[Watch] Wanindu Hasaranga traps Towhid Hridoy lbw after being hit for a hat-trick of sixes in SL vs BAN T20 World Cup match
Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga dismissed Bangladesh batter Towhid Hridoy LBW in the T20 World Cup 2024 game in Dallas on Saturday, June 8. Hasaranga had the last laugh but Litton Das did the damage with his hat-trick of sixes. The right-hander departed for 40 runs off 20 balls at a stunning strike rate of 200, hitting four sixes and a boundary.
The dismissal came in the 12th over of Bangladesh’s run chase. Hasaranga bowled a pitched-up delivery and Hridoy was beaten for an inside edge. The ball hit him on the backfoot but the on-field umpires didn’t give it out. It prompted Hasaranga for a review and the replays showed that the ball would’ve gone on to hit the middle stump.
Watch the video below (from 3:44 onwards):
Watch hat-trikes of sixes below:
Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in T20 World Cup thriller
A clinical all-round performance helped Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
Asked to bat first, Bangladesh managed 124/9 in 20 overs. Pathum Nissanka top scored with 47 runs off 28 balls in an innings, comprising a six and seven boundaries. Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, and Angelo Mathews chipped in with 21 (26), 19 (21), and 16 (19), respectively.
Mustafizur Rahman and Rishad Hossain starred with the ball, picking up three wickets each, while Taskin Ahmed bagged one wicket.
In response, Bangladesh achieved the target with an over to spare. Apart from Hridoy, Litton Das chipped in with 36 off 38 balls but it was Mahmadullah who took the team over the line. The latter scored an unbeaten 16 off 13 balls.
Nuwan Thushara was the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka, returning with four wickets, while Hasranga bagged two wickets. Matheesha Pathirana and Dhananjaya de Silva scalped one apiece.
Sri Lanka will next face off against Nepal in their T20 World Cup game in Lauderhill, Florida, on June 11. Meanwhile, Bangladesh will lock horns with South Africa in New York on June 10.
Click here for the SL vs BAN T20 World Cup full scorecard.