Opener Kusal Mendis hit a superb 86 and pacer Nuwan Thushara added a career-best 5-20 together with a hat trick as Sri Lanka cruised to a 28-run victory over Bangladesh within the ultimate T20 to win the collection 2-1 on Saturday.
Sri Lanka received the primary match by three runs however Bangladesh leveled with an eight-wicket victory.
Mendis’ 55-ball knock that included six fours and as many sixes single-handedly drove the facet to 174-6 after which Thushara, taking part in his first recreation within the collection, ripped by way of top-order in a swing bowling show.
“That is our final collection earlier than the World, so we take a number of confidence from this,” Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga stated.
“It’s Thushara’s first recreation this collection, he bowled very well,” he added. “This can be a good collection win for us and simply assume our bowling assault was too good for them.”
Rishad Hossain hit seven sixes, the very best by a Bangladesh batter on this format in an innings, for his 30-ball 53 as Bangladesh recovered from 32-6 to be all out for 146 in 19.4 overs.
Thushara, the substitute of injured Matheesha Pathirana, took 4 wickets in his two overs together with a hat trick to spoil Bangladesh’s hope to seal its first-ever T20 collection victory in opposition to Sri Lanka.
Dhananjaya de Silva broke by way of with the wicket of Liton Das (7) after which in subsequent over, Thushara joined the occasion. He eliminated captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (1) and Towhid Hridoy by rattling their stump earlier than trapping Mahmudullah for leg-before. Mahmudullah reviewed in useless as Thushara turned the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to attain a hat trick on this format.
In his subsequent over, Thushara obtained the higher of Soumya Sarkar, after which Hasanranga dismissed Jaker Ali (4) to go away Bangladesh 32-6.
“We’ve got to watch out going ahead how we play within the first six overs,” Shanto stated. “For those who have a look at all three matches, we performed some good cricket. Particularly the way in which Rishad, Taskin (Ahmed) and Mahedi (Hasan) batted, actually glad for them.”
Earlier when Bangladesh put Sri Lanka into bat first for the third time in a row within the collection, Kusal Mendis led the cost with the second finest 19 not out coming from Dasun Shanaka.
Quick bowler Taskin Ahmed, who claimed 2-25, broke by way of with the wicket of De Silva.
Kusal placed on 34 with Kamindu Mendis (12) and 59 with Hasaranga (15) to put the platform.
Taskin took the essential wicket of Kusal to disclaim him the century. His dismissal additionally sparked a mini-collapse, denying Sri Lanka an opportunity to take its whole previous 200.
The groups can even play three one-day internationals and two take a look at matches to conclude the tour.