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Sl vs ban 1st odi: & nbsp; Sri Lanka cricket team defeated Bangladesh by 77 runs in the first ODI played at R Premdasa Stadium. At one time, Bangladesh’s victory percentage was very high, but then the hosts returned with amazing bowling. Charith Asanka played a century innings, after which Vanindu Hasranga did wonders in bowling.
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. The team did not start well, Pathum Nisanka was out at zero and Nishan Madushka was dismissed for 6 runs. After this, Kamindu Mendis also returned to the pavilion without opening an account. Charith Asanka, who came after falling 3 wickets at 29, hit a brilliant century. Earlier Kushal Mendis played an important innings of 45 runs. & Nbsp;
Charith Asanka scored 106 runs in 123 balls, in which he hit 4 sixes and 6 fours. Vanindu Hasranga played an important innings of 22 runs and helped the team score to 244.
Bangladesh
The target of 245 was not very big, and Bangladesh also got a good start. Tanjid Hasan and Najmul Hussain Shanto added 71 runs for the second wicket after Parvez Hosen scored 13 runs. Tanjid scored 62 runs in 61 balls with the help of 1 six and 9 fours. There was 1 wicket for 100 runs, after which Najmul was run out after scoring 23 runs. It is from here that the attitude of the match was reversed and the batsmen who were going close to victory were shattered.
Bangladesh’s 8 wickets fell within 25 runs, at one time Bangladesh’s score was 100/1, it increased to 125/9. Ali (51) struggled, played a brilliant innings of 51 runs and a 42 -run partnership with Mustafizur Rahman for the 10th wicket but it was not enough to win. & Nbsp;
Bangladesh team collapsed for 167 runs in 35.5 overs. Hasranga dismissed Linton Das (0), Mehdi Hasan Miraj (0) and Jana Ali (51) after Tanjid Hasan (62). Sri Lanka won the first ODI by 77 runs. For Sri Lanka, Hasranga took the most 4 wickets, Kamindu Mendis took 3 wickets. The player of the match was given to Charith Aslanka, who came and scored a century in difficult times.