flatter and shorter outside off, Chandimal goes back and slaps it through cover and runs three
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI at Hambantota, Mar 23 2013 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Hambantota, March 23, 2013, Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka
259/8
(35.4/41 ov, T:238) 238/2
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 32 balls remaining) (D/L method)
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Well I hope you all enjoyed the cricket today despite the breaks in between. I certainly did. Mohammad Isam's report will be ready soon and there be more analysis later. This is dreary-eyed Devashish Fuloria signing off. Good night
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Angelo Mathews: "We were a bit complacent on the field and a bit wayward with the ball, but we covered it up with our batting. Kushal is absolute pleasure to watch, he has no fear and is a player to watch in the future. We have a young team but we need to persist with the current team. Bangladesh batted brilliantly"
Mushfiqur Rahim: "We played half of the game really well, but we didn't bowl well in the right channel. We scored very well on a pitch that was not easy earlier, but didn't bowl well. Unfortunately, Tamim is out, but we will be ready for the next game."
Dilshan is the Man of the Match: "The ball was coming on really well on to the bat. The first eight overs, we had a great start and we capitalised on that. Young Kushal played a good hand. I have sorted some technical issues in the past few months and it is helping me now."
Nasir Hossain gets an award for hitting three sixes, Tamim Iqbal gets a smartphone for being the smart player of the match, Dilshan gets one award for fastest USB-drive fifty...
Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with a very easy win set up by an exhilarating opening stand between Dilshan and Kushal Perera. Dilshan went on to complete his century and was well supported by Sanga, who scored yet another fifty. Bangladesh never appeared to have any control over the batsmen. They also have to now contend with the bad news of losing Tamim Iqbal, who is out of the series. Tamim was the main batsman today and his injury is a serious loss to Bangladesh's chances in the series.
Saimon: "What's the point of selecting genuine bowlers when your allrounders are way better than them? I say, from now on, drop the pacers and play 3 pace bowling allrouders in each game, alongside the two spinners. The idea of 9 effective batsmen doesn't sound bad either."
Karnain: "One Sangakkara or Dilshan should be rested for the next 2 matches. Having said that Sanga needs just 22 to reach 11000 runs in ODIs."
Zara: "Tamim - 112, Dilshan - 113 THAT'S the reason we won :D"
35.4
3
Sohag Gazi to Chandimal, 3 runs
35.3
•
Sohag Gazi to Chandimal, no run
full and flighted delivery on the middle, pushed to cover
And he doesn't release the ball again, takes the towel from the umpire and wipes it..
35.2
•
Sohag Gazi to Chandimal, no run
tossed up delivery on the leg stump, Chandimal pushes it to midwicket
Gazi comes round the wicket, a slip in place. He stops twice in his run-up, because the ball is too wet.
35.1
1
Sohag Gazi to Dilshan, 1 run
flighted delivery on off, the batsman pushes it to long-on for a single
Dinesh Chandimal joins Dilshan
end of over 359 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 234/2CRR: 6.68 • RRR: 0.66
Tillakaratne Dilshan112 (107b 11x4)
Rubel Hossain 5-0-44-1
Ziaur Rahman 8-0-26-0
34.6
W
Rubel to Sangakkara, OUT
caught at third-man! Sanga goes while playing an upper cut, he times it too well and straight into the hands of Ziaur. He falls on the doorstep of a win
Kumar Sangakkara c Ziaur Rahman b Rubel Hossain 63 (68b 6x4 0x6 101m) SR: 92.64
34.5
1
Rubel to Dilshan, 1 run
a strange shot by Dilshan. It was a short delivery wide outside off, the batsman was shaping for a pull, then decided to pull-out, but he was too late. The ball hits the bat and goes to third-man
34.4
•
Rubel to Dilshan, no run
short ball, comes in a bit quickly and messes with Dilshan's timing as he goes for the pull, it goes towards midwicket
jackthelad: "Bit pessimistic, Nazz - look at your bowlers, only four games between them; there's nothing wrong that a little experience won't fix."
34.3
3
Rubel to Sangakkara, 3 runs
and another one, this time it goes along the ground and through his favourite extra-cover area, the fielder slides and keeps the ball inside the field.
34.2
4
Rubel to Sangakkara, FOUR runs
fuller delivery outside off, Sanga goes down on his knee and drives it over mid-off, it bounces a couple of times before getting to the boundary
34.1
1lb
Rubel to Dilshan, 1 leg bye
full delivery on the pads, the batsman misses his flicks and it hits the pads on its way to short fine-leg fielder
end of over 345 runs
SL: 225/1CRR: 6.61 • RRR: 1.85
Kumar Sangakkara56 (65b 5x4)
Tillakaratne Dilshan111 (104b 11x4)
Ziaur Rahman 8-0-26-0
Abul Hasan 5-0-52-0
33.6
•
Ziaur to Sangakkara, no run
slower delivery on off, pushed firmly off the front foot to mid-off
33.5
1
Ziaur to Dilshan, 1 run
slightly short of length outside off, the batsman punches it to deep point off the back foot
33.4
1lb
Ziaur to Sangakkara, 1 leg bye
fuller length delivery on the pads, it flicks the pads on its way to short fine leg
Nazz: "Since Tamim is out, Just take nasir and mushfiqur out of the team, this team will get tough time against Canada"
33.3
1
Ziaur to Dilshan, 1 run
full delivery on off, the batsman drills it to long-off
33.2
2
Ziaur to Dilshan, 2 runs
slower delivery, back of length on the pads, he works it to deep backward square leg for a couple
33.1
•
Ziaur to Dilshan, no run
comes down the track and goes for a wild swing, completely misses that one
The impressive Ziaur Rahman comes back into the attack
end of over 3310 runs
SL: 220/1CRR: 6.66 • RRR: 2.25
Kumar Sangakkara56 (63b 5x4)
Tillakaratne Dilshan107 (100b 11x4)
Abul Hasan 5-0-52-0
Mahmudullah 1-0-8-0
32.6
•
Abul Hasan to Sangakkara, no run
length delivery on off stump, Sanga drives it back to the bowler
Kartik: "And Bangladesh's chance of performing well in this ODI series have just slipped down 20%"
32.5
4
Abul Hasan to Sangakkara, FOUR runs
oh nicely played, it was just a good delivery on off and the batsman goes back and steers it to the boundary at deep backward point
32.4
1
Abul Hasan to Dilshan, 1 run
short delivery with not much bounce, he swivels and spanks it to deep midwicket
32.3
•
Abul Hasan to Dilshan, no run
back of length delivery just outside off, pushed to point off the front foot
32.2
1
Abul Hasan to Sangakkara, 1 run
short of length delivery just outside off, he chops it to third-man off the back foot
32.1
4
Abul Hasan to Sangakkara, FOUR runs
fuller delivery outside off and Sanga will feast on those blindfolded, it is creamed to the extra cover boundary and he gets to his half-century
Abul Hasan comes back into the attack
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