Sri Lanka bounced again within the second ODI towards Bangladesh to stage the collection 1-1 as opener Pathum Nissanka championed the chase by hitting a chic century, whereas Charith Asalanka rose to the event with a 91-run knock.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: HIGHLIGHTS
The sport began off on a rocky path for Bangladesh, dropping Litton Das for a golden duck on the third ball of the innings. Soumya Sarkar stepped up for his crew, sharing a vital 75-run partnership for the second wicket with Najmul Hossain Shanto. Sarkar departed, making 68 runs off 66 balls, main the crew’s rating to 189 for six earlier than Towhid Hridoy took the baton. Hridoy remained undeterred, scoring an unbeaten 96 runs off 102 balls together with some tremendous contributions from Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Taskin Ahmed. Their efforts propelled Bangladesh to submit a aggressive 286 for 7 in 50 overs.
For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga stood out with the ball, registering 4 for 45, and was well-supported by Dilshan Madushanka, who bagged 2 for 30, whereas Pramod Madushan picked up one wicket.
The Lankan chase confronted an preliminary hiccup with Avishka Fernando’s wicket falling within the second ball. Nonetheless, this was surprisingly not a precursor to a downfall for Sri Lanka. Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka waged a counterstrike with their important fourth-wicket partnership of 185 runs, which utterly titled the sport towards Bangladesh. The occasional losses of wickets thereafter, falling three in fast succession, didn’t pose a significant risk as Dunith Wellalage and Hasaranga supplied a gentle maintain of the reins in direction of the tip. Consequently, Sri Lanka overhauled the goal, reaching an exhilarating 3-wicket win to stage the collection.
The bowling efficiency of the Bangladeshi facet noticed Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam snap two wickets every, whereas Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Mehidy Hasan Miraz contributed one wicket every. Regardless of their efforts, Sri Lanka managed to take care of a gentle command over Bangladesh to safe their much-needed victory.
