Bangladesh register maiden T20 WC triumph over Sri Lanka: Stats
Bangladesh demolished Sri Lanka by two six wickets in Match 15 of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. It was a low-scoring affair as the Tigers as they restricted the Lankan team to 124/9 at Dallas's Grand Prairie Stadium. Mustafizur Rahman and Rishad Hossain claimed three wickets apiece. Bangladesh chased down the total in 19 overs thanks to Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy.
SL post a below-par total
Pathum Nissanka (47) was aggressive from the outset as SL were 48/1 after five overs. However, the Lankans could never get going after his ouster. Dhananjaya de Silva (21) and Charith Asalanka (19) threw away their starts. Mustafizur and Taskin Ahmed were sensational in the death overs as SL could only manage 15 runs in their last four overs.
Summary of Bangladesh's chase
Bangladesh were also to a terrible start with both openers Tanzid Hasan (3) and Soumya Sarkar (0) departing cheaply. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was also dismissed for 7. Litton (36) and Hridoy (40) then paired up to form a match-defining 63-run stand. The latter dominated the partnership. Though the fall of five quick wickets delayed Bangladesh's win, Mahmudullah (16*) eventually saw them through.
Historic win for Bangladesh
Sri Lanka defeated the Tigers in both of their previous meetings in the T20 World Cup. Hence, this was Bangladesh's maiden win over their Asian rivals in the tournament. Meanwhile, this was the 17th meeting between these two sides in T20Is as SL still lead the head-to-head record 11-6.
