Mushfiqur Rahim smashed a gutsy ton earlier than Mehidy Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman picked three wickets respectively to assist Bangladesh win the second ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 103 runs (DLS methodology) and took an unassailable 2-0 lead within the ODI series. With this win, Bangladesh additionally went on high of the World Cup tremendous League desk.
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— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) May 25, 2021
This was additionally the primary time that Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka in a bilateral series
Mushfiqur’s resilient 125 off 127 balls had helped Bangladesh put up 246 within the 50 overs regardless of being seven down within the thirty ninth over with simply 184 runs on board. In reply, Sri Lanka fell 104 runs in need of the goal.
Chasing 247, Sri Lanka obtained off to a sluggish begin scoring simply 53 runs within the first 14 overs. The guests additionally misplaced two wickets which dented Sri Lanka’s probabilities within the chase.
If Mustafizur dismissed Danushka Gunathilaka, Shoriful Islam despatched skipper Kusal Perera again to the hut. Sri Lanka saved dropping wickets at common intervals and was quickly discovered reeling at 89/5 within the twenty fifth over.
Five overs later Sri Lanka slipped to 106/6 and the required charge saved climbing resulting from guests’ sluggish strategy.
Sri Lanka wanted 135 runs from the final 17 overs and had 4 wickets in hand. Wanindu Hasaranga, who had scored successive ODI fifties, did not get going as he was cleaned bowled by Mehidy.
When Bangladesh was one wicket away from the profitable match, rain interrupted the play and the goal was lowered to 245 from 247 in 40 overs which introduced down the equation to 119 runs in 12 balls. In the top, Sri Lanka was solely capable of rating 141/9 within the 40 overs
Earlier, Mushfiqur’s wonderful knock had set Sri Lanka a goal of 247 regardless of Bangladesh witnessing a horrific batting collapse.
Sri Lanka began the second sport on a robust word as Dushmantha Chameera struck twice to take away Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan within the second over.
However, Mushfiqur first introduced up a fifty to rescue Bangladesh after a poor begin after which steered the hosts to a good whole. The wicket-keeper batsman smashed an impressive hundred, his eighth in ODIs to assist Bangladesh attain near 250.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 246/10 (Mushfiqur Rahim 125, Mahmudullah; Chameera 3-44); Sri Lanka 141/9 (Danushka Gunathilaka 24; Mehidy Hasan 3-28, Mustafizur Rahman 3-16)
