Nuwan Thushara and Kusal Mendis produced spectacular performances to assist Sri Lanka file a 28-run win towards Bangladesh within the third T20I sport to seal the three-match sequence by 2-1 on Saturday.
Mendis smashed 86 off 55 balls, his highest T20I rating, to assist Sri Lanka put up 174 whereas batting first at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Then Thushara additionally produced his career-best figures 5 for 20, together with a sensational hat-trick, to bowl Bangladesh on 146.
Dhananjaya de Silva gave Sri Lanka a formidable begin with an early wicket of opener Litton Das within the third over after which Thushara utterly turned the momentum within the subsequent over.
Thushara, the 29-year-old right-arm pacer, bowled out opponent captain Najmul Shanto and Towid Hridoy on back-to-back deliveries after which shocked the gang in Sylhet by dismissing the veteran Mahmudullah on lbw to finish his first-ever profession hat-trick.
He additionally dismissed Shoriful Islam to assert his first five-wicket haul in worldwide cricket and clinched the Player of the Match award.Â
“I’m happy that I found my rhythm, and that I was able to do well the things that I’m good at and make an impact on the game,” Thushara stated in a post-match award presentation. “I’m really happy, it was the first hat-trick in my life. In a match like this, I’m just pleased to be able to help the team.”
Meanwhile, Thusara will probably be subsequent seen in motion for Mumbai Indians having gained the whooping INR 4.2 crore contract within the IPL 2024 public sale in December final 12 months. Mumbai Indians defeated Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore to win the providers of a Sri Lankan pacer who notably performs for MI Cape Town in SA20 and Dubai Capitals in ILT20.Â
Mumbai Indians additionally signed Dilshan Madushanka for INR 4.6 crore and South African speedster Gerald Coetzee for INR 5 crore to considerably enhance their tempo bowling assault for the IPL 2024.Â
