BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Naim	c & b B Fernando	62	52	84	6	0	119.23

Litton Das	c Shanaka b Kumara	16	16	33	2	0	100.00

Shakib Al Hasan	b Karunaratne	10	7	10	2	0	142.85

Mushfiqur Rahim	not out	57	37	64	5	2	154.05
Afif Hossain	run out (Kumara)	7	6	14	1	0	116.66

Mahmudullah (c)	not out	10	5	9	2	0	200.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 3, w 1)	9
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 8.55)	171/4
Did not bat: Nurul Hasan †, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Litton Das, 5.5 ov), 2-56 (Shakib Al Hasan, 7.4 ov), 3-129 (Mohammad Naim, 16.1 ov), 4-150 (Afif Hossain, 18.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chamika Karunaratne	3	0	12	1	4.00	8	0	0	0	0
7.4 to Shakib Al Hasan, backs away from leg trying to flick over the leg side but Karunaratne bowls the perfect delivery clipping the top of leg stump. He sprints away into the covers making 100% sure to not be anywhere near Shakib after the unsavory incident following the first wicket.. 56/2
Binura Fernando	3	0	27	1	9.00	6	3	1	0	0
16.1 to Mohammad Naim, bangs it in the middle of the pitch. Naim goes for the pull but can only top-edge it straight up. Binura moves under it and completes the catch near short midwicket region. 129/3
Dushmantha Chameera	4	0	41	0	10.25	4	5	0	0	2
Lahiru Kumara	4	0	29	1	7.25	10	4	0	0	1
5.5 to Liton Das, Liton tries to get a bit too creative and pays the price. And now some spicy exchange after the catch at mid-off! Kumara and Liton have to be separated as Liton was walking off. Naim comes from behind and pushes Kumara to get away from Liton. The umpires have to hustle forward as the players continue making physical contact, pushing, shoving and trash-talking. The NBA/NFL comes to the T20 World Cup! As for the wicket itself, Liton backed away from leg trying to drive a full ball over the ring but picked out mid-off at head height. That's a footnote in the sequence now that. We may have a lengthy match referee report after play.. 40/1
Charith Asalanka	1	0	14	0	14.00	1	3	0	0	0
Wanindu Hasaranga	3	0	29	0	9.66	1	2	1	0	0
Dasun Shanaka	2	0	14	0	7.00	3	1	0	1	0

Sri Lanka (T: 172 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kusal Perera †	b Nasum Ahmed	1	3	5	0	0	33.33

Pathum Nissanka	b Shakib Al Hasan	24	21	37	1	1	114.28

Charith Asalanka	not out	80	49	92	5	5	163.26
Avishka Fernando	b Shakib Al Hasan	0	3	2	0	0	0.00

Wanindu Hasaranga	c Mohammad Naim b Mohammad Saifuddin	6	5	7	1	0	120.00

Bhanuka Rajapaksa	b Nasum Ahmed	53	31	45	3	3	170.96

Dasun Shanaka (c)	not out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(w 7)	7
TOTAL	18.5 Ov (RR: 9.13)	172/5
Did not bat: Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Kusal Perera, 0.4 ov), 2-71 (Pathum Nissanka, 8.1 ov), 3-71 (Avishka Fernando, 8.4 ov), 4-79 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 9.4 ov), 5-165 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 18.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nasum Ahmed	2.5	0	29	2	10.23	4	1	2	0	0
0.4 to MDKJ Perera, darts this in flatter and quicker at 100 kph on fourth stump and skids on to beat the slog sweep! Clever change of pace by Nasun and he sets off sprinting to third man in an animated celebration for his first wicket of the T20 World Cup in his first match of the tournament.. 2/1 18.2 to PBB Rajapaksa, bowled 'im! Backs away early and exposes his stumps, allowing the bowler slow it down. Goes for the cut but fails to connect and the ball clatters into the stumps. 165/5
Mahedi Hasan	4	0	30	0	7.50	8	2	1	2	0
Mohammad Saifuddin	3	0	38	1	12.66	5	4	2	2	0
9.4 to PW Hasaranga, slower ball lands full on the stumps, skies a drive trying to clear midwicket but he's through the shot early on a 112 kph delivery and skies this high to the man coming in off the rope. Too easy for Naim holding on to the chance 15 yards in from the rope.. 79/4
Shakib Al Hasan	3	0	17	2	5.66	8	0	1	0	0
8.1 to P Nissanka, who else breaks the partnership but the all-time leader in T20Is?! Flighted full on fourth stump and skids on to beat the sweep. He gave it a little more air this time and threw off Nissanka's timing on the shot. All that experience showing off there by Shakib.. 71/2 8.4 to WIA Fernando, goodness what a momentum swing! To be fair this was an innocuous straight ball that Avishka made look far more challenging than it was. Flighted full on middle and off, Avishka plays around a straight ball that continues on to middle and leg. Another arm ball, or was it just a stock delivery that didn't turn. Either way, that just needed a straight bat but instead Avishka gets too ambitious. Bangladesh won't care though.. 71/3
Mustafizur Rahman	3	0	22	0	7.33	6	2	0	2	0
Mahmudullah	2	0	21	0	10.50	2	0	2	1	0
Afif Hossain	1	0	15	0	15.00	0	1	1	0	0

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Bangladesh innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 1 wicket)
Bangladesh: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (41 balls), Extras 2
Drinks: Bangladesh - 72/2 in 10.0 overs (Mohammad Naim 40, Mushfiqur Rahim 4)
Bangladesh: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (84 balls), Extras 2
Mohammad Naim: 50 off 44 balls (4 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (Mohammad Naim 27, Mushfiqur Rahim 24, Ex 0)
Bangladesh: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (111 balls), Extras 5
Mushfiqur Rahim: 50 off 32 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
Innings Break: Bangladesh - 171/4 in 20.0 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 57, Mahmudullah 10)

Sri Lanka innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 54 runs, 1 wicket)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (P Nissanka 17, KIC Asalanka 31, Ex 2)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 79/4 in 9.4 overs (KIC Asalanka 45)
Over 10.1: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Umpire - AT Holdstock, Batter - KIC Asalanka (Struck down)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 4
KIC Asalanka: 50 off 32 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (KIC Asalanka 19, PBB Rajapaksa 30, Ex 4)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 7
PBB Rajapaksa: 50 off 28 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)

MATCH DETAILS

Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Season	2021/22
Player Of The Match	Charith Asalanka
Match number	T20I no. 1357
Match days	24 October 2021 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Adrian Holdstock Joel Wilson
TV Umpire	Michael Gough
Reserve Umpire	Rod Tucker
Match Referee	Javagal Srinath
Points	Sri Lanka 2, Bangladesh 0

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Win Probability

SL 100%

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Over 19 • SL 172/5

Bhanuka Rajapaksa b Nasum Ahmed 53 (31b 3x4 3x6 45m) SR: 170.96

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MDKJ Perera	bowled	1	3
P Nissanka	bowled	24	21
KIC Asalanka	not out	80	49
WIA Fernando	bowled	0	3
PW Hasaranga	caught	6	5
PBB Rajapaksa	bowled	53	31
MD Shanaka	not out	1	1
Extras	(w 7)
Total	172(5 wkts; 18.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
Nasum Ahmed	2.5	29	2	10.23
Mahedi Hasan	4	30	0	7.5
Mohammad Saifuddin	3	38	1	12.66
Shakib Al Hasan	3	17	2	5.66
Mustafizur Rahman	3	22	0	7.33
Mahmudullah	2	21	0	10.5
Afif Hossain	1	15	0	15

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	2	Kusal Perera	Pathum Nissanka
2nd	69	Charith Asalanka	Pathum Nissanka
3rd	0	Charith Asalanka	Avishka Fernando
4th	8	Charith Asalanka	Wanindu Hasaranga
5th	86	Bhanuka Rajapaksa	Charith Asalanka
6th	7	Dasun Shanaka	Charith Asalanka

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ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Group 1

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG	5	4	1	8	2.464
AUS	5	4	1	8	1.216
SA	5	4	1	8	0.739
SL	5	2	3	4	-0.269
WI	5	1	4	2	-1.641
BAN	5	0	5	0	-2.383

Group 2

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	5	5	0	10	1.583
NZ	5	4	1	8	1.162
IND	5	3	2	6	1.747
AFG	5	2	3	4	1.053
NAM	5	1	4	2	-1.890
SCOT	5	0	5	0	-3.543

First Round Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	3.754
NAM	3	2	1	4	-0.523
IRE	3	1	2	2	-0.853
NED	3	0	3	0	-2.460

First Round Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SCOT	3	3	0	6	0.775
BAN	3	2	1	4	1.733
OMA	3	1	2	2	-0.025
PNG	3	0	3	0	-2.655

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