ICC T20 WC, SL vs BAN highlights: Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 5 wickets

Invited to bat, Bangladesh put up a competitive 171 for four against the Islanders in their Group 1 match against Bangladesh

4:16 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score after 8 Overs: 58-2 | Karunaratne scalps Shakib

Over Summary: 0 1 0 W 1 1 ; Bangladesh:  58-2 ; Mohammad Naim (29), Mushfiqur Rahim (1)

Chamika Karunaratne [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Naim collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Mushfiqur Rahim, right handed bat, comes to the crease and steers towards third man for a single.

 

Ball 4: Shakib exposes his stumps and tries to play nothing shot, cross-batted, misses the ball completely, BOWLED. Shakib b Karunaratne 10(7) [4s-2]

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Naim collects a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

4:09 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score after 7 Overs: 55-1

Over Summary: 4 1 4 1 0 4  ; Bangladesh:  55-1 ; Mohammad Naim (27), Shakib Al Hasan (10)

Charith Asalanka, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

 

Ball 6: Shakib cuts towards deep point for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Naim collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Naim cuts towards deep backward point for FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Shakib collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Shakib drives the over-pitch delivery over extra cover for FOUR.

4:05 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score after 6 Overs: 41-1 | Kumara scalps Das

Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 W 1  ; Bangladesh:  41-1 ; Mohammad Naim (22), Shakib Al Hasan (1)

Kumara continues...

Ball 6: Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease and works towards deep square leg for a single

 

Ball 5: Liton Das makes some room and tries to go inside out but fails to clear mid-off fielder, GONE. There is exchange of words between Lankan players and Liton Das. Liton Das c Shanaka b Kumara 16(16) [4s-2]

 

Ball 4: Naim collects a single.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Liton Das drives the over pitch delivery towards wide of mid-off fielder for a single.

3:58 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score after 5 Overs: 38-0

Over Summary: 1 2 1 4 1 0  ; Bangladesh:  38-0 ; Mohammad Naim (21), Liton Das (15)

Chameera continues and concedes nine runs, including a boundary to Liton Das.

3:58 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score after 4 Overs: 29-0

Over Summary: 3 0 1 0 4 0  ; Bangladesh:  29-0 ; Mohammad Naim (18), Liton Das (9)

Lahiru Kumara, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and concedes eight runs, including a boundary to Naim.

3:55 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score after 3 Overs: 21-0

Over Summary: 1 1 1 0 N N2 4 1  ; Bangladesh:  21-0 ; Mohammad Naim (11), Liton Das (8)

Dushmantha Chameera, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Naim collects a single.

Ball 5: FREE HIT, Naim smashes FOUR this time.

Ball 5: FREE HIT, Naim collects a couple of runs, NO BALL AGAIN
 

Ball 5: NO BALL

 

Ball 4: DOt

 

Ball 3: Liton Das collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Naim collects a single.

 

Ball 1:  Liton Das collects a single towards mid-wicket pocket.

3:41 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score after 2 Overs: 9-0

Over Summary: 0 0 0 4 1 2  ; Bangladesh:  9-0 ; Mohammad Naim (3), Liton Das (6)

Binura Fernando, left-arm medium fast, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Naim punches the ball outside off towards extra cover for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: Liton Das tucks towards mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 4: Liton Das glances the full delivery on the pads towards fine leg boundary for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1:  DOT

3:36 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score after 1 Over: 2-0

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 1 0  ; Bangladesh:  2-0 ; Mohammad Naim (1), Liton Das (1)

Naim and Liton Das at the crease. Naim on strike. Karunaratne opens the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Liton Das collects a single.

 

Ball 4: Liton Das punches towards backward point for no run.

 

Ball 3: Naim works towards deep backward square leg for a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

3:03 PM

T20 WC, SL vs BAN LIVE TOSS: Bangladesh batting first

Dasun Shanaka wins the toss and elects to bowl first

2:56 PM

T20 WC, SL vs BAN LIVE TOSS

The live toss between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will take place in few moments, stay tuned.

2:54 PM

Bangladesh team news

Just like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh too have a shaky batting order to deal with. The shock loss to Scotland and scrappy win against Oman highlighted the lack of confidence among their batters.

 

In Mohammad Naim, Liton Das and Afif Hossain, Bangladesh have some talented batters up the order but the mantle of guiding the side remains largely on the shoulders of veterans Shakib Al Hasan, skipper Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim.

 

Bangladesh's bowling unit will led by star pacer Mustafizur Rahman with Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin and Shoriful Ahmed as support.

 

But Bangladesh's main weapon is the spin department, led by willy Shakib and Mahedi Hasan.

2:45 PM

Sri Lanka cricket team news (Bowlers)

On the bowling front, the pressure would be high on pace trio of Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Karunaratne and Dushmantha Chameera to deliver the goods while the spin department will be offie Maheesh Theekshana and all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva's responsibility.

2:37 PM

What changes Sri Lanka could make in its playing 11 today?

Going forward in the tournament, Sri Lanka will have to deal with their stuttering top-order.

 

After successive failures against Namibia and Ireland, Dinesh Chandimal lost out his place to Charith Asalanka, who didn't help his cause either, scoring just 6 in the low-scoring game against Netherlands.

 

Kusal Perera returned among runs but the likes of opener Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and skipper Dasun Shanaka need to take up more responsibility.

(Photo: @OfficialSLC)

2:32 PM

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh eyes first win in group of death

The road ahead would be tough for both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The two teams will have to go past the challenges of fellow Group 1 sides England, Australia, defending champions West Indies and South Africa if they wish to go deeper into the tournament.

 

Going forward in the tournament, Sri Lanka will have to deal with their stuttering top-order.

2:26 PM

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh's journey in T20 World Cup 2021 so far

Sri Lanka will rely heavily on its bowling unit to make up for its relatively weak batting department, while Bangladesh would look for consistency when the two teams clash in a Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup today.

 

Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had to go through the first round group stage to secure their places in the Super 12s.

 

While Sri Lanka topped Group A with three wins out of as many games, Bangladesh finished second in Group B behind Scotland.

 

Sri Lanka defeated Namibia by seven wickets, before beating Ireland by 70 runs. In their last qualifying match against Netherlands, they skittled out the opposition for 44 and then accumulated the runs with eight wickets in hand.

 

Bangladesh, on the other hand, were far from impressive. The Tigers were stunned by Scotland by six runs in their opener 

Bangladesh cricket team. Photo: @ICC