Bangladesh level the series with dominant 83-run win
Apart from the early phase of their innings, Bangladesh dominated the game throughout.
Victory was all but sealed. After Binura Fernando was stumped off Rishad's bowling, the formalities were complete. Following defeat in the first T20I, Bangladesh bounced back in style with an 83-run win in the second match, levelling the three-match T20 series.
Apart from the early phase of their innings, Bangladesh dominated the game throughout. Defending a target of 178, Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin put Sri Lanka under pressure from the start. With just 25 runs on the board, the visitors had already lost four wickets. There was a glimmer of hope for Sri Lanka as Nissanka and Shanaka attempted a recovery.
However, Rishad turned the game firmly in Bangladesh's favour with two wickets in a single over. By then, spectators in Dambulla had already started to head home. Bangladesh didn't take long to wrap up the win, bowling Sri Lanka out for just 94. Rishad claimed three wickets, while Shoriful and Saifuddin picked up two each.
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