Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I 2024 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I - 2024 Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh 3-match T20I series - The first Twenty20 International cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet on March 04, 2024.

An record 96-run stand between Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama © BCB

Kusal Mendis' blazing half-century, Sadeera Samarawickrama's unbeaten 61 and Charith Asalanka's power-hitting 21-ball 44 before Dasun Shanaka conceded 8 runs with took two wickets off last-over of the match as Sri Lanka thrilling 3-run victory over Bangladesh, despite a Jaker Ali's blitz and take a 1-0 lead in a high-scoring first T20I.

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Sri Lanka's 3-run win was their fourth smallest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and It is their second narrowest win against Bangladesh in T20Is after their 2-run win at Chattogram in 2014. Sri Lanka's 206 was their joint seventh highest score in T20 international and It is their third highest total against Bangladesh in T20Is. Sri Lanka's 206 was their second highest-score in Bangladesh in T20 international and also It is their second highest total at Sylhet in T20Is after their 210 against Bangladesh in 2018. 96 : Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama set up the record third-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in T20 international, previously held by the 94-run stand between Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Shehan Jayasuriya against Pakistan at Lahore in 2019 and the Sri Lanka's third highest any-wicket stand in T20Is. 6 : Charith Asalanka equalled a his joint most sixes hit in an innings for Sri Lanka in T20 international and the most-sixes hit by an Sri Lankan batsman against Bangladesh in an innings in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 5-sixes jointly hit by Kusal Mendis at Colombo (RPS) in 2018 and Charith Asalanka's 5-sixes at Sharjah in the 2021 T20 World Cup. Bangladesh's 203 was their fourth highest score in T20 international and It is their second highest total against Sri Lanka in T20Is after their 215 at Colombo (RPS) in 2018. Bangladesh's 203 was their third highest score at their home venue in T20 international and It is their highest total at Sylhet in T20Is, previous highest was 157 against Afghanistan in the last year.

Sri Lanka scored mammoth total of 206-3 in 20 overs with top scorer by Sadeera Samarawickrama hit a unbeaten 61 off 48-balls including 8-fours & a six with strike rate of 127.08.

Kushal Mendis struck 59 off 36-balls including 6-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 163.88, Charith Asalanka hammered a unbeaten 44 off 21-balls and Kamindu Mendis scored 19 off 14-balls contained 2-sixes & a four.

Bangladesh best bowler by Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam each took one-wickets.

Bangladesh scored 203-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Jaker Ali hammered a 68 off 34-balls including 6-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 200.

Mahmudullah blasted a 54 off 31-balls including 4-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 174.19, Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 20 off 22-balls included 3-fours and Mahedi Hasan hit 16 off 11-balls contained 2-fours with strike rate of 145.45.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Binura Fernando each took 2-wickets and one for Maheesh Theekshana - Matheesha Pathirana.

Charith Asalanka named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a unbeaten 44 off 21-balls included 6-sixes with strike rate of 209.52.

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