Malinga takes his first T20 hat-trick but Bangladesh win

Lasith Malinga took his first hat-trick in a Twenty20 international during the penultimate over of Bangladesh’s innings but dismal batting led to Sri Lanka losing the match by 45 runs.

Result ensured the two-match series with a draw. Lasith Malinga was named man of the series. 

Mustafizur Rahman claimed 4-21 while man of the match Shakib Al Hasan bagged 3-24 as Bangladesh dismissed Sri Lanka for 131 runs in 18 overs after scoring 176-9 at R. Premadasa Stadium.

Chamara Kapugedara struck highest 50 runs for Sri Lanka, facing 35 balls.

Shakib made highest 38 runs for Bangladesh while openers Imrul Kayes and Soumya Sarkar chipped in with 36 and 34 runs respectively.

Malinga dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim, Mashrafe Mortaza and Mehedi Hasan to complete his fourth hat-trick in international cricket and become the fifth player in history to achieve the feat in a Twenty20 international.

The 33-year-old joins Sri Lanka team mate Thisara Perera, New Zealand paceman Tim Southee and retired fast bowlers Brett Lee( Australia) and Jacob Oram (New Zealand) on the elite list.

Malinga’s hat-trick is the second of the tour after Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed claimed a hat-trick in the second ODI in Dambulla last month.

(AFP and Reuters)

Scoreboard

Scoreboard of the second Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday:

Bangladesh

 

Imrul Kayes run out     36

Soumya Sarkar c & b Gunaratne     34

Sabbir Rahman b Sanjaya     19

Shakib Al Hasan  b Kulasekara     38

Mosaddek Hossain b Perera     17

Mahmudullah not out     04

Mushfiqur Rahim b Malinga     15

Mashrafe Mortaza b Malinga     00

Mehedi Hasan lbw b Malinga     00  

Mohammad Saifuddin run out     06

Extras (lb2, w5)     07

Total ( nine wickets; 20 overs)     176

Fall of wickets: 1-71 (Soumya) 2-78 (Imrul), 3-124 (Sabbir), 4-139 (Shakib), 5-152 (Mosaddek), 6-169  (Mushfiqur), 7-169 (Mashrafe), 8-169 (Mehedi), 9-176

Did not bat: Mustafizur Rahman

Bowling: Malinga 4-0-34-3 (w1), Kulasekara 4-0-30-0, Munaweera 2-0-22-0 (w3), Sanjaya 3-0-32-1 (w1), Gunaratne 2-0-15-1, Prasanna 2-0-17-0, T. Perera 3-0-24-1

Sri Lanka

K. Perera b Shakib     4

D. Munaweera c Mahmudullah b Shakib 4

U. Tharanga c Mehedi b Mahmudullah     23

C. Kapugedara c Mehedi b Mustafizur     50

A. Gunaratne c Mosaddek b Mustafizur00

M. Siriwardana c Soumya b Mustafizur     00

T. Perera c Mushfiqur b Shakib     27

S. Prasanna b Mashrafe     11

N. Kulasekara not out     2

L. Malinga b Mustafizur     0

V. Sanjaya c Mahmudullah b Saifuddin     6

Extras (lb 2, w2)     4

Total ( all out; 18 overs)     131

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (K. Perera), 2-19 (Munaweera), 3-40 (Tharanga), 4-40 (Gunaratne), 5-40 (Siriwardana), 6-98 (T. Perera), 7-119 (Prasanna), 8-123 (Kapugedara), 9-124 (Malinga), 10-131 (Sanjaya)

Bowling: Shakib 4-0-24-3 (w1), Mashrafe 4-0-30-1, Mehedi 2-0-15-0, Mahmudullah 2-0-15-1, Mustafizur 3-0-21-4 (w1), Saifuddin 3-0-24-1