Till Sri Lanka's Maheesh Theekshana rolled up to bowl the second delivery of the fourth over in the third T20I last Wednesday, Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim was going through a six-hitting rut.
All of Bangladesh's plans materialised in a spirit-lifting performance to seize the third and final T20I by eight wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium yesterday, a win which saw them claim a historic maiden T20I series win against the Lankans.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das feels the T20I series win over Sri Lanka is a “big achievement” for Bangladesh cricket and lauded his team for showing “character” in the series-clinching eight-wicket win in the third T20I in Colombo on Wednesday.
Tanzid Hasan Tamim's career-best T20I knock powered Bangladesh to a comfortable eight-wicket win in the third T20I and propelled the Tigers to their maiden T20I series win over Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shamim Hossain has expressed confidence in securing a series victory against hosts Sri Lanka following a commanding victory in the second T20I to level the three-match T20I series on Sunday in Dambulla.
Bangladesh provided a complete performance to clinch a record 83-run win over Sri Lanka in the second T20I to level the three-match series 1-1 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium yesterday.
As Bangladesh take on hosts Sri Lanka in the second T20I in Dambulla today in a bid to level the three-match series, all eyes will be on skipper Litton Das, who has so far failed to inspire an underperforming side since assuming captaincy full-time in May.
Out of the 12 players who rolled their arm over in the first T20I between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Thursday, the only one who finished with an economy rate of below six runs per over was the hosts' Dasun Shanaka -- a batting all-rounder who only occasionally bowls in T20Is.
Bangladesh captain Litton Das said his lead bowler had a “bad day” and the batters did not “take responsibility” after his side suffered a seven-wicket drubbing at the hands of hosts Sri Lanka in the first match of the three-match T20I series in Pallekele on Thursday.
The Tigers bounced back with an eight-wicket win in the second T20 after losing the series opener by three runs.
“Bangladesh are playing at their own backyard, and they certainly can bounce back,” said Jayasuriya
Jaker comes from a sporting family and interestingly, his sister Shakila Boby, who was Habiganj district women's team's captain, had attended the game and was at the press conference as a local journalist. His sister asked a question about the home crowd cheering him on.
