Sri Lanka and Bangladesh collided in the decisive third T20I on Saturday, March 9, at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, in Sylhet. The island nation emerged victorious by 28 runs to win the three-match series 2-1. Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first on Saturday. Wicketkeeper-batter Kusal Mendis played an excellent knock of 86 runs off 55 balls, belting six fours and as many sixes. While the other Sri Lankan batters couldn't come to the party, a late blitzkrieg from Dasun Shanaka (19 off 9 balls) helped the tourists set a challenging target of 175 for the Bangla Tigers. In the second innings, Nuwan Thushara broke the back of the Bangladeshi batting line-up. The right-arm pacer bagged a hat-trick in his very first over and went on to add two more wickets to his tally to finish with excellent figures of 5/20 in his four overs. Sri Lankan skipper Wanindu Hasaranga also chipped in with a couple of wickets as Rishad Hossain's entertaining half-century went in vain. The hosts were bowled out for 146 in the last over to lose the series. BAN vs SL 2024: Nuwan Thushara becomes fifth Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick in T20Is After receiving their winning trophy, the Sri Lankan players, including Mathews, posed for a team photo. They pointed to their wrists to mock their Bangladeshi counterparts. Last year, during the ODI World Cup in India, Bangladesh versus Sri Lanka clash turned out to be a heated affair after Angelo Mathews was adjudged 'timed out'. The veteran all-rounder noticed that his helmet strap was broken after he arrived at the crease to bat. Shakib Al Hasan, who was the opposition captain, appealed for a timed-out dismissal and the umpires had to send Mathews back to the hut.