Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: third T20 international – as it happened
All our updates as Sri Lanka Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in the decisive third T20 international.
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- Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh in the third and final T20 to take the series 2-1.
- A hat-trick for Nuwan Thushara set the tourists on their way in the chase
at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Kusal Mendis earlier top scored with 86 in the first innings. - Bangladesh won the second match by eight wickets on Wednesday to level the series at 1-1 as they chased a target of 166.
- Kamindu Mendis top-scored for the visitors with 37 runs, but Najmul Hossain Shanto hit the winning runs for six, which also brought up his 50 as he was named Player of the Match.
- Sri Lanka won the first match of the series by three runs in a thrilling finish.
- The two teams will face each other again in the group stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup in June.
Goodbye for now
That’s it for another T20 series and what a series it was.
Sri Lanka win the first and the final game with Bangladesh giving themselves hope of their first series win against their rivals with a victory in the second match.
It’s all gearing up to the 2024 T20 World Cup which we will be bringing you live coverage of.
We hope you enjoyed this game and series – there’s more live sport with our packed Premier League day under way already.
For now though, from me Kevin Hand, it’s good bye.
Kusal is Player of the Match
It must have been a close call between the hat-trick hero, Nuwan Thushara, and Kusal Mendis for the Player of the Match.
Well played mendis! 🎉 #BANvSL pic.twitter.com/dRG4UfHuwk
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) March 9, 2024
The tale of the tape
Dutch-Bangla Bank Bangladesh 🆚 Sri Lanka T20i Series 2024 | 3rd T20i 🏏
Match Result | Sri Lanka won by 28 Runs
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— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) March 9, 2024
Sri Lanka win by 28 runs and claim the series
Taskin Ahmed falls to Dasun Shanaka with a pull to midwicket in the final over and Sri Lanka take the series.
19 overs. Bangladesh 145-9
Mustafizur Rahman slams the last ball of the over extra cover but the game is well and truly up.
WICKET! Shoriful is out! Bangladesh 134-9
Taskin Ahmed hammers the first two balls of the Nuwan Thushara over for sixes.
The last of the over sees Shoriful Islam swing the ball straight to deep sqaure to fall for four
18 overs bowled.
WICKET! Rishad is out! Bangladesh 117-8
That should be that. Rishad Hossain departs for 53 from 30 balls.
Maheesh Theekshana picks up the wicket as a top edge is claimed at mid-off.
Shoriful Islam hits his first ball, and the last of the 17th over, for four.
16 overs. Bangladesh 115-7
It’s 60 to win from 24 balls.
One more big over and this could be close.
Fifty brought up with a six by Rishad
This is some knock.
Rishad moves to 51* from 26 balls with seven sixes and no fours.
The six to get there was a pull off Binura Fernando.
15 overs. Bangladesh 102-7
Three sixes in the over for Rishad Hossain.
Maheesh Theekshana is the bowler on the receiving end as all three are sent over midwicket.
73 to win from 30 – surely the hosts can’t do this?
14 overs. Bangladesh 84-7
Taskin Ahmed ends the over with consecutive boundaries.
The hosts are just going to keep swinging now.
Both came through the leg side via a clip and a sweep.
WICKET! Mahedi is on his way! Bangladesh 76-7
Wanindu Hasaranga strikes and Mahedi Hasan departs for 19 from 20.
A huge heave by the lower-order batter but he misses and is bowled.
13 overs. Bangladesh 75-6
Mahedi Hasan gets in on the act to hit the first two balls of Dasan Shanaka’s over for fours.
A drive through cover was followed by a pull.
Only two further runs followed in the over.
100 to win from 42 balls.
12 overs. Bangladesh 65-6
Maheesh Theekshana nearly gets out of the over unscathed but Rishad Hossain had other ideas.
The last ball was swept for six!
11 overs. Bangladesh 57-6
Rishad Hossain smashes consecutive sixes to breathe some life into the chase.
Wanindu Hasaranga was the bowler to see one hit back over his head and the other clear midwicket.
Just the small matter of 118 required from 54 balls to win.
10 overs. Bangladesh 40-6
Nuwan Thushara returns but I’m not really sure why he came off with the blistering spell of bowling that he produced.
Three off the over, of which one was a wide.
Nine overs. Bangladesh 37-6
Five runs were taken off the remainder of the over as Rishad Hossain has joined Mahedi Hasan in the middle.
Now 138 from 66 balls are needed.
WICKET! Jaker has jolted! Bangladesh 32-6
The big-hitting Jaker Ali departs for four from 13 balls. That sums up the innings.
Wanindu Hasaranga traps him LBW. The batter reviews but to no avail.
Eight overs. Bangladesh 32-5
Maheesh Theekshana bundles another cheap over through for Sri Lanka.
Just four singles off this one.
Bangladesh can’t afford this.
143 needed from 72 balls.
Seven overs. Bangladesh 28-5
Wanindu Hasaranga bristles through a brisk over and the spinner concedes only three singles.
This could go in a heap.
Six overs. Bangladesh 25-5
This is fast-paced swing bowling at it’s best.
Soumya Sarkar had no answer despite watching the hat-trick from the other end in Nuwan Thushara’s previous over.
Another of the Sri Lankan slingers, the right-armer has figures of four wickets for two runs, with one maiden, from his two overs.
Sensational!
WICKET! Soumya falls! Bangladesh 24-5
Nuwan Thushara has a fourth wicket as he bursts through the defences again to bowl Soumya Sarkar for 11 from 10.
Exhilarating spell!
Five overs. Bangladesh 23-4
Soumya Sarkar gets Binura Fernando away for two boundaries in the over.
One a fine glance and the other a cover drive.
Four overs. Bangladesh 15-4
Jaker Ali arrives in the middle to join Soumya Sarkar, who had to watch the carnage from the other end.
The last two balls of the over and dot balls.
That was some spectacle.
WICKET! Thushara claims a hat-trick! Bangladesh 15-4
Incredible scenes!
Recalled to the side, Nuwan Thushara traps Mahmudullah LBW first ball to claim the hat-trick.
The batter reviews but the ball is hitting. Double the celebration for Sri Lanka.
W W W 💥
Nuwan Thushara bags a hat-trick against Bangladesh 👌#BANvSL | 📝: https://t.co/JnDZxpyt7J pic.twitter.com/0a0OKYekNU
— ICC (@ICC) March 9, 2024