Bangladesh Level Series At Dambulla As Sri Lanka Collapse To Lowest T20I Total At Home

Litton Das celebrating his 50 vs SL [Source: @ICC/x]

Bangladesh consigned hosts Sri Lanka to a huge 83-run defeat in the second T20I at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday, July 13 to level the three-match series 1-1. Chasing 178 runs for a win, Sri Lanka bundled out for just 94 in 15.2 overs by capitulating their pursuit in front of Bangladesh spinner Rishad Hossain and fast bowlers Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin.

Sri Lanka’s dismal batting effort in Dambulla marked their lowest ever total in T20Is at home, surpassing their 2012 effort from over a decade ago against Pakistan in Hambantota.

Sri Lanka Attain Unwanted Feat With Huge Loss

Sri Lanka folded up for just 94 runs while chasing 178 against Bangladesh on July 13 to record only their second instance of aggregating less than 100 runs in a completed T20I innings at home. Moreover, the innings also marked Sri Lanka’s worst ever batting effort in a home T20I game, surpassing their 2012 collapse against Pakistan.

Bangladesh batted first and charted 177-7, with captain Litton Das compiling 76 runs from just 50 balls. Shamim Hossain also chipped in with an explosive 27-ball 48.

In response, only Pathum Nissanka and Dasun Shanaka managed to hit the double-digits for the hosts. After this match, here is a look at an updated list of five of Sri Lanka’s lowest totals in T20I cricket in home conditions.

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As it happened, Sri Lanka reached 71-4 in 10 overs at one stage of their run-chase against Bangladesh in Dambulla. However, a three-wicket haul from Rishad Hossain (3-18) and two wickets apiece from Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin ensured the hosts lost their final six wickets for just 23 runs.

Sri Lanka will now face Bangladesh in the series-deciding third T20I match at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, July 16.

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