Bangladesh and Sri Lanka fed into their rivalry with an epic face off at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Texas For the 15th Match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Both teams are a part of Group D in the tournament which is hosting 20 squads who will compete against each other for the trophy.
In the match, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first resulting in a 124/9 score posted by the Sri Lankans in 20 overs. This was followed by an exhilarating run chase by the Bangladesh team who mustered up a score of 125/8 in 19 overs, hence winning the match by 2 wickets.
Rishad Hossain Becomes the POTM
Bangladesh bowler and Rishad Hossain was one of the biggest assets for his team in the match, with his quick thinking and expertise on the field.
“I tried my best and stuck to my strengths. I was trying to keep it normal for the hat-trick delivery and was keen on executing a good ball.” Rishad said.
The Bangladeshi bowler took away the wickets of Sri Lankan captain W Hasaranga (0) and batsmen Asalanka (19) and Dhananjaya de Silva (21).
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh: Narrowest wins in T20 World Cup
As Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka while chasing the runs, they won the match by scoring 125/8 which means they won the match by 2 wickets.
With this, the match has also become one of the narrowest wins by any team in the T20 World Cup by wickets.
Narrowest wins in T20 World Cups (by wickets)
2 wickets – NZ vs SL, Guyana, 2010
2 wickets – PAK vs SA, Colombo RPS, 2012
2 wickets – Hong Kong vs BAN, Chattogram, 2014
2 wickets – Oman vs IRE, Dharamsala, 2016
2 wickets – ENG vs SA, Mumbai WS, 2016
2 wickets – BAN vs SL, Dallas, 2024
Four of the above six wins have come while chasing sub-140 targets.
Bangladesh playing XI
The Bangladesh team chose these 11 players to represent them in today’s match:
(Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Sri Lanka Playing XI
Sri Lanka playing XI:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga(c), Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana
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