To win the series, Bangladesh had to score 175 runs. The target is not very big. In the second match, Bangladesh had scored 170 runs with 11 balls in hand. Today, it was 5 more runs; but chasing 175 runs, Bangladesh's dream of winning the series ended in the 4th over.

Nuwan Thusara ended the dream. The bowling style of this 19-year-old Sri Lankan pacer is completely similar to Lasith Malinga. He tries to deliver yorker lengths with every ball of the over.

Bangladesh's batters could not read his yorker lengths well. In the 4th over, he took the wickets of Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy and Mahmudullah Riyad with three consecutive balls. He took a great hat-trick.

Bangladesh, whose dream of winning with their bat was fulfilled, ended after losing their wickets with three consecutive balls in the 4th over. Nuwan Thusara finally took 5 wickets for 20 runs. The way he broke Bangladesh's back, the Tiger batters could not get out of it.

Bangladesh were eventually all out for 146 runs in 19.4 overs. They had to concede defeat by 28 runs.

Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and sent Sri Lanka to bat first. Batting, the Sri Lankans scored 174 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, relying on the bat of Kusal Mendis. Kusal scored 86 runs in 55 balls. He hit 6 boundaries and a six.

Soumya Sarkar was bowled in the third ball of the 6th over by Nuwan Thusara's yorker. He scored 11 runs in 10 balls. There was a hope for Zaker Ali Anik. But that too ended when he was seen to be out for just 4 runs (playing 13 balls) off Wanindu Hasaranga's ball.

When there was a threat of being all out in the lowest score, Sheikh Mehedi Hasan and Rishad Hossain put up a fight. They put on a 44-run partnership. Mehedi Hasan was out for 19 runs off 20 balls. He was bowled by Hasaranga.

Rishad Hossain, after completing his half-century off 26 balls, was out for 53 runs off 30 balls. However, before that, Rishad hit 7 sixes. Not a single boundary. Taskin Ahmed also managed to play well. He also hit 2 sixes and 3 boundaries. He played an innings of 31 runs off 21 balls. In the end, the Tigers were all out for 146 runs in 19.4 overs.