Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said that the target of 172 runs is from his side chased against Bangladesh In t20 world cup The Super 12 match on Sunday was not easy. He achieved it because there were two sets of batsmen to work on.
Young left-armer Charit Aslanka hit an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls while fellow southpaw Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored a quick half-century (53) as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets. “It was not an easy chase, but once the batsmen are set, any target can be chased,” Shanaka said in a post-match presentation.
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He said, ‘It was a great innings by Aslanka. It’s very important that the youngsters step up to this level, it’s really nice to see the player of the match.” .
“I am very happy and my friends back home will be very happy, they always support me. I want to keep that up and do the same for my country in the upcoming games.”
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“When I faced the first ball, it looked like a good pitch and I backed myself to play my natural game. Rajapaksa played a brilliant innings and he changed the pace,” said 24-year-old Aslanka, who has played just eight ODIs and four T20Is before Sunday’s match.
Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah said he felt the 171 could have been defended.
“Liton and Naeem got us off to a very good start. Naeem took over the innings. Mushfiq played a brilliant innings. We were in the game till the tenth over. But after that things went wrong for us.”
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“We will correct it in the next game. We watched IPL matches and thought an extra spinner would help. The spinners bowled well but we missed some chances. This game will give a boost to our batting unit and we are looking forward to the next match.” “
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