BAN vs SL Ball by Ball Commentary

DONE AND DUSTED! Sri Lanka have defeated Bangladesh by six wickets with 32 balls to spare, giving their net run rate a significant boost. Short and outside off, Kamil Mishara punches it towards cover, where Rishad Hossain makes a fumble and lets the ball go through his hands towards sweeper cover. Both batters run the first one hard and push each other for the second after sensing an opportunity where the deep cover fielder gets a bit late, and even he has fumbled to his left, which allowed the batters to complete second run in time. It was a pretty one-sided affair.

Floated up and around off, Kamil drives it back to the bowler.

Very full and outside off, Charith Asalanka lunges and taps it with soft hands towards cover for a single.

Short and outsside off, slapped away to wide long off for a single.

SIX! WHOA! That has been BLUDGEONED! Into the slot, full and on middle, Charith Asalanka gets the bat under the ball and swings it mightily over deep mid-wicket for a huge six.

Slower one, full and on middle and leg. Kamil Mishara waits for it to arrive and works it across to wide long on for a single.

JUST IN! A bit casual in the last couple of overs by Sri Lanka! Good-length delivery, around off. Charith Asalanka leans back and taps it to the extra cover region and calls his partner through for a single. Mahedi Hasan is quick to pick the ball and releases a direct hit to the bowler's end, with Asalanka forced to drag the bat to get in. The replay shows that Charith has cleanly dragged the bat inside the crease, before the stumps were hit. NOT OUT!

Short of a length, outside off. Asalanka pulls in front of the square on the leg side for a brace.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A fabulous take from Mustafizur Rahman, and he remains nonchalant after taking that. Down the leg side, on a shortish length by Sakib. Dasun Shanaka swivels and pulls it aerially, behind the square on the leg side, but just does not get the distance and the height. The ball dips low to the right of deep fine leg. Mustafizur Rahman runs and dives to his right to snaffle a clean catch. A forgetful outing for Dasun Shanaka comes to an end. Struggled with the ball and could not see his side through to the win. Departs on 1 (3) and Sri Lanka are 126/4, needing 14 more runs to win.

Short and slow, on the leg stump line. Kamil Mishara picks the pace off and controls the pull shot to deep square leg for an easy single.

In front of the sticks, pushed through. Dasun Shanaka drills it straight back to the bowler. Mahedi Hasan is done for the night with figures of 4-0-29-2.

Full on the middle stump. Mishara flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full and around the off stump. Shanaka drives it to long off for a single.

OUT! LBW! Mahedi Hasan gets his second wicket! This is full and fired in, sliding into the batter with the arm, on the middle stump line. Kusal Perera tries to be extra adventurous and again goes for the reverse sweep. He misses to connect and is beaten by the pace, getting rapped on the pads. A pleading appeal for LBW, but not given. Litton Das sends this upstairs for a review. UltraEdge detects nothing, and the Ball Tracking shows three reds. That looked pretty straight in real time as well. One shot too many for Kusal Perera as he departs for a run-a-ball 9. Sri Lanka are 123/3 and need 17 to win from 7.3 overs.

FOUR! Gets it through! A juicy half volley, tossed around off. Kusal Perera again gets low, and this time around, he nails the reverse sweep perfectly, through the gap at deep backward point for a boundary.

Pushed through, full and around off. Kusal Perera employs the reverse sweep, but gets it off the gloves. The ball races behind to the deep third fence, but is chased by Shoriful Islam with a slide. Two taken.

Hits the deck hard, and deceives Kamil with a slower delivery, over the top of off. Mishara looks to go downtown, but is beaten by the lack of pace. 8 off the over. Sri Lanka need 23 runs off 48 balls.

Short at 131 kph, on middle. Kusal walks down the pitch and flat bats it towards long on for a single.

Short of a good length, with some extra kick off the deck, on off. Kusal Perera pokes at it, away from the body, with his feet going nowhere. As a result, he gets beaten on the outside edge.

Fuller delivery, on the leg stump line. Kamil Mishara flicks it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

FOUR! Excellent shot! After his dropped catch, Kamil has just looked unstoppable. Back of a length, outside off. Kamil Mishara gets enough width to work with. Stands tall and cuts it over backward point for a boundary.

WIDE! Some venom on that one! Too short and climbing over the batter's helmet. Mishara lets it fly behind to the keeper. Wide called. A steely stare from Sakib at the batter.

Back of a length, on the leg stump. Tucked towards deep square leg for a single.

Full ball on middle and this is clipped to deep square leg for a single. Just 2 off that over and a wicket.

Full and around off, Perera looks to reverse it away, but misses and is hit on the pads.

Around the middle stump, pushed to mid on.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! Mahedi Hasan breaks this 95-run partnership for the second wicket. Spotting Pathum advancing down the track, Mahedi smartly drags the length back and keeps it in front of the stumps, giving very little space for the right-hander to work with. Pathum Nissanka tries to whip it over deep square leg, but mistimes it flat and towards the fielder. Shoriful Islam is a few yards in from the ropes and judges it well to take a sharp catch over his head. A bit too little and too late for Bangladesh at this point. Pathum Nissanka departs for a magnificent 50 off just 34 balls. Sri Lanka are 108/2, needing 32 runs to win.

BEATEN! Goes straight on at 91.4 kph, full and flat, outside off. Pathum Nissanka is hurried on the back foot and tries to cut it late, but misses to connect.

Drifting in, full and on off, from around the stumps. Kamil Mishara leans forward and clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Hard length and over off, dabbed down to backward point by Nissanka. His partner wants a quick single, but he sends him back. Another expensive over, which went for 15 runs, and Sri Lanka are 107/1, needing another just 33 runs in the last ten overs.

FIFTY FOR PATHUM NISSANKA! 16th T20I half-century for him, and he also completes 2000 runs in his T20I career. Becomes the third Sri Lankan batter to achieve this feat. Back of a length and outside off, Pathum Nissanka presses back and cuts it to the right of deep third for a couple of runs to bring his milestone. What a knock this has been from a talented youngster as he has kept his team well ahead in the contest, and this inning has been so smooth and easy to the eye.

On a length and around middle, Kamil Mishara throws his hands at it and checks his shot in the end. Ends up mistiming it towards long on but luckily for him, the ball lands well ahead of the incoming long on fielder. A single taken.

On a length and around middle, nudged away to deep mid-wicket for one.

FIVE WIDES! Oh, another poor delivery and 100 comes up for Sri Lanka. A short ball that goes over everyone as Pathum Nissanka tries to pull but misses. The ball sails over the leaping keeper behind the wickets and goes on to race away to the deep third fence for a boundary.

Hard length and outside off, PN cuts it to the right of deep third man. Shoriful Islam runs across to his right and cuts it off with an excellent dive. Two runs taken.

FOUR! CLASSIC! On a length and around middle, Pathum Nissanka backs away and punches it through the gap between mid off and extra cover The fielder from mid off tries to hunt it down, but the ball has got enough wheels and wins the race.

A rare dot in the last couple of overs! Full and around middle, Kamil tries to flick it, but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. The ball rolls away towards cover and they don't run. 8 off this over. Mahedi Hasan's figures read 2-0-19-0 so far.

Floated up, around middle, Pathum Nissanka tries to loft it but his bottom hand comes off the handle of the bat. Still he completes his bat swing and the ball goes over the bowler's head for a single.

In the slot again, too full and outside off, Kamil just chips it back over the leaping bowler for a single.

Slower and fuller, around middle, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single. Both batters are just going at a pretty decent rate and finding boundaries at their will.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Touch short and a bit outside off, Pathum Nissanka reads the length quickly, gets across deep in his crease, crouches a bit and pulls it down through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Tossed it up and on the pads, knocked down to long on for one.

FOUR MORE! Easy pickings! Short and down leg, Pathum Nissanka presses back, opens his stance, and pulls it down in the gap towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. A big over for Sri Lanka as 18 came off it.

Much shorter and outside off, Kamil punches it through cover point for a single.

FOUR! PUT AWAY! Full, in the slot, and outside off, Kamil Mishara shuffles, gets across and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Rishad is struggling to find his right line and length.

WIDE! Fires in full but wide outside off, Kamil lets it go.

Short and outside off, sliced away to deep point for a single.

FIVE WIDES! A horrible delivery and five free runs for Sri Lanka. Quicker, shorter but down the leg side. It continues to further go away and beats everyone. The keeper behind the wickets fails to cut it off despite putting a dive to his left and the ball goes to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Short and outside off, from around the wicket, Kamil crunches it but straight to sweeper cover. A single taken.

Begins with a full delivery, around off, Pathum Nissanka goes inside out and chips it over cover for a single.

Tap and run! On a good length and outside off, Nissanka lets the ball arrive and runs it down to deep third for a single.

Back of a length and around middle, Pathum gets a bit cramped, as he clears out his front leg but only manages to punch it down to mid-wicket.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short of a good length and around off, Pathum Nissanka reads the length early, presses back and pulls it to beat the flying mid-wicket fielder to his right for another boundary. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Nissanka and Mishara.

Hard length and over off, dabbed down to backward point by PN. He wants a single but is sent back.

FOUR! GLORIOUS! Fizz pitches it up and outside off, Pathum Nissanka leans onto the ball and drives it to beat the diving mid off fielder to his left for a cracking boundary.

A yorker, outside off, Pathum Nissanka goes deep in his crease and squeezes it to the right of deep third man. Jaker Ali runs across to that side and cuts it off with a dive. Two runs taken.

Turns back in, short and down leg, Nissanka swivels and pulls it down to deep backward square leg for a single. 11 off the over and Sri Lanka are 55/1 at the end of the Powerplay, needing 85 more in the last fourteen overs.

Short and around middle, Kamil punches it to long off for a single more.

SIX! BOOM! Surely, Kamil Mishara has found his feet! A bit shorter and around middle, Mishara presses back and clubs it downtown over the long on fence for a biggie.

Flatter and shorter, around middle, Nissanka uses his feet and whips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Nagging length and outside off, knocked down to long off for one.

Begins with a short ball, around off, tucked away through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Through the gap! Fractionally full, just outside off, Kamil Mishara gets on the front foot and bisects the gap between cover and point for a cracking boundary. That will do his confidence a world of good! 18 off this over! An expensive one for Shoriful Islam!

FOUR! Sprinkling salt on wounds now! Back of a length, outside off, swinging away a shy bit. Kamil Mishara stands tall and slashes hard, between cover and point gap for a boundary.

SIX! How often have we seen this! A dropped catch is responded to with a biggie! He has picked the bones out of it. Short and on middle, a seam-up delivery, sitting up nicely for the batter. Kamil Mishara reads the length early and pulls it over deep square leg for a huge six.

Back of a length, with extra bounce, outside off, Kamil Mishara shapes to cut it square, but the ball bounces over his angled bat.

DROPPED! Goodness me! That should have been taken! Short in length, nipping back into the batter, on off. Kamil Mishara is rushed into the pull shot and mistimes it up in the air, towards the left of mid on. Mahedi Hasan from mid on runs to his left and dives to catch it, even gets the ball into the hands, but it just pops in and out of the palms. Probably Mahedi went with hard hands to grab that. Two taken. An early life for Kamil Mishara.

WIDE! Miles down leg, on a fuller length, swinging further down with the angle. Nissanka misses to flick and the ball beats the diving Litton Das to his left. Runs behind to the right of deep fine leg, and they cross.

Onto the stumps, on a good length. Pathum Nissanka backs away and shanks it to backward point.

Length-delivery, around off. Kamil Mishara punches it off the toe end towards cover fielder. 9 off that over and Sri Lanka need 114 runs to win from 96 balls.

Swing and a miss! Mishara has looked all but convincing so far! Fuller and outside off, Kamil Mishara looks to tonk it downtown, only to miss on the outside edge.

An appeal for LBW from Sakib, but clearly missing the stumps. Extra bounce, on middle, on a length. Pathum Nissanka tries to whip that over square leg, but does not account for the ball popping off the deck. Misses and the ball thuds on the thigh pad.

FOUR LEG BYES! That could be really frustrating for Litton and his men! Short at 146 kph, on the bodyline, nipping into the batter. Pathum Nissanka misses to pull that away, and the ball deflects off the back thigh pad, and rolls between the keeper and the fielder at short third to race to the fence behind.

Swings away at 141.1 kph, full and around off, Pathum Nissanka cracks the cover drive, but straight to the fielder.

FOUR! Lovely! Back of a length from Sakib, just outside off, nibbling away. Pathum Nissanka stands tall, reads the length early and punches it between the narrow gap at cover-point and backward point for a boundary.

Full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka forces the drive between mid off and cover for a single. Keeps the strike. Excellent over from Shoriful Islam. Just 4 off it.

Kamil is finally off the mark. Still streaky though. Good length, outside off. Kamil Mishara flashes hard on the up, and gets it off the outside edge. The ball flies over the backward point region for a single.

Short of a good length, around off, Kamil Mishara mistimes the pull shot towards mid on.

WIDE! Swinging away, outside off, beyond the tramline. Mishara has a wild waft at it, away from the body. Misses and a wide is called.

Full and outside off, tapped away to backward point.

Full and shaping away, around off. Kamil Mishara prods forward and drives it to find the gap on the off side. But Rishad Hossain, at cover-point, stops it one-handed to his right. Kamil sniffs a single, but Rishad is quick to realise that and releases a flat throw toward the batter's end, but fails to score a direct hit. That will surely uplift the spirits in that Bangladeshi camp.

Shapes into the batter, on middle, on a good length. Pathum Nissanka tries the pull shot, but miscues it off the inside edge. The ball rolls off the thigh pad towards the backward point region for a single.

Angling into the left-hander, on a hard length. Kamil Mishara punches off the back foot to mid-wicket. A successful over for Mustafizur Rahman. 9 runs and a huge wicket of Kusal Mendis!

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A huge breakthrough early doors for Bangladesh and Mustafizur Rahman! He hurls it full in length, slanting across the batter. The ball lands and just nips away a shy bit, teasing the batter to have a poke at it. Kusal Mendis gets half forward and tries to drive it through the off side, but the ball nibbles away and takes the thick, healthy outside edge. Goes flat and low towards the right of the keeper. Litton Das flings himself towards the ball and gathers a fine catch behind the wickets before tumbling down onto the ground. Kusal Mendis departs for 3 (6) and Sri Lanka are 13/1, needing another 127 runs to win off 109 balls.

Short of a good length, outside off, angling away. Pathum cuts it off the back foot to deep point for a single.

SIX! WOW! How good is that? Lands it short, does Mustafizur, on the leg stump line. Pathum Nissanka gets the ball at a comfortable height. Transfers the weight quickly onto the back foot and heaves it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a cracking six. The first of the chase.

Hard length, at 133.1 kph, on off. Kusal Mendis drives it on the rise, through cover-point for a single.

WIDE! Reload! Angled across the batter, and miles outside off, beyond the tramline. Mendis leaves. Wide given.

'The Fizz' starts on the money! Pitched outside leg, angling in on a length. Kusal Mendis gets behind the line and taps it to the right of the bowler.

Short and outside off. Kusal Mendis leans back and ramps it on the bounce to deep third for a single. 4 off the first over for Sri Lanka. They need 136 runs off 114 deliveries.

Skids through, on off, on a length, at 135.5 kph. Kusal Mendis is a bit late to bring his bat down to block and chops it behind to the keeper.

Full and on middle, drilled down the ground, to the left of the bowler, and between mid on and mid off. A slight fumble by the mid off fielder allows them to cross over.

Quick single! Full and around middle and off. Kusal Mendis gets right behind it and punches it in front of mid off and scampers for a single. Has to dive full length to get off the mark.

On the leg stump line, worked across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Buzzers first up! Shoriful starts with a full ball, across off, Pathum Nissanka presses forward and taps it to the backward point region. Kusal Mendis is already halfway through for a single, but Pathum sees the fielder dive to his right and stop the ball. Denies for the single, and that forces Kusal to retreat back. Saif Hassan, the substitute fielder, throws it flat towards the bowler's end, but misses his shy, allowing Mendis to get home with the dive.