2024 T20 World Cup Points Table: Updated standings after Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh match
In what was a thrilling low-scoring encounter, Bangladesh emerged victorious by two wickets against Sri Lanka in Match 15 of the 2024 T20 World Cup. With this, Bangladesh have opened their account with two points and are in third spot in Group D.
At the Grand Prairie Stadium on June 7, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first. While Pathum Nissanka looked dangerous, making 47 off 28, Sri Lanka lost wickets continuosly. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain was superb, taking three wickets while Mustafizur Rahman also bagged 3/17.
Chasing 125, Bangladesh endured a rocky start. They lost three wickets for 26 runs before a partnership of 63 between Liton Das and Towhid Hridoy took them close to the target. Sri Lanka then pegged them back brilliantly by taking wickets in a cluster. However, Mahmudullah's unbeaten 16 was enough to see Bangladesh over the line.
With this, Sri Lanka are rock bottom of the Group D points table. They also lost against South Africa and have zero points after two games. Bangladesh, meanwhile, have one win in one game. They will be face the Proteas on June 10.
Winner of South Africa vs Netherlands clash will lead Group D points table in 2024 T20 World Cup
After a few exciting games in the 2024 T20 World Cup, there are two more in store for fans as Australia will take on arch-rivals England in Barbados on June 8. In Group D, the Netherlands will take on South Africa at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on the same day.
Both teams are currently on two points with South Africa having a better NRR of +1.048 as compared to the Netherlands' +0.539. The winner of this game will have a significant advantage and will most likely seal a qualifying spot in the next stage.
While South Africa will enter the match as favorites, the Netherlands will take confidence from their historic wins in T20 World Cup 2022 and ODI World Cup 2023.