker through the air, raps Asela on the pads as he tries to hit it away on the leg side. Stifled lbw shout but the umpire is not interested.
21.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, It's once again tossed right up there, this time Chandimal walks across a step and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single.
21.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Tossed up outside off, driven to mid off.
20.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, no run, The batsman has attempted to put bat on ball but fails.
50-run stand between Chandimal and Gunaratne!
20.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, FOUR, FOUR! BANG! Attacking stuff from Asela Gunaratne. Fuller around off, Gunaratne gives it the charge and smacks it through extra cover to send it all the way for a boundary. That's what you'd like to see more from the Lankan batsmen.
20.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Now, offers a confident punch through the covers and picks up a single for doing so.
20.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, On a length and just around off, Dinesh gets an inside edge onto his pads as he attempts to play at it.
20.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, FOUR! Another edge but this time it's gone all the way to the boundary. Mustafizur has his hands on his head, is quite unfortunate. Full and wide outside off, Chandimal throws his bat at this and gets a big inside edge. It goes behind past the keeper and away to the fine leg fence.
20.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Length delivery angling across, Chandimal gets an inside edge back towards the keeper as he looks to cut it away.
19.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, no run, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
19.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Short into the pads, Chandimal camps back and clips it towards mid-wicket and calls for a quick single.
19.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, wide, 1 run, Wide! Quicker delivery but way down the leg side this time. Chandimal fails to nudge it fine.
19.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Eased down to long on for a single.
19.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Flighted up outside off, Chandimal drives it through mid off for a single.
19.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, leg byes, 2 runs, Stiffled appeal for LBW! Floated around off, Chandimal goes for the reverse sweep but fails to make contact with it. Gets rapped on the pads outside off and the players appeal. The umpire turns it down and the batsmen run two leg byes as the ball has gone towards the fence behind the keeper.
19.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Fuller delivery into the stumps, Gunaratne dances down the track and eases it down to long on for a single.
18.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal tries to guide it fine on the off side but fails to make contact.
18.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Angling across from a length, Gunaratne guides it to the fielder at third man for a single.
18.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Gunaratne gets behind the line of the ball to defend it.
18.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Off cutter, Gunaratne goes for a drive but he is beaten for lack of pace.
18.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Good length delivery angling across the right hander, Gunaratne stays in his crease and tries to poke at it. The ball just whizzes past the outside edge to the keeper.
18.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Asela Gunaratne, no run, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Mustafizur Rahman is finally now into the attack.
17.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Full in the line of the stumps, Chandimal stays in his crease and blocks it.
17.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Floated outside off, Asela drives it through covers for a single.
17.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Wide outside off, Chandimal cuts it past point for a single.
17.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, On the pads, Gunaratne clips it through the square leg region for a single.
17.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Eased down to long on for a single.
17.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Full outside off, Chandimal drives it back to the bowler.
16.6
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, leg byes, 1 run, Angling into the stumps, Chandimal fails to clip it on the leg side. Hits the pads and ricochets on the leg side. The batsmen run a leg bye.
16.5
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, FOUR! Edged! Short delivery outside off, Chandimal goes for a pull but gets a top edge over the keeper's head for a boundary.
16.4
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Length delivery outside off, Chandimal shuffles across and defends it off the front foot.
16.3
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR, FOUR! Deft! Good length delivery outside off, Chandimal stays deep in his crease and guides it fine past the slip fielder for a boundary.
16.2
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Full outside off, Gunaratne drives it to sweeper cover for a single.
16.1
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Angling into the stumps, Chandimal gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a single.
15.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Floated outside off, Chandimal drives it through covers for a single.
15.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Short into the pads, Gunaratne pulls it away through the square leg region for a single.
15.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Gunaratne pushes this one towards short mid-wicket.
15.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 2 runs, On the pads, Gunaratne clips it really fine down the leg side. The fielder at short fine leg misfields and the batsmen run a couple.
15.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 3 runs, Lucky escape! How did that miss? Floated outside off, Chandimal goes for a slog as he gets an inside edge which just misses the stumps and goes past the keeper for a triple.
15.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, It's been driven superbly through the covers.
14.6
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Spears this full outside off, driven through the cover region for an easy run. Chandimal will retain strike.
14.5
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Keeps bowling it outside off, Gunaratne taps it away between the cover fielders this time and picks up a single.
14.4
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Excellent line from Taskin Ahmed, he lands it on a good length in the off stump channel, Gunaratne plants his front foot across and pushes it in front of covers.
14.3
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Similar delivery, similar shot played. Asela leans across a touch and defends it down.
14.2
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Just back of a length, makes it come back in from around off, Gunaratne stands tall and blocks. Gets it high on the bat as it rose a bit more high than expected.
14.1
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Angling in on a good length, on off, defends it back down the track with the full face of the bat.
13.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Tossed up on middle and leg, driven down to long on for a single. That brings an end to a tight over from Shakib Al Hasan.
13.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
13.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Tossed up outside off, Asela with another drive but this time towards mid off. The result is the same, a dot ball. Once again Shuvagata Hom dives to stop runs for his team.
13.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, no run, It's landed on a fullish length, on off stump, Gunaratne places it towards the extra cover fielder who does well to put in a good dive to his right and stops it from going past him.
13.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Drifting in on a fuller length, eased back down towards mid on.
13.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Gives it a lot of flight, it's driven square of the wicket on the off side for a comfortable run.
12.6
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, FOUR, FOUR! Deft from Asela Gunaratne! Seeing it pitched on a length outside off, Gunaratne walks across a step and guides it across the third man fence for a boundary.
12.5
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Back of a length and well outside off, enough room for Dinesh Chandimal to stay back and cut it to sweeper cover for one.
12.4
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Coming back in on middle and leg, Asela clips this down to fine leg and runs to the other end to complete the single.
12.3
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Serves this just outside off, with an open face Asela opens the face dabs it to point.
12.2
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Hurls this on a good length once more, aims the top of off stump, Gunaratne brings down a straight bat and keeps it down on the track.
12.1
Taskin Ahmed to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Length delivery in the channel outside off, Gunaratne covers the line and shoulders his arms to it.
11.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, 1 run, Driven down to long off by Gunaratne for a single and that will be the end of the over.
11.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Asela Gunaratne, no run, Asela Gunaratne has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
11.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Good line from Shakib Al Hasan, he flights this on off, Dinesh comes ahead and drives it back down to long off for a single.
11.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Looped up just outside off, Chandimal prods forward and pushes it away.
11.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Gives this a lot of flight and bowls this very slow through the air, it's driven straight to the cover fielder.
11.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Drifting in from around off, punched away on the off side for no run.
Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack.
Asela Gunaratne makes his way to the middle.
10.6
Taskin Ahmed to Upul Tharanga, out, OUT! That's a soft dismissal. Upul Tharanga departs in search of the big shot. Back of a length angling across, Tharanga is a bit cramped for room as he pulls this away. It goes off the splice and lobs straight into Mashrafe Mortaza's hands at short mid on. The Lankan skipper departs and that's the third wicket down for the hosts.
10.5
Taskin Ahmed to Upul Tharanga, no run, Keeps it a tiny bit short on leg, Tharanga looks to pull it away but misses and is struck on the thigh pad.
10.4
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, On a back of a length, Dinesh with a solid punch through the covers for a run.
10.3
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, That was on the pads and he's missed out. Will be disappointed with himself. Fuller and angling in, walks a step across to flick but misses as the ball goes off the pads and rolls away on the leg side.
10.2
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Coming in on the hips, it's worked towards the mid-wicket region for nothing.
10.1
Taskin Ahmed to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Back of a length delivery on off, tight line to begin with, Chandimal rises and taps it down on the ground.
Taskin Ahmed is introduced into the attack.
Powerplay 2 is signalled. Maximum 4 fielders are allowed outside the circle.
9.6
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Full and wide outside off this time, Tharanga cuts it straight to the fielder at short third man.
9.5
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Yorker this time, Tharanga blocks it away.
9.4
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Full in the line of the stumps, Tharanga drives it back to the bowler.
9.3
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Full into the stumps, Chandimal drives it through mid on for a single.
9.2
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, On the pads, Chandimal clips it towards mid-wicket.
9.1
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 2 runs, Tossed up outside off, Chandimal tries to clip it on the leg side but gets a leading edge wide of first slip for a couple.
8.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, FOUR, FOUR! Width and punished! Short and wide outside off, Tharanga cuts it through the point region for a boundary.
8.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, no run, Length ball, Tharanga stays in his crease and pushes it towards the fielder at point.
8.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, no run, Angling in from a length outside off, Tharanga pushes it towards the fielder at covers.
8.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dinesh Chandimal, 1 run, Fuller delivery around off, Chandimal drives this one through to mid off for a single.
8.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Good length delivery angling into the stumps, Chandimal pushes it back to the bowler.
8.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, 1 run, Tharanga stands tall and pushes it towards mid off for a single.
7.6
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Spinning into the pads, Chandimal misses his clip. Gets rapped on the pads.
7.5
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, 2 runs, On the pads, Chandimal clips it through the square leg region to get off the mark with a couple.
7.4
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, 1 run, On the pads, Tharanga clips it through the mid-wicket region for a single.
7.3
Mehedi Hasan to Dinesh Chandimal, leg byes, 1 run, Spinning into the pads, Chandimal fails to clip it through to the leg side. Gets rapped on the pads and the ball goes on the leg side. Tharanga calls Chandimal for a leg bye.
7.2
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, 1 run, Outside off, driven towards extra cover for a single.
7.1
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Tossed up in the line of the stumps, Tharanga stays in his crease and defends it.
6.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Good length delivery angling away, Chandimal gets behind the line of the ball to defend it.
6.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Angling into the stumps, Chandimal has his defence well in place.
6.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, On a length and nipping away from around off, Chandimal covers his stumps and shoulders his arms to it.
6.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Similar line and length again this time, Chandimal goes for a square cut but fails to make contact.
6.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dinesh Chandimal, no run, Good length delivery angling away, left alone.
6.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, 1 run, On the pads, clipped through to deep square leg for a single.
Dinesh Chandimal is the next batsman in.
5.6
Mehedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, out, OUT! Superb fielding arrangement! Floated in the line of the stumps, Kusal Mendis dances down the track and lofts it over the mid-wicket region for a biggie. Does not realise that there is a fielder there as he plays it through. Shuvagata Hom, the substitue fielder there takes an easy catch and Mehedi Hasan is delighted as he is rewarded with his first wicket in ODI cricket.
5.5
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, 1 run, Clips it through short fine leg for a single.
5.4
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
5.3
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Short and wide outside off, Tharanga cuts it wide of the fielder at point. The fielder dives to his right and makes a fine stop.
5.2
Mehedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Down the leg side, Mendis clips it fine for a single.
5.1
Mehedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, no run, Flatter delivery into the stumps, Mendis tries to clip it on the leg side but just gets flushed below the box.
4.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, no run, Back of a length outside off, Tharanga cuts hard again but this time can't find the gap. Straight to the point fielder.
4.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, no run, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
4.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, FOUR, FOUR! Short, wide and some good width on offer, Tharanga flashes his bat at this. Places it behind point and sends it all the way to the boundary line.
4.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Upul Tharanga, no run, Play and a miss! Back of a length outside off, Tharanga looks to cut but the ball rises a bit more than he anticipates it to. It goes past the outside edge and into the keeper's gloves.
4.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Length delivery wider outside off, Mendis reaches out to it and off the toe end, hits it towards point for a single.
4.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, Back of a length delivery in the off stump channel, Mendis hangs back and defends it down on the off side.
3.6
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Serves this fuller around off, Tharanga pushes it to covers to end an eventful over from Mehedi Hasan.
3.5
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Stays right behind the line to this and defends.
3.4
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, NOT OUT! The benefit of the doubt goes to Upul Tharanga! It's flighted on a driving length just around off, invites Upul Tharanga forward to defend but the away turn beats the outside edge. Rahim collects the ball, whips the bails off in a flash and appeals instantly. The square leg umpire, who is standing at point, isn't sure and so, he goes upstairs. The third umpire has a look at it multiple times and after taking his time, signals it as not out. From one angle it looked like Tharanga is gone, but from another, he appears to be safe. The TV umpire probably didn't have conclusive evidence and in fairness, that's the right call to make in such a situation. But terrific stuff from Mushfiqur Rahim nonetheless, that was some really swift glovework.
The umpire has gone upstairs for a stumping appeal against Upul Tharanga. Rahim seems confident. Has he pulled off something special?
3.3
Mehedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Darted full on middle and leg, lofted high over the mid-wicket region. Luckily for Mendis, it falls in the safe zone. One more run added to the scoreboard.
3.2
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, 1 run, Drifting in on a fuller length on middle and off, Tharanga looks to drive but gets it off the inside edge on the leg side. One run taken.
3.1
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, From around the wicket, it's tossed up around off, turns away and beats the outside edge.
2.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, An edge which hasn't carried! Excellent, excellent over from Mashrafe Mortaza. He serves it on a good length just outside off, forces Mendis to play at it and draws an edge. It goes behind and falls just short of Mushfiqur Rahim who dives low to his right to take it on one bounce. Consecutive maidens from Mortaza.
2.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, Back of a length delivery from Mortaza, it's kept out off the back foot.
2.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, Length delivery outside off, left alone for the keeper to collect.
2.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, On middle and off, it's hurled on a good length, worked away on the leg side with a closed face.
2.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, Angling in once more, straighter than the previous one, catch Kusal Mendis on the pads once more. But this time, no appeal from the Bangladesh skipper.
2.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, NOT OUT! A rather poor review in hindsight, even to the naked eye that looked like it was going down leg. Angling in on a length on middle and leg, raps Kusal Mendis on the pads as he attempts to flick. Mortaza appeals but the umpire is unmoved. After a long hard talk with his teammates, he decides to review it. It goes upstairs and it shows the ball to be going down leg. Mendis survives.
Bangladesh have gone upstairs to check for an LBW appeal against Kusal Mendis. Seems pretty close to the naked eye.
1.6
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Around the wicket again, turning away from around off, comes forward and defends it out. Nicely done by Tharanga.
1.5
Mehedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Goes back once more and clips it towards the mid-wicket region for a run.
1.4
Mehedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, no run, Bowls this fuller on middle and leg, over the wicket, Mendis goes deep inside the crease and works it on the leg side.
1.3
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, 1 run, Tosses it up on off, eases it down to long off for a comfortable single.
1.2
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, FOUR, FOUR! Shot! Takes the aerial route and clears the infield with ease. Just lofts this full ball over the covers and sends it across the rope.
1.1
Mehedi Hasan to Upul Tharanga, no run, Starts off from around the wicket and floats it just back of a driving length outside off, Tharanga with an open face pushes it away to the covers.
Mehedi Hasan, the debutant will bowl with the second new ball from the other end.
0.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, Good length delivery very close to the off stick, Mendis stands his ground and taps it down on the off side. A wicket maiden to start with.
0.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, Good seam movement and some excellent carry through to the keeper. Kusal Mendis leans across and shoulders his arms to it.
0.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kusal Mendis, no run, Hurls it on a good length outside off, some movement in the air as Kusal Mendis leaves it alone.
Kusal Mendis is the next man in.
0.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Danushka Gunathilaka, out, OUT! MORTAZA STRIKES IN THE VERY FIRST OVER! A dream start for the away side, and the skipper has got the breakthrough early on. Bowls it on a back of a length on leg, it's going away first but then comes back in. Raps Gunathilaka on the pads and the umpire raises his finger within no time for the lbw appeal. Bangladesh celebrate but Danushka after talking to his captain, decides to review it. It goes upstairs and replays show the ball to be clipping the bails and so it's the umpire's call. The decision stays and that's the first wicket down for the Islanders.
Danushka Gunathilaka has gone upstairs to review an LBW decision against him.
0.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, Bit fuller in length on middle and off, flicked uppishly to the mid-wicket fielder. Fell just short.
0.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, Back of a length delivery angling across, Gunathilaka stands tall and punches it straight to the cover fielder.
We are back for the chase. A daunting task lies ahead of the Lankans. Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga will open for them. Mashrafe Mortaza to kick things off with the ball for Bangladesh. He has just a slip in place. Here we go...