Match Details

BAN vs SL, 3rd ODI, SL vs BAN 2021 summary

BAN

189-10(42.3)

Sri Lanka won by 97 runs

(50.0)286-6

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Commentary

The BCB President Nazmul Hossain presents the trophy to the winning Bangladesh team. So that's it from the commentary box. Nice to be back in the comm box after a while. Ta-ta and goodnight from me, Arya Sekhar Chakraborty and my co-commentators Anurag Singh and Arjun Bhalla. Before leaving an important message for all of you. These are tough times for all of us. We have to fight this together and beat this virus. Stay home and stay safe. Keep masked up whenever you go outside and get vaccinated whenever you get a chance.

Kusal Perera, losing captain- We needed a win badly, although we lost the series. Once I get set, I like to bat deep. That's why I batted like that (more calculated manner). I took my chances early, me and Gunathilaka. But after that, we needed to get the big scores and that's why I shifted gears. Our bowling department did a really good job. Fielding was also good. Only concern was the batting in the first two games. Got that corrected today.

Mushfiqur Rahim- I think the boys did a great job, they worked really hard for this series. Last couple of months we haven't played our best cricket but luckily we executed our plans well in the first two games. Unfortunately we couldn't finish it off on a high. Playing international cricket for 15+ years, you need to contribute more and more for your country and that's what I try to do each game. Sri Lanka are not an easy side to play against, they never give up and come hard. I really enjoyed (the pressure). Whenever there is pressure or expectation, I try to stay calm. I know the opponent might also think I'm a big player, that gives me an edge.

Mushfiqur Rahim is the Player of the Series for showing sheer consistency in the first two matches and helping his side win from crunch situations.

Dushmantha Chameera- Very happy with the way I bowled. Good performance on a comeback. Was not under pressure coming into this series. Pleased with the role I'm playing for Sri Lanka and how I'm bowling.

Dushmantha Chameera is the Player of the Match for his astonishing spell of hostile fast bowling.

Tamim Iqbal- As I said at the end of the last game and beginning of this game, we have won the series but I thought we never played a complete game. We didn't play to our potential in this series. After winning the series, I can tell you there are a few areas to work on. They had a very attacking mindset coming into this game and we helped them do that. We bowled too short. We didn't grab our opportunities, missed two catches at important times, and could have probably got 30 runs less to chase. Dependency on seniors is a worry. It is, but I am someone who keeps believing in youngsters. I don't point fingers at them, because I know how hard they try. If they perform we will become a better team but it's always easy to criticise. I'm not someone who will criticise my own players. There are lots of things I want to achieve individually and as a leader of this team.

Tamim Iqbal to have a chat with Roshan Abeysinghe.

It's time for the Post-Match presentation

Arya: Dhananjaya de Silva struggled his way to a half-century and finally managed to get some going during the final overs. Wickets kept tumbling at the other end as the Bangladesh bowlers managed to claw their way back into the game. Taskin finished with four wickets and managed to restrict Sri Lanka to 286.