Dallas: In the 15th match of the ICCT20 World Cup, Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 2 wickets after a thrilling encounter.
Batting first in the match being played in Dallas, Sri Lanka scored 124 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, Patham Nisanka was the outstanding batsman from Lincoln Tigers who played an innings of 47 runs, Dhananjaya De Silva scored 21 runs. , Cherith Aslanka scored 19 runs and Angelo Mathews scored 16 runs.
For Bangladesh, Rashad Hussain and Mustafizur Rahman took 3, 3 wickets, while Tasin Ahmed sent 2 players back to the pavilion, Sarghani Hasan took one wicket.
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Chasing the target, Bangladesh started the innings with Tanzeed Hasan and Soumya Sarkar but both the openers returned to the pavilion for 6 runs, Latin Das played an innings of 36 runs while Toheed Haridoy hit 4 sixes and a four off 20 balls. Scored 40 runs with help.
Najamul Hasan Shinto, captain Shakibul Hasan, Rashid Hussain and Tasin Ahmad soon returned to the pavilion, but Mahmudullah played an excellent innings of 16 runs under pressure to lead his team to victory.
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Sri Lanka’s Nawan Tushara took four wickets for 18 runs while Vinandu Hasaranga took two wickets and Mathisha and Dhananjaya de Silva got one each.
After 2 consecutive defeats in the tournament, the Sri Lankan team’s chances of reaching the next stage have disappeared, now they have to keep an eye on the success of other teams along with their success in their next matches
