After angry outburst, Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka to play India in final

After a brief halt in the match, the match resumed and Bangladesh pulled off a sensational win one ball to spare.

The ever unsafe Tamim Iqbal (27 off 19 balls) started on a promising note, hitting three boundaries and a six off a Shardul Thakur over. The winning hit was over backward square leg, and Mahmudullah was mobbed by his teammates.

Cricket fans in the United States can catch the live stream of the Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka T20 match starting at 9:30 a.m.

Indian opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, which has been among the runs, would be hoping to get the team off to a flying start. India also has the rookie pace department, comprising Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and all-rounder Vijay Shankar On Bangladesh’s side, they will be hungry for their first win against the Men In Blue.

However, they stumbled to be 148-8. The match, which saw Bangladesh beat the hosts in the very last over to enter the final, was marred by some weird incidents. “I don’t know what happened after the first ball which was a bouncer but after the second ball, the umpire called a no-ball”. The final over was a bit of an anti-climax with Bangladesh’s best bowler Rubel Hossain (2/27 in 4 overs) keeping things tight and giving away only four runs.

However, an angry Shakib Al Hasan’s attempt to call the team off the ground and allegedly damaging of the dressing room by Bangladeshi players is a testimony that they still have some way to go as far as composure is concerned.

When faced with forfeit and disqualification, Bangladesh relented, and the batsmen returned to the crease. However, the left-hander flew to Colombo before Friday’s virtual semifinal against the Lankans, where Mahmudullah scored a magnificent 18-ball unbeaten 43. Bangladesh needed 12 runs off four balls when the pandemonium marred the match causing a brief stoppage in play.

Following the tour of South Africa, which spanned three Tests, six ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals, the BCCI selection committee rested skipper Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav for India’s next assignment, the Nidahas Trophy in Sri Lanka, a T20I tri-series also featuring Bangladesh.

But Karthik said India would not take Bangladesh lightly after the Shakib Al Hasan-led team stunned Sri Lanka, beating the hosts by two wickets on Friday to reach the final.

Mahmudullah smashed a six off Udana’s fifth delivery to secure a thrilling two-wicket victory and a place in Sunday’s tri-series final against India.