Sri Lanka won by a comfortable margin of five wickets in the second game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, and as a result, the defending champions advanced significantly closer to the Super Four.
Notably, the team lead by Shakib Al Hasan struggled to get going from the get-go while batting first. Only Najmul Hosein Shanto was able to get going, and it was thanks to his 89 runs that Bangladesh was able to score 164 runs in the first innings.
Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka batted exceptionally well throughout the chase, which took some time but was ultimately successful thanks to the home team. They completely dominated the rundown and ultimately won the game by five wickets.
Brief scores: Bangladesh 164 in 42.4 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 89; Matheesha Pathirana 4-32, Maheesh Theekshana 2-19) lost to Sri Lanka 165/5 in 39 overs (Charith Asalanka 62*, Sadeera Samarawickrama 54; Shakib Al Hasan 2-29) by five wickets.