Malinga takes his first T20 hat-trick but Bangladesh win

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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

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