Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I: Live Score and Updates from Sylhet
6 Mar 2024
India Today
BAN vs SL, 2nd T20I: Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to field first in Sylhet. Sri Lanka won the first T20I by 3 runs. Can the hosts level the series?
19:12 IST:
Sri Lanka, after being put into bat first, encountered a rocky start with a quiet maiden over followed by the early dismissal of opener Avishka Fernando in the second over. However, the Mendis duo, Kusal and Kamindu, launched a counterattack, guiding their team to 49 runs by the end of the powerplay. Just as they seemed to be building a formidable partnership, both batsmen fell after making promising starts. Sadeera Samarawickrama struggled to find his rhythm and soon departed as well. The onus then fell on skipper Charith Asalanka, who took the attack to the opposition, but his aggressive approach led to his dismissal too. It was the 6th wicket partnership of 53 runs between Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanaka that helped Sri Lanka to a decent total of 165 runs on the board.