Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Asitha Fernando, out Eshan Malinga Run Out!! 1 run completed. What a stunning direct-hit from Towhid. Short of a length delivery just around off stump, Asitha slapped it hard to mid-off and set off. First it should have been a runout for Asitha Fernando at the bowler's end. The fielder at mid-off had a shy and missed the target. They tried to steal the second but the throw was backed up by the rushing deep mid-wicket fielder. Hridoy collected, released the throw with a lot of power and hits bulls eye with Eshan Malinga still halfway down the pitch. Eshan Malinga run out (Towhid Hridoy) 5(10)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Asalanka, out Caught by Shanto!! In the airrr, taken at long-on. Full and on the leg stump, he wanted to flick this over mid-wicket, almost gets a leading edge that goes straighter towards long-on. Shanto runs in and completes a fine catch to end a sensational innings. This could make a difference of at least 5-10 runs to the final total. Can SL get to 250? Asalanka c Shanto b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 106(123) [4s-6 6s-4]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Asalanka, 1 run, goes towards cover off the leading edge, he sets off and dives home to get his 5th ODI hundred. This is his third consecutive 50+ score at this venue and also his second hundred in three games. Incredible player under pressure. Team was in trouble with early wickets, but he came in, batted positively, took on even the best on the day and he is still there trying to push that score above 250. In 7 games against Bangladesh, Asalanka has 2 hundred and 2 fifties. He loves playing them. Takes the helmet off, raises the bat and soaks in the applause. Nothing extra there from the Sri Lanka captain

Taskin Ahmed to Theekshana, out Caught by Jaker Ali!! It's No. 4 for Taskin. Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Theekshana hops and looks to flick, doesn't bounce as much, leading edge very low on the bat and just a dolly of a catch for the man at short cover. Theekshana looks away in disbelief and walks off. Theekshana c Jaker Ali b Taskin Ahmed 1(2)

Taskin Ahmed to Hasaranga, out Caught by (sub)Shamim Hossain!! Casual from Hasaranga. He wanted a big hit but he didn't read the change of pace. One hand comes off the handle, ball goes off the bottom of the bat and straight to long-on. Taskin enjoys that wicket with a bit of a dance move with his head. Just the pitch and bowled into the wicket to get that wicket. Hasaranga c (sub)Shamim Hossain b Taskin Ahmed 22(22) [4s-3]

Shanto to Hasaranga, FOUR, on one knee and smashed over mid-wicket. Hit with the turn and he nailed that slot ball for four

Tanvir Islam to Asalanka, FOUR, floaty from the bowler, juicy in the slot and yummy from the batter. HIs eyes lit up on seeing this nice and full, delayed the lofted drive and smashed it over cover

Taskin Ahmed to Hasaranga, FOUR. Oh he's squeezed this out past backward point and third man had no chance. Tanvir can't move freely because of the cramp and he can't cut this off. Was a yorker outside off stump, Hasaranga digs it out and gets four

Taskin Ahmed to Asalanka, 1 run, short of length delivery, Asalanka taps it to point

Taskin Ahmed to Hasaranga, FOUR, shortish delivery, Hasaranga pulls and sends it over mid-wicket and he hit that pretty well

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Milan Rathnayake, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Another batter trying to manufacture something and failing in the process, Tanzim shortened the length and pushed one across the left-hander - Rathnayake was looking to run it down towards third man, the bat came down at an angle, caught the inside edge and crashed into the off-stump. Bangladesh keep chipping away and keep themselves interested, Milan Rathnayake b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 22(31) [4s-3]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, lovely shot, too full and too wide from Tanzim - Rathnayake leans into the drive, the bottom-hand came off on impact, but he's struck it sweetly and through the gap at extra-cover

Tanvir Islam to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, much better from Rathnayake - mid-off was inside the ring and this was always a safe shot, came down the pitch and then lifted against the turn, gets enough to clear the infield

Shanto to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, clubbed, an expensive 2nd over from Shanto - dragged it short and at the stumps, Rathnayake picks the length early, swivels across and dumps it over mid-wicket for a boundary

Shanto to Asalanka, no ball, SIX, a high full-toss, might've slipped out of Shanto's grasp, called as a no-ball for height and it's disdainfully smashed over wide mid-wicket for a maximum - a free-hit coming up as well

Shanto to Janith Liyanage, out Caught by Tanzim Hasan Sakib!! Shanto has worked his magic and Bangladesh have broken through here. A waste of a wicket, Liyanage was looking to go after the part-time option and has holed out to long-on. Came down the pitch, got too close to the ball and still went ahead with the whipepd on-drive, doesn't get the elevation or the distance, straight diown long-on's throat where Tanzim holds on with ease. Janith Liyanage c Tanzim Hasan Sakib b Shanto 29(40) [4s-4]

Shanto to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, nicely played, dropped short and wide of off - Liyanage plays late and then cuts it square behind point, races away to the boundary

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, advances and flicks, clears mid-wicket and it races to the boundary. Fifty-run stand comes up. Got to the pitch of the ball and handsomely hit that

Mustafizur to Asalanka, FOUR, lofts this drive over cover. Full delivery outside off stump, Asalanka leans forward and lofts this over the infield over cover

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Asalanka, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Asalanka guidesto backward point. Asalanka jogging. Didn't expect the throw at his end and had to put in the dive. He was a mile short on the replay. Had the bowler been back at the stumps they could have got Asalanka

Taskin Ahmed to Asalanka, FOUR, short and wide, Asalanka slaps it hard past point and gets four more

Tanvir Islam to Asalanka, 1 run, taps it to point and records his 16th ODI fifty. Loves this ground, loves playing Bangladesh. Gentle raise of the bat to acknowledge all the applause. Team management very happy. This is the 4th 50+ score for the captain in 7 games against this opposition

Tanvir Islam to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, lovely paddle-sweep! Full and angling in, Liyanage gets down on his knee and picks it up from the stumps to play it to fine leg

Taskin Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, no run, both reviews burnt by Bangladesh! Great call from umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge. The bat jammed the pad first, the ball hit the bat next and then the ball made contact with the pad. To get this with clarity in real-time is very tough and the ump has done a fine job here. Again Liyanage was late in bringing his bat down like the last ball but he managed to get an inside edge. Otherwise would have been out plumb in front

Taskin Ahmed to Asalanka, SIX, oh where did that come from? Slot ball, Asalanka puts on an aggressive face. Says he's going to take on bowlers if they offer slot and punishes it over wide long-on

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Asalanka, FOUR, the late cut! Flatter delivery just outside off stump, Asalanka stays back and cuts really late to beat backward point to the right and there was no third man

Tanvir Islam to Janith Liyanage, no run, oh edged but doesn't carry. He's getting it to turn a mile. Liyanage did well to adjust and play with soft hands, so the ball escaped Shanto's dive to the right

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, clipped away. Full and on the pads, Liyanage flicks and sends it past mid-wicket to open the account in style

Tanvir Islam to Kusal Mendis, out Lbw!! Oh ump's call gives Tanvir Islam the first wicket. The ball was just brushing the outside of leg stump but umpire Allahudien Paleker felt it was out and raised the finger on-field so the decision stood. Tanvir Islam was just moments away from a wicket with the way he's bowled these two overs. He broken a gutsy 60-run stand. This was a slider, but Kusal played for turn and lunged forward for a defence. Missed and impact was in line with leg stump. Can't say plumb in front, one of those 50-50 calls. On another day the onfield ump would have given the benefit of doubt and the batter would have escaped. Tanvir Islam is absolutely elated at picking up his first ODI wicket. Lovely setup. Spun the previous ball away and got this to come in with the angle. Kusal Mendis lbw b Tanvir Islam 45(43) [4s-6 6s-1]

Tanvir Islam to Kusal Mendis, no run, the keeper whipped the bails off in a flash so it seemed like a stumping appeal. But Shanto was running in his appeal from first slip because he felt there was an outside edge. He was adamant and convinced the keeper too. Case sent upstairs but the bat was a good distance away from the ball

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely pulled! Picked the short ball really early, went back in the crease, waited and controlled the hit all along the ground through mid-wicket

Mustafizur to Asalanka, FOUR, nicely played, overpitched by Mustafizur - Asalanka leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then drives it back past the non-striker for a boundary

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, cracking shot, Mendis comes down the pitch, makes room and then lets his arms take over on the lofted drive, wide of mid-off and the ball races away

Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, that ruins the over for Mustafizur - fraction short and Mendis is quick to rock onto the back-foot, gets on top of the bounce and then pummels the pull wide of mid-wicket

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, dropped short and wide of off, Mendis backs away and cuts it to the left of mid-off, brings up SL's 50

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Asalanka, SIX, crunched, Asalanka is dealing in boundaries at the moment - tossed up invitingly around off, he gets down low and then plays the slog-sweep, high over mid-wicket for a maximum

Taskin Ahmed to Asalanka, SIX, lovely shot, too full and too wide from Taskin, lets Asalanka get under it and he then carves it high over cover, sailed a long way over the ropes for a maximum

Mustafizur to Asalanka, FOUR, cracking shot, overpitched by Mustafizur - Asalanka leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and then drives it straight of mid-on for a boundary

Taskin Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by Mehidy Hasan Miraz!! A sitter at mid-off and the prolific Kamindu falls for a duck - was the pacy off-cutter from Taskin, looked like it gripped on the surface and climbed onto the left-hander, Kamindu was shaping for the big drive, he's undone by the extra bounce and spoons a simple catch to Mehidy. Kamindu Mendis c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Taskin Ahmed 0(4)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, SIX, clubbed, this is a good counter-punch from Kusal, back of a length and angling into the hips, he leans across, picks the length early and then swivel pulls it over square leg for a maximum

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Kusal - Tanzim overcompensates and goes wide of off - Kusal leans into the drive, plays it on the rise and finds the gap wide of cover for another boundary

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, whipped, fuller length delivery and angling into the right-hander - Kusal waits on the ball, closes the face and then drives it into the gap wide of mid-wicket for a boundary

Taskin Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, leg byes, FOUR, too straight from Taskin, on the pads and past Kamindu's flick, runs away past the keeper for four leg byes

Taskin Ahmed to Nishan Madushka, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Sri Lanka have lost both openers now - back of a length and well wide of off, Madushka's feet went nowhere as he shaped for the big drive, gets a thick inside edge and the ball clatters into the base of leg-stump. This is some start from the visitors - both pacers hit the right line and they've been rewarded with a wicket apiece. Nishan Madushka b Taskin Ahmed 6(13) [4s-1]

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, lovely shot, banged in short and at the right-hander - Mendis swivels across, gets on top of the bounce and then pulls it in front of square on the on-side for a boundary

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Nissanka, out Caught by Litton Das!! Edged and caught! The in-form Nissanka falls for a duck and Bangladesh have their opening wicket. He was struggling to get going, saw some width on this delivery and then threw his arms on the cut, it wasn't short enough for the shot though, catches a thick outside edge and Litton Das does the rest after moving to his right. Nissanka c Litton Das b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 0(8)

Taskin Ahmed to Nishan Madushka, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Madushka throws his hands on the cut, clatters it over point and the ball runs away to the ropes