Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Match Highlights & Results

So that is it from this series! Bangladesh creates history as they win their first bilateral series against Sri Lanka. The series though ended with a sour note for them as Sri Lanka ended the series with a comprehensive win and have lots of positives to take back home. We hope you enjoyed the coverage of the series. We look forward to seeing you for future games. Till then, goodbye and take care!

Kusal Perera, the Sri Lankan skipper, says that they needed a win and it is good to win here, and when he gets set while batting, then he looks to bat out there for a longer time. Feels that he took chances early on and when he got set, he tried to change his gears. Praises their bowling department and also opines that their fielding has been brilliant too and in the first two games, their batting let them down.

Mushfiqur Rahim, THE MAN OF THE SERIES, says that the boys worked really hard for this series and they came up with good plans and executed well. Feels that when you play 15+ years, you need to contribute more and more for your country and he looks to do that. Further praises Sri Lanka, as they always come hard. Adds that he enjoys the pressure while batting and he uses that to bat well.

Dushmantha Chameera, THE MAN OF THE MATCH, says that he is very happy with how he bowled, and coming back after losing the first two games was good. Tells that he was not under pressure coming into this series and he is relaxed. Adds that he is pleased with his role with Sri Lanka.

Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh skipper, says that they have won the series but feels that they did not play a complete game but opines that they need to work on a lot of areas. Says that Sri Lanka had an attacking mindset coming into the game and it worked out for them. Tells that the seniors are contributing big but he says that he believes in his youngsters and feels that if they start to perform well, then they will start playing better.

It was a complete performance from Sri Lanka. Earlier in the day, they won the toss and opted to bat. A decision that proved to be a good one. Skipper, Kusal Perera led from the front as the tourists managed to get to 286 on the back of a century from the skipper and a fifty from Dhananjaya de Silva. Taskin Ahmed was the pick of the bowler for Bangladesh as he managed to finish with a 4-fer but overall Bangladesh did not look good with the ball or in the field.

It was the Dushmantha Chameera show with the ball. As his pace and aggression proved to be too good for the Bangladeshi batsman. He derailed the Bangladesh chase even before it could get off the station. He finished with superb figures of 5/16 from his 9. The other bowlers followed suit. Wanindu Hasaranga and debutant Ramesh Mendis both got two wickets while Binura wrapped up his debut with a wicket as well.

Chasing 287, Bangladesh needed a solid start but that did not happen. They lost Naim, Shakib, and Tamim all in Powerplay 1 and with hardly any runs on the board. Mushfiqur and Mosaddek tried to steady the ship but the required run rate kept creeping up and that saw the pressure keep building. Mahmudullah and Mosaddek managed to get fifties but barring that, there was hardly anything to talk about.

A comprehensive win for Sri Lanka and they finish the series with a win and get their first win of World Cup Super League. Bangladesh will be disappointed with their performance with the bat as they never looked in the game with the bat.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! There it is! Game, Set, and Match! Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh and record their first points in the CWC League! A fuller ball on off and middle, Mahmudullah gets low and looks to play the scoop over the keeper, but does not connect well with his shot and only manages a tickle. Niroshan Dickwella hops and takes the catch. SRI LANKA WIN BY 97 RUNS!

FOUR! A full toss around off, this is punched through covers for a boundary. Also, brings up Mahmudullah's fifty here. Has been good throughout the series but his knock today, will not result in a Bangladesh win!

FOUR BYES. Slower length ball on middle and leg, Mahmudullah looks to pull but misses and the keeper fails to collect the ball too and the ball runs away to the fine leg fence.

Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in!

OUT! CAUGHT! Islam departs and Hasaranga picks up his second wicket. The 9th wicket falls and the curtains are closing on this game. This is a googly around off, Shoriful Islam skips down the track and looks to bang this only manages a thin tickle. Niroshan Dickwella does well to pouch this one. Sri Lanka would want to close the game out now.

Tucks this through mid-wicket for a single.

Comes down the track and pads this one away to the leg side.

Floated on off, Mahmudullah lofts this one over the bowler's head for a couple of runs.

On off, pushed back to the bowler.

SIX! What a cracking shot. Tosses this one up and lands it around off, Mahmudullah gets low and slog sweeps this with venom over deep mid-wicket.

Fuller and wider outside off, Shoriful Islam swings but misses. Another top over from Chameera!

Outside off, dabbed through short third man and the strike is rotated. Now, Shoriful Islam will have to negotiate one ball from Chameera.

Spears in a yorker at the base of the off pole, Mahmudullah digs this one out.

Outside off, just pushed away to the point region.

Around off, worked to the leg side.

A slower length ball outside off, Mahmudullah looks to have a poke at this but he misses.

Floated on off, Shorfiul hits it across the line away from deep mid-wicket. The ball does not have the legs to reach the fence. Two taken. 116 needed off the final 10 overs with just 2 wickets remaining.

Time for Powerplay 3! Now, a maximum of 5 players can be placed outside the 30-yard circle, until the end of the innings.

SIX! KABOOM! Floated around off, Shoriful goes downtown and connects well. He sends it over the long off fence for a biggie. Is it too little, too late though?

Flighted around off, Shoriful looks to play but misses.

Flatter on middle, Mahmudullah milks it to long on and takes the run.

Floated on middle, Mahmudullah blocks it.

NOT OUT! Mahmudullah survives another LBW call and once again it is courtesy of an umpire's call! Floated delivery around off, Mahmudullah looks to go for a big slog sweep across the line. He misses it and the ball hits the thigh pad of his back leg. Ultra Edge rolls in and it shows no involvement of bat. Ball Tracker then rolls in and it shows that the impact is umpire's call. Mahmudullah survives.

Review time! As the clock ticked towards 1, Sri Lanka has decided to go for the review. It is for LBW and they sounded excited. Let's see how this goes.

OUT! BOWLED! Chameera gets his 5-fer! What a wonderful performance this has been by the pacer. He has been bowling with pace, aggression, and more importantly, he has been hitting the right line and length.  A spicy yorker right in the blockhole. It would trouble any top order batter and it is too good for a number 9 batter.  Taskin cannot get his bat down in time and the ball hits middle and off stump.

Just two more wickets needed for Sri Lanka to finish the game. Shoriful Islam is the second-last man in.

Good length ball around middle and off. Taskin taps it to point.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust and Chameera's wonderful evening continues. The extra pace of Chameera does the trick yet again. Dushmantha Chameera hits the deck hard. The ball hurries onto Mehidy Hasan. He looks to pull but does not time it at all. He ends up miscuing it to short mid-wicket where Gunathilaka takes a simple catch. 125 needed off 68. That looks farfetched. Sri Lanka need 3 wickets to finish the series on a high.

Another one bites the dust. Now, it is Taskin Ahmed, who comes out.

Bouncer! It is around leg, Mehidy looks to hook but misses. He looks at the umpire and asks if it is a wide but the umpire is unmoved.

Full around off, Mehidy blocks it to point.

Full on off, Mahmudullah glances it to the right of mid on and takes a quick single.

Loopy ball on the stumps, Mehidy defends it.

Floated on off, Mahmudullah milks it to long off for one.

This time the fielder makes a clean stop. Floated around off, Mahmudullah drives it to the left of short extra cover. The fielder there dives and saves runs for his side.

Loopy ball around off, Mahmudullah drives but the fielder at short extra cover dives and parries it towards long off. Allows the batters to take two.

OUT! CAUGHT! Afif departs and Hasaranga gets his first wicket of the game. Flighted delivery on off, Afif had to go for it as the required run rate has been creeping up. Afif goes for a big slog sweep across the line. He does not time it as it goes off the upper half of his bat. It goes towards short fine leg. Dushmantha Chameera is having a field day, be it with the ball or on the field. He takes a simple catch. 129 needed in 76 balls and this looks too big an ask.

Who's in now? Mehidy Hasan strides out.

Floated around leg, Mahmudullah sweeps it to the left of short fine leg for one.

Outside off on a length. Mahmudullah runs it down to third man and keeps the strike.

On the pads, Afif glances it behind square leg for a run.

Outside off, Afif swings but misses.

On off, Afif blocks it.

NOT OUT! Umpires call it is! Mahmudullah survives and so does Bangladesh's minuscule hope. Full on middle and leg, Mahmudullah shuffles inside his stumps and looks to flick but misses. He misses and the ball hits the pad. There is an appeal but the umpire is unmoved, The batters take a run in the meantime. Sri Lanka take the review. Replays roll in and it shows that the ball to be hitting the wickets on umpire's call.

Review! This is for LBW and Dushmantha Chameera was very excited for the same. Looked to be close and now, we will see what the replays have to say.

On the pads, Afif glances it to the leg side and gets to the other end.

This one drifts away from Mahmdullah. He plays it with the turn behind short third man for a brace.

Flights one on off, Mahmudullah keeps it out.

Flatter and fuller on off, Mahmudullah blocks it.

FOUR! Mahmudullah sweeps and sweeps it in the gap! Floated around off, Mahmudullah sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Short outside off, this one keeps very low. Mahmudullah looks to pull but misses.

On the pads, Afif turns it to the on side for one.

A good length ball around off, this is drilled through covers as the fielder gives it chase and pulls it back before the ropes. The man seems to have pulled it back, before the ropes but the TV umpire has a couple of looks, to be sure. Finally, decides that it will just be 3 runs.

Shortish and on middle, a controlled pull shot in between deep square leg and fine leg. The two fielders looking to field and collide slightly as they stop the ball. A couple.

Coming in with the angle around off, Mahmudullah eases this through mid-wicket. Gives the strike back to his partner.

Slightly fuller, on leg, this is flicked through square leg. Will only be a single.

Back of a length around off, this is stroked to point.

Outside off, dabbed through short third man and the strike is rotated.

Singles are coming easily but they need boundaries here. This is placed in the gap at covers. 150 needed in 96 balls.

Another single as this is eased towards long on.

Shortish outside off, played nicely through mid off for one.

A couple this time as Afif Hossain goes back and punches this one through cover-point.

On off, drilled through mid on for one.

Flatter and around off, punched through covers for one.

Another single as this is milked to long on.

Fired on middle, clipped to square leg for one.

Punched to sweeper cover for one.

On off and middle, flicked to square leg for one.

Around off and middle, Mahmudullah goes back and works this through square leg and rotates the strike.

Floated on off, dropped to the on side.

Around off, driven to covers.

On middle, flicked to the leg side for one.

DRINKS! Sri Lanka are well and truly on top of the game and are well on their way to finish the series with a win. Bangladesh's chase never really took off and they have been behind the 8-ball since the start. They need 162 in 110 balls and Mahmudullah will now have to take the lead in this chase. He will be joined by Afif Hossain post the break.

OUT! CAUGHT! An easy catch and Bangladesh slip further in the game. Looks to be adventurous, but does not pull it off and gives his wicket away. Flighted on middle, Mosaddek Hossain gets low and looks to reverse sweep this one but only manages a top edge. The ball goes high in the air towards short third man and Binura Fernando runs and takes a good catch. 162 needed from 110 balls.

Shortish and on middle, knocked to mid on.

Fuller and around off, this is slogged to long on for one.

Drops it short on the pads, this is nudged through square leg for one.

Length around off, tapped to the off side. 164 needed from 114 balls.

Fifty for Mosaddek Hossain! He has done a good job so far but he will know that he needs to continue on. A length ball on middle, worked through mid on for one.

Outside off, this is guided to the fielder at short third man.

Around off, this is pushed gently to mid on for one.

On a good length on middle, whipped through mid-wicket for one.

A good length ball on off, Mosaddek Hossain keeps this one out.

On the pads, Mosaddek turns it to the on side and keeps the strike.

DROPPED! A very tough chance and caught Ramesh Mendis by surprise. Full toss on off, Mahmudullah comes down the track and hits it straight back to the bowler. Ramesh is taken by surprise and fails to gather it.

Tossed up on off, Mosaddek milks it through cover for one.

Flighted on off, Mosaddek defends it.

Floated on middle and off, Mosaddek pushes it to mid on.

FOUR! Darted quicker down the leg side, Mosaddek flicks it fine down the leg side. It hits the keeper's pad and goes to the fine leg fence. Mosaddek moves to 46 with that.

Full toss outside off. Mahmuduallah misses out as he looks to drive.

Nicely bowled. Slower one on the stumps, Mahmudullah blocks it.