Bangladesh even the series with decisive win

In the 2nd T20I between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Sri Lanka scored 165 runs, with Kusal Mendis and Kamindu Mendis providing a solid start in the powerplay. Kamindu Mendis top-scored with 36 runs, while Angelo Mathews played a crucial innings of 24 off 17 balls at the death.

Shoriful Islam was impressive with an economy rate of 5. In the chase, Bangladesh got off to a good start scoring 63 runs in the powerplay, led by Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto.

Shanto top-scored with 53 runs while Litton Das contributed 36. Soumya Sarkar and Litton Das combined for a strong partnership of 68 runs, leading Bangladesh to victory by 8 wickets with 11 balls remaining.

Match Summary

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I

Bangladesh 170/2 (18.1 ov)

Sri Lanka 165/5 (20 ov)

Bangladesh won by 8 wickets

Match Stats

Sri Lanka Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Avishka Fernando - 1.4 ov), 2-67 (Kusal Mendis - 8.4 ov), 3-77 (Kamindu Mendis - 9.4 ov), 4-92 (Sadeera Samarawickrama - 12.2 ov), 5-112 (Charith Asalanka - 13.5 ov)

Bangladesh Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Soumya Sarkar - 6.5 ov), 2-83 (Litton Das - 8.6 ov)

Match Details

Date - 2024-03-06 12:00:00

Venue - Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

Toss - Bangladesh elected to bowl

Umpires - Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh), Sharfuddoulan (Bangladesh), Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh TV)