BAN vs SL 2nd ODI Commentary - Mirpur (25 May 2021)

SIX! Shortish and around off, Isuru Udana goes back and cracks this one over the long on region. 

Slower and wider outside off, Isuru swings but misses. Only 4 more balls and the misery ends for Sri Lanka. 

Full toss on middle, this is bunted to the mid off fielder. 

On a shortish length and on middle, Isuru Udana comes ahead and looks to pull but misses. 

SIX! Udana wants to go down with all guns blazing here! Another short ball around off, Isuru Udana slams this one to the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 

There it is! Bangladesh have won the game and also the 3-game ODI series, as they are leading by 2-0, with just the final game to go! A length ball on middle, this is jammed out to the long off region for a single. BANGLADESH WIN BY 103 RUNS (DLS)! 

Shortish around off, this is pushed back to the bowler. 

On off, kept out. 

Fired on middle, this is nudged to the leg side. 

Outside off, this is slapped through point for a couple. 

DROPPED! Around middle, shortish, Isuru Udana looks to go big, but he only gets the height on this and the ball goes high up in the air towards the mid on region, but the fielder drops it. A single. 

On off, defended out. 

On middle, pushed through mid off for one. 

Slower through the air and on middle, Dushmantha Chameera defends. 

Again, fired on middle, Dushmantha Chameera shuts this one out, to the leg side. 

EDGY! Floated outside off, Dushmantha Chameera looks to smack this one to the off side but the ball takes the outside edge and goes through short third man for a single. 

On off, driven to Tamim Iqbal at covers. 

Flighted around off, Isuru Udana looks to push the ball away, but misses and the ball whizzes past the off pole and goes, via a deflection, to the leg side. Missed by a whisker! 

A slower back of a length ball on off, kept out by Lakshan. 

 OUT! TAKEN! Bangladesh are just one wicket away from pouching the series now. The skipper takes his third catch of the game and the game is nearing it's end now. A good length ball around off, Lakshan Sandakan looks to clear the man at mid on, but does not get the elevation that he wanted on this. Tamim Iqbal shuffles to his left and grabs onto this. Bangladesh are closing in, on a well deserved win here. 

What a peach to start off with! A length ball, angling across the new right-handed batter here, Dushmantha Chameera looks to have a feel of the ball, but the ball nips away, just enough to miss his outside edge. 

Slower length ball on leg, Chameera blocks, with the outer half of the blade, to the off side. 

Around off, kept out to point. 

A wicket maiden by Rahman! Comes 'round the wicket and serves a length ball on off, Dushmantha Chameera blocks it out calmly. 

On off, worked through square leg for one. 

Given flight and landed on off, this is driven to wide long off for a single. 

Outside off, this is blocked out, towards point. 

Around off, worked through mid off, for a single now. 

Floated on middle, spinning away from the batter, this is blocked to the leg side. 

Punched off the back foot through covers for a single, to see off the over. 

Length ball on off, Bandara pushes it to cover for a single.

A fullish delivery on middle, Udana blocks it out.

 A good length ball outside off, Udana cuts it through covers for a single.

 OUT! CAUGHT! Sri Lanka are tumbling down in quick succession here. Rahman gets the second wicket of the night. A good length ball on off, Bandara lofts it straight to the mid off fielder, and it's an easy catch for Mahmudullah. Bangladesh are now on the verge of their second victory over Sri Lanka to wrap the series.

A length ball on off, Sandakan blocks it back to the bowler.

Good length ball on the pads, Sandakan hops and nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

 Tossed up on middle, Hasaranga nudges it to mid-wicket.

 Loopy ball on middle, Hasaranga walks away and cuts it to cover.

 DROPPED! Loopy ball on off, Hasaranga slog sweeps it, hits it uppishly to wide of long on, where Afif Hossain is running in from deep mid-wicket to gather the ball but could not manage to do it and the batsman take a couple.

OUT! TIMBER! The last hope for Sri Lanka goes down now. An important wicket for Bangladesh. A loopy ball on off, Hasaranga dances down the track and looks to swing his bat but miscues it completely and the ball turns and beats the man and gets dragged on to disturb the off stump. 3rd wicket for Hasan today. 133 needed off 98 balls, does not look like it can be scaled though. 

Loopy ball on middle, Udana defends it watchfully.

Loopy ball on off, Udana drives it to cover.

 Fullish delivery on middle, Hasaranga guides it through the cover for a single.

 A length ball on the pads, Bandara blocks it to the leg side.

 Good length ball on middle, Bandara defends it to the cover.

 Full delivery on off, Bandara drives it to extra cover and a nice effort by the fielder to make the stop.

A length ball on off, Bandara defends it to cover.

Good length ball on off, Bandara blocks it to point. Just one run of the over.

 Tossed up on middle, Bandara uses his feet and pushes it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball on off, Bandara sweeps it to mid-wicket region and takes a single.

Tossed up on off, Hasaranga pushes it to cover.

Tossed up on off, Hasaranga plays it to mid on.

Loopy ball on middle, Hasaranga drives it to cover and takes a single.

Loopy ball on the pads, Bandara works it to mid on.

 A length ball on off, Bandara defends it in time.

 Good length outside off, Banadra cuts it to short third man region for a single.

 A length ball outside off, Hasaranga drives it through the cover region for a single.

Back of a length ball outside off, Bandara cuts it away to backward point fielder.

Beaten! A length ball on off, Hasaranga swings his blade but misses.

 A touch fuller on off, Hasaranga pushes it to mid off. A dot to end the over.

Floated on middle, Shanaka uses his feet and then nudges it to mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! Mehidy Hasan has another and Dasun Shanaka has to go. Sri Lanka sink further! Tossed up on off, Shanaka looks to sweep but it takes the top edge and goes to mid-wicket where Mahmudullah settles himself and takes a simple catch.

Flatter ball outside off, punched to point.

Full on middle, driven to long on for a single.

Loopy ball on off, Bandara defends it to point and takes a run.

Loopy ball on middle, Hasaranga defends it back to the bowler. 141 more needed from 120 balls, with 4 wickets remaning. 

Good length ball outside off, cut to point.

Full on off, Bandara defends it to the off side and takes a run.

On a length on off, Shanaka defends it to point.

PLAY AND A MISS! Good length ball outside off, Shanaka looks to cut but fails to get any bat on it.

Short ball on middle, DS pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Short and outside off, Bandara sways away from it.

Quicker ball on off, Bandara defends it to the leg side.

Tossed up on middle, swept to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter on off, Dasun punches it to cover.

On middle, Shanaka works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floated on off, Bandara defends it back to the bowler.

Tossed up on middle, Ashen goes on his knees and then sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. 145 more needed from 132 balls. 

Tossed up on middle, Shanaka defends it out.

Shortish on middle, Shanaka punches it down to long on for a single.

Flighted ball outside off, Bandara sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Full on middle, defended back to the bowler.

SIX! Bold strike! Loopy ball on middle, Shanaka uses his feet and then hammers it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

On off, driven to mid off.

Flatter ball on off, Shanaka dances down the track and looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

On middle, defended out.

Full on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket.

Loopy ball on off, Shanaka defends it to mid on.

Flatter ball outside off, punched to cover.

Shorter on middle, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

 Floated on middle, de Silva blocks it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball on middle, de Silva flicks it though square leg region and they get a couple.

Floated on middle, de Silva tricks to smash it but gets an inside edge and the ball runs to square leg.

OUT! LBW! Shakib has got his second of the day. Floated ball on middle, a bit quicker and de Silva is troubled as he looks to defends it but misses and the balls goes onto hit his pads. A lod appeal for LBW and umpire raises his finger without any hesitation. De silva was stuck to his crease which caused his wicket. 5 down now the Sri Lankans, they need a batting pair to build a good stand in the middle to reach the finish line.

Loopy ball on off, Shanaka nudges it to mid on for a single.

Tossed up on off, Bandara blocks it solidly.

Floated on off, de Silva plays it back to the bowler.

Tossed up on off, de Silva defends it to the leg side.

Loopy ball on off, de Silva pushes it back to the bowler.

Tossed up on middle, de Silva works it to long on for a single.

Tossed up on the pads, Bandara blocks it to the leg side.

Floated on off, Bandara sweeps it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.

 Tossed up on off, Silva pushes it to long off for a single.

 Loopy ball on off, Bandara works it to long on for a single.

Floated on the pads, Silva nudges it to mid on.

Loopy ball on off, Bandara defends it on his front foot.

Tossed up around off, Bandara sweeps it to deep mid-wicket and changes the strike.

Loopy ball on off, de Silva punches it to long off and gets a run.

 Loopy ball on middle, Silva flicks it to deep mid-wicket and take a single.

 Tossed up on off, Mendis nudges it to the leg side.

 OUT! LBW! The man with the magic arm has delivered yet again. Floated on middle, Mendis tried to defend it but the ball passes through and hits the pads. A loud appeal for LBW and the umpire is convinced and raises the finger. Mendis walks down the track to have a chat with Silva and opts for a review, but this doesn't favor the Sri Lankans as the replays show that the batsman is a goner. No edge onto the bat and all 3 reds in the Ball Tracking. Hasan did not allow the batsman to settle in. Fourth wicket down for Sri Lanka.

Loopy ball on middle, Bandara looks to sweep it but mistimes.

Floated on off, Bandara blocks it to the leg side.

FOUR! Reverse sweeped! A loopy ball on off, a bit full, Bandara reverse sweeps this one through the short third man region for a boundary.

 Tossed up on off, Silva blocks it back to the bowler.

Loopy ball on off, Silva pushes it to long on for a single.

Floated on the pads, Mendis flicks it to square leg.

Loopy ball outside off, Mendis strides down and drives to cover for a single.

Tossed up on off, SIlva pushes it to short mid-wicket.

Loopy ball on middle, pitched up, Silva goes on his back foot and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single to keep the strike.

Outside off, Mendis does not offer a shot this time. 

Another delivery which is in the channel outside off, slightly short too, no room to operate here and Kusal just lets it be. 

Outside off, punched to point. 

Pushed to the off side again. No runs! 

Given width outside off, Kusal Mendis punches this one over point, for one. 

Punched uppishly, but wide of the man at covers, for a single at sweeper cover. Just 2 off the over and Sri Lanka needs 174 more in 180 balls. 

Floated on middle, milked to long on and the batters exchange ends. 

OUT! TAKEN! A very poor shot and Pathum Nissanka pays the price here. The full price too, no discount here. The intent did not show while he hit this and the visitors are on the back foot now. Shakib Al Hasan bowls this one smartly, as it is a quicker ball and is shorter too, on middle. Pathum Nissanka gets hurried into the pull and only manages to top edge this one towards the mid-wicket region. Tamim Iqbal takes a very good catch. 176 more needed in 190 balls. 

On off, blocked. 

Around off, pushed to the off side. 

Quicker and on floated on off, de Silva goes back to block. 

Shortish and around middle, this is nudged to the mid-wicket fielder. A very good over comes to an end! 

Full on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. 

Coming in with the angle, around the off pole, Pathum Nissanka defends this one out. 

Prods forward to a full ball around the off pole, Nissanka smothers the ball out. 

Slightly behind the good length and outside off, Pathum Nissanka goes on his back foot and punches this one through covers. A single. 

On a good length and around, this is pushed to mid off. 

The batter stays on the back foot and punches this one to sweeper cover for one run. 

On middle, flicked to the leg side. 

Again, on middle, this is worked to mid-wicket for one. 

Outside off, slapped to the off side. 

SIX! A full toss, dipping into the batter, but Kusal Mendis gets low and slog sweeps this one all the way over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Much needed for the Islanders. 

This is played towards mid off for a single. 

Swept hard through square leg and the strike is rotated to finish the over. 

Full length delivery around off, this is jammed out to the fielder at mid on. 

Driven hard, but only to the fielder at mid off. 

Around off, this is pushed to the cover region for a single. 

Shortish and around off, this is pulled in front of square on the leg side for a single. 

Short ball around off, pushed away to point for one. 

Length ball on off, worked behind backward point for one. 

Flatter on middle, defended out onto the pitch.

Full on off, Nissanka pushes it to mid off.

Flatter ball on the pads, Nissanka works it to the leg side for a single.

 Tossed up on middle, Mendis punches it to long off for a single.

Loopy ball on off, Nissanka strides down and blocks it.

Loopy ball on off, Nissanka blocks it off his front foot.

BEATEN! A length delivery just outside off, Gunathilaka looks to defend but misses.

A length ball on middle, Gunathilaka wanted to pull this one but rather gets hit on the pads.

SWING AND A MISS! A very good delivery by Rahman, A length ball outside off, Gunathilaka swings his blade but misses.

A length ball on off, Gunathilaka waits and opens the face of his bat to work it to cover and takes a single.

On the pads, good length, Nissanka nudges it to square leg region and takes a single.

 OUT! CAUGHT! The short ball has worked its trick and the second wicket is down now for Sri Lanka. These two batsmen were looking good in the middle and it is an important breakthrough for the Bangladesh side. A short ball way outside off, Gunathilaka extends his arms and lofts it over the point region but finds Shakib Al Hasan at the boundary ropes who takes a comfortable catch.

 Floated on off, Gunathilaka pushes it to cover for a single.

 Floated on the pads, Nissanka flicks it to mid-wicket. 

Loopy ball on off, Nissanka pushes it to mid on.

Floated ball on off, Nissanka nudges it to mid-wicket. 

Flatter on off, Nissanka pushes it off his back foot to point for a quick single.

Loopy ball on off, DG pushes it to the off side and gets a single.

 Good length ball around off, Gunathilaka defends it solidly to the off side.

 A length ball outside off, Gunathilaka punches it to deep cover for a single.

 A back of a length ball outside off, Nissanka works it to short third man.

 A touch fuller on middle and leg, Nissanka blocks it to the off side.

 On off, length ball, Nissanka nudges it through mid-wicket region for a couple.

Good length delivery on middle, Nissanka defends it back to the bowler.

 Tossed up on off, Gunathilaka pushes it to sweeper cover and the batsmen take a couple, good running between the wickets.

Loopy ball on the pads, Gunathilaka defends it to the leg side.

Floated on the pads, DG misses his shot and gets rapped on the pads.

FOUR! Well played. Flatter on middle and leg, Gunathalika moves away and cuts it through the point region for a boundary.

Loopy ball on off, DG pushes it off his back foot for a sinlge.

Floated on off, Nissanka blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Poor ball to start from Mustafizur! Good length ball down the leg side, Nissanka flicks it to fine leg for a boundary.

Full on middle, defended to mid on.

Fullish ball on the pads, Nissanka flicks it to the leg side for a single.

Good length ball outside off, Gunathilaka punches it to cover.

Good length ball on off, DG defends it to mid off.

Good length ball on middle, Danushka works it wide of mid on for a single.

Full on middle, Nissanka defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Lovely shot from Nissanka! Good length ball outside off, Nissanka drives it through cover-point for a boundary.

Very full on off, Pathum digs it out to mid off.

Good length ball on off, Nissanka defends it to third man for a single.

Full ball on off, Gunathilaka pushes it to cover.

Good length ball on middle, Gunathilaka defends it back to the bowler.

Back of a length ball on the pads, Danushka works it to square leg for a single.

Full on off, Pathum pushes it back to the bowler.

Good length ball outside off, Nissanka guides it past the point fielder for a single.

Fullish ball outside off, Gunathilaka punches it to cover.

BEATEN! Beautifully bowled! Good length ball around off, Gunathilaka looks to defend but misses.

On off, pushed to point.

BEATEN! Superb delivery from Taskin! Good length ball outside off, Gunathilaka looks to defend but gets beaten.

Full on middle, driven back to the bowler.

Short ball around off, Danushka sways away from it.

Bouncer around middle, ducked under.

Good length ball on off, DG pushes it to cover and takes a run.

Full outside off, driven to cover for a dot.

Good length ball around middle, Danushka looks to paddle but misses and the ball just goes above the middle stump.

Good length ball on middle, Danushka flicks it to the deep square leg region for a single.

 OUT! CAUGHT AT MID ON! Excellent catch and Sri Lanka have lost their first wicket. Full ball on off, Perera looks to go over mid on but does not time it well and there is no elevation on the shot. Tamim Iqbal times his jump perfectly and takes a very good catch.

On the pads, flicked to square leg.

Good length ball on off, Nissanka defends it to cover.

Outside off, left alone.

On the pads, good length, Gunathilaka nudges it mid-wicket for a single.

 A good length on the pads, Perera flicks it to mid-wicket region and changes the strike.

 A short ball on middle, Gunathilaka looks to pull this one but does not manage to connect it well but Rahim does an excellent work to gobble the ball in his mitts. The bowler appeals for a caught behind but the umpire unmoved. It looks like the ball zips past the batsmans helmet. First bouncer of the over.

 A length ball on middle, Gunathilaka tucks it to the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Very well timed. A length ball outside off, some width offered and Perera drills it through the cover region for a boundary.

A length ball on off, Perera blocks it to the leg side, looks for a single but the bowler is quick enough to collect the ball which send Perera back in the crease.

FOUR! Short ball on middle, Perera looks to pull this one but gets the top edge and the ball flies towards the boundary and fine leg region and reaches the rope.

A length ball outsdie off, Perera lofts it over the cover for a couple as the fielder gets there in time and saves a couple.

BEATEN! A good length ball outside off, Perera looks to dig it out but misses.

On off, Good length, Perera pushes it to cover.

Swing and a miss! A length ball outside off, Perera looks to swing his blade but only manages to connect with thin air.

A fullish delivery on off, Perera works it to cover.

 Back of a length delivery outside off, Gunathilaka pushes it to cover.

A length ball on off, Gunathilaka guides it to cover.

A length ball on off, Gunathilaka plays it back to the bowler.

Around off, good length, Gunathilaka looks to cut it but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

A length ball outside off, Gunathilaka drives it to cover straight to the fielder.

FOUR! CRACKED! A fullish delivery outside off, Gunathilaka leans into the shot and drives it through the gap of covers for a boundary.

 A short ball on off, Perera pulls it hard to deep mid-wicket but straight to the fielder and gets a single.

 Back of a length ball on leg, Gunathilaka hops and flicks it to the leg side and takes a quick single.

 A good length ball on middle, Perera blocks it to the leg side and changes the strike.

BEATEN! Good length just  outside the off pole, Gunathilaka looks to poke it but removes the blade at the last moment.

A length ball on off, Gunathilaka pushes it to point.

A touch fuller outside off, Gunathilaka drives it to backward point for a single and keeps the strike. Just 4 runs off the over.

 The chase is underway! Tossed up on middle, Gunathilaka defends it off the front foot.

Loopy ball, outside off Danushka Gunathilaka drives it wide of sweeper cover for  asingle.

Tossed up on off, Perera blocks it solidly.

Floated on off, Perera strides down the track and blocks it at the last moment.

Loopy ball on off, Perera pushes it to mid off for a single.

A tossed up ball on off, Gunathilaka defends it well.