END OF OVER:20 | 11 Runs | BAN: 154/5 | RR: 7.70
- Mohammad Naim32 (29b)
- Shamim Hossain14 (5b)
- Nuwan Thushara4-0-32-1
- Maheesh Theekshana4-0-37-2
So 154 for 5 for Bangladesh. We saw the Lankan bowlers use lots of changes of pace, which suggests this surface isn't as good for batting as Asalanka perhaps expected. Bangladesh are in with a chance, but you suspect that they are 10-15 runs short of a par score. Can their bowlers defend it?
Akindu: "If you offered Srilanka 155 to chase after the power play theyd have taken it with glee"
19.6
1
Thushara to Mohammad Naim, 1 run, Yorker on the stumps. Naim backs away and tries to flay it through the offside, but the length is good, and all he can do is collect a single towards. point
19.5
1
Thushara to Shamim Hossain, 1 run, slower ball full toss, about knee high outside off. Shamim could have done more with that perhaps. Throws his bat at it and toe-ends it away through cover-point
19.4
6
Thushara to Shamim Hossain, SIX, hooked for six. This is lovely from Shamim, who's playing a bit of a gem so far. This was a bouncer right at the throat, he through his bat at it, a little off balance. But he connected well enough to send it beyond the fine leg rope. That was a slower one as well, so he did nicely to adjsut.
19.3
0
Thushara to Shamim Hossain, no run, attempted reverse-hit over short third again, but Thushara has rolled his fingers over the ball and Shamim can't judge the speed well enough
19.2
1
Thushara to Mohammad Naim, 1 run, yorker, right on the money, Naim digs this out and they sprint a single as the ball goes nowhere
19.1
2
Thushara to Mohammad Naim, 2 runs, wide yorker, and that's a slower one too. Naim waits for it, gets low and pokes it through point, into space
END OF OVER:19 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 143/5 | RR: 7.52
- Shamim Hossain7 (2b)
- Mohammad Naim28 (26b)
- Maheesh Theekshana4-0-37-2
- Nuwan Thushara3-0-21-1
18.6
6
Theekshana to Shamim Hossain, SIX, that's a hell of a shot from Shamim. Reverse swept powerfully over deep third for six. The fielder there was in the circle, so this is a nicely conceived shot. And with Theekshana bowling another full, fast one at the stumps, he got a great connection, and the fielders watched as it just cleared the rope
18.5
1
Theekshana to Mohammad Naim, 1 run, another flatter one outside off, sliced to point
18.4
1
Theekshana to Shamim Hossain, 1 run, flatter, faster, shorter ball. Shamim tries to chop through the off side but only gets a thick under edge. It dribbles away psst the keeper and they takc one
Shamim is the new batter.
18.3
W
Theekshana to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, OUT, caught at cover. Miraz didn't quite get his offside game going in this innings. This is a fast ball at the toes -almost a yorker. Mehidy goes inside out but can't get the elevation. Asalanka takes a nice overhead catch as he backpedals
Mehidy Hasan Miraz c Asalanka b Theekshana 29 (26m 23b 4x4 0x6) SR: 126.08
18.2
4
Theekshana to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, FOUR, poor ball and slashed away. This was too wide of off and too full. Mehidy gets low and slices this over point for a boundary.
18.1
1
Theekshana to Mohammad Naim, 1 run, full and fast, into the stumps, driven to long off, without a lot of timing
END OF OVER:18 | 8 Runs | BAN: 130/4 | RR: 7.22
- Mohammad Naim26 (24b)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz25 (21b)
- Nuwan Thushara3-0-21-1
- Maheesh Theekshana3-0-24-1
17.6
1
Thushara to Mohammad Naim, 1 run, full ball just wide of off - a low full toss actually. Driven to long off
17.5
1
Thushara to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, lovely yorker just outside off, Miraz just digs that out into his own pads and they sprint a quick single
17.4
0
Thushara to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, shuffles to the off side and Thushara follows him with a slower, back of a length delivery. It's way past the wide guide lines on the off side, but the batter has moved so far across, the umpire doesn't call a wide .
17.3
1lb
Thushara to Mohammad Naim, 1 leg bye, superb yorker and an lbw appeal as Naim got nowhere near close to digging that out, it hits his shoe and they take a leg bye. Pitching outside leg I think, easily turned down.
17.2
4
Thushara to Mohammad Naim, FOUR, this time the scoop works. I think that was a slower one, but Thushara got the length wrong and that ended up being a knee-high full toss. Naim just helps it over his shoulder and picks up an easy boundary
17.1
1lb
Thushara to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 leg bye, full, wide of off, Mehidy goes across the line to scoop but gets into a bit of a tangle and is struck on the pad. Naim calls him through for a quick leg bye
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs | BAN: 122/4 | RR: 7.17
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz24 (18b)
- Mohammad Naim21 (21b)
- Maheesh Theekshana3-0-24-1
- Jeffrey Vandersay4-0-25-1
16.6
1
Theekshana to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 1 run, tossed up just wide of off, Mehidy drives hard to long off
16.5
0
Theekshana to Mehidy Hasan Miraz, no run, fuller one on off stump, driven inside out but striaght to cover
16.4
1
Theekshana to Mohammad Naim, 1 run, makes room and slaps this flatter ball on the stumps through point for a single
