T20 World Cup: Bangladesh Edges Out Sri Lanka by 2 Wickets

In the 15th match of the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 2 wickets.

In the Group D match played in Dallas, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first against Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan team scored 124 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted overs, with opener Pathum Nissanka being the top scorer with 47 runs off 28 balls.

For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman and Rishad Hossain each took 3 wickets.

Bangladesh then chased down the target of 125 runs in the 19th over, losing 8 wickets in the process.

Bangladeshi batsman Towhid Hridoy scored 40 runs and Liton Das made 36 runs, while Mahmudullah remained unbeaten with 16 runs.

Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Thushara took 4 wickets for 18 runs.

This was Sri Lanka’s second match in the event; they were previously defeated by South Africa by 6 wickets.

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