7 wickets in 5 runs, Bangladesh set an embarrassing record of ODI history against Sri Lanka, see Video
Second-Worst Collapse in ODI History: Bangladesh Cricket Team (Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Odi) lost by 77 runs in the first ODI in the first ODI match played at R. Premdasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday (July 2). Batting first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka scored 244 runs in 49.2 overs. In response, after a good start, Bangladesh’s team was all out for 167 runs in 35.5 overs.
In this match, the Bangladesh cricket team set an embarrassing record. Chasing the target, Bangladesh got the first blow in the fifth over as Pervez Hussain Imon. After this, Tanjid Hasan and Najmul Hussain Shatas took over the innings and shared a 71 -run partnership for the second wicket. Hasan scored 62 runs in 16 balls and Shanto scored 23 runs in 26 balls.
Bangladesh’s score was 100 runs at the loss of 1 wicket after 16.2 overs. Milan Ratnayake broke this partnership by runningout Shantio, after which Bangladesh’s innings stumbled. Bangladesh scored 8 wickets at 100-1 to 105. Shanto, Linton Das (0), Tanjid, Tauheed Hriday (1), Captain Mehdi Hasan Miraj (0), Tanjim Hasan Saqib (1) and Taskin Ahmed (0) were dismissed respectively.
Bangladesh’s Batting: Now you see it, now you don’t 🎩
The visitors went off a cliff in colombo losing 7 wickets for just 5 runs in a stunning multdown 😳#SLVBAN pic.twitter.com/8EA1XIXJOZ
– Fancode (@Fancode) July 2, 2025
For Bangladesh, Jaaker Ali held one end and reduced the gap of his team’s defeat by playing 51 runs in 64 balls.
Bangladesh’s team has reached number two in terms of losing 7 wickets by giving the lowest in ODIs. Earlier this record was recorded in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka lost 7 wickets in 6 runs in the ODI match against West Indies in 1986. The first number is Zimbabwe Cricket Team, who lost 7 wickets within 3 runs in the match against Sri Lanka in 2008.
Captain Charit Asalanka was the hero of Sri Lanka’s victory, who scored 106 runs in 123 balls. In bowling, Vanindu Hasranga took 4 wickets and Kamindu Mendis took 3 wickets.
