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Sri Lanka have been eliminated from the World Cup.
Shakib and Shanto played a brilliant innings.
New Delhi. In the World Cup (World Cup 2023), the Bangladesh team has already been eliminated from the semi-final race. Apart from this, Sri Lanka’s game has also deteriorated. In this match between the two teams, there was a lot of drama along with excitement. The Sri Lankan team crashed out of the World Cup on pain of time out. At the same time, fans criticized Bangladesh captain Shakib for his antics on social media. However, he played a brilliant innings for his team.
The Bangladesh team won the toss and came to bowl first and immediately attacked Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka lost their first batsman in the very first over. After this, Kushal Mendis also got out cheaply. However, an innings of 41-41 runs was seen from the bat of opener Pathum Nisanka and Sadira. After this, Angelo Mathews became the victim of a controversial decision. He was sent back to the pavilion due to time out. After this Charith Aslanka stepped onto the crease and took on a formidable class of bowlers. He scored a brilliant century in this match. With the help of this innings, Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a target of 280 runs.
Great batting from Bangladesh
Chasing the target of 280 runs, the Bangladesh team got off to a great start. However, the opener was dismissed within 50 runs. But after this Shakib Al Hasan and Nazmul Hasan became completely settled at the crease. There was a century partnership between the two batsmen. Shakib scored 82 runs while Shanto scored 90 runs. Angelo Mathews led the team back by showing them the way to the pavilion. After this, the Bangladesh team was seen struggling. However, in the end, Bangladesh registered a thrilling victory in this match by 3 wickets.
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Bangladesh was the first team to be eliminated from the World Cup. But now Sri Lanka’s hopes of a semi-final race are all but gone. Both the teams will now play one more match each in the mega event. Sri Lanka’s next match will be against New Zealand while Bangladesh will face Australia.
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Tags: Angelo Mathews, Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan, Sri Lanka, World Cup 2023
First published: November 6, 2023, 21:57 IST

