Liton, Rishad shine as Bangladesh crush Sri Lanka: 2nd T20 (Dambulla)

Leg spinner Rishad took 3-18 as Sri Lanka were shot out for 94 with Bangladesh producing a dominant all-round performance to level the three-match series 1-1 in Dambulla.

Skipper Liton Das led from the front with a superb 76 off 50 balls to rescue Bangladesh. Struggling at 78-4, the visitors made 177-7.

Rishad mixed flight and turn to dismantle the middle and lower order as Sri Lanka crumbled from 77-4 to 94 all out. Shoriful Islam (3-0-12-2) and Mohammad Saifuddin (3-0-21-2) kept up the pressure on Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh 177 for 7 (Litton 76, Shamim 48, Binura 3-31) beat Sri Lanka 94 (Nissanka 32, Rishad 3-18, Shoriful 2-12) by 83 runs.

July 2025.