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The Player of the Series was made in the Kusal Mendis ODI series.
Sri Lanka also defeated Bangladesh in the first match of the T20 series after defeating the ODI series. Sri Lanka chose bowling at Pallekele on Thursday. Bangladesh scored 154 runs losing 5 wickets. Sri Lanka achieved the target at the loss of 3 wickets in 19 overs.
Wicketkeeper Batter Kusal Mendis scored 73 runs from Sri Lanka. He received the Player of the Match Award for this performance. In bowling, spinner Mahish Tishta took 2 wickets.
Kusal Mendis put a fifty.
Bangladesh’s strong start After losing the toss, Bangladesh got a strong start to Bangladesh to bat first. Parvez Hasan Imon and Tanjid Hasan Tamim took the team’s score to 46 runs by the 5th over. However, on the last ball of the same over, Tanjid was dismissed for 16 runs.
Captain Litton Das also did not last long and was dismissed for 6 runs off 11 balls. After him, Imon also returned to the pavilion on a score of 38 runs. Tauhid Hridayy could also score 10 runs. The team lost 4 wickets before 100 runs.
Mahish Toricha took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka.
Naeem crossed 150 Mohammad Naeem, who came out to bat on number-4, was not out after scoring 32 runs. He, along with Mehdi Hasan Miraj (29 runs) and Shamim Hussain (14 runs), took the team to 154 runs. Mahish Toricha took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka. Nuwan Thushara, Dasun Shanaka and Jeffrey Wandersce got 1-1 wickets.
Mohammad Naeem scored 32 runs.
Sri Lanka’s fast start The home team, which came out to chase the target of 155 runs, was given a fast start by the openers. Pathum Nisanka and Kusal Mendis brought the team to 75 runs in the 5th over itself. Nisanka was dismissed in the powerplay after scoring 42 off 16 balls. Kusal Perera again along with Mendis brought the team to 100 runs.
Perera was dismissed for 24 runs off 25 balls. After him, Kusal Mendis put a fifty and brought the team closer to victory. He was dismissed by 73 runs. Finally, Avishka Fernando scored 11 and Charith Asanka scored 8 runs and won the team by 7 wickets in 19 overs. Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Rishad Hussain took 1-1 wickets for Bangladesh.
Sri Lankan openers partnered 78 runs.
Second T20 on 13 July Sri Lanka won the first T20 to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. The second match will be played on July 13 and the third match will be played in Colombo on 16 July. Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by a margin of ODI series 2–1 and Test series 1-0.