Rishad storm powers Bangladesh to series-clinching win
Rishad Hossain hit a blistering 48 off 18 balls to power Bangladesh to a series-clinching four-wicket win in the third ODI against Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
The game was seemingly going down the wire when Mehedi Hasan Miraz got dismissed in the 37th over. But Rishad dispelled any fears with an innings that had five fours and four sixes, all against Wanindu Hasaranga, to ensure Bangladesh finished the game with 58 balls in hand.
Mushfiqur Rahim hit the winning boundary and remained unbeaten on 37 off 36 balls.
Earlier, concussion substitute Tanzid Hasan Tamim had made 84 off 81 balls to set up the chase.
For Sri Lanka, pacer Lahiru Kumara was the stand-out bowler, claiming 4 for 48 in his eight overs
With the victory, Bangladesh win the ODI series 2-1. This is Bangladesh's second ever ODI series win over Sri Lanka.
Miraz departure makes way for Rishad storm
Mehedi Hasan Miraz threw away his wicket with a loose shot, as Bangladesh lose their sixth wicket chasing 236 to win the third ODI and the series against Sri Lanka in Chattogram today.
Miraz pulled a short-pitched delivery from Wanindu Hasaranga but managed to find the lone fielder at the backward square region, departing for 25 off 40 balls.
Mushfiqur Rahim and Miraz added 48 runs for the sixth wicket as the Tigers were slowly closing in on the target. But the wicket has brought Rishad Hossain to the middle, who hit two sixes and one four against the same over to bring the equation down to 42 off 78 balls.
Rishad has raced to 16 off five balls while Mushfiqur is unbeaten on 26 off 29 balls.
Tanzid departs, Bangladesh feeling the heat
Tanzid Hasan Tamim's entertaining innings came to an end as the left-hander got caught at long-on off Wanindu Hasaranga while attempting to hit another six, leaving Bangladesh five down for 130 after 25.5 overs, chasing 236 in the third ODI to win the series in Chattogram today.
Tanzid made 84 off 81 balls, which is the highest score for a concussion sub in ODIs, previous best being Australia's Marnus Labuschagne's 80 against South Africa.
This was also Tanzid's highest score in ODIs, the previous best being 51 against India in last year's ICC World Cup. Tanzid came in as a concussion substitute for opener Soumya Sarkar.
After Tanzid, the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim has been joined by Mehedi Hasan Miraz.
Lahiru puts Bangladesh under pressure
Sri Lankan pacer Lahiru Kumara claimed his fourth wicket of the day when he nicked out Mahmudullah reducing Bangladesh to 113-4 chasing 236 in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Lahiru induced an outside edge off Mahmudullah to remove the veteran batter for one after having dismissed Towhid Hridoy for 22 in his previous over.
Mushfiqur Rahim has now joined a well-set Tanzid Hasan Tamim at the middle.
Hridoy departs after Bangladesh bring up 100
Towhid Hridoy departed for 22 off 36 balls soon after Bangladesh brought up their 100 chasing 236 in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Hridoy had settled the Bangladesh innings with a 49-run stand after the had lost two quick wickets but the latter's dismissal again allowed Sri Lanka a chance to claw their way back into the contest.
Hridoy tried to pull a bouncer from Lahiru Kumara but couldn't keep it down, getting caught by Pramod Madushan at the boundary. Lahiru has claimed all three wickets to fall in the innings so far.
Meanwhile, Tanzid, who came in as a concussion substitute for Soumya Sarkar, has moved on to 68 off 67 balls, his career-best. He has now been joined by Mahmudullah.
Bangladesh are 105 for 3 after 22 overs.
Tanzid completes 2nd ODI fifty after Shanto departs
Bangladesh lost their captain Najmul Hossain Shanto cheaply but Tanzid Hasan Tamim completed his second ODI half-century to keep Bangladesh well ahead of the required rate in their 236-run chase against Sri Lanka in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Shanto became the second victim of pacer Lahiru Kumara in the 11th over, swinging his bat at a wide delivery only to edge the ball to keeper Kusal Mendis. After the skipper departed for one, Towhid Hridoy who hit an unbeaten 96 in the second ODI, joined Tanzid.
Tanzid completed his half-century off 51 balls with a single off Hasaranga. The left-hander has so far laced six fours and two sixes but is struggling to rotate the strike since the first Powerplay.
Sri Lankan spinners are keeping things fairly tight as Bangladesh have reached 78-2 after 16 overs.
Anamul departs after Bangladesh bring up 50
Anamul Haque Bijoy threw his wicket away with a casual-looking shot after Soumya Sarkar's concussion substitute Tanzid Hasan Tamim gave Bangladesh a flying start in their 236-run chase in their series-deciding third ODI against Sri Lanka in Chattogram today.
Bijoy, after making 12 off 21 balls, played a square drive on the up off Lahiru Kumara which went straight into the hands of Avishka Fernando.
The wicket gave the Lankans some respite in the midst od Tanzid's free-flowing innings, where he has hit five fours and to sixes so far.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto has now joined Tanzid.
Bangladesh have reached 56 for 1 after the first Powerplay.
Liyanage ton spoils Bangladesh's labours
Janith Liyanage hit a stellar century that took a struggling Sri Lanka to 235 in their 50 overs in the series-deciding third ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
The Bangladesh bowlers dominated most of the innings, but Liyanage's unbeaten 101 off 102 balls, which included 11 fours and two sixes, and his 60-run eighth wicket partnership with Maheesh Theekshana (15 off 40 balls) put a dampener on those efforts.
Taskin Ahmed led the charge for Bangladesh, claiming 3 wickets for 42 runs while Mustafizur Rahman and Mehedi Hasan Miraz claimed a couple of wickets each.
The innings also ended in a worrisome note for the Tigers as Mustafizur had to leave the field on a stretcher, Soumya Sarkar hurt his knee while fielding in the deep and substitute fielder Jaker Ali collided with Anamul Haque in the final over while fielding and also had to be carried out of the field on a stretcher.
Liyanage-Theekshana complete 50-run stand, Sri Lanka bring up 200
Janith Liyanage's lone fight has dragged Sri Lanka's score over the 200-run mark inside 46 overs as the visitors hope to set a respectable target for Bangladesh in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Liyanage is batting on 77. off 87 balls and has so far hit eight fours and two sixes in an innings that is keeping the visitors in the contest. He and Maheesh Thikshana have added 51 runs off 71 balls for the eighth wicket till the 46th over.
Sri Lanka have reached 205 for 7 with 24 balls to go in the innings.
Liyanage completes half-century
Janith Liyanage completed a well-made half-century off 65 balls as Sri Lanka reached 174 for the loss of seven wickets with 10 overs to go in the first innings of the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Liyanage is unbeaten on 55 off 70 balls in an innings laced with five fours and two sixes and will be the key for Sri Lanka if they are to post a competitive total against Bangladesh.
Miraz gets his second, Sri Lanka's troubles worsens
Mehedi Hasan Miraz claimed his second wicket, bowling out Wanindu Hasaranga for 11 off eight balls, as Sri Lanka find themselves in a world of trouble, reduced to 154 for 7 34.1 overs in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Hasaranga had hit Miraz for a six in his previous over but skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto kept his faith on the off-spinner and it paid dividends. Hasaranga tried to play the ball on the off-side on his backfoot but the ball kept a tad lower, went under his bat and hit the off-stump.
Janith Liyanage, unbeaten on 43, was now joined by Maheesh Theekshana.
Miraz puts Wellalage out of his misery
Sri Lanka lost their sixth wicket inside 31 overs with Mehedi Hasan Miraz claiming his first wicket of the match, dismissing Dunith Wellalage for one as the hosts continue dominating the proceedings in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Wellalage, who had made just one off 17 deliveries, tried to break free from the shackles with a slog sweep against Miraz but could only hit the ball as far as Soumya Sarkar at mid-wicket who completed an easy catch.
Janith Liyanage is batting well on the other end, unbeaten on 36 off 43 balls, but he is slowly running out of partners. He has now been joined by all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga.
Sri Lanka five down at halfway point
Sri Lanka's troubles worsened as Mustafizur Rahman claimed his second wicket of the match to render the visitors five-down for 117 runs after 25 overs in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Charith Asalanka, who made 37 off 46 balls, attempted a cut shot against Mustafizur but ended up edging the ball straight to Mushfiqur Rahim, who took his fourth catch of the match.
Janith Liyanage was now joined by all-rounder Dunith Wellalage at the middle, and the duo had a difficult task ahead of them with the Bangladesh bowlers on the prowl for wickets.
Rishad strikes first ball, Sri Lanka in trouble
Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain struck in his first ball of the match, dismissing Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis for 29 off 51 balls to leave the visitors four wickets down after 17.1 overs with 74 runs on the board in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Rishad found some turn first up and Mendis was guilty of playing a loose shot which took an outside off the bat and went into the gloves of Mushfiqur Rahim.
Charith Asalanka has now been joined by Janith Liyanage in the middle.
Mustafizur strikes in first over, SL lose their third
Mustafizur Rahman struck in his first over after returning to the ODI side as Sri Lanka lost their third wicket for 41 runs in 10.2 overs in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Mustafizur, who came into the side in place of the injured Tanzim Hasan Sakib, induced an inside edge off the bat of Sadeera Samarawickrama which was well caught by Mushfiqur Rahim.
Sadeera departed for 14 off 15 balls. Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis, who is batting on 21 off 34 balls, has been joined by Charith Asalanka.
Taskin removes both openers
Taskin Ahmed struck in consecutive overs, nicking off Avishka Fernando for four as Sri Lanka lost both their openers inside four overs with 15 runs on the board in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
The pacer drew Avishka into a drive, and the right-hander nicked the ball straight into the gloves of Mushfiqur Rahim.
Sadeera Samarawickrama has now joined skipper Kusal Mendis at the middle.
Taskin gets first breakthrough
Taskin Ahmed gave Bangladesh the first breakthrough by trapping last match's centurion Pathum Nissanka LBW for just one in the second over of the Sri Lanka innings in the series-deciding third ODI in Chattogram today.
Taskin hit Nissanka on the front pad with a delivery that moved sharply back into the right-hander and the umpire did not hesitate to signal it out.
Nissanka chose not to review the decision. However, replays showed that the bowl would've actually missed the stumps.
After two overs, Sri Lanka are 3-1 with skipper Kusal Mendis joining opener Avishka Fernando in the middle.
Bangladesh make three changes in series-decider, sent to bowl first
Bangladesh lost the toss and were sent to bowl first in the series-deciding third ODI against Sri Lanka at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.
The hosts have made three changes in their XI, with Anamul Haque coming in place of Liton Das who was dropped from the squad after consecutive ducks, Mustafizur Rahman replacing the injured Tanzim Hasan Sakib and leg-spinner Rishad Hossain coming in for Taijul Islam.
Sri Lanka made one enforced change, replacing the injured pacer Dilshan Madushanka with spinner Maheesh Theekshana.
The series is right now all squared up at 1-1 with the Tigers winning the first match by six wickets and the visitors bouncing back with a three-wicket win in the following match.
Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara