Dasun Shanaka held his nerve underneath strain to take two wickets within the ultimate over, snatching a dramatic three-run win for Sri Lanka within the opening Twenty20 worldwide of a three-match sequence towards Bangladesh in Sylhet on Monday. Set a goal of 207 runs, decrease middle-order batsman Jaker Ali took Bangladesh shut together with his maiden fifty earlier than Shanaka ended his 34-ball innings of 68 with the third ball of the final over. Shoriful Islam hit a 4 from the subsequent ball, leaving Bangladesh requiring six from their final two balls.

But the hosts might handle solely two runs to be restricted to 203-8, with Shanaka, who additionally dismissed Rishad Hossain within the first ball of the ultimate over, ending with 2-36.

Former skipper Angelo Mathews claimed 2-17 to inflict some early injury on the Bangladesh innings earlier than veteran Mahmudullah Riyad struck 54 off 31 balls to revive the hopes of the house facet.

Sadeera Samarawickrama and Kusal Mendis earlier slammed a fifty every to information Sri Lanka to 206-3 after Bangladesh despatched them in.

Samarawickrama struck an unbeaten 61 off 48 balls after Mendis hit 59 off 36 balls because the guests overcame a sluggish begin to put up an imposing complete.

Stand-in skipper Charith Asalanka performed his half with an unbeaten 44 from 21 balls.

Mendis and Samarawickrama shared 96 runs for the third wicket after Sri Lanka misplaced their first two wickets for 37 runs.

Shoriful eliminated Avishka Fernando for 4 with the second ball of the innings earlier than Taskin Ahmed had Kamindu Mendis caught by Soumya Sarkar at midwicket for 19.

Mendis hit leg-spinner Rishad for a 4 and two sixes off consecutive balls to race to his fifty off 27 balls.

Rishad returned for his subsequent spell to precise revenge as Mahmudullah took a well-judged catch at lengthy off boundary to finish the innings of Mendis.

Asalanka joined Samarawickrama to proceed the assault, including 73 for the unbroken fourth wicket, together with 24 runs from the final over of the innings bowled by Mustafizur Rahman.

The sequence marks the beginning of Sri Lanka’s month-long tour of Bangladesh, which additionally consists of three one-day internationals and two Tests.

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