Maheedi Hasan created history, took 4 wickets and made Bangladesh’s best T20 bowling figure against Sri Lanka
Mahedi Hasan Record: Maheedi Hasan did wonders with the ball in the decisive T20 match being played in Colombo. Litton Das’s decision to bring spin attack in the initial overs proved to be perfect, as Maheedi Hasan took 4 wickets and broke Sri Lanka’s batting back. Along with this, he also made the best bowling figure from Bangladesh against Sri Lanka in T20I.
The three -match T20 series final match, the opposing team in their home, and the atmosphere of pressure, Maheedi Hasan came down as a havoc for the Sri Lankan batsmen. In this decisive match being played in Colombo on Wednesday (July 16), Maheedi Hasan set a new record with 4 wickets.
Sri Lanka started to bat first in the match, but the real havoc broke when Litton Das (Litton Das) put Maheedi Hasan on boating early. As soon as this off -spinner came, Kusal Perera made it to the first ball. After this, he also settled important batsmen like Dinesh Chandimal and Charaith Asalanka.
But the most important wicket was that of Pathum Nissanka, who was playing set. Maheedi Hasan cleverly dismissed him and pushed Sri Lanka completely on the backfoot. Maheedi Hasan took 4 wickets for just 11 runs in his 4 overs, which is the best performance from Bangladesh against Sri Lanka so far in T20 International.
Bangladesh’s top bowling figures in T20I against Sri Lanka:
- Maheedi Hasan – 11 runs by giving 4 wickets
- Mustafizur Rahman – 21 runs by giving 4 wickets
- Rishad Hasan – 18 runs by giving 3 wickets
- Shakib Al Hasan – 24 runs by giving 3 wickets
- Al-Amin Hasan-34 runs by giving 3 wickets
Talking about the match, Sri Lanka’s decision to bat first after winning the toss in this match did not prove to be right at all. Maheedi Hasan took 4 wickets and broke the back of Sri Lanka’s batting. Sri Lanka could score only 132 runs in this match thanks to 35 runs in 25 balls of Pathum Nisanka (46 runs) and Dasun Shanaka. The match is the last match of the three -match T20 series which is seen going in favor of Bangladesh. If this happens, Bangladesh will take this series 2–1.
