Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera
Bangladesh's Shoriful Islam celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets

Bangladesh opt to field against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh won toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in their penultimate match of World Cup at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

Bangladesh have already been eliminated from the race of semifinals standing at ninth in the ten-team table with only one win and six defeats while Sri Lanka are currently seventh in the table with four points from seven matches.

A spectator takes pictures before the start of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on November 6, 2023

Tanzid Tamim replaces Mustafiz

Bangladesh make one change in the squad as Tanzid Tamim replaces Mustafizur Rahman.

This would be the World Cup debut for the pacer.

Sri Lanka bring in Dhananjaya and Kusal Perera for Karunaratne and Hemantha.

Bangladesh fans wait for the start of the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on November 6, 2023

Squads

Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy , Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan and Shoriful Islam

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (capt, wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera and Dilshan Madushanka

Perera starts with a boundary

Perera hits Shoriful's short and wide ball through cover

Shoriful removes Perera 

Mushfiqur Rahim holds a sensational diving catch as the batter poked and gets out for 4. Sri Lanka 5-1 after 1 over

Taskin starts with an economical over 

Nissanka picks up a single off the third ball of the second over, only run off the over

Nissanka hits consecutive boundaries 

3rd over: Nissanka hits the second ball through point and the third ball with a sublime straight drive

Three boundaries off the over 

Nissanka picks his third boundary off the over in the last ball. This time through extra cover. Sri Lanka 18-1 after 3 overs

Maiden from Taskin

After conceding just one off the first over, Taskin bowls his second over a maiden. Sri Lanka 18-1 after 4 overs

Nissanka dealing with fours 

After three boundaries from Shoriful's last over Nissanka hits another one in the second ball of this over through cover

Kusal Mendis off the mark after 14 balls

After four dot balls, Kusal scores a single off fifth ball of the over from Taskin

Nissanka hits another boundary 

Nissanka plays a lovely on-drive off a Taskin half volley to pick his fifth boundary. Sri Lanka 29-1 after 6 overs

Nissanka strikes two more boundaries

Tanzim into attack. A surprise bouncer that got the top edge and flew over the keeper for four. Next ball he found an edge but the ball went through vacant slip for same result. Sri Lanka 38-1 after 7 overs

Sri Lanka dealing with singles 

Eight singles and a wide in last two overs. Sri Lanka 47-1 after 9 overs.

Nissanka hits another four

Over 9.5: Taskin bowls a slower, Nissanka mistimes the drive but it went over cover for four.

Sri Lanka 52-1 after 10 overs 

Nissanka on 39 (32) and Perera on 7 (23)

Expensive over from Tanzid 

Six and four for Mendis off the over. Sri Lanka 64-1 after 11 overs

Shakib dismisses Mendis 

Just when the Sri Lankan captain started scoring freely, he gets out to Bangladesh skipper. Mendis just chipped a delivery of Shakib, who is bowling his first over, to be caught by Shoriful at long on. Sri Lanka 66-2

Tanzim removes Nissanka 

Over 12.4: Dangerous Nissanka gets played on. Tanzim rewarded for some good bowling. Sri Lanka 72-3

Asalanka smacks six

Over 14.5: Tanzim tries a slower but Asalanka picked it easily and dispatched through long-on. Sri Lanka 84-3 after 15 overs.

Sri Lanka get past 100 

Samarawickrama strikes consecutive fours in the fourth and fifth ball of Miraz over. Sri Lanka 105-3 after 18 overs.

Bangladesh waste a review

Over 19.2: Samarawickrama tries to steer a Miraz delivery to leg but misses. The bowler went for a review to find the ball would miss the leg stump

Sri Lanka 113-3 after 20 overs 

Samarawickrama 25 (25), Asalanka 21 (24)

Samarawickrama gets out

Over 24.2: Samarawickrama tries to whack Shakib but caught at midwicket by Mahmudullah.

Mathews timed out! 

Over 24.2 : Experienced Sri Lankan took a wrong helmet and was late to arrive in the crease. Bangladesh appealed and umpire gave the timed out! Sri Lanka 137-5

The law of timed out! 

"Timed Out" as a specific method of dismissal was added to the Laws in the 1980 code (law 31). It provided two minutes for the incoming batsman to "step on to the field of play". In the 2000 code, this was revised to three minutes for the batsman to "be in position to take guard or for his partner to be ready to receive the next ball". However, the first printed Laws of cricket, in 1775, already required the umpires "To allow Two Minutes for each Man to come in when one is out".

Sri Lanka 162-5 after 30 overs

Asalanka 46(52) and Dhananjaya de Silva 8 (15)

Fifty for Asalanka 

Asalanka hits Shakib for four to reach his fifty off 52 balls.

Tanzim concedes 14 

Three boundaries are scored in the 33rd over. Sri Lanka 186-5

Sri Lanka get past 200

Sri Lanka 208-5 after 37 overs.

Miraz removes de Silva

Over 37.6: De Silva gets down the wicket against Miraz but missed it completely. Mushfiq fumbles but could dislodge the ball and uproot a stump. Sri Lanka 213-6.

Sri Lanka 223-6 after 40 overs 

Asalanka 77(86) and Theekshana 2 (5)

Sri Lanka get past 250

252-5 after 45 overs. Asalanka on 90

Theekshana out 

Over 45.6: Theekshana mistimed the upper cut and get caught at the third by substitute Nasum Ahmed. Theekshana 22 (31). Sri Lanka 258-7.

Asalanka scores century 

Over 47.5: Asalanka scores two off Shoriful to reach his ton

Tanzim gets two wickets in same over

Sri Lanka 278-9.

Sri Lanka all out for 279

Chameera gets out in the third ball of the last over.

Bangladesh 43-2 after seven overs

Liton out for 23 and Tanzid for nine. Shakib joined Najmul

Shakib hits four

Over 7.6: Shakib swivels a Chameera delivery

Bangladesh 57/2 after 10 overs

Just three of the Chameera over. Shakib on 7 (13) and Najmul 14 (20)

Shakib dropped off Mathews! 

Shakib goes down the wicket but the ball went only to short cover where diving Asalanka spilled.

Shakib hits six

Ovr 11.3: Shakib swivels a Chameera short ball to hooks a 83-meter six. Bangladesh 67-2

Bangladesh 75-2 after 14 overs

Najmul 19 (34), Shakib 19 (23)

Najmul strikes four

The batter hits straight past bowler Chameera. Bangladesh 81/2 after 15 overs.

Bangladesh get past 100 

Najmul scores consecutive boundaries against Rajitha. Bangladesh 105-2 after 17.2 overs.

Bangladesh dealing with fours

Shakib and Najmul strike one boundary each in the over. Bangladesh 118-2 after 19 overs

Bangladesh 123-2 after 20 overs

Najmul 48 (57), Shakib 36 (36)

Najmul reaches 50

Najmul hits past bowler Mathews for a four and reach his fifty of 58 balls.

Najmul hits another four

Boundary in consecutive balls, this time through mid-wicket. Bangladesh 132-2 after 20.3 overs

Shakib-Najmul stand reaches 100

Najmul picks up a single against Mathews to take the partnership to 100. Bangladesh 142-2 after 22.1 overs

Bangladesh get past 150

Bangladesh reach 153-2 after 24 overs

Shakib reaches 50

Last ball of the 25th over. Shakib hits Chameera for four and reaches 51 off 47 balls. Bangladesh 161-2

Facts:

This is the first 100+ runs partnership for Bangladesh in this year's World Cup. The previous highest was 97 runs between Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto, which came in Bangladesh's only win against Afghanistan in this tournament.

Most 50+ scores in ODI World Cups

21 - Sachin Tendulkar (44 inns)
14 - Virat Kohli (34 inns)
13 - Shakib Al Hasan (36 inns)*
12 - Kumar Sangakkara (35 inns)
12 - Rohit Sharma (25 inns)

Bangladesh need under 100

Another productive over that yielded eight. Bangladesh 181-2 after 28 overs

Stand reaches 150

28.2: Najmul hits Rajitha for four. Bangladesh 192-2, partnership 150

19 off the over! Bangladesh get past 200

Najmul started with a four in the second ball. Shakib hits six, four, four against Rajitha. Bangladesh 206-2 after 30 overs.

Mathews gets his revenge! 

Shakib too early to close the bat off a slower and gets caught by diving Asalanka at extra cover for 82 off 65. Bangladesh 210-3

Mathews dismisses Najmul

Najmul chopped on to get out for 90 off 101. Bangladesh 211-4 after 33.2 overs

Mahmudullah hits six 

34.3: Mahmudullah pulls Madhushanka for a six

Bangladesh 224-4 after 35 overs

Mushfiq and Mahmudullah trying to settle down

Bangladesh need under 50

Bangladesh need 49 off 14 overs.

Expensive over from Chameera 

The pacer conceded 15 off the over. Mahmudullah finishes it with two consecutive fours. Bangladesh 243-3 after 37 overs. Need 34 runs off 13 overs

Mushfiq bowled by Madushanka 

The pacer breached batters defense to tatters the stumps. Bangladesh 249-5 after 37.4 overs

Hridoy hits six 

Fuller ball and the batter comes down the track to hit a baller's back drive to open his account. Bangladesh 255-5.

Mahmudullah out

Theekshana clean bowled Mahmudullah with a yorker length delivery. Mahmudllah scored 22. Bangladesh 256-6

Another six from Hridoy 

The batter whacked Madushanka through leg. Bangladesh need 17 more

Miraz gets out

Miraz goes for a big hit but get caught by Asalanka at deep mid-off. Theekshana  gets his second wicket.

Tanzim starts with a four

The batter hits over the bowler in the second ball he faced, just seven more needed

Lucky four

Down the leg side and the batter steered through to deep fine leg for four leg byes. Bangladesh need just three more

Tanzim finishes with a four

Mathews bowls down the leg and the batter tickled past the keeper.