Sri Lanka Thrash Bangladesh in the first T20 of series
Sri Lanka drew her first blood in the T20I series with three games with a comprehensive win with seven wins against Bangladesh in Pallekes on Thursday, raiding home with a time to save.
Following a modest target of 155captain Charith AsaLanka Appropriately place the seal in the game by launching Tanzim Hasan straight to the ground for six, much for the pleasure of a vacation that came out in number.
Foundations for victory were laid early, with cutters Pathum nissanka AND Somewhere in the arranged Loose cutting from the word go.
The duo added a bubble of 78 jogging to just 28 shipments, using Powerplay as fully Sri Lanka competed in 83 for one, their highest score ever in the first six supervisions of a T20 International, eclipping the previous best of 75 against India in 2018.
Nissanka placed Tony by sending the first birth ball to the fence, and he never looked back. The right -wing defender destroyed five and three sixteen in a whirlpool 42 outside just 16 balls before disappearing, but the damage was done.
Mendis, fresh from one hundred winners of the match in the ODI series decision maker in the same place, caught where he left. 73 of him came 51 shipments and presented five boundaries and three sixteenths.
Wicketkeeper played the role of anchor in excellence, ensuring that the pursuit stayed tightly on the right track without heading for high risk.
Kusal Perera added to the fireworks, Shamim Hossain removed from the opposite in the stands and sharing a quick 42nd attitude with the mind while Sri Lanka held the upper hand throughout.
Earlier, Banglade Scattered to deceive. After being sent to the stick, the spaces Parvez Hossain and Tanzid Hasan gave visitors a flying start, adding 46 runs from 30 balls.
But as soon as the first victory fell, the wheels came out in the middle order struggling to move the gears and play in the hands of Sri Lanka.
Dasun Shanaka, recalled on the side after nearly a year, marked his return with a regular magic of four overs for just 22 jogging and a wicker, helping to stifle the runway in medium supervision.
The spinner of the legs Jeffrey Vandersay, designed for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga, also made his presence feel with a disciplined magic with four on which he cost only 25 jogging and included an wicker.
In a flat deck that offered a little for rods, a total of 155 of Bangladesh looked always under par.
Despite some regular spells, visitors lacked the power of fire to contain a rampant Sri Lankan filling in a flat deck.
Teams now move to Dambulla Second game of Sunday series.