Tanvir Islam, in his second ODI match for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka, picked up five wickets for 39 runs in 10 overs to help them secure a win by 16 runs. In the match played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday (July 5), after Bangladesh posted a total of 248 runs in 45.5 overs, Tanvir Islam dismissed Nishan Madushka (17), Kusal Mendis (56), Kamindu Mendis (33), Dunith Wellalage (1), and Maheesh Theekshana (2) to help the Mehidy Hasan Miraz-led side bowl Sri Lanka out for 232 runs in 48.5 overs.
Tanvir Islam picked 5/39 from 10 overs. He bowled 2 maidens. In 2 ODI matches, Tanvir Islam owns 6 wickets at 13.83. His economy rate is 4-plus. As per ESPNcricinfo, the 28-year-old owns 171 wickets in List A cricket from 114 games at 24.45. Tanvir Islam picked his 3rd fifer.The 16-run win on Saturday helped Bangladesh level the ongoing three-match series 1-1. Tanvir Islam is now the 2nd Bangladesh bowler with a five-wicket haul in ODIs versus the Lankans. Abdur Razzak is the only other bowler with this feat for Bangladesh. He picked 5/62 in 2013.
Pitch Report and Toss
Pitch Report : “The average pace got quicker in the second innings in the first ODI, and Sri Lanka dominated with spin. Bangladesh had a freakish spell where they lost wickets quickly, they’ll need to fix that. The pitch plays a bit slower in the first innings, Bangladesh need to get at least 275 on the board. They need to play spin better.” reckons Russell Arnold in the pitch Report.
Toss : Bangladesh skipper Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the toss and chose to bat with two changes in the Playing XI with Hasan Mahmud and Shamim Hossain for Litton Das and Taskin Ahmed. Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka bowling first also made two changes to the Playing XI bringing in Dunith Wellalage and Dushmanta Chameera for Sadeera Samarawickrama and Eshan Malinga.
Parvez Hossain Emon and Towhid Hridoy’s half centuries powers Bangladesh to 248 after Asitha Fernando’s 4-fer
Opting to bat, Bangladesh lost Tanzid Hasan early as he nicked a knuckle-ball by Asitha Fernando to the ‘keeper. Najmul Hossain Shanto played a classic flick to the boundary to get off the mark in stylish fashion and then followed it up with two boundaries off Fernando’s next over. Emon kept the scoring going with two sixes on the onside. He even took on Charith Asalanka’s offspin to hit two boundaries and bring up the 50-run stand between the two left-handers.
Soon after, against the run of play, Shanto holed out to long-on off Asalanka as the hosts brought an end to the ominous partnership. Emon was more dismissive against Asalanka with two slog-sweeps racing to the boundary as he brought up his first 50 in ODIs.
In Bangladesh’s innings, their best partnership came early on. Tanzid Hasan was out edging an Asitha slower ball in the third over, but Emon took the reins in a brisk 63-run partnership to which Najmul Hossain Shanto’s contribution was only 14. Emon preyed on errors of length especially. He hit three sixes, two of them over deep midwicket, and scored 72% of his runs on leg side.
Sri Lanka turned to Bangladesh’s nemesis from the last game in Wanindu Hasaranga and the leggie, after keeping the score quiet in his first two overs, struck with the big wicket of Emon after castling his stumps. Dushmantha Chameera then picked up Mehidy Hasan Miraz as the hosts continued to peg Bangladesh back.
Hridoy was more cautious than Emon had been, with Asitha, in particular, taking out other batters in the middle order. But he still prospered mostly square of the wicket, hitting just two offside fours in an innings in which he struck at 73.
Shamim and Jaker Ali also scratched out 20s, as Wanindu Hasaranga, Asitha, and Chameera combined through the late middle overs to make regular breakthroughs. No. 8 batter Sakib struck the ball most cleanly of all Bangladesh’s batters as Sri Lanka hunted for the final few wickets. He hit two sixes down the ground off Hasaranga, before Hasaranga caught Mustafizur in front, later in that 46th over of the innings.
But Hridoy (51) and Shamim Hossain were aggressive against the spinners with boundaries coming thick and fast but the latter fell against the run of play to Fernando. Jaker Ali and Hridoy then put on a 45-run stand which also saw the former bring up his 50, with wickets having fallen all around him when he came in to bat. But two wickets in the 41st over including that of Hridoy pegged Bangladesh back. Hasaranga scalped Tanvir but Tanzim Hasan played a crucial 33 to take Bangladesh to 248, before Mustafizur Rahman fell for nought.
Tanvir Islam’s maiden 5-fer gives Bangladesh a 16 run victory over Sri Lanka
In the chase, Tanzim continued to torment Pathum Nissanka, dismissing him for just five. It was the fourth time the bowler got Nissanka in the five ODI innings. Nishan Madushka slammed three quick boundaries while Kusal flicked one over mid-wicket, while overthrows ricocheting from the stumps gave the Lankans another boundary.
The runs continued to blossom and Tanvir Islam’s second over went for a whopping 17 runs, with Kusal being the aggressor. He followed it up against Mustafizur with 17 runs off his first over as Kusal brought up a 22-ball 50. But Tanvir Islam broke the blossoming partnership with Madushka edging one to Hridoy at backward point.
Tanvir Islam followed it up with the wicket of Kusal who was trapped in front as the hosts were suddenly three down. The spinners continued to pile on the pressure before Shamim picked up Asalanka as the hosts continued to tumble.
Sri Lanka’s middle-order collapse that defined the outcome. Tanvir Islam, the hero of that passage, had in fact begun quite poorly, conceding 22 runs in his first two overs with Kusal hitting him for three fours and a six. But captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz persisted with him inside the powerplay, and Tanvir Islam rewarded him with Nishan Madushka’s wicket in the tenth over, as the batter sent an outside edge aerially to backward point after Tanvir Islam had beaten him in the flight.
His work through the middle overs was much more impressive. He took the key wicket of Kusal, who came down the track hoping to clip through midwicket, only for Tanvir Islam to slip one into his front pad. The lbw appeal was turned down on the field but was reviewed successfully by Bangladesh. Kusal had been easily the most fluent batter on this track.
Next over, Tanvir Islam had Kamindu Mendis chipping tamely to midwicket, the ball perhaps stopping on the batter. Then later, in his final over, he had Dunith Wellalage caught bat-pad. In between the Tanvir Islam wickets, Mehidy and offspin allrounder Shamim Hossain also imposed themselves. Shamim’s economy rate was especially impressive – he gave away only 22 in nine overs, and took the wicket of the in-form Charith Asalanka.
Kamindu Mendis played a fluent 33 before he fell to Tanvir Islam as Sri Lanka had lost half their side for 128. Bangladesh missed a review opportunity off Liyanage but Dunith Wellalage gave TanvirI slam his fourth wicket. Hasaranga who came out playing his shots, fell to Mehidy as Sri Lanka fell into a spot of bother. Tanvir Islam got his fifth with that of Theekshana as Bangladesh began to wrap things up.
Later, Liyanage began to hit out in the company of the tail and found success with his big hits, much to the Khettarama crowd’s joy. He even struck two death-overs sixes down the ground to keep the required rate manageable. Had he batted till the end, Sri Lanka may have won, but Mustafizur Rahman duped him with a slower one and had him caught and bowled with 21 runs to get off 17 balls. Though Dushmantha Chameera had protected his wicket well until that point, this was too much for the last pair.
Liyanage played a blinder (78) in a losing cause as he farmed the strike with Chameera, with the two putting on a 58-run stand in the next nine overs to give Sri Lanka a chance. But he fell to a return catch off Mustafizur after a valiant innings. Chameera was castled by Tanzim as Bangladesh bounced back in the series.
Presentations and Road Ahead
Charith Asalanka the losing skipper said : I feel not that much (if the toss played a crucial role). Because I think the bowlers did a great job after they got a good start. Restricting them under 250, we can’t ask for more. Kusal Mendis’s wicket was the key but those things can happen. After that myself and Kamindu couldn’t capitalize. Once you get a start like that (powerplay with the bat in the chase) you can’t complain about the pitch. We want to regroup again and start afresh.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz the winning skipper said : Â 240 was difficult to bat on in the second innings. We believed we can defend 248. They played really well and we needed wickets at that moment. I told Tanvir that we need wickets and I just tried to tell positive things to the bowler because we needed wickets. Otherwise we can’t win.
Tanvir Islam Player of the Match for his 5-fer said : Felt really well and bowled in the right areas, was a better wicket than the last game. Grateful to the captain who gave him confidence before the game. He said try to take wicket and not just look to contain.
Bangladesh bounced back to level the three-match ODI series with a win by 16 runs in the second ODI. Left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam’s five-fer (5 for 39) proved to be the turning point for the visitors after fifties from Towhid Hridoy and Parvez Hossain Emon took Bangladesh to a decent score of 248. Janith Liyanage played a valiant 78 but Sri Lanka fell short in Colombo.
Left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam ripped out Sri Lanka’s middle order after Bangladesh’s batters had scrapped together a workable 248, thanks to gritty half-centuries from Parvez Hossain Emon and Towhid Hridoy.
The defining period of Sri Lanka’s chase was the patch between the tenth and 30th overs, when they lost five wickets for 57 runs off 122 balls. Although Janith Liyanage produced a valiant 78 off 85 balls, the lower order was simply left with too much to accomplish. They eventually fell short by 16 runs.
Sri Lanka’s loss was despite a scorching 56 off 31 balls by Kusal Mendis, who had smote his way to a 20-ball fifty – the fastest ever for men’s ODIs at this venue, and the fourth fastest ever by a Sri Lanka batter (Kusal is also third on this list). Seam bowler Asitha Fernando had also been impressive, taking 4 for 35 in his nine overs. In fact, Sri Lanka had bowled out Bangladesh as early as the 46th over.
But ultimately, Bangladesh put on the more impressive team performance. Though their best batting partnership was worth only 63, Emon, Hridoy and later Tanzim Hasan Sakib made valuable contributions that kept the total ticking even while wickets fell. Sakib’s contribution, a stroke-filled 33 not out off 21 balls, proved invaluable in the end.
So Bangladesh force this into a decider on Tuesday. They were quite smart. With the bat towards the end and then with the ball for a good part of the second innings. 240-250 was always a tricky total here on these pitches. Credit to Emon, Hridoy for their important knocks but it was Tanzim the bowler who made a great contribution of 33 from just 21 balls to get this close to 250.
He then knocked over Nissanka early but Kusal Mendis took the visitors by storm with a 20-ball fifty. Sri Lanka looked to be cruising until Tanvir islam weaved his web around the SL batters outside the powerplay.
The hosts looked down and out at 156/7 but a determined Liyanage played one of the best knocks of his career. He had Chameera for company and the duo kept chipping away at the target but when 21 runs were needed off 17 balls he made an unforced error thanks to Fizz and Bangladesh sealed the deal with Tanzim cleaning up Chameera.
Sri Lanka will be disappointed to not cross the line after the start Kusal Mendis gave them, but credit to Bangladesh for using the conditions really well. Don’t forget Shamim’s special contribution. He looked like getting a wicket every over and he was even putting pressure on the right-handers with his accuracy and trajectory. This rivalry gave us a humdinger tonight. The series is square 1-1 and the decider will be played in Pallekele. Different ground, different challenge on 8th of July Tuesday.
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