Tanzid Hasan Tamim’s career-best half-century backed Bangladesh’s eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka to clinch their three-match T20 collection 2-1 on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka gained the primary recreation by seven wickets, and Bangladesh got here again with an enormous 83-run win to degree the collection.
Sri Lanka scored a mediocre 132-7 in its 20 overs after captain Charith Asalanka gained the toss and elected to bat first. Bangladesh replied with 133-2 with 21 deliveries to spare.
Bangladesh misplaced its first wicket within the first ball of its innings when Sri Lankan quick bowler Nuwan Thushara trapped Parvez Hossain Emon lbw.
Tamim and captain Litton Das held the Bangladesh innings collectively, sharing a 74-run partnership for the second wicket in simply 50 deliveries. Das made 32 earlier than being caught by Kusal Perera off spin bowler Kamindu Mendis.
Tamim and Towhid Hridoy joined in an unbroken 59-run stand and noticed their crew by to victory.
Tamim completed with 73 not out to beat his earlier greatest Twenty20 worldwide rating of 67 made towards Zimbabwe final yr. He hit six sixes and a boundary throughout his 47-ball innings.
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Hridoy remained unbeaten on 27.
Earlier, Bangladesh off-spin bowler Mehedi Hasan took a profession greatest 4-11.
Sri Lanka began its innings aggressively, scoring 14 runs within the first over. Nevertheless, Bangladesh quick bowler Shoriful Islam dismissed in-form batter Kusal Mendis (6) within the final ball of the over, having him caught at deep-square-leg by Hridoy.
Kusal Perera was out within the first ball, edging Mehedi Hasan to Tamim at slip.
Dinesh Chandimal additionally failed, being dismissed for 4 runs after attempting an aggressive shot towards Mehedi, solely to be caught by Jaker Ali.
Asalanka (3) was caught on the crease and performed the improper line towards Mehedi and was bowled.
Mehedi caught Pathum Nissanka, the highest scorer for Sri Lanka with 46 runs, off his personal bowling. He bettered his earlier greatest bowling figures of 4-13 towards the West Indies.
Kamindu Mendis tried to extend Sri Lanka’s scoring price with 21 runs in 15 deliveries whereas Dasun Shanaka remained not out on 35 off 25 deliveries. He hit 21 runs out of twenty-two scored by Sri Lanka in its final over.