The name of the tournament is Sixes. The game of six, the game of sixes. Captain Akbar Ali hit that six with the bat against Sri Lanka. Mosaddek Hossain blocked a six with the ball. Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 14 runs with their bat and ball.

Opener Sheikh Habibur Rahman started the storm by coming out to bat at the Mission Road ground in Hong Kong. He scored 21 runs off 7 balls. He hit two fours and a six each. However, the other opener Zisan Alam hit a golden duck. Captain Akbar, who came out at three, scored 32 runs off 9 balls. He hit four sixes and two fours from his bat.

However, Mosaddek, who came out at four, and Abu Haider Rony, who came out at five, could not take advantage with the bat. Mosaddek scored 8 runs off 6 balls and Rony only 6 runs off 10 balls. Bangladesh scored 75 runs for 5 wickets. In reply, Sri Lanka were all out for 61 runs in 5.1 overs (losing 6 wickets).

The team’s opener Thanuka Dabare scored 12 runs in 3 balls. Dhananjaya Laxman added 18 runs in 12 balls. Mosaddek took 3 wickets in 2 overs for 20 runs. Ronnie and Tofail took 1 wicket each in 1 over for 15 and 8 runs.