Twenty20 World Championship 2007
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 64 runs
Sep 19, 2007
Sri Lankan batsmen failed to fire, but the bowlers responded to the call and helped them post a 64 run win against Bangladesh in the Super Eights 'Group F' match of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Bangladesh bowlers' did well to restrict the explosive Sri Lankan batsmen to a modest 147 for 5 and gave themselves a good chance of winning the game, but their batsmen could not complete the task and were bundled out for just 83 runs in 15.5 overs. In 'Group F', Pakistan has won both their Super Eights matches and are through to the semifinals. They have a game at hand against Bangladesh. Australia and Sri Lanka have won one and lost one match and their face-off on Thursday will decide the second semifinalist from the Group. After being sent in, Sri Lanka lost their way against some tight and disciplined bowling from Bangladesh. But their bowlers stood counted and gave no sniff of victory to Bangladesh.
Chaminda Vass (2-14), Dilhara Fernando (2-21) and Sanath Jayasuriya (2-5) all chipped in with the ball. Bangladesh batsmen went down to some reckless hitting, and with wickets falling in heaps, they were never really in sight of a victory. In the end, it turned out to be a one-sided affair.
Aftab Ahmed (18) and Shakib-al Hasan (18) were the top scorers for Bangladesh. Fernando and Vass did not allow Bangladesh a good start and scythed through the top-order. Vass struck in the very first over and trapped Nazimuddin in front. Tamim Iqbal tried a big shot but was caught at the third man region by Lasith Malinga off Fernando. Aftab Ahmed and skipper Mohammed Ashraful tried to hit their way out, but did not succeed and Bangladesh were soon down to 4-31. Sri Lanka also fielded well and executed two run-outs as wickets kept falling at regular intervals.
Earlier, Bangladesh bowlers kept Sri Lanka on a tight lease and restricted them to a modest 147 for 5. Sri Lankan batsmen never got a chance to open up in the face of some disciplined and accurate bowling by Bangladesh. Mohammad Mahmudullah's four overs went for a mere 19, while Syed Rasel conceded just 26.
ICC World Twenty20, SL vs BAN, Super 8: Sri Lanka 147-5 (20 overs) beat Bangladesh 83-10 (15.5 overs) by 64 runs
Twenty20 World Championship 2007
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Scorecard
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field
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147 for 5 (20.0 overs)
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83 all out (15.5 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Tharanga | c Rahim | b Rasel | 23 |
14 | 3 | 0 |
| Jayasuriya | c Mahmudullah | b Mortaza | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sangakkara | b Mahmudullah | 20 |
29 | 2 | 0 | |
| M Jayawardene | b Razzak | 30 |
30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Silva | lbw | b Saqibul | 12 |
12 | 0 | 1 |
| Dilshan | not out | 21 |
16 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mubarak | not out | 31 |
19 | 2 | 1 | |
| Extras | 1nb 2w 4b 3lb | 10 | ||||
| Total | for 5 | 147 | (20.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Tamim | c Malinga | b D Fernando | 3 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazimuddin | lbw | b Vaas | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aftab | b D Fernando | 18 |
11 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ashraful | c Dilshan | b Vaas | 4 |
8 | 0 | 0 |
| Saqibul | b Maharoof | 18 |
19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chowdhury | run out | 5 |
6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mahmudullah | c Mubarak | b Jayasuriya | 16 |
15 | 0 | 1 |
| Mortaza | b Malinga | 12 |
12 | 2 | 0 | |
| Rahim | run out | 1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Razzak | c Sangakkara | b Jayasuriya | 5 |
12 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasel | not out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1lb | 1 | ||||
| Total | all out | 83 | (15.5 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: M R Benson, D J Harper
Bangladesh: Tamim, Nazimuddin, Aftab, Ashraful, Saqibul, Chowdhury, Mahmudullah, Rahim, Mortaza, Razzak, Rasel
Sri Lanka: Tharanga, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, Mubarak, Maharoof, Vaas, Malinga, D Fernando
Twenty20 Schedule, South Africa
World Twenty20 2007
Group A:
11 September: South Africa vs West Indies at Johannesburg13 September: West Indies vs Bangladesh at Johannesburg
15 September: South Africa vs Bangladesh at Cape Town
Group B:
12 September: Australia vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town13 September: Zimbabwe vs England at Cape Town
14 September: Australia vs England at Cape Town
Group C:
12 September: New Zealand vs Kenya at Durban14 September: Sri Lanka vs Kenya at Johannesburg
15 September: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Johannesburg
Group D:
12 September: Pakistan vs Scotland at Durban13 September: India vs Scotland at Durban
14 September: India vs Pakistan at Durban
Super Eight phase:
16 September: New Zealand vs India at Johannesburg16 September: Australia vs Bangladesh at Cape Town
16 September: South Africa vs England at Cape Town
17 September: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg
18 September: New Zealand vs England at Durban
18 September: Australia vs Pakistan at Johannesburg
18 September: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg
19 September: South Africa vs New Zealand at Durban
19 September: England vs India at Durban
20 September: Australia vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town
20 September: Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Cape Town
20 September: South Africa vs India at Durban
Semi-finals:
22 September: New Zealand vs Pakistan at Cape Town22 September: India vs Australia at Durban
Final:
24 September at JohannesburgThe first Twenty20 World Cup, 2007
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