BAN vs SL Ball by Ball Commentary

2 runs, that is lofted away for a couple.

WIDE! Fuller this time, but angled down leg. Arachchige looks for the scoop but misses. A total of 17 runs conceded in wides so far in this innings.

Slower again, dug in a bit short around off. Tharindu Ratnayake pulls it down in front of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Oh, my! Tharindu Ratnayake has nearly cleaned up the bowler with that shot. Pace off, on a good length and around off. Ratnayake hits through the line, pummeling it down the ground for a boundary.

WIDE! False start. Full and wide outside off, slower too, and this is spilled past the tramline.

FOUR! That's an eye-catching shot from the skipper. Flighted ball, full and outside off. Arachchige leans on and just checks the cover drive, punching it sweetly and uppishly through extra cover for a boundary.

Good length around off, hit away off the back foot and down to long on for a single.

Flatter delivery, darted in from outside off. Ratnayake goes for the reverse sweep again but fails to get it away.

FOUR! Tharindu Ratnayake is playing a blinder here. On off and middle, Ratnayake drags the reverse sweep well in front of square on the leg side and finds the fence.

Nicely bowled. Tossed up outside off, it is the off-spinner that turns. Tharindu Ratnayake looks to swing it leg side but misses.

On the pads again, swept away well behind square leg for a single.

WIDE! Floated up, drifting down the leg side. Arachchige looks to tickle it away but misses.

Floated up at the stumps, Ratnayake tentatively blocks it off.

FOUR! Too full, just outside off. Tharindu Ratnayake sits down and sweeps with the spin this time, nailing it in front of square leg for a boundary.

WIDE! Flighted up down leg, turning past the blade. The 100 is up for Sri Lanka.

SIX! Wow, what a hit! On a length, turning in from outside off. Tharindu Ratnayake sets up for the reverse sweep and nails it against the turn and over deep point for a biggie.

Floated up, spinning into the pads. Arachchige tucks it down to short fine leg for a quick single.

There's that extra bounce. Good length around off, spins back in with sharp bounce and Arachchige fails to get any bat on it.

FOUR! Nagging length around off, Arachchige goes for the reverse paddle, and ends up hitting it once of the face of the blade and once of the back of the blade, getting it past the keeper and into the deep third fence.

It stays 25 of the over, but Sri Lanka now have a shot of getting to a decent total from here. A cutter, back of a length and just angled across off. Ratnayake looks to cut and misses.

WIDE! Mustafizur gets away with this one. Very full and angling down leg. Tharindu Ratnayake fails to get any bat on it and it will just be a wide. 25 off the over with one ball to go.

Full and around off, slanting it across. Ratnayake pushes it out to mid off.

SIX! Wow, this could be a big turning point in this game. Shorter one around off, sitting up nicely for the batter. Tharindu Ratnayake lines it up and leans back, swinging it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

WIDE! Attempted slower ball, pushed well across the off stump, and the ball barely scrapes through to the keeper. Another extra from the Fizz.

Pace off, on middle and leg, nudged away to square leg for a single. Mustafizur Rahman has overstepped again, and another No Ball is called. Free Hit coming up...

Good-length delivery in the channel, Arachchige looks to block it off, but the ball grips a bit and beats the bat, hitting Arachchige on the thigh pad

Angled across the off stump, toe-ended down to deep third for a single.

FIVE WIDES! This is a nightmare for Mustafizur Rahman. Dug in halfway down the pitch, over off and middle. The ball just lobs up and goes over the batter's head, also beating the leap of the keeper, running away to the fence behind. Free Hit to continue...

FOUR MORE! Beautifully played. Mustafizur comes around the wicket, bowling it a bit short again, and angling it across off. Ratnayake gets leg side of the ball and guides it wide of deep third for another boundary. Also, the Fizz has overstepped. No Ball called, and a Free Hit to follow.

FOUR! That's been smashed away. Short of a length, wide outside off. Tharindu Ratnayake stands tall, frees his arms, and slaps it over covers for a boundary.

Tossed up outside off, driven straight into covers.

That's nicely bowled. Flighted delivery, in and around off. This one drifts in before turning away. Arachchige looks to drive but the ball goes past the outside edge.

Tossed up around off, pushed away square through the off side for a single.

Another attempted sweep missed by Tharindu. Flighted ball around off, this one dips and leaves the left-hander. Ratnayake looks to swing it hard over mid-wicket but fails to connect.

Ratnayake is looking for the reverse sweep time and again. Flatter and around off, Ratnayake plays and misses again.

Aliss comes back in and floats it up from wider of the crease. This one floated up wide of the off stump and Tharindu Ratnayake fails to connect with the slog sweep.

Tossed up around off, Arachchige leans on and smothers it into the off side.

A big appeal for LBW, but it is turned down. Flatter one on middle, angling in sharply with the arm. Tharindu Ratnayake stays back and plays all around it, getting pinged on the pads. The ball then rolls towards point for a leg bye.

Darted in, just outside the off stump. Ratnayake looks for the reverse swee again but misses and gets hit on the pads.

SIX! Innovative and effective. Floated up outside off, Tharindu Ratnayake brings out the reverse sweep and drags it high over deep third for a biggie.

Nicely flighted, around off. Tharindu Ratnayake leans on and pushes it down to covers.

Quicker through the air, sliding in from middle. Arachchige clips it between square leg and mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up at the stumps, blocked off by Tharindu Ratnayake.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rishad Hossain breaks the budding stand, and Sri Lanka have now lost half their side. Rishad Hossain floats this one up, full and around off, getting the ball to turn away from the right-hander. Ashen Bandara lunges to fetch and play the slog sweep against the spin, but ends up toe-ending it. The ball lobs up behind short mid-wicket, where Mustafizur Rahman scampers behind and takes a solid catch over his left shoulder.

Fired in at the pads, angling down leg. Bandara looks to tickle it fine but gets it off the pads to short fine leg.

Pushed through flatter on middle, Arachchige hops back and cuts it to deep backward point for yet another single.

Dragged length around off, hit away off the back foot and past extra cover for one more.

Extra bounce, but that's well played. Good length around off, angling across the left-hander. Sahan Arachchige backs away and cuts it uppishly to the left of short third for a single.

Full-length delivery, on off, Sahan Arachchige nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

Pitches it up, around off, Ashen Bandara tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. That will bring up the 50 for Sri Lanka.

Full, on middle, Ashen Bandara eases it back to the bowler.

FOUR! More runs for the Lankans. Another shorter delivery, around off. Ashen Bandara yet again transfers his weight on his back foot and cuts it toward right of deep point for another boundary.

Fuller, on middle, Ashen Bandara defends it down.

FOUR! Sri Lanka are looking much brighter than before. A touch shorter, just outside off. Ashen Bandara rocks back and cuts it hard toward the rigth of the deep point fielder for a boundary.

Short, on off, Sahan Arachchige tucks it to the leg side.

Pitches it up, outside off, Ashen Bandara drives it to deep cover for one.

Angling down the leg side, much fuller in length. Ashen Bandara tries to sweep it away, but misses. However, there is some noise and Bangladesh appeals for a caught behind, but the umpire shakes his head. Probably it's a nick off the pad.

Pitches it up, on middle, Ashen Bandara pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Oh, what a shot that is! Much fuller, just outside the off stump. Ashen Bandara plants his front foot to his front, crouches a bit low and drills it hard through cover for four runs.

Short, outside off, Sahan Arachchige guides it to short third and gets a quick single.

A touch fuller, wide outside off. Ashen Bandara looks to go for a big swing toward the leg side, but ends up connecting only air.

Short, outside off, defended by the batter.

Good running! A tentative shorter one, just outside off. Sahan Arachchige tucks it toward the leg side with soft hands and Ashen Bandara sprints hard, calling for the single.

Keeping it nice and full, around off. Ashen Bandara makes room and punches it to deep cover to get across.

Serves a shorter one, at the stumps. Sahan Arachchige rocks back and pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Short of a length, on middle, Sahan Arachchige blocks it down the deck.

A touch fuller, on off, Sahan Arachchige pushes it to cover for a single.

Fires a fuller one, just outside off. Sahan Arachchige rocks back to defend it down, but it takes the outside edge and goes to the slip fielder with one bounce.

Short, at the stumps. Ashen Bandara sweeps it to deep backward sqaure leg for a single.

Pitches it up, on off, Ashen Bandara defends it down the deck.

Pitches it up, around off, Sahan Arachchige drives it to long off for a single.

Fuller, wide outside off, Sahan Arachchige misses on his sweep.

Slightly shorter, around off, Ashen Bandara fends it to cover. That will be the end of the Powerplay, with Sri Lanka posting 29 and losing 4 wickets.

Short, on off, Ashen Bandara dabs it late to backward point.

On a length, on off, Ashen Bandara cuts it hard but finds the cover fielder.

Oh, that's a ripper! Pitches it up, on off, turning it away from the batter. Ashen Bandara offers a front-footed defense but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A touch fuller, on off, Sahan Arachchige nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Much better for Lanka! Short of a length, at the stumps. Sahan Arachchige gets down on one knee and sweeps it behind the backward square leg for a boundary.

Pitches it up, on middle, Sahan Arachchige flicks it to short fine leg for one.

Short, outside off, Sahan Arachchige cuts it to point for no runs.

Pitches it up, on off, Ashen Bandara nudges it to wide of long on for a single.

A touch fuller, around off, Ashen Bandara tries to clip it but takes the leading edge before it rolls to cover-point.

A touch fuller, on off, Sahan Arachchige sweeps it to sqaure leg for one.

Full, outside off, Sahan Arachchige drives it to cover.

Short, outside off, Ashen Bandara cuts it to cover.

OUT! LIVERA IS RUN OUT! The horrors are just repeating itself from the semis for Sri Lanka. Pitched on a length and turning into the pads, tucked away comfortably into the deep square-leg region. They get the first with ease, but Sohan decides to push the arm of Mustafizur for two. Sharp work in the deep as Mustafizur swoops in rapidly and delivers an arrow-straight throw to Litton Das behind the stumps. Sohan stretches with a desperate slide, but third-umpire replays confirm he was just shy of his crease.

On a length, outside off, Sahan Arachchige sweeps it behind square leg for one.

WIDE! Short and way outside off, beyond the tramline. Sahan Arachchige makes a leave at it.

Pitches it up, outside off, Sahan Arachchige looks to clip it across the line but wears on the pad.

Full, on off, defended by Sahan Arachchige.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Aliss Al Islam gets his first maiden T20I wicket. Length ball outside off, spinning away from over the wicket, Nuwanidu pushes at it, misses completely, and Litton Das collects behind, erupting into a furious celebration! The umpire's finger shoots straight up into the sky, leaving Nuwanidu frozen in absolute disbelief. Replays come in and comfirms it that the ball was well away from the bat. Absolute disaster for the batter.

Short, around off, Nuwanidu Fernando pushes it to point for a single.

FIVE WIDES! A touch fuller, on middle, Nuwanidu Fernando fails to flick it away, as the ball past the inside edge and beats the keeper as well to race away to deep fine leg for a boundary with a wide.

OUT! TAKEN! Two wickets in the second spell of Mahedi Hasan. The start is just getting sweeter for Bangladesh. Flighted and fuller, around off. Lasith Croospulle comes down the track and looks to flick it, but miscues the shot completely and the ball loops straight toward mid off, where Yasir Ali takes a calm and composed catch.

A touch fuller, at the stumps, Sohan de Livera flicks it to square leg for one.

FOUR! SHOT! Much fuller, around off, Sohan de Livera reverse sweeps it past the short third fielder for a boundary.

Full, around off, Sohan de Livera punches it to cover.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Mahedi Hasan will get the first breakthrough and Bangladesh wastes no time in drawing the first blood. Arm ball from Hasan, pitching it short, on off and angling it in. Sineth Jayawardena makes room to cut it away, but it beats the top edge and hits the top of the middle stump.

Short outside off, Sineth Jayawardena frees his arms and cuts it to cover. The fielder in the region does well to make a diving stop and the batter gets time to take a single.

Short of a length, outside off, turning away. Sineth Jayawardena tries to fend it away, but it zips past the outside edge.

Flipper now, just a shade behind the fuller length, around off, Sineth Jayawardena blocks it away.

Short, just outside off, turning in. Lasith Croospulle dabs it late to backward point for a single.

Full toss, on off, Sineth Jayawardena drives it to long off for one.

Fuller, angling down the leg side. Sineth Jayawardena misses his flick and the ball goes past the stumps for a couple of byes.

Short, angling in, Sineth Jayawardena works it to deep square leg for a single.

Chance for stumping! Tossed up, fuller, around off, turning it away. Sineth Jayawardena strides out to drive it through cover, but gets beaten on the outside edge due to spin. Litton Das fails to glove the ball and Sineth Jayawardena gets a lifeline as his back foot goes off the pooping crease.

A touch fuller, angling down the leg side. Sineth Jayawardena misses his flick and wears on the front pad.

Tossed up, fuller, around off, Lasith Croospulle comes down the track and drives it to wide mid off for a single to get off the mark. Sri Lanka are underway!

Pitches it up, around off, Lasith Croospulle nudges it to mid-wicket.

Fuller, on middle, Lasith Croospulle tucks it to the leg side.