BAN vs SL 3rd Place Play-off Live Commentary - Nisshin (03 October 2026)

Full-length delivery, on off, Parvez Hossain Emon stabs it to cover for a single.

On a good length, on middle, Yasir Ali defends it to the off side.

WIDE! A full toss now, but sprays it down the leg side. Yasir Ali fails to connect his flick. 

Just short of the fielder! Hits the deck hard, does Thushara, on off and middle. Yasir Ali rocks back to defend it, but the ball gets off some good bounce off the deck and hits the gloves of the batter before it loops and drops short of the backward point fielder. They cross.  

Bangs another bouncer, angling outside off. Parvez Hossain Emon makes a leave at it.

On the shorter side and outside off, cut away straight to the point fielder.

Floated up at the stumps, Emon works it away wide of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played. Flatter one, a bit too straight. Towhid Hridoy gets inside the line and shovels it down to long leg for a boundary.

On the shorter side and over the stumps, pulled away off the back foot and wide of deep swuare leg for a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! That's the wicket Sri Lanka wanted. Tharindu Ratnayake floats it up at the stumps and this one slides back in with the arm. Towhid Hridoy skips down the pitch to go big, but miscues it badly to mid on, where Nuwanidu Fernando takes a simple catch. Bangladesh are now 18/4.

FOUR! Edged away. Nicely flighted, just outside off. Yasir Ali has a poke at it but gets an outside edge that goes between the keeper and the first slip fielder, rolling away into the deep third fence.

OUT! TIMBER! That's a jaffa from Nuwan Thushara. Thushara goes full and straight, landing it in the blockhole and there's a hint of swing as well. Litton Das ends up playing all around a straight ball and misses. The ball goes on to make a mess of the stumps behind and Bangladesh are 4/3.

FOUR! Half an appeal for LBW, but it's been given as runs off the bat. Full and straight, shaping away. Towhid Hridoy skews it off the outside edge and down to deep third for a boundary.

Good length in the channel, Hridoy dances down the track to go over the off side but misses.

WIDE! A slingy delivery, fired down the leg side.

Full of a length, around off. Hridoy pushes it wide of covers and picks up a single.

Full and wide outside off, Emon reaches out to drive but ends up squeezing it towards point.

That one nearly sneaks through. Full of a good length, shaping back into the left-hander. Parvez Hossain Emon gets an inside edge off the pads and to short third for a single.

Floated up on middle and leg, clipped away to wide mid on.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tharindu Ratnayake can do no wrong today. Nicely flighted ball, on off and middle. Tanzid Hasan leans on to go over mid on but miscues it down to the left of long off. Wanuja Sahan runs across and takes a good catch over his head. Bangladesh are now 2 down without a run on the board.

Nagging length at the stumps, watchfully blocked off.

Flighted up on middle and leg, Parvez Hossain Emon goes down to sweep and nearly drags it back into the stumps.

No run, the off drive is played but it is stopped.

FOUR! Finally, Bangladesh are off the mark. Tossed up on leg stump, Emon sits down and sweepa it nicely behind square leg for a boundary.

A dot to begin. Full and straight, shaping away. Saif Hassan watchfully blocks it off.

A swing and a miss. Full again, shaping away sharply from off. Saif steps out to go over covers but is well beaten.

Good length now, on off and it is the cross seamer. Hassan gets an inside edge back into the thigh pada. Good start from Nuwan Thushara so far.

Pitched up, a bit wide of the off stump. Saif Hassan laces a square drive but it is well stopped by the fielder at point. Four dots in a row.

Make that five dots in a row. Length ball in the channel. Saif times the punch sweetly but finds the fielder at extra cover.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! What a start for Nuwan Thushara and Sri Lanka - a wicket maiden. Thushara bangs it into the surface, over middle. Saif Hassan comes down the pitch, trying to force it over the off side but edges it through to the keeper. Sohan de Livera makes no mistake and Bangladesh lose an early wicket.