Bangladesh’s Tanzid Tamim in motion.
| Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI
Concussion substitute Tanzid Hasan hammered 84 off 81 balls to assist Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the third one-day worldwide and seal a 2-1 victory in the sequence on Monday.
Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka posted 235 all out in precisely 50 overs courtesy of Janith Liyanage’s 101 off 102 balls for his maiden century.
Soumya Sarkar, who felt neck stiffness and complained of a headache and imaginative and prescient difficulties after his head hit the bottom whereas saving a boundary, was substituted by Tanzid and the alternative proved his price with an innings laced with 9 fours and 4 sixes to see Bangladesh house with 9.4 overs left.
After Tanzid’s fluent begin, Rishad Hossain — one of many three adjustments made by Bangladesh for the match — struck an unbeaten 18-ball 48 containing 5 fours and 4 sixes to steer the hosts to 237-6.
Bangladesh received the primary match of the sequence by six wickets earlier than Sri Lanka leveled with a three-wicket victory, leaving a decider.
Tanzid and Anamul Haque, who changed the out-of-form Liton Das, added 50 runs for the opening stand, with Tanzid dominating the partnership.
Pacer Lahiru Kumara, who grabbed a career-best 4-48, eliminated Haque (12) and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (1) in consecutive overs to put the Sri Lanka on the entrance foot defending an under-par rating.
Kumara additionally broke the 49-run partnership between Tanzid and Towhid Hridoy when he undid the latter with additional bounce after he scored 22 after which eliminated Mahmudullah (1) with a back-of-the-length supply in his subsequent over to go away Bangladesh at 113-4 in the twenty fourth over.
When legspinner Wanindu Hasaranga had Tanzid caught by Charith Asalanka at long-on after constructing stress on him with a sequence of dot balls, Sri Lanka bought a ray of hope with Bangladesh at 130-5.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan placed on 48 runs earlier than Hasaranga (2-64) once more struck with the wicket of Mehidy (25), however Rishad’s brutal assault hastened the victory to seal Bangladesh’s second straight ODI sequence win in opposition to Sri Lanka.
After Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis received the toss, Bangladesh quick bowler Taskin Ahmed (3-42) dealt a double blow, eradicating the 2 openers.
Pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who changed injured Tanzim Hasan, took 2-39 and ripped by the center order earlier than Liyanage resisted.
Rishad additional pegged again Sri Lanka along with his leg-spin when he turned one sharply to do away with Mendis after he made 29 off 51.
Bangladesh saved taking wickets at common intervals however Liyanage saved the scoreboard going, discovering boundaries with ease.
Liyanage raised his century in the final over with a sublime drive by additional cowl for a boundary off Taskin.
The ODI sequence might be adopted by two check matches.
