Sri Lanka, July 17 -- Right-arm spinner Mahedi Hasan, with a four-wicket haul, and Tanzid Hasan, who slammed an unbeaten 73 off 46 balls, shone for Bangladesh in their convincing eight-wicket win in the deciding third T20I matchagainst hosts Sri Lanka.

The match, played under oodlights at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday, saw Bangladesh clinch their rst-ever T20I series win against Sri Lanka Bangladesh, though losing their rst wicket on the very rst ball of their run chase of 133, settled down as skipper Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan took control. The pair put together a valuable 74-run partnership for the second wicket, laying the foundation for their victory.

Tanzid, batting with condence, raced to his half-century in just 27 balls, ...