78 in 4.3 overs, Sri Lanka-Bangladesh made a big bang in the first T20 match; This player caused havoc at a strike rate of 262

Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the first T20 match to take a 1-0 lead in the series of three T20 matches. In this first match of the series, Bangladesh scored 154 runs in the first play, in response to which Sri Lanka achieved this target with 6 balls remaining. Pathum Nisanka’s bat for Sri Lanka led to a fire, which hit 42 runs in just 16 balls. At the same time, Kusal Mendis also made a big contribution to the victory of his team.

In this match played at Pallekele Maidan, the Bangladesh team came out to bat first. Opener Parvez Hussain scored 38 runs for the Bangladesh team on the slow pitch, while Mohammad Naeem contributed 32 runs. Captain Litton Das flopped badly, who was dismissed by just 6 runs. For the Sri Lankan team, Mahish Toricha took the maximum 2 wickets.

Nisanka and Mendis shine for Sri Lanka

Chasing the target of 155 runs, Sri Lanka started a rage. Pathum Nisanka and Kusal Mendis had hit 78 runs in 4.3 overs. Nisanka scored 42 runs in 16 balls, including 5 sixes and 3 fours. Both openers added 78 runs for the first wicket. Kusal Mendis’s bat led to an innings of 73 runs in 51 balls.

Talking about the entire match, both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh team together hit a total of 24 fours and the two teams together hit 12 sixes. Although Sri Lanka had hit 78 runs in 4.4 overs, but it took 86 balls to score the remaining 77 runs. Let us tell you that earlier Sri Lanka won the two-Test series 1-0, after that Sri Lanka has also won the three ODI matches series 2-1. Now the Sri Lankan team has also taken a 1-0 lead in the T20 series.

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