Mushy heroics propel Tigers to first of all ever bilateral series make an impression on SL
After Mushfiqur Rahim's brilliant century helped Bangladesh pile up a decent total, an outstanding bowling display from the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan helped the Tigers beat Sri Lanka by 103 runs, thanks to the DLS method, in a rain-interrupted second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.
With this win, Bangladesh also sealed their first-ever bilateral series victory against the Lankans as the Tamim Iqbal-led side won the three-meet series 2-0 with a match at hand.
After electing to bat, Mushfiqur's dazzling 125-go knock off 127 deliveries helped the Tigers post a competitive 246 in 48.1 overs.
While in chase of the mark, Sri Lanka were 126 for nine in 38 overs when rainfall interrupted the overall game for the third period. After resumption, the match was reduced to 40 overs, thanks to the DLS, with Sri Lanka now requiring to achieve a target of 245 runs within the staying two overs -- an impossible feat at that time. The visitors finished up scoring 141 for nine in 40 overs.
This win also saw Bangladesh proceed to the most notable of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League table with 50 points in eight matches. In the mean time, Sri Lanka's chances of qualifying directly into the 2023 Universe Cup in India today seem grim because they are sulking at the bottom of the table with zero wins in five games.
Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan remains to be within touching distance of a good few personal milestones following this video game. Shakib claimed his second wicket of the overall game when he trapped in the front Dhananjaya de Silva in the 25th over of the overall game. With that wicket, Shakib, on 269 ODI wickets in 211 matches, nowadays continues to be tied with Mashrafe Bin Mortaza for some wickets in ODIs for Bangladesh. Mashrafe scalped the same amount of wickets in 218 ODIs for Bangladesh.
That wicket also saw Shakib tied with legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram for most wickets scalped by a player at a single location. Dhananjaya's wicket was Shakib's 122nd wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur in his 84th ODI at the venue.
Wasim Akram scalped 122 wickets in 77 game titles at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Defending a good total, Bangladesh bowlers performed an excellent job as they picked up wickets at frequent intervals, denying the Lankans to put up any kind of threatening partnership. Off-spinner Miraz and pacer Mustafizur picked up three wickets each while Shakib scalped two wickets in the overall game.
Earlier, Mushfiqur played one of his very best ODI knocks to talk about his eighth ODI century. The ever-so-efficient batsman, who have scored 84 off 87 deliveries in the first meet, was dismissed for 125 off 127 deliveries as the hosts were bowled out for 246 in 48.1 overs.
Source: www.thedailystar.net
