Bangladesh bought the higher of Sri Lanka for the primary time in ODI World Cup historical past to clinch their second win of the continuing World Cup whereas enjoying on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday, November 6. Bangladesh clinched the cliffhanger by three wickets to increase their possibilities of ending in the highest seven on the World Cup 2023 factors desk and thereby incomes qualification for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 slated to be performed in Pakistan.
Chasing a stiff goal of 280 to declare victory, Bangladesh misplaced each their openers Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das inside the primary seven overs and had been below the pump with simply 41 on the board. However, a exceptional 169-run stand for the third wicket between Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto lifted the workforce out of the precarious state of affairs.
Both Shakib and Shanto had been on their method to scoring match-winning tons however Sri Lanka got here roaring again into the competition by advantage of Angelo Mathews‘ double strike. Mathews bought rid of Shakib Al Hasan on the primary ball of the thirty second over because the latter closed the face of his bat early whereas enjoying a flick.
The ball ballooned in the air and was safely held by Charith Asalanka, fielding at mid-off. Shakib’s well-made 82 off simply 65 balls got here at a strike price of 126.15 and helped Bangladesh keep forward of the asking price throughout the main half of the chase.
Shanto additionally fell two overs later as he chopped one onto his stumps and was denied a century by Mathews. Shanto’s wicket diminished Bangladesh to 211/4 in 33.2 overs however with simply 69 runs extra to get to declare the competition and 6 wickets in hand it appeared like they’d cruise to the goal however it wasn’t to be.
Spirited Sri Lankans stored coming again into the competition as they dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan. Ultimately, the partnership between Shanto and Shakib turned out to be the decisive issue as Bangladesh eradicated Sri Lanka from the continuing showpiece occasion and clinched the competition on the primary ball of the forty second over.
Earlier, it was Sri Lanka who had been requested to bat first after Shakib referred to as it proper on the toss. Several Sri Lankan batters like Pathum Nissanka (41 off 36 balls), Sadeera Samarawickrama (41 off 42), and Dhananjaya de Silva (34 off 36 balls) amongst others bought off to promising begins however barring Charith Asalanka (108 off 105 balls) none of the opposite managed to convert it into an enormous one.
It was Asalanka’s century that helped the Kusal Mendis-led aspect attain 279 and problem the Bangladeshi batting order. Notably, the match additionally witnessed the first-ever incident of a participant getting timed out in worldwide cricket as Mathews ran out of luck and had to trudge again to the dressing room as Bangladesh skipper Shakib did not withdraw his enchantment.
