Highly effective knocks by Kusal Mendis and skipper Dasun Shanaka helped Sri Lanka pull off an exhilarating two-wicket win over Bangladesh to make the Asia Cup Tremendous 4 stage on Thursday.
Chasing 184 for victory in a winner-takes-all sport, Sri Lanka rode on a key 54-run stand between Mendis (60) and Shanaka (45) earlier than the tail helped obtain their goal with 4 balls to spare in Dubai.
Mendis fell after his 37-ball knock and Shanaka was out within the 18th over.
However Chamika Karunaratne, with a 10-ball 16, and Asitha Fernando, unbeaten on 10, held their nerve to knock Bangladesh out of the match, which acts as a tune-up to the T20 World Cup in October-November.
Needing eight of the ultimate over, Fernando hit a 4 after which took two runs off a no ball to set off celebrations within the Sri Lankan camp.
Listed here are some reactions to the thrilling match:
Thrilling sport! #SLvBAN #Asiacup2022
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) September 1, 2022
The entire Sri Lanka-Bangladesh factor was on one other degree.
Shanaka saying that, then Sujon, then Mahela, then Nurul, full-on verbal battle.
After which, this match, stuffed with drama.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) September 1, 2022
WHAT. A. GAME.
WHAT. A. RIVALRY! #AsiaCup #BANvSL— Lavanya 🎙️🎥👩🏻💻 (@lav_narayanan) September 1, 2022
A contest between the equals is prone to produce a thriller 😎 https://t.co/udSOZGx55x
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 1, 2022
What a sport!
Bangladesh would rue the truth that whereas Sri Lanka bowlers didn’t bowl a single no-ball or vast, they bowled as many as 4 no-balls and eight wides!#SLvBAN #AsiaCup2022— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) September 1, 2022
what a match🔥🔥 sit beside ashes and ind vs pak, the daddy of all rivalries is right here 🔥🔥🥶
— kavya cj 🌻 (@kavyacj) September 1, 2022
2 no-balls within the final 2 overs from Bangladesh?? A suicidal run-out to sacrifice the final remaining batter from Sri Lanka? A detailed match the place each groups allowed the state of affairs to get to them! #SLvsBD #Asiacup2022
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 1, 2022
That is the primary T20I match the place a debutant from each groups conceded 50+ runs.
Asitha Fernando🇱🇰 1/51
Ebadot Hossain🇧🇩 3/51#AsiaCup #BANvSL— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) September 1, 2022
Nice sport of cricket boys, @OfficialSLC and @BCBtigers.. Incredible leisure for the spectators..#AsiaCupT20..
— W V Raman (@wvraman) September 1, 2022
SCENES! pic.twitter.com/iMeqSUEIyY
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) September 1, 2022
Heh. You know the way some occasions the pre-match hype turns into an excessive amount of {that a} sporting contest would not reside as much as it?
Effectively, this hasn’t been a type of matches. What drama.#AsiaCup2022
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) September 1, 2022
The 12 months is 2045. Bangladesh are enjoying SL in an exhilarating match. A few of us: good sport however inferior to THAT Asia Cup match in 2022.
— Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) September 1, 2022
OMG!!!! And a no ball ends the sport. Bangladesh did not assist their trigger with extras.
Some good cricket peppered by erratic cricket. And that resulted in a sport the place the pendulum oscillated backward and forward.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) September 1, 2022
WHAT A MATCH!
Lived upto the pre match hype#Asiacup2022 #BANVSSL pic.twitter.com/KBHsbxObGr— Asli BCCI Girls (@AsliBCCIWomen) September 1, 2022
Sri Lankan gamers take a lap across the floor. The help they’ve had at this time has been unimaginable
— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky) September 1, 2022
Lmao pic.twitter.com/Iqd4ofBzYF
— Mon (@4sacinom) September 1, 2022
2 debutants at this time – Asitha & Ebadot.
Each took a wicket of their 1st over (Ebadot the truth is 2).
Each ended with the most costly figures by a debutant for his or her respective groups (51 runs in 4 overs).
One (Asitha) redeemed himself with 10* off 3 to win the sport for SL.#SLvBAN
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) September 1, 2022
Cliffhanger. For probably the most half, Bangladesh regarded probably winners however have been upstaged by Sri Lanka within the dying levels of the match. Throws open the #AsiaCup
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 1, 2022
Bangladesh quick bowler Ebadot Hossain claimed three wickets however gave away 51 runs in his 4 overs.
Ebadot broke by in his first over to ship again Pathum Nissanka for 20 and three balls later took the wicket of Charith Asalanka for one.
Mendis, who was dropped on two by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim, survived a reprieve on 29 when he was given caught behind however the supply from off-spinner Mahedi Hasan turned out to be a no ball.
Eabadot dismissed Danushka Gunathilaka as Sri Lanka slipped to 67-3 and shortly 77-4 with the departure of the big-hitting Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
Mendis was then stored firm by Shanaka as the 2 put the chase again on monitor and shortly took the assault to the opposition bowlers.
Shanaka hammered Ebadot in a 22-run thirteenth over whereas Mendis reached his fifty in 31 balls.
Bangladesh spearhead Mustafizur Rahman despatched the Tigers followers wild with the wicket of Mendis, who hit 4 fours and three sixes in his knock.
Earlier, put in to bat first, Bangladesh posted 183-7 after a 57-run fifth-wicket partnership between Afif Hossain (39) and Mahmudullah Riyad (27).
Mosaddek Hossain chipped in with a helpful 24 not out off 9 balls to complete the innings with a flourish.
Sri Lanka took common wickets, with Wanindu Hasaranga and Karunaratne claiming two every to assist the island nation transfer into the following stage alongside Afghanistan from Group B.
The winners of the Group A sport between Pakistan and Hong Kong on Friday will safe a Tremendous 4 spot alongside India.
Sri Lanka will face Afghanistan within the opening Tremendous 4 conflict in Sharjah on Saturday.
Inputs from AFP
