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1st Twenty20 International, Chittagong

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 2013-14

At Chittagong, February 12, 2014 (floodlit). First Twenty20 international: Sri Lanka won by two runs. Sri Lanka 168-7 (20 overs) (M. D. K. J. Perera 64, K. M. D. N. Kulasekara 31); ‡Bangladesh 166-7 (20 overs) (Tamim Iqbal 30, Anamul Haque 58). MoM: M. D. K. J. Perera. T20I debuts: Arafat Sunny, Mithun Ali. Of all Bangladesh's losses this may have hurt the most, because they were denied victory by the umpires' discretion. With three needed off the final ball, Tissara Perera delivered a high full toss to Anamul Haque, who had just hit him for three fours; it flew skywards off the top edge, and Perera himself settled beneath it for the catch. Anamul protested that it was a no ball, and the umpires conferred, before sending the decision upstairs. The footage showed the delivery was almost exactly waist-height, and the decision could have gone either way. But the third umpire ruled in favour of Sri Lanka, who retained their No. 1 ranking in the format.

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