Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I 2024 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I 2024 - Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 3rd T20I match played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet in 09th March 2024.

Nuwan Thushara took four wickets in two overs © AFP/Getty Images

Kusal Mendis' career-best 55-ball 86 and Nuwan Thushara's maiden five-for including a stunning hat-trick gives Sri Lanka comfortable 28-run victory over Bangladesh, despite a late assault from No.8 batsman Rishad Hossain' 30-ball 53 and clinch the three-match series with 2-1 in the third & final T20I.

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Sri Lanka's 28-run win was their fifth smallest victory by terms of runs against Bangladesh in T20Is. Sri Lanka's 174 was their seventh highest score against Bangladesh in T20 international and It is their third highest total at Sylhet in T20Is. Kusal Mendis' 86 was his highest score for Sri Lanka in T20 international and the highest-score by an Sri Lankan batsman against Bangladesh in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 80 held by Charith Asalanka at Sharjah in the 2021 T20 World Cup. 59 : Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga set up the second highest third-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh in T20Is, The highest is 96-run stand between Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama at Sylhet earlier in this series' first T20I. Bangladesh's 146 was their fourth lowest score against Sri Lanka in T20Is. Rishad Hossain's 53 was the highest score by an Bangladesh No.8 batsman in T20 internationals, surpassing the previous record of 52;held by Afif Hossain against Zimbabwe at Mirpur in 2019 and the highest-score by any No.8 batsman against Sri Lanka in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 35 held by Scott Kuggeleijn at Auckland in 2019. Nuwan Thushara's 5 for 20 was the fifth best bowling figures for Sri Lanka in T20 international and the best-bowling-figures by an Sri Lankan bowler against Bangladesh in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 3 for 20 held by Lasith Malinga at Chattogram in the 2014. Nuwan Thushara became the first Sri Lankan bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Bangladesh in T20I cricket history. Nuwan Thushara became the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 internationals.

Sri Lanka scored 174-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Kusal Mendis hammered a 86 off 55-balls including 6-sixes & 6-fours with strike rate of 156.36.

Dasun Shanaka cracked a 19 off 9-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 211.11 and Wanindu Hasaranga scored 15 off 13-balls included one-six & a four.

Bangladesh best bowler by Taskin Ahmed, Rishad Hossain both took 2-wickets and one for Shoriful Islam - Mustafizur Rahman.

Bangladesh scored 146 for all-out in 19.4 overs with top scorer by Rishad Hossain hammered a 53 off 30-balls including 7-sixes with strike rate of 176.77.

Taskin Ahmed blasted a 31 off 21-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 147.61 and Mahedi Hasan scored 19 off 20-balls included 2-fours.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Nuwan Thushara 5-20, Wanindu Hasaranga captured two-wickets, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka and Maheesh Theekshana each took one-wickets.

Nuwan Thushara named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 20-runs in 4-overs including a maiden.

Kusal Mendis earned player of the series for contributing 181 runs with average of 60.33 in the three-match series.

                   

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