Halambage's rapid fifty drives Sri Lanka's Hong Kong Sixes chase

Sports Central by DRM's Bangladesh-Sri Lanka highlights draw more than 600,000 views before their first day is over.

Channel: Sports Central by DRM Story of October 31, 2026Trari Newsroom

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 678,443 views a day, 63 times a normal first day on this channel (10,756).

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Habibur Rahman had set a demanding pace. The Bangladesh opener hit a rapid half-century before retiring, helping leave Sri Lanka with a chase that called for big shots from the start.

Vishen Halambage supplied them. Having already caught Sabbir Rahman off his own bowling, he powered to 52 from just 11 balls before retiring himself. Carlos Brathwaite's verdict from the commentary box was short: "Absolute carnage."

The highlights on clips channel Sports Central by DRM show why this six-a-side format can change so abruptly. Bangladesh's early boundary spree gives way to Sri Lanka's, then Mrittunjoy Chowdhury takes quick wickets to interrupt the chase. Late dismissals leave Sri Lanka close to the target but with almost no wickets to spare.

The upload is running far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience. It is part of a wider burst of interest in the tournament: the all-day broadcast and India-Pakistan highlights also drew unusually large audiences, while a separate Bangladesh first-innings edit made a strong start.

In the comments, Halambage's name keeps coming up, alongside mentions of Sabbir Rahman. One of the most-liked responses offers congratulations to Sri Lanka from a viewer identifying themselves as Bangladeshi, a small sporting courtesy beneath all that hitting.

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The numbers

The Bangladesh-Sri Lanka highlights and the full-day broadcast both drew audiences far above the channel's usual starts for their respective formats.

the video's first day

usual first day here

10,756

this video

678,443

subscribers

6,800,000

▲ 20,000 in the last 7 days

total views

4,132,671,181

views per day

4,338,725

typical day: 2,960,128

the video

views

638,317

likes

6,169

comments

202

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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10,500,000

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8,250,000

Sports Central by DRM

6,800,000

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5,650,000

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3,780,000

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3,650,000

As of October 31, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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