Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Taskin Ahmed to Chameera, FOUR, a 136ks juicy full toss on the stumps, Chameera stays still and heaves it away on the leg-side for a one-bounce boundary over mid-wicket

Taskin Ahmed to Hasaranga, FOUR, Taskin Ahmed digs it short around off, Hasaranga waits on the back foot and swivels on the pull before placing it in the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on

Mustafizur to Hasaranga, FOUR, stays leg-side of a full delivery and biffs the drive in the gap through extra cover, the fielder in the deep put in a dive to his right but to no avail...

Mustafizur to Hasaranga, 2 runs, length delivery on middle and leg, Hasaranga tucks it into the mid-wicket pocket and calls his partner for what appeared to be a risky second. A better throw at the bowling end would have been interesting, not to be! Mustafizur twisted his ankle while trying to collect the ball and he is down in pain. The physio is out to tend to him and we have a brief delay in play...

Taskin Ahmed to Wellalage, out Caught by Shamim Hossain!! Another fine catch from Shamim. Taskin Ahmed goes short outside off, Wellalage charges forward looking to smash it away on the off-side with a slash. The ball takes the top-edge and goes high into the air towards extra cover, Shamim runs away to his left from cover and completes the catch with ease. Wellalage c Shamim Hossain b Taskin Ahmed 6(6) [4s-1]

Shamim Hossain to Kusal Mendis, out Caught&Bowled!! Excellent return catch from Shamim Hossain. Dropped it a touch short on the stumps, Mendis jumped back to muscle it into the leg-side and got a thick leading edge on that. The ball flew high and seemed to be landing in the mid-off region. Shamim Hossain though was alert to the opportunity and ran back really hard to take the catch over his right shoulder. Kusal Mendis c and b Shamim Hossain 124(114) [4s-18]

Shamim Hossain to Wellalage, FOUR, quicker and wider of off, Wellalage throws his bat on the drive and gets a thick outside edge that flies past the fielder at backward point to his right

Shamim Hossain to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, clipped away to deep mid-wicket

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Janith Liyanage, out Hit Wkt!! That is unfortunate for Janith Liyanage. A nothing delivery from Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Liyanage tried to work it into the gap on the leg-side with a flick and ended up going too far inside the crease. Stepped onto the stumps and the off bail comes off instantly. The keeper didn't spot it, but Liyanage knew it straightaway. Janith Liyanage hit wkt b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 12(17)

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, shuffles down and sweeps the full ball all along the ground to the right of mid-wicket, timed it well enough to beat the fielder in the deep

Taskin Ahmed to Asalanka, out Caught by Mehidy Hasan Miraz!! Taskin Ahmed breaks the partnership. A wobbly full toss just outside off, Asalanka looked to thump it down the ground and went hard at it. The ball skews off the thick inside half and gets more height than distance. Long-on runs forward and completes the catch with ease. Asalanka c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Taskin Ahmed 58(68) [4s-9]

Taskin Ahmed to Asalanka, 1 run, full and tails in late on middle and leg, Asalanka looks to work leg-side and got a thick inside edge onto his pad. Taskin Ahmed felt that was close and convinced his skipper to go upstairs with 5 seconds to go on the DRS timer...

Mustafizur to Asalanka, FOUR, excellent timing from Asalanka. Waits on the back foot and plays the late dab to a slower delivery to get it racing in the gap between the keeper and short third

Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, excellent placement from Kusal Mendis. Short and angled into the body, Mendis swivels and places the pull in the gap to the left of fine leg

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, huge roar from the crowd as Mendis drives to long-on. 6th ODI ton for him. Takes his helmet off and punches the air in delight. The dressing room rise as one to appreciate what has been a tremendous knock from Mendis

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, sinks to one knee and fetches the full delivery from outside off with a sweep, placed it really well and the fielder at deep square had no chance whatsoever...

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Asalanka, 1 run, fifty up for Asalanka. Raises his bat and acknowledges the support from the crowd. Got there with a drive wide of cover

Tanvir Islam to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, quicker and just outside off, Mendis went on the back foot and opened the bat face really late to cut it away past the fielder at backward point to his left

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Kusal Mendis on the charge. Playing a fantastic knock. Was a short ball by Tanzim Hasan Sakib and the batsman pulls it through square leg for four more. Tanzim Hasan Sakib is clueless as he looks around

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, on the shorter side around middle and leg, Kusal Mendis pulls this away to the deep backward square leg fence, beats the fielder comfortably as he struck it really hard

Shamim Hossain to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Shamim Hossain has been pretty ordinary today. A wayward delivery down the leg-side and Kusal Mendis puts it away to the fine leg fence with a well executed sweep shot

Tanvir Islam to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Kusal Mendis moves into the 70s! Gets a full and loose delivery down the leg-side, Kusal Mendis paddle sweeps it away to the fine leg fence. Miraz having a word with the bowler asking him to avoid bowling that line. Asking him to bowl according to the field set by the bowler

Tanvir Islam to Asalanka, FOUR, fine shot! Almost goes the distance. A tossed up delivery by Tanvir Islam, Asalanka advances down the wicket and thumps it right over the bowler's head as the ball lands in front of the cushions. Looked like a maximum for a moment, but wasn't to be

Shamim Hossain to Asalanka, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. A loose delivery down the leg-side, Asalanka tickles it away to the fine leg fence for four runs. Shamim Hossain proving to be expensive in his first over

Shamim Hossain to Asalanka, FOUR, aggression by Asalanka. Advances down the wicket and whips the floated delivery through mid-wicket. A huge vacant gap towards the on-side and the 50-run stand comes up for the 4th wicket

Tanvir Islam to Asalanka, FOUR, some lucky runs for Asalanka! This was pitched up by the spinner outside off, Asalanka has a poke and gets an outside edge that races away to the third man boundary. The fielder at short third couldn't stop it despite putting a dive to his right, just beat him

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Asalanka, FOUR, Asalanka playing a handy knock. Goes down on his knee and sweeps this away to the deep square leg boundary

Mustafizur to Asalanka, FOUR, glanced away! Drifting down the leg-side and Asalanka has helped this away to the fine leg fence with nonchalance

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Asalanka, FOUR, swept away! Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Asalanka goes down on his knee and puts it away to the deep square leg boundary with a well timed and well executed sweep shot

Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. This was pitched up by the bowler and Kusal Mendis creams it through covers to end the over with four more. Started off the over nicely, but ends it poorly does Mustafizur

Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, short of a length delivery on middle and leg, Kusal Mendis swipes it through backward square leg and gets a boundary. After four dots, a boundary was needed and Kusal Mendis gets it

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, on the shorter side, Kusal Mendis gets into position quickly and pulls it through mid-wicket for four runs. There was a huge gap in that region and Kusal Mendis picked it up early

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fifty for Kusal Mendis! Kusal Mendis plays this with soft hands and gets an outside edge towards third man. Gets a standing ovation from his team-mates and the spectators who have come out in numbers to support Sri Lanka

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Asalanka, FOUR, tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Asalanka goes down on his knee and sweeps this away to the fine leg boundary, the fielder at short fine leg put in a dive but couldn't stop it

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kamindu Mendis, out Lbw!! Mehidy Hasan Miraz strikes, breaks the partnership. This was a flatter delivery from round the wicket, it keeps straight and skids along the deck, Kamindu Mendis looks to drag it through the leg-side but gets pinned on the pads. Up goes the umpire's finger and it looked plumb to the naked eye. Might have crashed into the middle stump I guess. Bangladesh bowlers taking wickets at regular intervals in this match. Kamindu Mendis lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 16(20) [4s-3]

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Kamindu Mendis plays it late and cuts it past the fielder at backward point for four runs. Kamindu Mendis looking comfortable against the off-spinner, scoring timely boundaries against him

Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nailed down the ground! An overpitched delivery by Taskin Ahmed and the batsman has driven it straight past the bowler for four runs, couldn't have placed it any more straight

Taskin Ahmed to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, Kamindu Mendis slowly getting a move on. Looking comfortable against pace as well as spin. Short of a length delivery on middle and leg, Kamindu Mendis looks to drag it through the leg-side, ends up getting an inside edge past the fielder at fine leg

Tanvir Islam to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, Kamindu Mendis gets his first boundary. This two batters usually have good partnerships. Was a loopy delivery outside off, Kamindu Mendis advances down the wicket and creams it through wide mid-off for four runs

Tanvir Islam to Nissanka, out Caught by Parvez Hossain Emon!! Tanvir Islam breaks the partnership! Nissanka goes down on his knee to play the slogsweep and mistimes it towards deep square leg. The fielder from the deep charges in, keeps his eyes on the ball and latches on to a safe catch. Probably the pressure of the dot balls Mustafiz is bowling from the other end. Nissanka tries to take on Tanvir Islam and pays the price for it. Nissanka c Parvez Hossain Emon b Tanvir Islam 35(47) [4s-4]

Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, on a length outside off, Kusal Mendis steers it towards backward point for one

Tanvir Islam to Nissanka, FOUR, touch short outside off, allows the batsman to rock back in the crease as he plays it late and carves it through backward point. The fielder in the deep was a touch squarer, hence he couldn't get there despite a desperate sprint

Tanvir Islam to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, another glorious boundary. Tanvir Islam tosses it up and Kusal Mendis creams it through covers as the ball races away to the fence. 50 up for Sri Lanka in 9 overs

Tanvir Islam to Nissanka, FOUR, short and punished! Nissanka rocks back in the crease and carves the short ball through backward point as it races away to the fence

Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, stand and deliver! Mustafizur goes full and Kusal Mendis stays put to chip this over the fielder at mid-on with ease, four more for the batsman

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, finally finds the gap. He was trying to do that since a while. This was short, this was wide. Kusal Mendis waits for it to arrive and carves it through point for a rollicking boundary to end the over

Taskin Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, as straight as an arrow! This was pitched up by the bowler and Kusal Mendis chips it right over Taskin Ahmed's head for four runs. Runs coming thick and fast since Kusal Mendis' arrival

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, that's a well timed shot. Short of a length around off, Kusal Mendis works it past the fielder at mid-on and finds the fence once again. Good timing, but the placement was an even better. Quite an eventful over, 8 runs from it and a wicket as well

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Kusal Mendis opens his account with a boundary. He has been top form of late. A short ball on middle and leg, Kusal Mendis pulls this away to the deep backward square leg boundary

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Nishan Madushka, out Caught by Shanto!! Edged and taken! Lovely delivery by Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Short and quick outside off, some extra bounce and Nishan Madushka gets an outside edge towards the only slip fielder. Shanto takes a comfortable catch at chest height and Tanzim Hasan Sakib is pumped up. Sri Lanka lose an early wicket in the form of Nishan Madushka. Nishan Madushka c Shanto b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 1(6)

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Nissanka, FOUR, lovely shot! Tanzim Hasan Sakib goes full outside off and Nissanka drills it through covers for a well-timed boundary. No chance of stopping that

Taskin Ahmed to Nissanka, FOUR, first boundary of the match! Short and wide outside off, Nissanka throws his hands at it and late cuts it through square third man for four runs