Sri Lanka secured a victory over Bangladesh by 5 wickets in the Asia Cup. Bangladesh had set a target of 165 runs for Sri Lanka in their first-ever encounter. Mathisha Pathirana, who took 4 wickets for Sri Lanka, emerged as the best player of the match.
The match took place in the city of Pallekele, Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh’s captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first, with the entire team being bowled out for 164 runs in the 43rd over.
In response, Sri Lanka achieved the target at the loss of 5 wickets in the 39th over.
Sri Lanka’s standout batsmen were Sadeera Samarawickrama, who scored 54 runs with 6 boundaries, and Charith Asalanka, who scored 62 runs without getting out.
From Bangladesh’s side, Shakib Al Hasan took 2 wickets, and Taskin Ahmed, Sharoful Islam, and Mehedi Hasan each claimed one wicket.
Earlier only Najamul Hasan batted well from Bangladesh side but other players did not support him. Najam Al Hussain returned to the pavilion after scoring 89 runs.
Mohammad Naeem and Tanzeed Hassan started the match from Bangladesh side, the opening batsmen Tanzeed Hassan and Mohammad Naeem got out early.
After that, Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan also returned after scoring only 5 runs off the ball of Sri Lanka’s Mendes, on this occasion, Najam Al Hussain led the team’s score by batting responsibly.
For Bangladesh, Tawhid scored 20 runs, Mohammad Naeem scored 16 runs and Mushfiqur Rahim scored 13 runs.
For Sri Lanka, Mathisha Pathirana got 4 wickets and Mahesh Thekshana got 2 wickets.
