Cricket | Current Match Report: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI 2023/24

Sri Lanka 287 for 7 (Nissanka 114, Asalanka 91, Shoriful 2-49, Taskin 2-49) received Bangladesh 286 for 7 (Hridoy 96*, Sarkar 68, Hasaranga 4-45) for 3 wickets

Bangladesh’s combating spirit introduced the sport nearer, however they had been additionally helped by the indecision and doubts proven by the Sri Lankan batting unit. Whereas the ultimate margin of victory (three wickets and 17 balls to spare) suggests a comparatively snug victory, Sri Lanka had by some means put themselves ready to grab defeat from the jaws of victory once they briefly fell from 228 for 3 at 251 for six. .

However lingering nerves had been calmed when Hasaranga lastly took issues into his personal arms to hit two sixes and a 4 within the area of 5 deliveries to place the sport away. He fell with solely two to go, leaving Wellalage to safe the profitable runs.

With a goal of 287, Sri Lanka had fallen to 43 for 3 when Nissanka and Asalanka joined arms, and after an preliminary interval of fortune by which some benefits and errors ended safely, they started working.

Whereas retaining the speed of requests by means of his stand in verify, Nissanka completed with 114 off 113 balls, whereas Asalanka’s 91 got here off 93 balls. His dismissals eight deliveries aside weren’t supreme, however wanting again, they’d carried out sufficient.

Hridoy, who had are available in to bat within the thirteenth over, completed unbeaten on 96 for 102, an innings and strike fee that belied the acceleration he supplied on the dying to spice up an innings that regarded at risk of operating out of steam. Together with Taskin Ahmed, whose cameo of 18 for 10 additionally supplied glorious help, the pair scored 50 off simply 23 deliveries as Bangladesh scored 80 from the final ten overs, 54 of which got here within the final 5.

Earlier than that, Hasaranga, who had gone wicketless final time, had threatened to derail Bangladesh’s efforts by taking 4 wickets for 45 runs. Dilshan Madushanka was additionally instrumental in grabbing two wickets early on and likewise accomplished an impressive catch within the deep to dismiss Sarkar. However, worryingly for Sri Lanka (and even perhaps for Mumbai Indians within the IPL), Madushanka left the sector halfway by means of his seventh over by clutching his left hamstring.

Certainly, Madushanka was key in Sri Lanka’s early offensive, eradicating Litton Das and the harmful Shanto (who had been reprieved twice earlier than, first for a missed likelihood and the second time for Sri Lanka’s failure to evaluation a rear caught) earlier than offering the fielding second of the sport to dismiss Sarkar.

After Sarkar pulled off a reverse sweep from Hasaranga supposed for the ropes, Madushanka ran to his proper and lunged in direction of the ball grabbing an unimaginable seize with each arms in mid-flight. Sarkar stood there in disbelief as Hasaranga’s shouts of pleasure introduced him residence to the blow he had suffered by the hands of Sarkar within the run-up.

One scalp then introduced two, when a second of Mahmudullah’s insanity noticed him cost at Hasaranga and spin round a googly to search out himself stumped miles away. This meant that Bangladesh had out of the blue gone from 130 for two to 130 for 4, and Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim discovered themselves in a troublesome scenario, however they excelled with their 57-ball 43 stand.

However simply as Mushfiqur started to shift gears, Hasaranga attacked as soon as once more. A leg fracture on the off-stump triggered Mushfiqur to overlook a sweep, and the ensuing attraction was loud and lengthy. However with referee Masudur Rahman unmoved, Sri Lanka opted for a evaluation, which vindicated their enthusiasm with three pink playing cards.

When Hasaranga dismissed Mehidy Hasan Miraz a few overs later, Bangladesh had been out of the blue at risk of failing on the essential second of their innings, simply as Sri Lanka had carried out two days earlier, however Tanzim Hasan Sakib in an innings of 33 off 18 he proved a succesful and headstrong deputy, holding one finish whereas Hridoy stored the scoreboard ticking. Hridoy and Taskin supplied the of entirety to take Bangladesh to a aggressive complete, however sadly for the hosts, it was not sufficient.