Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI, July 2, 2025 - Full Commentary
Commentary
Over 35
04:13 PM
Hasaranga to Jaker Ali, out Lbw!! No review left. Jaker Ali will have to go. SL take a 1-0 lead. They win by 77 runs. That was a googly, on the sticks, Jaker Ali looked to slog sweep and missed the line of the delivery to be hit on the pad. The batter was on his knees trying to play that. The ball tracker showed it was umpire's call on hitting but the original call was out and even if they had a review, Jaker would still have been out. Hasaranga was fighting some cramps and has done a great job with his four fer. Jaker Ali lbw b Hasaranga 51(64) [4s-4 6s-4]
WICKET04:13 PM
Hasaranga to Jaker Ali, no run, very full, on the pads, Jaker Ali clips the ball down on to the on-side. Another dot
04:13 PM
Hasaranga to Jaker Ali, no run, on the sticks, tossed up delivery, Jaker Ali pushes it out into the off-side with soft hands
04:12 PM
Hasaranga to Jaker Ali, no run, the ball turns in, Jaker Ali gets squared up and defends it
04:12 PM
Hasaranga to Jaker Ali, no run, defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
Over 34
04:10 PM
Theekshana to Mustafizur, no run, clean bowled but it was a free-hit ball. That was a tossed up delivery and Mustafizur looked to slog it but missed the line of the delivery. Had a chance there to get off the mark but not to be
over-break04:10 PM
Theekshana to Mustafizur, no ball, looks to work it away and misses. The bowler appealled as well. But the bowler has overstepped. Poor from Theekshana
04:08 PM
Theekshana to Jaker Ali, 1 run, on the pads, nudged down on to the on-side for a single. Jaker Ali has trusted Mustafizur for a couple of balls again
04:08 PM
Theekshana to Jaker Ali, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, Jaker Ali looks to slog sweep and gets an edge. Element of luck for Jaker Ali but he deserves it. Has been a fighting knock from the batter. Third ODI fifty for Jaker Ali
FIFTY04:07 PM
Theekshana to Jaker Ali, no run, very full, Jaker Ali jams the ball down to long-on off the cue-end of the bat after backing away
04:07 PM
Theekshana to Jaker Ali, no run, short ball, outside off, slapped off the back foot to deep cover. They don't take a single again. One must be used to the template of batting he has used in the last few overs
04:06 PM
Theekshana to Jaker Ali, no run, flogged away across the line and lands short of the man at deep mid
Over 33
04:05 PM
Hasaranga to Mustafizur, no run, flatter delivery, Mustafizur defends
over-breakKey Moments
04:42 PM
The twin changes after the drinks break was a master stroke. The ball spun and the visitors were taken for a ride. They did a mistake which has been committed again and again by so many previous teams as well. They needed to show better application on a wicket which was slowing down by the minute. But they didn't. That's it from game 1 of this ODI series. It will be interesting to see how the visitors bounce back as they also possess good stock when it comes to the spin department. We will be back soon with more cricketing action.
04:30 PM
SL have once again proved why they are so good in these home conditions. Spin to win is their mantra and that came out true once again tonight. Led by their skipper - Asalanka - who scored a fighting ton, SL scored only 244. It seemed pretty less as Bangladesh got off to a smashing start. But then an unnecessary run-out triggered a massive collapse. Bangladesh lost 7 wickets in a span of four odd overs and the match tilted firmly in favour of the hosts. Jaker tried but was left with a mountain to climb. Bangladesh got carried away with the start but we have seen in the past SL bring out their aces once the ball becomes a little old.
04:10 PM
Five run penalty. Third time they have started an over late. Poor from Lanka. Their skipper tried to reason but the umpire wasn't taking any of it.