At the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Grand Prairie Stadium here on Friday, Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka in an exciting match because to Mahmudullah’s ability to maintain composure in the face of quick-fire knocks from Towhid Hridoy.
Bangladesh, chasing 125, reached their goal when Mahmudullah took a single from Dasun Shanaka; however, an overthrow guaranteeing another run saw the match end in 19 overs. Bangladesh’s start was not ideal, though, as Soumya Sarkar was dismissed by Dhananjaya de Silva on the third delivery of the innings.
Nuwan Thushara, in the meantime, claimed two wickets to severely hamper Bangladesh’s efforts, bringing them down to 28-3 in 5.2 overs. After that, Towhid Hridoy came to bat with Litton Das, scoring 40 runs in 20 balls during their 63-run partnership, raising the team’s total to 91.
During his knock, Hridoy hit four sixes, including three straight sixes off Sri Lankan skipper Wanindu Hasaranga in the 11th over, before collapsing on the fourth ball of the over.
In the following over, Hasaranga struck once more, getting rid of Das, who was playing at 36 off 38.
In the eighteenth over, Thushara took two wickets in a row, forcing Mahmudullah to hold on to one end as wickets continued to fall on the other.
To close up the match, Mahmudullah struck the last 11 runs off Shanaka in the 19th over. Out of 13, the right-handed hitter scored an undefeated 16. With scores of 4–18, Thushara led Sri Lanka’s bowling attack, and Hasaranga claimed two wickets.
After Bangladesh asked Sri Lanka to bat, the latter took two wickets in the powerplay, but Pathum Nissanka did not back down.
With the aid of seven boundaries and one six during his 28-ball stint, Nissanka scored 47 runs, reducing Sri Lanka to 70-3 when Mustafizur Rahman removed him.
Dhananjaya de Silva and Charith Asalanka scored 30 runs from 32 balls for the fourth wicket as Bangladesh grabbed charge and made it difficult for Sri Lankan hitters to get runs.
To stop Sri Lanka’s momentum, young legspinner Rishad Hossain removed Wanindu Hasaranga, the incoming batsman, and Asalanka (19) off consecutive deliveries.
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In the following over, Hossain also took advantage of Dhananjaya de Silva (21), leaving Sri Lanka reeling at 109-6. With a crucial 16 runs off 19 balls, Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka reach 124-9 in their allotted 20 overs.
Mustafizur Rahman and Rishad Hossain of Bangladesh each claimed three wickets. Taskin Ahmed had a two-wicket contribution.