END OF OVER:20 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 193/5 | RR: 9.65
- Mushfiqur Rahim66 (44b)
- Ariful Haque1 (1b)
- Thisara Perera4-0-36-1
- Isuru Udana4-0-45-1
6.41pm Bangladesh chose to bat and have done exceedingly well to set a 194 target. In fact, they've done their best ever at Mirpur today. Sri Lanka have never chased a score this high - their highest successful chase is 176. It all started with Soumya Sarkar's maiden fifty, smashing a 32-ball 51, but it was the partnership between Mahmudullah (31-ball 43) and Mushfiqur (44-ball 66) that set the game up for the hosts. Shehan Madushanka's debut wasn't one to remember as he went for 13 per over but Jeevan Mendis shined on his return to blue. How will Sri Lanka respond? We'll find out in just a bit.
Khaled Mahmud, the Bangladesh coach: "It was a very good start. Positive start. Running between the wickets was good. Important not to play dot balls. We finished with two very experienced players, and the end was good. We're always thinking where Mushi should bat, and the right position for him is No. 3. From this series, we decided that's where he'll bat. He's got his highest score, and Bangladesh's highest score as well. Let's see..."
Three off the first three balls from Thisara. Sri Lanka's highest T20 score is 190. Need five more to break that record.
Sabbir Rahman b Perera 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
SudarshanaSL: "All are praising batting or criticizing bowling. Noone bother to appreciate young Kusal Mendis who already got 15 or 20 runs under him without a facing a ball. More interestingly he used to be a wicket keeper until coming to the national team"
Time for the final over: Bangladesh need 17 to go past 200. Is that too much?
END OF OVER:19 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 183/4 | RR: 9.63
- Mushfiqur Rahim57 (40b)
- Sabbir Rahman1 (1b)
- Isuru Udana4-0-45-1
- Thisara Perera3-0-26-0