Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Mahedi Hasan delivered standout performances as Bangladesh clinched a historic T20I series win over Sri Lanka with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory in the final match at the R. Premadasa Stadium. This marked Bangladesh's first-ever T20I series triumph against Sri Lanka, sealed emphatically as they chased down 133 with 21 balls to spare.
Mahedi Hasan was the architect of Sri Lanka's downfall with a superb spell of spin bowling, picking up career-best figures of 4 for 11 and tearing through the middle order after early setbacks.
Pathum Nissanka scored a composed 46 off 39, but Sri Lanka slumped to 94/6. Dasun Shanaka’s unbeaten 35 lifted them to 132/7, but Tanzid’s unbeaten 73 powered Bangladesh to victory in just 16.3 overs.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 132/7 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 46, Dasun Shanaka 35; Mahedi Hasan 4/11) lost to Bangladesh 133/2 in 16.3 overs (Tanzid Hasan 73, Litton Das 32; Kamindu Mendis 1/21, Nuwan Thushara 25) by eight wickets.
