Mahedi Hasan Sparks Perfect Bangladesh Comeback

• Captain Litton Backs Mahedi
• Bangladesh Break Poor Streak

The win was sparked by a terrific performance from Mahedi Hasan, who claimed 4 for 11 including a maiden from his four overs in Colombo. 

Captain Litton Backs Mahedi

Bangladesh’s captain Litton Das said that Mahedi was in their minds from the outset considering the prevailing conditions in Colombo were expected to aid turn and spin. 

"We felt that Mahedi's skills would be a perfect fit for the Colombo wicket," Litton said after the game. "It doesn't mean he doesn't bowl well on other wickets. I had planned it as soon as I saw the schedule that Mahedi will be my first name in the line-up at this venue. 

Bangladesh Break Poor Streak

Bangladesh have been in a particular poor run of form, including losses to the UAE, Pakistan and then in the Test and ODI series against Sri Lanka. 

After the first T20I, Bangladesh found a way to break that run with two consecutive wins that helped them seal an intense win in the shortest format. 

"It is a proud moment for me as a captain. I am happy that the fans are also happy seeing us win a T20I series in Sri Lanka," Litton said. "We always try to give our 100% in the middle. We train in the way that we can give 100% in the middle. I always had the belief. I never had a shortage of belief in my ten years at this level."

Litton said Bangladesh were in the contest for most of the matches but couldn’t find a way to close out these games. 

"We didn't play bad cricket in all the formats. It looks different as we had some batting collapses," he said. "All the batters fell for 30-35 runs in the second Test, which had a good batting track. Someone had to play a big knock. 

“It was the same in the first ODI: we lost plenty of wickets in a collapse. We need to be more focused as a batting unit, and take responsibility with our choices of shots, [and] we will do better."