Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 5th Match, Group B - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Asia Cup 2022 Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Date & Time: Sep 01, 06:00 PM LOCAL
Kusal Mendis 60(37)
14.3
Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Taskin Ahmed!! It's a superb catch and it's Taskin Ahmed once again!! Slower bouncer outside off, Mendis pokes his bat late on the dab. Third-man was dropped back just the previous delivery, and runs in and dives low to take a solid catch. Bangladesh right back in it. Kusal Mendis c Taskin Ahmed b Mustafizur 60(37) [4s-4 6s-3]
13.6
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, SIX, straight down the ground, the partnership between Kusal Mendis and Shanaka is now 51 runs!! Fired full on middle, Mendis clears his front leg and hammers it down the ground. Hits flush on the advertising hoardings.
13.4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fired full on off. Mendis gets an outside egde on his big slog which falls agonizingly to the left of Shakib's dive from extra cover
13.2
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up on the pads, clipped towards deep mid-wicket
12.4
Ebadot Hossain to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fuller on the pads, glanced towards fine leg
12.3
Ebadot Hossain to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, 142 clicks, full and straight! Kusal Mendis stays deep and hoists this through mid-wicket. He gets plenty of elevation but not the distance. The fielder in the deep drops that as well, but wouldn't have counted anyway. Two runs taken and that's 50 for Kusal Mendis
12.3
Ebadot Hossain to Kusal Mendis, no ball, short pitched and ends down the leg side. The bowler and keeper appeal for caught behind, but when they look back at the umpire he's called no ball! It's a no ball for height
11.5
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up on off, driven towards covers for a quick single
11.4
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, pitched up on middle, Mendis is very clever with his flick of the wrists. Gets the ball perfectly between deep mid-wicket and long-on. However, still only gets two as Mosaddek dives quickly from long-on to stop that from getting to the fence
11.2
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flater on off, tapped to the right of extra cover
10.5
Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, pace off and on a length around off, tapped softly towards mid-on for a quick single
10.2
Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, back of a length with width, cut square of the wicket on the off side
10.1
Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, lovely!! Pitched up on middle, Mendis stayed deep as though ready for that delivery. Lifts it straight over the bowler's head - one bounce and four
9.6
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flat on middle, pushed off the backfoot towards long-on. Shakib slips in a quiet over, just 3 off it.
9.1
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fired into middle with the arm, slapped off the backfoot towards long-on
8.3
Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fired in full, Mendis pushes a bit uppishly on his block towards mid-on
8.2
Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, clever! Back of a length with width, Mendis waits and cuts it late to the left of the point fielder. The ball skids off for four...
7.5
Ebadot Hossain to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, back of a length on off, tucked off the backfoot towards deep square leg
7.5
Ebadot Hossain to Kusal Mendis, wide, short pitched down the leg side. The keeper is animated in asking for a caught behind as Mendis tried to pull. Umpire however says that's wide
7.1
Ebadot Hossain to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short pitched at a good pace. The batter is late on his pull as the ball goes tamely towards deep backward square leg
6.6
Mahedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up boldly, Mendis lifts his drive over the bowler's head. Falls short of long-off
6.6
Mahedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, no ball, Oh dear how costly will this prove?! This was fired fuller outside off, tempted Kusal Mendis to have a big slog at it. Sadly he can only get a faint outside edge that is well taken by the keeper. But Mahedi Hasan has overstepped. Celebrations cut short and now a free hit to follow!
6.2
Mahedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, length ball outside off, Mendis turns his tap towards mid-wicket for a single
6.1
Mahedi Hasan to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, half tracker on the body. Mendis stays back, using the pace of the bowler to pull this through the vacant square leg region
5.6
Ebadot Hossain to Kusal Mendis, 2 wides, loses radar on the slower delivery and sprays it down leg, Mendis has no chance of reaching that and Mushfiqur can only make a half stop, couple of extras
5.1
Ebadot Hossain to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, back of a length on off, Mendis tries to force it through the off-side and squirts an inside edge backward of square leg
4.6
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, quicker and fraction short, Mendis cuts to backward point and retains strike
4.5
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, not in complete control but the runs are flowing. Drifting down leg and Mendis goes down to play the sweep, the top-edge flies over backward square leg and lands just short of the rope
4.4
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, SIX, back to back sixes. Mendis loves playing the slog sweep and he manages to get under the full delivery, hits it much straighter over mid-on but the result remains the same
4.3
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, SIX, that's how you nail the slog sweep. Mendis does not premeditated and waits for the bowler to release the ball, then sits down and launches it into the deep mid-wicket stands
3.3
Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Mendis stays leg-side and bashes it straight to extra cover, a fumble allows the single
2.5
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, cramped for room and Mendis can only tuck it backward of square on the leg-side
2.4
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted around off-stump, Mendis works it firmly and picks out mid-on
2.2
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slides on with the angle and Mendis works it to the right of mid-on, just a single
2.1
Shakib to Kusal Mendis, no run, drifting in from round the wicket, Mendis hangs back and defends to the off-side
1.6
Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, dropped! Mushfiqur has put down a sitter. Width on offer and Mendis goes chasing without moving his feet, the outside edge flies to the right of the keeper and Mushfiqur dives to take the catch, the ball hits his fingertips and pops out, he tries to take it on the second attempt but is not able to
1.2
Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, back of a length and angled in, Mendis tucks it behind square on the leg-side
1.1
Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, I0$ short of length delivery and Mendis mistimes the cut to cover-point
0.4
Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of length around off, Mendis opens the bat face and directs it behind square on the off-side, just a single
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