KANDY – Sri Lanka on Thursday defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in second match of the Asia Cup 2023 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Sadeera Samarawickrama (54) and Chaith Asalanka’s unbeaten 62 helped Sri Lanka to achieve the target in 39 overs as visitors’s bowling line could not perform well.
Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama fire fifties to take Sri Lanka home ????#AsiaCup2023 | #SLvBAN ????: https://t.co/84oeN7UYIt pic.twitter.com/ryNf765TzC
— ICC (@ICC) August 31, 2023
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and set an easy target of 165 runs for Sri Lank. After opening pair Mohammad Naim and Tanzi Hasan Tamim failed to build a strong partnership, Najmul Hossain Shanto helped team to recover from early losses as he smashed 89 off 122 before he was dismissed by Maheesh Theekshana.
No other player, including Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan, could cross the 20-run mark.
Sri Lanka’s Matheesha Pathirana delivered magical bowling as he took four wickets while Theekshana claimed two wickets.
Bangladesh squad
Afif Hossain, Naim Sheikh, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Towid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mahedi Hasan
Sri Lanka squad
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Matheesha Pathirana
