Bangladesh and Sri Lanka engaged in an exciting, captivating match that left fans on the edge of their seats. Players from both teams displayed impressive skills while engaging in friendly banter with each other to add further tension to the contest.
Both teams boast pivotal players like Mushfiqur Rahim from Bangladesh and Kusal Mendis from Sri Lanka who can have an immediate effect on crucial game moments. For detailed updates and live stats, check out the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
With a win here, Bangladesh can keep their slim hopes alive in this tournament. However, to do so they will need to play their best cricket to overcome Sri Lanka’s potency bowling attack and struggled batting without scoring many runs in recent matches; nevertheless they have shown plenty of promise and will hope that their momentum continues throughout this game.
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first. Although they had some initial difficulties, eventually Taskin Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, and Mustafizur Rahman all claimed wickets for them. Sri Lanka on the other hand got off to an explosive start with Dhananjaya de Silva and Nuwan Thushara both taking wickets within their opening overs – both quickly following this with one wicket each from Dhananjaya de Silva and Nuwan Thushara taking off immediately thereafter.
At the end of it all, everything came down to one ball. Mahmudullah jumped to try and play an upper-cut on a short delivery outside off, but could not get any bat on it. He appealed loudly for caught behind; however, replays showed there was some room between his bat and the ball so the umpire decided against this option.
Wanindu Hasaranga and Nuwan Thushara kept Sri Lanka competitive with some inspired bowling from Wanindu Hasaranga and Nuwan Thushara. Both bowlers managed to contain batsmen effectively and reduce scoring rates temporarily – although at times their deliveries lacked precision or control.
Bangladesh suffered a disappointing finish that saw them slip backwards before eventually getting home in the end. They will need to improve both batting and bowling in order to advance. Sri Lanka will look to seal a place in the quarter-finals with victory here – this game marks their final match in Group Stage play and could make or break their chances at quarter-final qualification. Rivalries among players continue to increase with each match played, so it will be fascinating to see how this rivalry plays out over the coming rounds.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh scorecard
After suffering an unexpected loss against South Africa in their inaugural matchup, Sri Lanka will look to make amends when they take on Bangladesh in Dallas. Wanindu Hasaranga will hope his side’s batting unit performs better against their group rivals than against South Africa; after conceding an unprecedented total in an earlier T20 World Cup encounter.
The home side are in an advantageous position overall in the points table and will look to extend their unbeaten record against Netherlands – who recently beat Nepal by one point – before facing them once more in this matchup. These teams have previously met five times over bilateral T20I series, Asia Cups and multi-nation matches; four victories went to subcontinent teams while only two went their way.
Bangladesh are currently sitting beneath Sri Lanka on the T20 World Cup standings and will aim to improve their form in order to finish in the top three of this competition. They made an alarmingly slow start against India during their warm-up game; their poor batting and bowling performances will no doubt need improvement when they meet Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Bangladesh will benefit greatly from Taskin Ahmed’s return from injury, who hopes to make an impression at this year’s T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka. Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah will also play key roles in helping them secure an impressive total score.
Sri Lanka are favourites at @1.5 to win their match against Bangladesh at this T20 World Cup venue, having won all previous T20 World Cup fixtures on this ground – without suffering defeat against subcontinent opponents. Meanwhile, Bangladesh have enjoyed success here, winning all T20 World Cup fixtures against them here; both nations have yet to meet in bilateral series play-offs.
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live score
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will square off against each other in an important Group D match at Grand Prairie Stadium, and its outcome could determine their chances of progressing out of this “group of death.” Both sides currently hold one win and one loss after two matches, so an unexpected defeat here would drastically diminish their prospects of moving onto further rounds of competition.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers started strong against Bangladesh, never allowing their batsmen to settle down. Dhananjaya de Silva and Nuwan Thushara both took wickets within six overs – Dhananjaya finishing with a hat-trick! However, there was briefly an unforced error as Rishad Hossain took an early wicket but Nuwan brought back order and managed to turn things back around quickly.
Bangladesh struggled to keep pace with their required rate, falling short by just a few runs. Liton Das and Towhid Hridoy’s 63-run partnership kept them competitive until Sri Lanka’s spinners overpowered them despite Mahmudullah’s unbeaten 16 making some progress towards reaching their target but unfortunately couldn’t quite get there.
Bangladesh are full of confidence following their impressive victory against Sri Lanka, but will need to show more grit if they want to progress further. They face South Africa on June 10, where defeat would put them in an impossible position.
Since 2008, both teams have played 10 matches between them and Sri Lanka has won three while Bangladesh four. Both sides also met twice at Asia Cups and one ICC tri-nation series before currently tied at the top of both ODI tables despite Bangladesh leading on World Cup points table by an extensive margin. They’ve met 16 times in T20Is, where Sri Lanka won 11 out of those 16 meetings with their last meeting taking place in May 2017 when Sri Lanka prevailed 2-0 over Bangladesh; Sri Lanka are the defending champions having won two out of five previous World Cup matches against Bangladesh since 2008!
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh live streaming
Sri Lanka were humbled by South Africa in their opening match of the World Cup 2024 and will hope to find some redemption against Bangladesh on Thursday. If they want to qualify for semifinals of this tournament, winning this match with its lower net run rate would be crucial.
On Wednesday, both teams will participate in their inaugural T20I at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and look to improve on their lackluster batting performances in the first match. While both have some capable batsmen at their disposal, their top order batsmen were ineffective against New Zealand in the opening game.
As for bowling options, both teams possess strong options; Najmul Hossain Shanto and Liton Das will need to improve if Bangladesh wants to compete against Sri Lanka.
After their opening matches, both teams are tied on points at the bottom of their group standings, though visitors have an edge as more experienced team with better records against their hosts.
Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by three runs in their previous T20I, so will be confident heading into this game. Led by Wanindu Hasaranga and boasting an experienced squad.
Sri Lanka will field the same batting lineup from their opening match and look to score more runs than they did during that encounter. Their bowling unit should benefit from Nuwan Thushara and Maheesh Theekshana who had been rested for New York.
FanCode App and website in India will stream the first T20 International between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka live, while Geo-TV, T Sports, Cricket World TV will telecast it locally in Bangladesh. BBC Sport app/website, Sky Go in Ireland and Virgin Media all allow fans to follow live matches between these teams as well.
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