Did any of us imagine that Bangladesh would win by a big margin of 83 runs? Bangladesh team always surprises us. We considered Sri Lanka team as favorite in this match. But Bangladesh won by a big margin of 83 runs. The team gave a target of 178 runs. Sri Lanka could not collect even 100 runs. RIshad and Shoriful bowled excellently.
However, Bangladesh's two openers failed today too. If Liton and Shamim could not play big innings, Bangladesh could not collect even 150 runs. Liton played an innings of 76 runs. Shamim's innings was the most necessary. Shamim collected 48 runs in just 27 balls. We have seen Bangladeshi batsmen batting at such a smart strike rate in very few matches.
It was a very good victory of Bangladesh. Taking 83 runs in T20 is a lot and beating the likes of Sri Lanka is a big deal since they are actually favorites to win the game. The bowling performance was also quite powerful that could not help the SL batsmen to settle down other than that short fight. It reveals the disciplined nature of concentration of the bowlers of Bangladesh. Litton Das got all the right to get that man of the match award because he scored 76; it is good to see him fulfill the expectation in the absence of the other openers. The cameo of 48 runs at the breakneck speed by Shamim was also important to provide the team impetus as well as to achieve a decent total. The opening batsmen true story is that they have to do a better job but in this game, Bangladesh proved that they can be very surprising and fight to the end and that is why their cricket is so interesting to watch.