In a see-saw struggle, Sri Lanka managed to advance to the Super Fours in the present Asia Cup with a thrilling two-wicket victory over Bangladesh. The Sri Lankans smashed too many records in the final Group B game they had to win. They managed to post their second-highest successful run-chase in a T20I by maintaining their composure. It’s interesting to note that they also chased down 194 against Bangladesh at Mirpur in 2018. Additionally, it was the tallest target in the UAE that was successfully pursued. Afghanistan and the UAE held the previous record in Dubai in 2016. Then, against the UAE, Afghans chased down 180.
Bangladesh’s errant bowling, which resulted in eight wide deliveries and four no-balls to undo their hitters’ early progress, was entirely their own fault. We want to get better at death bowling because it lost us the game, according to Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan. “They were eight runs down in the final two overs and needed to score 17 to 18 runs, which they did with plenty of balls remaining.”
One of the three replacements for Bangladesh’s previous defeat to Afghanistan was fast bowler Ebadot Hossain (3-51). Hossain caused the early damage with his accurate short-pitched deliveries, but he also gave up 17 runs in the penultimate over, which included a boundary off a no-ball.