After a confident-looking huddle, the players walk out. The task is mighty for the hosts, with about a par score to defend on a pitch that lacks the vegetation that BCB's so interested in of late. The Sri Lankan openers trace them onto the field. Dilshan (who averages 15 in his last 5 innings) will look to hop back into the form chariot ahead of the T20 WC. Can this be the match? 10..9..8....3..2..1. Taskin has the ball, two slips
Shakib: "I thought the ball was coming on nicely. We are happy with the total given the start. 160 would have been good. I knew I needed to bat the overs and wanted to see before the last 5 overs. One of his (Sabbir Rahman's) best innings and that helped us get to this total. Credit to him and now we have to bowl and field well. It's just a par score and the ball's gripping. So the spinners are in the game and we just have to get some early wickets to be in the game."
After posting his fifty in 38 deliveries, Rahman smashed the opposition to smithereens. He was eventually dismissed for a 54-ball 80. Shakib Al Hasan played the supporting role to perfection. Initially, he did struggle for timing and placement, but pinched singles and twos to rotate the strike. With their pyrotechnics, Shakib and Mahmudullah then, thumped a few sparkling shots in the slog overs. For Sri Lanka, Kulasekara and Mathews swung the new ball. However, once the ball got older, Kulasekara looked short of ideas. Dushmantha Chameera though, impressed with raw pace and snared three wickets. The track is good for batting and the dew factor might come into play. But Sri Lanka need to up their game, if they want to hunt down the target. Join us in a few minutes for Sri Lanka's innings...
Sabbir Rahman unfurled a series of blazing shots to lit up the proceedings and put the hosts in a position of strength. In fact, Bangladesh were off to a disastrous start as the tourists whittled away at the line-up to pick up scalps up front. It was in the fourth over that Rahman decided to take the aggressive route by slamming three fours and a six.
19.6 -
Chameera to Mahmudullah, out Mortaza Run Out!! 2 runs completed. Out last ball but they were rightly trying to steal a third. Mahmudullah walked across his stumps and lofted it awkwardly over cover. Pushed hard for the second and a bit of lethargy in the deep meant that a third was on. Mortaza was intent but Mahmudullah was ball-watching. Was late and that turned off Mortaza too. Took off late and was found short courtesy Chandimal's Dhoni-like bail flicking. 147 on the board and that's decent when your openers have been ducked back into the pavilion. Mortaza run out (Shanaka/Chandimal) 2(2)
Chameera to Mahmudullah, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Run out? All drama
19.5 -
Chameera to Mortaza, byes, 1 run, full delivery swinging away, Mortaza backs away for a clobber over the cow corner. Movement beats him, Mortaza runs and the keeper couldn't cut the run short despite a direct-hit at the striker's end
19.4 -
Chameera to Mortaza, 2 runs, and a couple again. Under-edged the cut back to the keeper who runs across and dives but couldn't get to the ball. Third man fires in the throw, enough time for a couple and Mahmudullah stays away from the strike
19.3 -
Chameera to Mahmudullah, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Mahmudullah shuffles and drags the heave to long-on. Only a single and the strike's gone too
19.3 -
Chameera to Mahmudullah, wide, overdoes the bowl-wide-and-out-of-reach ploy and umpire stretches arms
Mashrafe Mortaza, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
Chameera to Nurul Hasan, out Caught by Mathews!! Slower ball outside off, Nurul Hasan plonked his front leg and looked to go big over square leg. Ball arrived slowly, took the leading-edge and lobbed to extra cover for the simplest of catches. More importantly, Mahmudullah will have the strike. Nurul Hasan c Mathews b Chameera 2(5)
Chameera to Nurul Hasan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.1 -
Chameera to Mahmudullah, 1 run, a missed run out! Bowls this full outside off, Mahmudullah protracts hands to tap it and hints at a run. Chameera runs across and cuts it off at short cover, fires a throw at striker's end but misses it completely. Batsmen then had time to run two but looked too shellshocked
A much needed 14-run over this. Chameera will bowl the last over. Where's your seat belt?
18.6 -
Kulasekara to Nurul Hasan, no run, skips out and sort of yorks himself. Adjusts and just manages to dig it out
18.5 -
Kulasekara to Mahmudullah, 1 run, flashes a wide length ball through cover and hurries to complete an urgent single
18.4 -
Kulasekara to Mahmudullah, SIX, gets under this fullish ball and murders it down the ground. Flushes all his gymnasium workout into his bat flow and times it into the stands
18.3 -
Kulasekara to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, too action packed. Drills a fullish ball back to Kulasekara as his bat turned. Kulasekara stuck his hand up to catch but tipped it away. Perera at mid-off let out a poor throw at the bowler's end and the batsmen sneak in a run
So, 5 runs off the first two balls
18.2 -
Kulasekara to Mahmudullah, FOUR, if you'd ask me to slash a Mahogany, I would do that too. Slower delivery that's not too good to deceive. Mahmudullah widens his stance as he makes room and swats it over mid-wicket with a swivel. One bounce and over the ropes
18.1 -
Kulasekara to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, arches towards off with flat feet and taps it to cover-point to hand Mahmudullah the strike
What a lovely over that. Miserly. Just 6 runs. Over to Kulasekara
17.6 -
Chameera to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, cheeky but could have looked foolish had it been taken at third man. Scooped this fullish ball with a shuffle, not off the middle and it went on the bounce to an on-rushing third man. Survives despite the circus
17.5 -
Chameera to Nurul Hasan, no run, slower, quicker, slower, quicker and deceived. Pacy back of a length back-bender outside off, Nurul is drawn into the poke, fishes and is beaten
17.4 -
Chameera to Mahmudullah, 1 run, basically looped on a short of length outside off, width to cut but the off-pace deliveries often rob all the timing. Chopped back to the keeper
17.3 -
Chameera to Mahmudullah, no run, gets a slower delivery to jag away with the seam, Mahmudullah stays put and pokes at it. Beaten
Nurul Hasan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Chameera to Shakib, out Caught by Chandimal!! And he's bulldozed Shakib out. Fires in the bouncer thrusted with pace, Shakib was hurried on the pull. Still went on as he hid his face looking to duck, pulls it onto his helmet and the ball lobs to the keeper behind. Chameera had his arms aloft running Shoaib-esquely even before Chandimal could latch onto it. Big wicket. Shakib c Chandimal b Chameera 32(34) [4s-3]
Chameera to Shakib, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.1 -
Chameera to Shakib, FOUR, Jayasuriya at cover was momentarily interested but just evaded him. Shakib shimmied a touch and drove it on-the-up. Didn't bother to keep it down and riding on some luck, it sped away
Three overs...30 runs? Mahmudullah and Shakib can hit big, mind you. Chameera will continue
16.6 -
Kulasekara to Mahmudullah, no run, gets the yorker spot on this time and it's been jammed back to Kulasekara
16.5 -
Kulasekara to Mahmudullah, FOUR, even these near yorker length deliveries aren't safe. Full and Mahmudullah stayed his ground, met it with Warney's wrists and flicks it uppishly over square leg
16.4 -
Kulasekara to Shakib, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Shakib stayed put and punches it to long-on with a slightly closed bat face
16.3 -
Kulasekara to Mahmudullah, 1 run, gentle leg-cutter outside off, Mahmudullah lets it turn away and dabs it to short third man for a quick single
16.2 -
Kulasekara to Shakib, 1 run, pushes this delivery to extra cover and gets to the other end. Mahmudullah has the strike
16.1 -
Kulasekara to Shakib, FOUR, round the wicket, slower from back-of-the-hand outside off, Shakib got low and fetched it with a sweep. Almost turned square and placed it through square leg
Nuwan Kulasekara [2.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
Mahmudullah, right handed bat, comes to the crease
No century for Rahman but he departed for his highest T20I score
15.6 -
Chameera to S Rahman, out Caught by Jayasuriya!! And he perishes. What an anti-climax this. The shot was on. Fuller delivery robbed of pace outside off, Rahman stooped to fetch it with a slog sweep. Seemed to have connected it well but finds the deep mid-wicket spot on. Hunches and digests the ball in his palms. Talk about placement but the slowness of the delivery has finally gobbled him up. S Rahman c Jayasuriya b Chameera 80(54) [4s-10 6s-3]
Chameera to S Rahman, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.5 -
Chameera to S Rahman, SIX, if there's ever an assassination, this is it. Slower bouncer but Rahman spots it like a hawk. Stands taller, swipes the air and hooks it out of the ground over cow corner
15.5 -
Chameera to S Rahman, wide, another wide but this was thrusted with lots of pace following this slower delivery. 144ks. Short of a length and veering away, Rahman attempted the slap but way too wide
15.4 -
Chameera to S Rahman, no run, another slower delivery on back of a length, Rahman swings across the line only to be deceived by the pace for the nth time
15.3 -
Chameera to Shakib, 1 run, guides this full ball with an open bat face to third man
15.2 -
Chameera to Shakib, no run, so close! A dot ball on this free-hit delivery. Wide yorker just inside the tramline, Shakib reaches out squatting but can't reach it
15.2 -
Chameera to S Rahman, no ball, 1 run, it's a free-hit! Steps over the line, by a big margin, in delivering this low full toss outside off that's heaved to deep mid-wicket
The crowd is buzzing
15.1 -
Chameera to Shakib, 1 run, back of a length delivery wide of off, Shakib throws his hands at it and manages to slice it to third man for a single
14.6 -
Herath to S Rahman, FOUR, shot! They just keep coming, don't they? Flighted delivery on middle, Rahman shimmies down and barrels it down the ground. Through Herath who bent low to field but it sped away
14.5 -
Herath to S Rahman, no run, ambitious sweep to this delivery veering down, is late and gloved it back onto the pitch
14.4 -
Herath to Shakib, 1 run, the line's leg-stumpish, Shakib shuffles again to get behind and lofts it down the ground to long-on
14.3 -
Herath to Shakib, no run, slower delivery on leg-stump, Shakib shuffles across and flushes it back to Herath
14.2 -
Herath to S Rahman, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Rahman clips it to long-on for a single
14.1 -
Herath to Shakib, 1 run, looped on a fuller length on middle, Shakib drills it to long-off who runs across and cuts it off
Rangana Herath [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Chameera to S Rahman, no run, Rahman initially walks across looking to scoop and is done in by Chameera who bowls it short and wide. Rahman tries to adjust with a makeshift ramp but can't connect
13.5 -
Chameera to S Rahman, no run, heave-ho! Rahman isn't holding back here. Slogs from outside off but is beaten by another slower ball
13.4 -
Chameera to Shakib, 1 run, stays leg-side of the short of length delivery, plants an open face and skims it down to third man
13.3 -
Chameera to S Rahman, 1 run, swatted down to long-on. Not short enough to pull and hurried to hit Rahman's bat, rather than the other way round
13.2 -
Chameera to S Rahman, no run, excellent riposte. Slows the pace right down, Rahman was already through with the slog. Also, the slower ball meant it bounced a lot less and sneaked beneath his swinging willow to the keeper
13.1 -
Chameera to S Rahman, FOUR, he has murdered that. Chameera would be wise to just turn back and walk to the top of his mark. Cleared the front leg to a fullish ball outside off and rammed it through extra-cover
Dushmantha Chameera, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
12.6 -
Jayasuriya to Shakib, no run, another very full ball cannoned towards middle, Shakib manages to squeeze it back down
12.5 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, 1 run, fires in a yorker and is drilled down to long-on
12.4 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, 2 runs, the crowd is roaring behind Rahman here as he sprints back for a couple. Knew exactly how softly he had nudged it through the vacant mid-wicket region and hared back
12.3 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, FOUR, aww, look at that racing away. Sliding on with the arm outside off, Rahman simply leans into the drive and threads it past extra-cover. Sped away
12.2 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, FOUR, no two ways about this one. A drag down on the stumps, Rahman rocks back and swats the pull through mid-wicket
12.1 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, SIX, in the air, deep mid-wicket is interested, he thinks he has it covered. But he's tipped it over the ropes. Fifty up for Rahman too. Saw the length, saw the opportunity and swiped it hard with a slog-sweep. Don't think he got all on it. The fielder who was Kapu came hurtling to his right, stuck both arms overhead but could only manage fingertips
Shehan Jayasuriya [2.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Herath to S Rahman, 1 run, a couple of excited screams from the bowler and keeper as Rahman nearly yorked himself after a shimmy, but managed to get the bat down in time and squeeze it into the off-side
11.5 -
Herath to Shakib, 1 run, takes a step or two down the pitch, takes it on the full and laces it down to long-off
11.4 -
Herath to S Rahman, 1 run, almost lands in the blockhole and is squeezed through mid-wicket
11.3 -
Herath to S Rahman, no run, Herath has laid out a beaut and left Rahman looking a bit green here. Looped it up judiciously above the eyeline, got it to dip on a length while angling in on off, then ripped away past the outside edge as Rahman tries to work it through mid-wicket
11.2 -
Herath to Shakib, 1 run, well flighted ball on the pads, clipped through square leg
11.1 -
Herath to S Rahman, 1 run, tries a shimmy but is stopped in his strides by a loopy full ball, drills it to long-on
10.6 -
Dilshan to Shakib, no run, quicker, flatter and sliding on from a length towards off, Shakib offers the angled bat trying to force it through covers and chops it back down the pitch of the inside edge
10.5 -
Dilshan to Shakib, no run, Shakib tries to manufacture room for the cut but doesn't have a lot, is slightly cramped and hits it to point
10.4 -
Dilshan to S Rahman, 1 run, flatter and targetting the stumps, nudged down towards long-on
10.3 -
Dilshan to Shakib, 1 run, he's flirting with danger, is Dilshan. All 3 of his balls have been absolute filth. Short again outside off, slapped to sweeper cover
10.2 -
Dilshan to Shakib, 2 runs, drops it slightly short outside off and is slapped square of the wicket, making sweeper cover rush to his right and slide to stop. Enough time to nick a couple
10.1 -
Dilshan to S Rahman, 1 run, that tells you all of Dilshan's intentions right there. Comes in and fires it down leg first ball. Rahman glances it to short fine leg
Tillakaratne Dilshan, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
9.6 -
Herath to S Rahman, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, tucked to deep mid-wicket
9.5 -
Herath to Shakib, 1 run, leans forward on the flighted ball and works it through mid-wicket
9.4 -
Herath to S Rahman, 1 run, he is allowed to slide back in the crease, and work it with gentle wrists in front of mid-wicket. No one there, and Herath has to pursue the ball himself
9.3 -
Herath to S Rahman, no run, slower through the air and drifting in with the arm on middle, works it back towards the bowler
9.2 -
Herath to Shakib, 1 run, teased up on leg, whipped to long-on
9.1 -
Herath to Shakib, no run, pushed through quicker and sliding on just outside off, Shakib tries an encore of the late-cut of the previous over but plays underneath the ball this time. Beaten
8.6 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, no run, flatter and quicker outside off, beaten for pace on the cut and can't connect
8.5 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, no run, now that's what happens when you premeditate. Chose the worst ball to be reverse-sweeping. Fired in the blockhole outside off, no way he could connect
8.4 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, no run, not all that short to be cutting, also cramps Rahman for room and he mistimes it to cover
8.3 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, no run, it's pushed quicker through the air outside off, lots of overspin imparted due to which it kicks up and bounces over Rahman's bat as he tries to sweep it hard
8.2 -
Jayasuriya to Shakib, 1 run, darted into the pads from round the wicket, not intending to turn the ball, clipped to deep mid-wicket
8.1 -
Jayasuriya to Shakib, no run, flatter delivery which is a trifle short outside off, Shakib can't get his cut past point
7.6 -
Herath to Shakib, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven to long-off
7.5 -
Herath to Shakib, FOUR, ah, lovely. Went right back in the crease and created his own length there. Not all that short but the room was there. Then brings the bat down late and back cuts it behind backward point
7.4 -
Herath to S Rahman, 1 run, uses the feet to get close to the ball and whips it down to long-on
7.3 -
Herath to S Rahman, no run, oooh, grip and turn. Lots of generosity from Herath in flight. But cleverly pulled the length back. Stuck in the pitch and turned from middle but Rahman did well to not commit early and played it back
7.2 -
Herath to Shakib, 1 run, flatter on the pads from round the wicket, tucked wide of mid-wicket
7.1 -
Herath to S Rahman, 1 run, slowish arm-ball skidding down leg, Rahman moves with the ball and glances it wide of short fine leg who moves across quickly and tumbles to stop
Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Jayasuriya to Shakib, no run, Hasan dabs this flatter delivery to backward point
6.5 -
Jayasuriya to Shakib, no run, a touch of width on offer, pushed to point
6.4 -
Jayasuriya to Shakib, no run, now that delivery gripped and bounced. Hasan again premeditated by bringing out the paddle sweep. It hits the top of the bat and then his arm
6.3 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, 1 run, Rahman premeditates and uses the reverse sweep to collect a single to gully
6.2 -
Jayasuriya to Shakib, 1 run, from round the wicket, Jayasuriya bowls it very full, Hasan wrists it to long-on
6.1 -
Jayasuriya to S Rahman, 1 run, pushed through from Jayasuriya, Rahman taps it to cover-point and hares down to the other end for a quick single
Shehan Jayasuriya, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
5.6 -
T Perera to S Rahman, 1 run, fuller length delivery and zooming in on the stumps, Rahman clips it to mid-wicket to steal a quick single
5.5 -
T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR, Rahman is in that mood where the cricket ball comes across as a football. He rocks back to a shortish delivery and nails the pull to the mid-wicket boundary. Now, it scurried past motionless fielders
5.4 -
T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR, now that was a crunchy stroke by Rahman. Fuller length delivery and just outside off, Rahman drills it past the mid-off fielder and the ball zooms into the fence
5.3 -
T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR, well, this can turn out to be Rahman 's day. He gets lucky there. Another short of length delivery that was angled in, Rahman aims to pull, but he got into a terrible position to play that stroke. Eventually, outside edged it over the keeper for a boundary
5.2 -
T Perera to Shakib, 1 run, Hasan stays slightly leg-side of the ball and dabs this short of length delivery to third man
5.1 -
T Perera to Shakib, no run, back of a length delivery and on the stumps, defended
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Mathews to Shakib, 1 run, fuller length delivery and on the stumps, Hasan drives it back down the pitch. It hits the stumps at the other end, but Mathews did not get a hand on it
Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
4.5 -
Mathews to Rahim, out Rahim Run Out!! Well, that is one terrible mix-up which has resulted in Rahim's run out. The crowd has gone silent for the moment. Rahim pushed a back of a length delivery that was angled in to short cover and straightaway aimed at nabbing a quick single. It felt as if the partner responded and then stopped. By then Rahim was halfway down the pitch. Mathews, with athletic strides, swooped down on the ball quickly, picked it up and broke the stumps. Rahim was nowhere in the picture. Rahim run out (Mathews) 4(9)
Mathews to Rahim, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
4.4 -
Mathews to Rahim, no run, another one that is angled into the right-hander, Rahim stands tall and defends to cover-point
4.3 -
Mathews to Rahim, no run, mediocred with width, Rahim chops it off the front foot back down the pitch
4.2 -
Mathews to S Rahman, 1 run, fuller length delivery and outside off, Rahman steers it wide of short third man
4.1 -
Mathews to Rahim, 1 run, back of a length delivery that is slanted in, Rahim looks to turn it into the on-side and gets a leading edge to third man
3.6 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, no run, juicy full toss from Kulasekara, Rahman clips it to mid-wicket. He would be a disappointed man that he did not make more out of that delivery
3.5 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, no run, the yorker that is bowled on the stumps, Rahman pushes it back towards the bowler
3.4 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, FOUR, this time width on offer, Rahman blazes the cut and it catapults to the square third man boundary. This is exhilarating stuff from Rahman
3.3 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, FOUR, it is raining fours and sixes at the ground. Fuller length delivery and outside off, Rahman prods forward and traces the line through the cover-region with a drive and the ball bullets to the fence
3.2 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, SIX, Rahman continues to play with a touch of bravado. He shuffles across the sticks as he expects Kulasekara to slant it back into the right-hander and then heaves it over the deep mid-wicket boundary. It cleared the rope quite easily
3.1 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, FOUR, Rahman cracks the first boundary for the hosts. Much needed boundary for them. Fullish delivery that was angled in, Rahman whips it across the line after shuffling across and the ball scurries to the deep mid-wicket fence
2.6 -
Mathews to Rahim, 2 runs, well, Bangladesh were close to losing another wicket there. But Rahim escapes. Fullish and outside off, Rahim aims for the drive, but it goes uppishly in the air towards the backward point fielder, who dives to his left, but the ball flies past him and the duo pinch a brace
2.5 -
Mathews to S Rahman, 1 run, a tad fuller and on the stumps, Rahman pulls it to mid-wicket and scampers across for a single. He did get a bottom edge on that shot
2.4 -
Mathews to Rahim, 1 run, short of length delivery and outside off, Rahim rides on the bounce and punches it to deep backward point. Mathews extracted good carry and bounce on that delivery
2.3 -
Mathews to Rahim, no run, Rahim looks to take the aggressive route. He waltzes down the track to a back of a length delivery and aims to bury it across the line, but connects thin air
2.2 -
Mathews to Rahim, no run, good length delivery and bowled in that one square foot window outside off, Rahim exercises restraint and holds his bat aloft
2.1 -
Mathews to Rahim, no run, fullish and slanted into the right-hander, Rahim comes forward and defends it back towards the bowler
1.6 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, no run, fuller length delivery that is angled in, Rahman prods forward and defends solidly
1.5 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, no run, good length delivery that swings back into the right-hander, Rahman is caught in the crease as he looks to blunt it out. But gets an inside edge onto his back pad. The stifled appeal for LBW turned down by the umpire
1.4 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, no run, fuller length delivery from Kulasekara, Rahman drives it to mid-off
Mushfiqur Rahim, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.3 -
Kulasekara to Soumya Sarkar, out Caught by Mathews!! Another one bites the dust. Bangladesh are already in a spot of bother. Sarkar closed the bat face too early to a delivery that veered away from Sarkar a touch as he looked to heave it across the line. But he got a leading edge that flew towards Mathews at mid-off, who clasped it with both hands. The Sri Lankan camp is delighted for sure. Soumya Sarkar c Mathews b Kulasekara 0(3)
Kulasekara to Soumya Sarkar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.2 -
Kulasekara to Soumya Sarkar, no run, good length delivery that shapes back in a wee bit, Sarkar covers for the movement and defends
1.1 -
Kulasekara to S Rahman, 1 run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Rahman drives it to third man. He did not exactly time it, but picks up a single
Nuwan Kulasekara, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Kulasekara will share the new ball
0.6 -
Mathews to Soumya Sarkar, no run, slanted across the left-hander, Sarkar stands tall in the crease and punches it back towards the bowler, who fields it in his followthrough
0.5 -
Mathews to S Rahman, 1 run, too straight from Mathews, Rahman neatly clips it to deep backward square leg
0.4 -
Mathews to S Rahman, no run, another outswinger from Mathews, Rahman attempts an airy fairy drive and the ball vrooms past the outside edge
0.3 -
Mathews to S Rahman, no run, good length delivery that is angled in, Rahman pushes it to point
Sabbir Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.2 -
Mathews to Mithun, out Lbw!! Well, the canny manipulator of the ball has landed a blow straightaway. With subtle changes of wrist he has that uncanny ability to swing it both ways. First up, he bowled the away-swinger and then followed it with an inswinger. Mathews gets it to veer back into the right-hander, Mithun comes half forward and tries to keep it out, but is beaten on the inside edge and is trapped in front. On expected lines, the umpire answers the appeal in the affirmative. On replays, it showed that the ball was hitting top of the middle-stump. Mithun lbw b Mathews 0(2)
Mathews to Mithun, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
0.1 -
Mathews to Mithun, no run, gentle away-swing on this good length delivery for Mathews, Mithun hangs his bat outside off and is beaten
Mithun and Soumya Sarkar are at the crease. Mithun is on strike. Mathews will open the attack
A good win for Bangladesh then, their first over the Islanders in this format. What this does among other things is that it raises their stock considerably. On the other hand, Sri Lanka continue to flounder. Just can't seem to settle in on a formula. Need to pull their socks quickly from here. Anyway, that's it from us for today. Tomorrow will see Pakistan squaring off against UAE. See you then. Cheers!
Mortaza: "Very important win. We have been struggling in T20Is, so a good one going forward. The wicket was pretty good to bat on but with 147, you can fight it out. It was on the slower side. Shakib played a good role but Sabbir Rahman was phenomenal. These boys are making my job easy and hopefully we can keep going."
Rahman: "Big opportunity it was for me after the first wicket went early. Stuck to my strengths and played positively. Just rotated strike and played to my strengths."
Sabbir Rahman is Man of the Match for his superb knock of 80 off 54 balls
Mathews: "We made a real game out of it. Should have just milked it around. After the initial start, we lost our way. Credit to the Bangladeshi bowlers who came hard and fought well. The options we took weren't very good. Unfortunately, we lost wickets consistently. Our bowlers had done a good job to restrict them under 150 on a wicket which was a good one to bat. Yes, the ball was sticking occasionally but it still was a good one. We have to be patient with the youngsters, it's a learning curve. All seniors need to take responsibility. I haven't been batting very well too. Hopefully we can pull ourselves up."
Hunting down 148 against Dhaka-backed hosts and on a pitch sans a Movember just doesn't eventualize every fortnight. And it fell short by a country mile tonight. Chandimal was rewarded a life with a first-over drop in the slips and he did ride on his luck-wheels to run-a-ball 37. Chandimal and Jayasuriya then threatened but a 56-run partnership was just too short-lived to parry Sri Lanka over. Dilshan's marooned form stayed long distanced, this time courtesy a Soumya Sarkar stunner, and Chandimal's terminally cute switch-hit only opened the floodgates. Sri Lanka panicked with every rising decibel, runs dried for as long as 7 overs after the half-way mark and Mustafizur resultingly rolled his wrists to frugal figures of 1/19. Mathews' wicket all but lidded off the fight and some late order assaults from Shanaka were relegated to impotent entertainment. A big shoulder-ramping win this for Bangladesh.
Just the sheer delight on those faces. The raw emotions of a young team getting a taste of success. So good to watch. "That's a very good confidence booster going into the Pakistan game and we'll play with confidence there as well," says an upbeat Mahmudullah. He has a word for the crowd as well "Thank you very much, keep supporting us." Yes, the crowd has been brilliant. Kept buzzing right through and were right behind their team.
19.6 -
Al-Amin to Kapugedera, no run, the deed is done, Bangladesh have beaten Sri Lanka for the first time in T20Is. A historic moment for them, even if the Sri Lankan Lion is now on the wane. Al-Amin drops in a slower short ball and fools Kapugedera as he swings and misses
19.5 -
Al-Amin to Kapugedera, SIX, yeah, good shot. Only that it's 20-25 balls late. Al-Amin feeds him with a full ball around off, Kapugedera smites a blow over long-off
19.4 -
Al-Amin to Chameera, 1 run, short ball on the stumps, pulled to deep mid-wicket
Dushmantha Chameera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.3 -
Al-Amin to Kulasekara, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar!! For once he's missed a yorker, and what happens? He's got another wicket. Falls around six inches short of the mark, Kulasekara sees a mighty loft over long-on, gets enough elevation but he has mishit it off the bottom. Fails to clear the ropes and the catch is smartly gobbled. Kulasekara c Soumya Sarkar b Al-Amin 0(1)
Al-Amin to Kulasekara, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.2 -
Al-Amin to Kapugedera, 1 run, my word, mighty impressive death bowling. Yorker after yorker. Kapugedera squeezes it towards long-on
Nuwan Kulasekara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.1 -
Al-Amin to Dasun Shanaka, out Caught by Rahim!! Just all formality now. The final ceremonies being played out in a Lankan funeral. Full toss outside off, Shanaka slogs, the bat twists, and he slices it to extra-cover. Dasun Shanaka c Rahim b Al-Amin 14(14) [6s-1]
Al-Amin to Dasun Shanaka, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, four overs, 19 runs, 1 wicket. That caps off Mustafizur's sensational evening. He's bowled the difficult overs mind you. Low full toss which is sliced to extra-cover
18.5 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, no run, how simple is it! Keep running in and churning yorkers. Shanaka tries to put him off his length by moving well across the stumps, and tried to scoop it fine. But Mustafizur is impeccable. Fails to lay bat
18.4 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kapugedera, 1 run, another booming yorker just outside off, squeezed wide of the bowler towards mid-wicket
18.3 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kapugedera, 2 runs, that's some work with the wrists but again, no boundary. Fullish around middle and Kapugedera flogs it through mid-wicket but the fielder in the deep moves quickly and cuts it off
18.2 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, low full toss on middle, drilled to long-on
18.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, no run, these Bangladeshi pacers are pulling out yorkers at will, slips in a brisk one well outside off, Shanaka overbalances and tumbles while trying to reach but can't connect
Bangladesh have this in the bag. If there is any other result today, we would have seen something spectacular
17.6 -
Al-Amin to Kapugedera, no run, hoho, hit that if you can! A nasty toe-crusher on middle, all Kapugedera can do is dig it out
17.5 -
Al-Amin to Kapugedera, 2 runs, walks across and kind of laps a length ball through square leg wide of the deep fielder
17.4 -
Al-Amin to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, couldn't quite get under this slog as it hit high on the bat. Just a single to long-on
17.3 -
Al-Amin to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, woah! That's been hit into outer space. Right into the slot and wooof! Slogs the absolute life out of it over mid-wicket
17.2 -
Al-Amin to Dasun Shanaka, no run, back of a length delivery which bounces more due to the extra effort and flies over the top of Shanaka's wafting willow
Chamara Kapugedera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
17.1 -
Al-Amin to Mathews, out Caught by Shakib!! Mathews is gone and so have Sri Lanka. Surely! Length ball but it's too wide of off, Mathews can only manage to slice it off a thick edge over backward point while swinging hard, the fielder runs back, juggles a couple of times but holds on. Mathews c Shakib b Al-Amin 12(20)
Al-Amin to Mathews, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Al-Amin Hossain [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
46 from 18 now.
16.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Mathews, 1 run, take a bow, Mustafizur! What an over! Only four single off it. Another hard-to-get-under low full toss, jammed down to long-off
16.5 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Mathews, no run, what bowling! Fires it into the blockhole well wide of off. As if his task wasn't difficult enough, Mathews decided to back away even further and completely ruled out a connection
16.4 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, full ball outside off, driven to sweeper cover
16.3 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, no run, swing and a miss. Length ball angling away just outside off, was there to be heaved away but Shanaka just couldn't connect
16.2 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Mathews, 1 run, mid-on is up in the ring and Mathews kind of decided that he had to get it over him even before the ball was bowled. But Mustafizur smartly speared it fuller and wider. Mathews could only jam it along the ground to the fielder and then took off for a non-existent run. Direct-hit and gone. But no
16.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, short of length ball on middle which is swatted to deep mid-wicket. Shanaka cleared his front leg and struck it well but couldn't find the gap
Mustafizur Rahman [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack
It's Sri Lanka's moment of truth, this over. 50 required from 24. A poor over from their point will seal it.
15.6 -
Shakib to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flatter outside off, dabbed wide of backward point who dives to stop
15.5 -
Shakib to Mathews, 1 run, shortish outside off, Mathews is still content looking to keep it ticking. Chops it to extra-cover. Something's gotta give
15.4 -
Shakib to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, a flat-footed drive to a flighted ball through the covers
15.3 -
Shakib to Mathews, 1 run, goes deep in the crease and works it through mid-wicket
15.2 -
Shakib to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, slower, flatter and slightly short, spinning away outside off, Shanaka simply flat-bats it down to long-off
15.1 -
Shakib to Mathews, 1 run, flatter and sliding on towards off, punched to extra-cover off the back foot
Shakib Al Hasan [3.0-0-15-2] is back into the attack
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.6 -
Mortaza to Siriwardana, out Caught by S Rahman!! It's all running for Bangladesh. The big-hits are not connecting well, and going to fielders. Looked like another slower ball from Mortaza. Landed on a length just outside off, Siriwardana is into the slog too early and lobs it off the bottom of the bat to deep mid-wicket. Siriwardana c S Rahman b Mortaza 3(4)
Mortaza to Siriwardana, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.5 -
Mortaza to Mathews, 1 run, he's trying to be calm here the Lankan skipper. Knocks this into the off-side and takes a single
14.4 -
Mortaza to Mathews, no run, an ugly swing and a miss. Stood there and swished hard at a short of length delivery. It was a slower ball which bounced spongily and over his outside edge
14.3 -
Mortaza to Siriwardana, 1 run, that's just mindless cricket. There's more chaos out there than a fish market. Siriwardana pulls a shortish ball straight to deep square leg, and then wants a second when there isn't one. Came hurtling down more than halfway while Mathews had his back turned. Luckily, the throw was at the wrong end. That too, a wild one
14.2 -
Mortaza to Mathews, 1 run, slower short of length delivery outside off, Mathews drops it with soft hands in front of cover and saunters through for a single
14.1 -
Mortaza to Siriwardana, 1 run, bowls it full outside off and induces a full-blooded swipe from Siriwardana. Only that it was outside his arc and the thick edge flew fine of third man. The fielder ran round and cut it off
13.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Mathews, no run, ooof! This stadium is foaming at the mouth. More a gladiator arena than a cricket stadium. What a ball! Leaving the right-hander from a good length, Mathews is squared up looking to defend and beaten by the over the wicket angle
13.5 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Mathews, no run, a crowd catch, nothing else. Harpooned into the blockhole outside off, Mathews digs it into the ground and to the keeper
13.4 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Mathews, 2 runs, looked like another off-cutter from Mustafizur, full on off and Mathews rolls his wrists furiously to whip it behind square for a quick two
13.3 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Siriwardana, 1 run, length ball homing in on off, Siriwardana spears it through the cover region
Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
13.2 -
Mustafizur Rahman to T Perera, out Lbw!! Huge roar at the Shere-e-Bangla. Perera, the executioner Perera is gone and Mustafizur has been mobbed by his mates. Full, fast and cannoned in towards middle, Perera is tardy in getting his bat across for the flick, misses and is thudded low on the pad. See you later. T Perera lbw b Mustafizur Rahman 4(6)
Mustafizur Rahman to T Perera, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
13.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Mathews, 1 run, pats a back of a length delivery in front of cover and sets off for a suicidal run. Direct hit and bye-bye Mathews. Not the case
Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Mortaza to T Perera, 2 runs, and so nearly a Bangladeshi fielder pulled out the second absolute stunner of the night. Perara is deceived by a slower length ball as he tries to slog and spoons it over short fine leg, Taskin runs back, keeps his eyes on the ball all the time, and then dives with both hands. Pops in and pops out. If that's a dropped chance, then I'm a zombie
12.5 -
Mortaza to Mathews, 1 run, too straight from Mortaza, clipped to square leg
12.4 -
Mortaza to Mathews, no run, back of a length delivery and just outside off, Mathews pushes it to mid-off
12.4 -
Mortaza to Mathews, wide, sliding down leg, Mathews misses out with the tuck. It is signalled as a wide
12.3 -
Mortaza to Mathews, no run, short of a length delivery and on the stumps, Mathews turns it away to mid-wicket
12.2 -
Mortaza to T Perera, 1 run, length delivery and just outside off, the batsman drives it to cover, who dives to his left and makes a fine save
12.1 -
Mortaza to T Perera, no run, length delivery and just outside off, the batsman slaps it towards mid-off, who dives forward, but the ball lands in front of him. The hosts nearly took another scalp
Mashrafe Mortaza [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Shakib to Mathews, no run, more good fielding and the crowd roar. It was tucked to the left of short mid-wicket who made a diving stop
11.5 -
Shakib to Mathews, no run, tossed up and Mathews drives it straight back at the stumps at the other end
11.4 -
Shakib to T Perera, 1 run, too straight from Shakib, Perera neatly clips it to deep backward square leg
11.3 -
Shakib to T Perera, no run, pushed through from Shakib, driven to cover
Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
11.3 -
Shakib to Jayasuriya, wide, out Stumped!! Shakib has befuddled Jayasuriya there and that has resulted in his wicket. He enticed the batsman to use his feet by bowling it slower through the air, Jayasuriya charged down the track. But Shakib bowled it wide of off and Jayasuriya could not get any wood on it. Easy stumping for Nurul to effect. Jayasuriya st Nurul Hasan b Shakib 26(21) [4s-1 6s-2]
Shakib to Jayasuriya, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
11.2 -
Shakib to Jayasuriya, no run, slower and wide of off, Jayasuriya comes down the track and drives it to cover
11.1 -
Shakib to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews awkwardly pushes it to long-off for a single
Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.6 -
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, out Caught by Taskin Ahmed!! Chandimal was looking to play the switch-hit for quite a while. Eventually, he perishes. He was playing some fine lofted strokes and cracking drives. There was no need to go for the switch-hit. Flatter trajectory from Mahmudullah, Chandimal changes his stance and switch-hits it to Taskin at deep backward point who sets under it to grab the catch. Chandimal c Taskin Ahmed b Mahmudullah 37(37) [4s-4]
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
10.5 -
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, 2 runs, pushed through from Mahmudullah, Chandimal aims for the switch-hit and got a top-edge to fine leg and picks up a brace
10.4 -
Mahmudullah to Jayasuriya, 1 run, Jayasuriya awkwardly pushes this delivery to mid-wicket for a quick single
10.3 -
Mahmudullah to Jayasuriya, no run, slower through the air and outside off, Jayasuriya tries to dab it around the corner and misses. He lost his balance there, but in the end, no harm done
10.2 -
Mahmudullah to Jayasuriya, SIX, now that was a meaty blow. The thwack of the leather against the willow gives an inkling that came right off the screws. Jayasuriya charges down the track and lofts a tossed up delivery wide of long-off for a maximum
10.1 -
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, 1 run, pushed through from Mahmudullah, Chandimal sinks on one knee and sweeps it to deep backward square leg
9.6 -
Shakib to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal continues to live dangerously. He aims for the slog-sweep and gets a top-edge that falls in no man's land and they collect a single to short fine
9.5 -
Shakib to Chandimal, no run, slower through the air from Shakib, Chandimal waltzes down the track and defends it to cover
9.4 -
Shakib to Jayasuriya, 1 run, Jayasuriya charges down the track but does not get to the pitch of the ball and ekes out an inside edge to short fine leg, who fires in a throw at the striker's end and the keeper whips the bails off, but the batsman was well in
The TV umpire has been beckoned for a run-out. The batsmen at the striker's end was well in when the keeper whipped the bails off. Easy decision for the umpire to make.
9.3 -
Shakib to Chandimal, 1 run, flatter delivery and on the stumps, Chandimal aims to sweep and ekes out an inside edge to fine leg
9.2 -
Shakib to Chandimal, 2 runs, Chandimal charges down the track to a tossed up delivery and gets a thickish outside edge to deep backward point for a brace. Chandimal was lucky there
9.1 -
Shakib to Jayasuriya, 1 run, slower through the air from Shakib, Jayasuriya sweeps it to deep backward square leg. He played that along the carpet there
Shakib Al Hasan [1.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack
8.6 -
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, no run, the keeper is again excited. He appeals for an LBW, but the umpire gives a deaf ear to it. Chandimal attempted a switch-hit to a flatter delivery that was sliding down leg and missed. It likely would have gone on to miss the leg-stump
8.5 -
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, no run, flatter trajectory and on the stumps, Chandimal cuts it to cover
8.4 -
Mahmudullah to Jayasuriya, 1 run, from round the wicket, Mahmudullah entices the drive by bowling it wide of off, Jayasuriya slices it square on the off-side. It was in the air for a while, but no damage done
8.3 -
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, 1 run, pushed through and outside off, Chandimal cuts it to backward point
8.2 -
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, 2 runs, Chandimal camps back and cuts this flatter delivery through the cover-region. Good running between the wickets help the pair to add two more runs to the bag
8.1 -
Mahmudullah to Chandimal, no run, slightly shorter in length, Chandimal aims to cut and the ball vrooms past the edge. Muted appeal from the keeper for a caught behind, but rightly turned down
Mahmudullah, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Taskin Ahmed to Jayasuriya, no run, back of a length delivery and Taskin hits the bat hard, Jayasuriya with soft hands defends it back down the pitch and aims to nab a quick single. However, in the end, rightly sent back by his partner
7.5 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, 1 run, another one that is slanted into the right-hander, Chandimal uses the pace of the bowler and dabs it to third man
7.4 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery that is angled in, Chandimal flays the cut towards the backward point point fielder and it lands just in front of him. Taskin has his hands on his head in sheer despair
7.3 -
Taskin Ahmed to Jayasuriya, 1 run, good length delivery and Taskin follows the left-hander, Jayasuriya opens the bat face and pats it to third man for yet another single
7.2 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, 1 run, good length delivery and in that channel outside off, peckered to third man
7.1 -
Taskin Ahmed to Jayasuriya, 1 run, slightly back of a length and on the stumps, Jayasuriya stays leg-side of the ball and pats it to third man for an easy single
Taskin Ahmed [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
6.6 -
Mortaza to Jayasuriya, 1 run, fullish within the stumps, Jayasuriya opens the face of the bat and runs it to point for a single
6.5 -
Mortaza to Jayasuriya, no run, off-pace delivery on middle and leg is turned to mid-wicket. Is desperate for a run but sees the mid-wicket swoop on the ball and aborts the ambitious run
6.4 -
Mortaza to Chandimal, 1 run, width's the chef's special of the day and it's being steered down to third man for milky singles at the moment
6.3 -
Mortaza to Jayasuriya, 1 run, holds his bat close to his pad and directs this ball to third man with an open blade
6.2 -
Mortaza to Chandimal, 1 run, stylishly lifts his front leg in air and pulls it through square leg, like a pirouette in ballet
6.1 -
Mortaza to Chandimal, FOUR, not ideal. Short and wide at a passenger train's pace, Chandimal stands tall and fierces the cut over backward point
Mashrafe Mortaza, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Slip is unpopulated for Mortaza
5.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Chandimal, 1 run, rolls his fingers on this delivery, extra bounce and Chandimal is nearly caught again. Okay, I am over-egging that. Too wide of the slip. Chandimal did well to ride the bounce but had his bat face closed, off the leading edge and wide of the lone slipper
There's obviously a slip in place
5.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Chandimal, wide, bumper that hits the trampoline. Keeps rising and goes way over the head of a ducking Chandimal
5.5 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Chandimal, no run, goes full inviting the drive. Chandimal RSVPs with a wild drive but arrives late. Ends up swishing thin air
5.4 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Chandimal, no run, on a length and Chandimal nicely gets behind this one and bunts it to one of the off-ring guarders
5.3 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Chandimal, no run, taken? Keeper dives in front of him and the ball just dropped in front of him. This was the patented slower delivery angled across, Chandimal wanted to run it down to third man. Feathers it back off the outside edge and the ball was always dying. These slower balls are too good for anyone on the ground. Umpire wanted to check with the square leg umpire but the keeper immediately signaled that it didn't carry
5.2 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Chandimal, FOUR, deliciously pitches this up wide of off, Chandimal gets low and squeezes out the drive through backward point. Off the outside edge and the third man's dive isn't fast enough
5.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Chandimal, no run, length on leg-stump, extracted some extra bounce and Chandimal splices the defence back down the pitch
Mustafizur Rahman, comes into the attack
Here's the Superstar... over the wicket
4.6 -
Al-Amin to Chandimal, 1 run, looked tangled as he crossed his bat in front of his pad to push this ball to mid-on
4.5 -
Al-Amin to Chandimal, FOUR, half-deliberate that. Short ball rising outside off, Chandimal looked cramped as he lifted his bat to upper-cut/upper-dab it to third man. Off the outside edge and it runs periliously close to the wicket-keeper
4.4 -
Al-Amin to Jayasuriya, 1 run, a dive at mid-off to intercept this punch from Jayasuriya. Bangladesh's fielding resembles a sine curve - magnificent one moment and then mediocre the next
4.3 -
Al-Amin to Jayasuriya, no run, now a little stutter. Dabbed it to backward point and tries to run a single. Sanely turned down by Chandimal and could make it back in
4.2 -
Al-Amin to Jayasuriya, SIX, that's hit disdainfully down the ground. Dances down the ground, takes this back of a length delivery on the up and lofts it down the ground for a maximum
4.1 -
Al-Amin to Jayasuriya, no run, back of a length delivery speared in, Jayasuriya slides back and digs it into the pitch with a high bat
Al-Amin Hossain [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
3.6 -
Shakib to Jayasuriya, 1 run, stood in attention inside his crease to punch this ball to long-on
3.5 -
Shakib to Jayasuriya, no run, another chance teasingly falling short! Stayed put and whips it uppishly to mid-wicket, the fielder lunges forward but the ball just evades him. Oh, the drama
3.4 -
Shakib to Jayasuriya, FOUR, fabulous shot! Puts his skates on and digests all the flight with a flogging drive through extra cover
3.3 -
Shakib to Jayasuriya, no run, there's flight on the Shakib menu today. turning in just a touch and Jayasuriya bunts it back
3.2 -
Shakib to Chandimal, 1 run, teasingly slow through the air, turns a touch. Chandimal stands taller and open-bats it past slip for a quick single
Shehan Jayasuriya, left handed bat, comes to the crease
3.1 -
Shakib to Dilshan, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar!! What a stunning catch and Rameez Raja is wowing on air. Tossed up first up, Dilshan used his feet to set the tone. No where off the middle and the ball was cued high wide of mid-off. Soumya turned around and ran to his right, extended his hands to grab it and topped it with a slide to hold onto the ball and celebrate. Top effort and Dilshan's poor run keeps rubbering on. Dilshan c Soumya Sarkar b Shakib 12(9) [4s-2]
Shakib to Dilshan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, no run, makes just a bit of room and carves it out to point
Flying start?
2.5 -
Taskin Ahmed to Dilshan, 1 run, goes fuller this time and powers it with an angle in, Dilshan eases it to extra cover and runs through
2.4 -
Taskin Ahmed to Dilshan, FOUR, no one moved. Back-of-the-hand slower delivery, on a length and Dilshan just protracts his hands to flash it through point
2.3 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, 1 run, taps this ball to short cover and runs through. Shakib flings himself forward with a throw at the bowler's end, misses but Chandimal was well in
2.2 -
Taskin Ahmed to Dilshan, 1 run, bunts the length ball to point and steals a quick single
2.1 -
Taskin Ahmed to Dilshan, FOUR, that's crunched like the Dilshan of the old. Gets over this length and pulls it through long-on. Vivian Richards like swagger there
1.6 -
Al-Amin to Dilshan, 1 run, oh, Leverock'd that catch nearly! Remember THAT catch in the 2007 WC? Difficult catch, has to be. Stays his ground and looks to punch this ball through cover. Ball ducks out, takes the outside edge and goes just wide of the slip who flung to his right with his hand stuck out but it was just a bit wide. Mahmudullah got a hand but it didn't stick
1.5 -
Al-Amin to Dilshan, no run, straight to backward square leg. Gets hold of this short delivery outside off, rolls his wrists but can get the ball only as far as the only fielder he should have got it past
1.4 -
Al-Amin to Chandimal, 1 run, plonks out a big front foot stride and pushes the ball open-batted to third man
1.3 -
Al-Amin to Chandimal, 2 runs, length ball veering in on the pad, Chandimal bent a touch, let the ball come in and turned it round the corner for a brace. A Mortaza fumble allows a couple
1.2 -
Al-Amin to Dilshan, 1 run, Sehwags it to extra cover for a quick run. Let his feet stay glued to the pitch, stood taller and punched this good length delivery
1.1 -
Al-Amin to Dilshan, no run, back of a length just outside off, Dilshan gets high inside his crease and blunts it back
Al-Amin Hossain, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, FOUR, there was a bit of tailoring and just a bit of Maradona in that. Shortish ball sliced past second slip, rather teasingly after that drop. Third man runs across and nearly cuts it off with his boot. Couldn't take off the momentum, imparts it ironically as his left boot's stop was ruined by a right boot kick
0.5 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, no run, speared in from wide of the crease, Chandimal lets this ball come onto him and then bunts it close to his body
0.4 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, no run, oh! Now stoops and goes for the drive to this full ball. Late swing and Chandimal comes out as second best again
0.3 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, no run, and a ripper. On back of a length and jagging in off the seam, Chandimal pushes at it and sees the ball whistle past the outside edge
0.2 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, no run, edged and dropped! Soumya Sarkar at second slip has an ugly pointer on his Asia Cup resume. Bends low in front of him to collect this outside edge off the flat-footed poke, goes with hard hands and shells it. Went for the rebound too but not good enough
0.1 -
Taskin Ahmed to Chandimal, no run, length delivery curling in late and whooshing past Chandimal's open bat face held aloft
Chandimal and Dilshan are at the crease. Chandimal is on strike. Taskin Ahmed will open the attack