Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 2 wickets

Capitalizing a brilliant bowling display and an explosive knock from Towhid Hridoy, Bangladesh started the ongoing T20 World Cup defeating Sri Lanka by two wickets in their Group D encounter at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Saturday (June 8).

Bangladesh restricted Sri Lanks to 124 for 9 wickets after they won the toss and elected to field first in their first game of the T20 World Cup 2024.

Sri Lanka appeared on course for a strong total at 100-3 in 14 overs. However, successive breakthroughs by Bangladesh's bowlers limited them to a modest score.

Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain and pacer Mustafizur Rahman stood out, each taking three wickets.

For Sri Lanka, opener Pathum Nissanka was the top scorer with 47 runs off 28 balls, featuring seven fours and a six.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said at the toss that the pitch looks dry.

"We would like to bowl first as we expect some seam and swing early on. Very important especially in this format, the top four have been doing a lot of hard work in the last few days," he added.