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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I at Chattogram, , Feb 12 2014 - Match Result

RESULT
1st T20I (D/N), Chattogram, February 12, 2014, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh T20I Series
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(20 ov, T:169) 166/7

Sri Lanka won by 2 runs

Player Of The Match
64 (44)
kusal-perera
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Scorecard summary
Sri Lanka 168/7(20 overs)
Bangladesh 166/7(20 overs)
end of over 2014 runs • 2 wickets
BAN: 166/7CRR: 8.30 
Sohag Gazi0 (0b)
Thisara Perera 4-0-42-2
Lasith Malinga 4-0-34-1

So what a game. Certainly much closer than the No. 1 v No. 10 rank would suggest. In all honesty, in my view, it came down to a coin-toss. That no-ball could have gone either way, and it fell in favour of the visitors. It was probably exactly waist-height. That concludes our coverage. Join us again for the second match, on the 14th.

Kusal Perera is, predictably, the man of the match. He says: "They bowled very good areas, so I tried to score quickly in the first few overs, then get settled down. Team-wise we are very confident about the World Twenty20 - it's going very well."

Chandimal: "Really happy. Kusal made a good start, Nuwan batted well. I'm full of beans again. It's a good opportunity before the World Twenty20. This is our World Cup venue, so we're trying to take the advantage. Bangladesh played very well."

Mashrafe: "Boys played really well and we were really close. Nasir has been a champion fielder for us. Anamul played very well. I'm happy with my own comeback, but I could have done much better. The last year we've played really well and we can fight with Sri Lanka. A big tournament is coming up for us and this series is a good opportunity to figure ourselves out."

Niloy: "Very unprofessional by the Lankans for the delay before the last delivery. Kept Anamul waiting for a long time. You cannot do that in Cricket. " True, but most teams would have done that to break the batsman's momentum. Umpires' job to step in,

Presentation coming up.

Sri Lanka's no. 1 ranking lives to fight another day, but boy, have they had some tight games defending it. Still think that Shakib dismissal was crucial. He didn't need to go for such a low-percentage shot when his team was in

control.

LoveLanka: "Phew.... ! You could be No.1 with ranking, that doesn't make you safe in this format..... what a game.. well playedd BAN..

Daniel Alexande: "Remember Thisara's last over to Maxwell? same situation here" Yep, Sri Lanka were in the same situation there, around the same time last year.

Anamul batted brilliantly in the last two overs to get Bangladesh in the match, but it was probably out of surprise, more than anything, that he couldn't put that ball away. Geez, that was mighty close to being a no-ball. I don't think Bangladesh are happy with that call, but they've got to live with it now.

19.6
W
Perera to Anamul, OUT

Oh! That's unfortunate for Bangladesh. Thigh high full toss. Could have hit it anywhwere, but he miscues it straight up in the air and Thisara Perera settles under the ball to take a catch. Is this a no-ball though? Umpires have sent it upstairs. It looks very tight, but since the on-field umpires didn't call a no-ball the third umpire couldn't definitively call it a no-ball. Could have gone either way, though.

Anamul Haque c & b NLTC Perera 58 (45b 7x4 0x6 69m) SR: 128.88

Massive conference at the bowler's end for Sri Lanka. Chandimal and Perera taking ages to set their field. Three needed off the last ball to win, two to tie.

19.5
4
Perera to Anamul, FOUR runs

berserk. The crowd is going insane after that one. Does it feel like an earthquake around Chittagong? Everyone is jumping up and down. Anamul opens up his stance again, and gets under this ball from Thisara, which is a poor length for this stage of the innings, you've got to say. It goes high over cover, and skips over the rope.

19.4
4
Perera to Anamul, FOUR runs

shot! There's life in this one yet. Anamul skips down the track, opens up and slams a full Thisara ball past cover and all the way to the fence. That is a great shot.

19.3
W
Perera to Anamul, OUT

dot ball, and this is probably out. Reza was haring down the pitch after Anamul's outside edge dribble away to the keeper. Anamul wants to stay on strike though, and turns his partner back. Sanga lobs it to Perera at the non-striker's end who collects and underarms it at the stumps. Third umpire confirms the Reza was about six inches short.

Farhad Reza run out (NLTC Perera/†Sangakkara) 7 (5b 1x4 0x6 12m) SR: 140
19.2
2
Perera to Anamul, 2 runs

makes room and shovels this over the infield on the off side, the man from cover goes back to field it.

19.1
4
Perera to Anamul, FOUR runs

Anamul gets a big roar from the crowd, as he edges a full ball past the keeper for four. Lucky, but they all count

Sagar: "I think it's time that world cricket stops looking at Bangladesh as a lesser power now. Look at their recent record at home and you'll see that they have shown vast improvement. More than anyone else, their fans deserved it!"

Thisara to bowl the last one

end of over 1912 runs
BAN: 152/5CRR: 8.00 RRR: 17.00
Anamul Haque44 (39b 4x4)
Farhad Reza7 (5b 1x4)
Lasith Malinga 4-0-34-1
Nuwan Kulasekara 4-0-29-2
18.6
1
Malinga to Anamul, 1 run

low full toss again, and Anamul keeps strike by hitting it back towards Malinga

18.5
1
Malinga to Farhad, 1 run

beautiful yorker on middle stump, Reza can only squirt it away to fine leg. Only a scoop might have made something of that ball.

Free hit coming up. Can Reza make something of this?

18.5
2nb
Malinga to Anamul, (no ball) 1 run

a yorker again, but it's a no-ball. Anamul whacks that aerially to long on

Bangladesh need another boundary in this over

18.4
1
Malinga to Farhad, 1 run

yorker on off stump, Reza opens the face and gets it towards third man

18.3
1
Malinga to Anamul, 1 run

low full toss, slammed straight to the midwicket fielder. Only one there. Anamul is angry at himself for finding that man.

18.2
2
Malinga to Anamul, 2 runs

full ball, almost a yorker. Anamul swipes this away to long on and wants two straight away. Might have been trouble if the throw had hit

18.1
4
Malinga to Anamul, FOUR runs

Anamul, as the man who's been there a while, needs to do most of the work. He makes a good start here, swinging a slower, length delivery over square leg, and all the way to the fence

Bangladesh need an improbable 29 from two overs now, but it's still possible.

end of over 187 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 140/5CRR: 7.77 RRR: 14.50
Anamul Haque35 (34b 3x4)
Farhad Reza5 (3b 1x4)
Nuwan Kulasekara 4-0-29-2
Lasith Malinga 3-0-22-1
17.6
1
Kulasekara to Anamul, 1 run

full and wide, Anamul chops down on it and gets it to the left of Dilshan, but the fielder dives full length and makes a terrific stop. Only a single.

17.5
1
Kulasekara to Farhad, 1 run

shortish ball this time, it's shoveled away to the midwicket area for a single

Daniel Alexande: "Sri Lanka fighting back"

17.4
4
Kulasekara to Farhad, FOUR runs

floats this up outside off stump, and Reza gets an ouside edge to it. This skips away to the fine fence, past the keeper.

17.3
Kulasekara to Farhad, no run

full and at the stumps. Driven straight back to the bowler

Bangladesh coming unstuck after having looked so good. Shakib's wicket was a killer.

17.2
W
Kulasekara to Mithun, OUT

his first ball in T20 international cricket, and Mithun Ali unselfishly swats at that one. Sadly for him it's gone straight to Mathews at a short-ish midwicket. Sri Lanka have made huge gains, thanks to the slower ball.

Mohammad Mithun c Mathews b Kulasekara 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
17.1
1
Kulasekara to Anamul, 1 run

slower ball from Kule, heaved down to long on

end of over 175 runs • 1 wicket
BAN: 133/4CRR: 7.82 RRR: 12.00
Anamul Haque33 (32b 3x4)
Mohammad Mithun0 (0b)
Lasith Malinga 3-0-22-1
Ajantha Mendis 4-0-29-1
16.6
1
Malinga to Anamul, 1 run

oh! And almost another wicket. Anamul hits this straight to Dilshan at backward point and takes off, and Mithun Ali probably would have been out before facing a ball had Dilshan's throw hit the stumps

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
MDKJ Perera
64 runs (44)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
leg glance
27 runs
2 fours1 six
Control
80%
Anamul Haque
58 runs (45)
7 fours0 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
30 runs
5 fours0 six
Control
71%
Best performances - bowlers
Arafat Sunny
O
3
M
0
R
17
W
2
ECO
5.66
Shakib Al Hasan
O
4
M
0
R
27
W
2
ECO
6.75
Match details
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
TossBangladesh, elected to field first
Series
Season2013/14
Player Of The Match
Series resultSri Lanka led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberT20I no. 357
Hours of play (local time)17.00 start, First Session 17.00-18.15, Interval 18.15-18.30, Second Session 18.30-19.45
Match days12 February 2014 - daynight (20-over match)
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