- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.6 Taken at deep midwicket and Taskin strikes. Pacy good length ball on middle and leg. Nissanka looks for a flick again, but the ball came on to him quicker. Gets it off the higher part of his bat and Saif Hassan does the rest. Taskin is ecstatic. 44/17.4 Taken at deep backward square leg and Bangladesh have the big fish in the bag. Flatter length ball on middle stump. Kusal looks for a sweep, gets a top edge and Saif Hassan takes his second catch of the game. Mahedi is pumped as he should. 58/29.1 Mishara's misery ends. Mahedi keeps it straight, wicket-to-wicket and finds timber. He slows this up at 81.4kph on middle. Mishara eyes a reverse scoop, misses and sees his stumps rattled. Second wicket for Mahedi, whose inclusion seems to working really well. 65/313.4 Edged and gone, or is he? The umpire's finger is up in a jiffy, but Perera has reviewed. I think I heard a sound. And, yep, there is a spike on UltraEdge. Short and wide, Perera looks for a cut, and has found a thin edge through to Litton. Important wicket for Bangladesh 97/418.1 A third drop catch in three overs. Think it is Hridoy again. But hang on, Asalanka is run out. Yep, he is. Banged in short well outside off off, he pulls, doesn't get it cleanly and Hridoy running in from deep midwicket can't hang on. But he's fired a flat throw and Asalanka is short of his crease despite the dive. 154/518.4 Mustafizur has another! Slower offcutter at 106.4kph outside off, Kamindu looks to go straight down the ground, can only manage a big top-edge as the ball balloons straight up. Litton runs back and takes a comfortable catch 156/618.6 Fizz ends with 3 for 20 and that's a solid spell of fast bowling from him. Slower offcutter at 122.4kph on off. Was right in Hasaranga's slot and it seemed to be a decent connection when he hit it. But he doesn't find enough power to get it past long-off who takes it on the second attempt 158/7Extras3 (lb 1, w 2)TOTAL168/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.4)Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Pathum Nissanka, 4.6 ov), 2-58 (Kusal Mendis, 7.4 ov), 3-65 (Kamil Mishara, 9.1 ov), 4-97 (Kusal Perera, 13.4 ov), 5-154 (Charith Asalanka, 18.1 ov), 6-156 (Kamindu Mendis, 18.4 ov), 7-158 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shoriful Islam 4 0 49 0 12.25 6 3 4 1 0 Nasum Ahmed 4 0 36 0 9 10 2 3 0 0 Taskin Ahmed 4 0 37 1 9.25 9 2 3 0 0 Mahedi Hasan 4 0 25 2 6.25 10 1 1 1 0 Mustafizur Rahman 4 0 20 3 5 10 1 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.6 Big top-edge and Hasaranaga has struck for a second time. Floated on the stumps, Saif looks to go across the line, the top edge balloons straight up and Wellalage does the rest around the short third area 114/30.5 Tanzid's off pole has been flattened and Thushara has struck again! Slower offcutter on off, Tanzid walks down the track looking for a wild waft. He misses and loses his off stump. Thushara flashes a big smile. 1/16.3 Hasaranga has taken three balls to strike. Floated legbreak on the stumps, Litton sweeps against the turn but doesn't it anywhere neat the middle. Nissanka at deep backward square leg does the rest. 60/218.3 My word, Hridoy has missed a thigh-high full toss and has been caught right in front. The umpire's finger is up in a hurry. Hridoy reviews, more in hope than anything. He is on his haunches, not able to believe how he's missed that. High full toss on leg stump, he gets right back and looks to hoick this away but misses. No bat, and replays confirm the ball would have smashed leg stump. 159/419.2 It's not Jaker who will hit the winning runs. Slower offcutter on off stump, he looks for a hoick across the line, misses and sees his off pole flattened 168/519.4 Edged and taken? The umpire remains unmoved, but SL have gone for a review right away. Banged in short on off, he jumps down the track and looks for a pull, and indeed there is a big spike on the UltraEdge through to the 'keeper. What's happening here. Shamim has thrown his bat in disgust 168/6Extras3 (w 3)TOTAL169/6 (19.5 Overs, RR: 8.52)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Tanzid Hasan, 0.5 ov), 2-60 (Litton Das, 6.3 ov), 3-114 (Saif Hassan, 13.6 ov), 4-159 (Towhid Hridoy, 18.3 ov), 5-168 (Jaker Ali, 19.2 ov), 6-168 (Mahedi Hasan, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB N Thushara 4 0 42 1 10.5 7 3 2 1 0 PVD Chameera 4 0 32 1 8 7 5 0 0 0 DN Wellalage 4 0 36 0 9 4 0 3 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 22 2 5.5 9 1 0 1 0 MD Shanaka 2.5 0 21 2 7.41 3 2 0 0 0 PHKD Mendis 1 0 16 0 16 2 2 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
20 September 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Bangladesh 2, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 65/3 in 9.1 overs (MDKJ Perera 4)
- Over 13.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Asif Yaqoob, Batter - MDKJ Perera (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 2
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (MD Shanaka 29, KIC Asalanka 20, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 17.6 overs (108 balls), Extras 3
- MD Shanaka: 50 off 30 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 168/7 in 20.0 overs (MD Shanaka 64, DN Wellalage 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 59 runs, 1 wicket)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 5.2 overs (32 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (Saif Hassan 33, Litton Das 15, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 82/2 in 10.0 overs (Saif Hassan 49, Towhid Hridoy 8)
- Saif Hassan: 50 off 36 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (Saif Hassan 26, Towhid Hridoy 27, Ex 0)
- Towhid Hridoy: 50 off 31 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 3
- Over 18.3: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Pandit, Batter - Towhid Hridoy (Struck down)
- Over 19.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Asif Yaqoob, Batter - Mahedi Hasan (Upheld)
Match Coverage
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