Kusal Mendis Continued His Sublime Batting Form in White-Ball Cricket and LED Sri Lanka to a Seven-Wickt Victory Against Bangladesh in the first t20 on thursday.
Mendis followed his Odie century two days ago At the same venue with a 73 off 51 off 51 balls as sri lanka cruised to 159 for three with an over to spare for a 1-0 lead in the three-matches.
Former captain dasun shanaka made an impressive return to white-ball cricket after almost one year and limited Bangladesh to 154 for five after Sri Lanka Skipper Charith ASALICTH ASALICTH ALECTHA WON Field.
Mendis and Pathum Nissanka (42) Had all but seled the chase inside the first five overs with their belligerent Hitting as Sri Lanka Speed ​​to 78 for One.
Nissanka Smashed Fast Bowler Mohammad Saifdin’s first three deliveries for boundaries and taskin ahmed conceded 34 off his first two overs in the power For three boundaries and three sixes.
Nissanka’s Entertaining 16-Ball Knock Ended When He HOL.
Mendis Eased to His 16th T20 Half Century Off 31 Balls and-Although Leg-Spinner Rishad Hossain Beat Kusal Perera with a Googly in the 13th Over and Had the Left-Hander Splice An Easy Catch to WiCketkeeper Litton Das – Sri Lanka Eased to Victory.
Shamim Hossain Timed His Jump To Perfection at Short Extra Cover and Plucked A BRILLIANT Left-Handed Catch to End Mendis’ Innings when Sri Lanka was only Seven Awayy from Victory, Ar Mohammad saifuddin found the leading edge of the batter.
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Earlier, Opener Parvez Hossain Emon Showed Planty of Aggration in the PowerPlay with his Breezy Knock of 38 off 22 off 22 balls before shanaka squeezed bangladesh’s bangladesh’s middle-outr bers with his slolar balals.
EMON, Who Hit Five Fours and A Six, Coldn’T Clear Shanaka at long-on when he attempted a big hit against nuwan thushara as bangladesh slid to 67 for three.
Leg-Spinner jeffery Vandersay perfectly filled the void of injured wanindu hasga Vandersay Had Das Leg Before Wicket for Just Six as the batter Misread the Googly and Went for A Sweep.
Mohammad Naim Made An Unbeated 32 off 29 balls, but Bangladesh’s Batters Batters Batn’s Find Acceleration even in the death overs with shamim hossain (14 not out)
