Opener Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy struck spirited fifties to again their frugal bowlers as Bangladesh registered a nervy four-wicket win over Sri Lanka of their Asia Cup Tremendous Fours match right here on Saturday.
Sri Lanka made 168 for seven, driving on Dasun Shanaka’s highly effective 64 (37 balls), however Bangladesh discovered good riposte in Saif (61, 45 balls) and Hridoy (58, 37 balls), ending up at 169/6 in 19.5 overs.
Bangladesh by no means actually floundered in a tough chase regardless of dropping Tanzid Hasan within the first over itself to Nuwan Thushara.
Skipper Litton Das gave good firm to Saif because the pair added 59 runs for the second wicket in 5.2 overs.
Saif was in flowing contact as he carted left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage, who joined the workforce after visiting house to attend his father’s funeral, for 2 sixes earlier than including one other most off Thushara.
Saif reached his fifty in 35 balls however misplaced Das to Wanindu Hasaranga.
Saif then had a pleasant little alliance of 54 for the third wicket with Hridoy, who punished spinner Kamind Mendis for 16 runs within the fifteenth over, as Bangladesh moved nearer to the goal.
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However the right-hander perished to Hasaranga in his try to seek out additional acceleration, leaving Hridoy to finish the chase, a process he nearly accomplished earlier than falling to Dushmantha Chameera.
The wicket noticed Bangladesh panicking a bit within the final over, dropping two wickets however they managed to maneuver throughout the road.
Earlier, Bangladesh bowlers had been largely per their line and size, however Shanaka’s highly effective fifty carried Lanka to a aggressive 168 for seven.
Despatched in to bat first, Lanka made a swift begin to the innings as Pathum Nissanka (22, 15 balls) and Kusal Mendis (34, 25 balls) added 44 runs in 5 overs.
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Nissanka biffed pacer Shoriful Islam for 3 fours in a row, whereas Mendis smashed left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed for a six as Lanka discovered early momentum.
However the dismissal of Nissanka, an uppish flick off pacer Taskin Ahmed discovered Saif Hassan within the deep, modified the course of the match, until Shanaka revived Sri Lanka with a prime knock.
Mendis departed quickly, skying left-arm spinner Mahedi Hasan to Saif Hassan close to backward sq. leg as Lanka slipped to 58 for 2.
Kamil Mishara and Kusal Perera by no means actually acquired going because the boundaries dried up within the center overs.
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Throughout that section, Lanka couldn’t discover the boundary ropes for almost 5 overs, however they may have thought of the dismissals of each Mishara and Perera as a blessing.
Spinner Mahedi and pacer Mustafizur Rahman (3/20), probably the most profitable Bangladesh bowler, saved the SL batters in manacles with pace-off deliveries and cutters.
Mishara went for a reverse lap in opposition to Mahedy to get castled and Perera edged Rahman to stumper Liton Das as SL discovered themselves at 97 for 4 in 13.4 overs.
However former skipper Shanaka and his successor Charith Asalanka (21) shared a 57-run alliance for the fifth wicket stand to bail out Sri Lanka.
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Left-arm spinner Nasum was the one who actually felt the ability of Shanaka because the Lankan hammered him for 4, 6, 6, the final one a thundering sweep, to push his aspect ahead.
Nonetheless, the run out of Asalanka ended that alliance and introduced Bangladesh again into the match earlier than Shanaka squeezed a 4 and 6 off Taskin within the final over.