Bangladesh's Mahedi Hasan, 2nd right, celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal with teammates during the 3rd Twenty20 cricket lucifer betwixt Sri Lanka and Bangladesh successful Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Bangladesh secured their first-ever T20I bid triumph against Sri Lanka with a commanding eight-wicket triumph successful the last lucifer astatine R. Premadasa Stadium, acknowledgment to outstanding performances from Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Mahedi Hasan, successfully chasing down 133 runs with 21 balls remaining.Mahedi Hasan delivered a career-best bowling performance, taking 4 wickets for 11 runs connected a sluggish pitch, efficaciously dismantling Sri Lanka's mediate bid aft aboriginal wickets fell.
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Sri Lanka's innings saw Pathum Nissanka scoring 46 disconnected 39 balls, but the squad struggled to physique momentum, falling to 94 for 6 by the 15th over.Dasun Shanaka's unbeaten 35 from 25 balls, including a last implicit that yielded 22 runs, helped Sri Lanka scope 132 for 7 successful their allotted 20 overs.
Bangladesh's pursuit got disconnected to a shaky commencement with Parvez Hossain Emon falling connected the archetypal ball, but Tanzid Hasan took power with an awesome unbeaten 73 disconnected 47 balls, including six sixes.Litton Das contributed 32 runs earlier his dismissal successful the ninth over, aft which Towhid Hridoy joined Tanzid to signifier an unbroken 59-run partnership.The brace guided Bangladesh to triumph successful 16.3 overs, completing the historical bid triumph against the hosts, who had won the opening lucifer but failed to support their momentum.
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Sri Lanka's bowling onslaught struggled passim the match, with some rotation and gait bowlers incapable to incorporate Bangladesh's scoring complaint aft the aboriginal wicket.The last scorecard showed Sri Lanka posting 132 for 7 successful their 20 overs, with Pathum Nissanka scoring 46 and Dasun Shanaka remaining unbeaten connected 35, portion Mahedi Hasan claimed 4 wickets for 11 runs.Bangladesh reached their people with 133 for 2 successful 16.3 overs, led by Tanzid Hasan's 73 not retired and Litton Das's 32, with Kamindu Mendis and Nuwan Thushara picking up 1 wicket each for Sri Lanka.