Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 Highlights: SL beat BAN by five wickets

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 Highlights: Half centuries from Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka helped Sri Lanka finish a tricky chase.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: (AFP)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 Highlights: Sri Lanka took a firm control of the proceedings early in the match, taking three wickets in the first 10 overs, which included the wicket of captain Shakib Al Hasan. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Tawhid Hridoy then steadied proceedings before the latter fell while the stand was on 59 off 80. Shanto has stayed steady at one end while Bangladesh continue to lose wickets at the other. The wheels then well and truly came off after the 40th over and Shanto himself fell on 89 off 122 balls. Bangladesh were eventually all out for 164. Rain had been predicted for the day and Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka had said that he has factored it in his plans for the day. There was a very brief interruption but apart from that, the clouds have stayed away thus far. Bangladesh made a good account of themselves in the Sri Lankan innings though. While they kept a firm control on the proceedings, half centuries from Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka coupled with the below par score has allowed Sri Lanka to all but confirm victory. Samarawickrama scored 54 off 77 and Asalanka finished unbeaten on 62 off 92.

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• 31 Aug 2023, 09:59:37 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets

  Asalanka ends unbeaten on 62 off 92, Shanaka at the other end on 14 off 21. Sri Lanka only needed one and a half good partnerships to do it and that is what they got. Samarawickrama and Asalanka put up 78 runs off 119 balls for the fourth wicket. The stand between Asalanka and Shanaka, meanwhile, ends unbeaten on 37 off 48 balls.

• 31 Aug 2023, 09:47:30 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: SIX! First of the match at last

  Asalanka in a hurry to finish this now. Sri Lanka get to 158/5 for five with that, they need just seven to win now.  Bangladesh did a very good job of defending a very low total but in the end, it was just too much for them to do.

• 31 Aug 2023, 09:41:07 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: 50 for Asalanka!

  His 50 has taken 85 balls, far longer than what Sadeera took but it is just as important for his team, if not more. 

• 31 Aug 2023, 09:30:11 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka 134/5 in 33 overs

  Captain Shanaka is out now and he has scored one run in five balls. Asalanka, meanwhile has got to 44 in 72 balls. Sri Lanka now need 31 to win off 17 overs and so any blame for a loss at this point will really be mostly on them unless Bangladesh play utterly miraculous cricket here.

• 31 Aug 2023, 09:22:12 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: OUT!

  Oh that is not something Dhananjaya would like to ever see again. He steps out to Shakib, who bowls it full and so Dhananjaya yorks himself. Whooshes the bat through thin air as the ball goes unperturbed and hits the stumps. Sri Lanka need just 37 to win in 19 overs and so why Dhananjaya felt hee needed to do that, only he knows. 

• 31 Aug 2023, 09:17:30 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: STUMPED! Samarawickrama is gone

  Mahedi goes fill on off for the first ball of the 30th. Samarawickrama comes down the track but it turns away and it goes past his outside edge. Mushfiqur collects and takes off the stumps.

  Samarawickrama st Mushfiqur Rahim b Mahedi Hasan 54 (77), SL 121/4 in 29.1 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 09:05:12 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka 115/3 in 26 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 08:55:44 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: FOUR! 50 for Samarawickrama

  He plays the second ball to covers and takes a single to complete his half century. It has come in 58 balls. A fantastic innings that may have saved Sri Lanka from defeat.

• 31 Aug 2023, 08:52:04 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: FOUR! Samarawickrama two runs away from his fifty

  Short from Taskin for the fourth ball of the 23rd, Samarawickrama pulls it in front of square leg to the boundary. Just two runs away now from what will be a well-deserved half century.

• 31 Aug 2023, 08:47:45 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: FOUR!

  Miraz brought back into the attack in the 22nd, the third delivery is floated outside off and Asalanka sweeps to find the gap in the deep.

• 31 Aug 2023, 08:45:23 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka 93/3 in 21 overs

  The stand between these two has reached 50 and it has taken 70 balls to get there. The India-Pakistan match is set to be held on the same ground so there is a very good chance that we will be hearing the names like Bumrah and Afridi far more than Kohli and Babar. 

• 31 Aug 2023, 08:34:43 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: Sri Lanka 88/3 in 19 overs

  Samarawickrama has moved to 42 off 44, Asalanka on 19 off 33. This partnership has now brought 45 runs for Sri Lanka in 60 balls.

• 31 Aug 2023, 08:19:59 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka 61/3 in 15 overs

  Samarawickrama is on 26 off 30, Asalanka on 10 off 23. Sri Lanka now need 104 off 35 overs. Bangladesh sticking with spin now with Shakib and Mahedi alternating.

• 31 Aug 2023, 08:02:16 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: Sri Lanka 49/3 in 11 overs

  Sadeera on 22 off 23, Asalanka on 3 off six. Sri Lanka need 116 to win in a whopping in 39 overs. They need nothing more than one good partnership.

• 31 Aug 2023, 07:53:20 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: GONE! 

  Shakib sends back Mendis! That is a huge wicket and it is the captain himself who provides it. Tossed up on good length and Mendis plays for the turn. But it stays straight and hits the stumps.

  Mendis b Shakib Al Hasan 5 (21), Sri Lanka 43/3 in 9.2 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 07:43:26 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh 33/2 in 7 overs

  Shakib Al Hasan brings himself on. Sadeera Samarawickrama is on 14 off 11 and is looking really good. Mendis, meanwhile got off the mark off the 15th ball that he faced.

• 31 Aug 2023, 07:38:59 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: Mendis needing attention

  Kusal Mendis hurts himself after putting in a dive. Physio comes out and so we have a brief break in play.

• 31 Aug 2023, 07:32:52 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: FOUR! 

  Shoriful pitches the fifth ball of the sixth over outside off, Samarawickrama nails the cover drive for four. A shot of authority.

• 31 Aug 2023, 07:18:57 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: OUT! 

  Well, well, well this game is no foregone conclusion. Not the greatest ball from Shoriful Islam but Nissanka goes for a rather careless cut, it takes a nick and Mushfiqur takes a sharp catch to his right.

  Nissanka c Mushfiqur Rahim b Shoriful Islam 14 (13), Bangladesh 15/2 in 3.3 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 07:16:36 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: What a start for Bangladesh

  Sri Lanka are 13/1 in 3 overs. A wicket maiden from Taskin there. The ball is doing a whole lot of things at the moment and batting is not easy at all. Bangladesh's pacers have a chance at making a real dent here. 

• 31 Aug 2023, 07:11:17 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: GONE!

  Oh what a delivery that is, a rip roaring inswinger that crashes through Karunaratne's gate and takes the stumps.

  Karunaratne b Taskin Ahmed 1 (3), Sri Lanka 13/1 in 2.1 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 07:04:35 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: The players return

  Here we go then, Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka walk out to open for Sri Lanka. Taskin Ahmed bowling the first over. Can Bangladesh pull off a heist here?

• 31 Aug 2023, 06:58:55 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: Some praise for Pathirana

  Two of the all-time greats have taken note of what the young pacer has done today. There are also a lot of joyful CSK fans online today, mainly due to the performances of Theekshana and Pathirana.

• 31 Aug 2023, 06:43:20 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: Pathirana speaks

  “Last I played ODIs in Qualifiers. Took some experience and came here. Wicket was pretty dead in first half. That's why I tried slower balls and other things. Very difficult to adjust to ODIs so soon after T20s. But I will manage it.”

• 31 Aug 2023, 06:40:50 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: Dream home debut for Pathirana

  A lot of great things are expected off him, first of all because of THAT action and secondly because of the performances he has put up in T20 leagues, particularly in the IPL for CSK. This was his first international match at home and he has got four.

• 31 Aug 2023, 06:30:20 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: Bangladesh 164 all out in 42.4 overs

  Pathirana gets Mustafizur out LBW. Review taken as a formality and the decision is reaffirmed by the replays. He ends the innings with four wickets. Bangladesh never really got going. Shanto's 89 off 122 balls shows just how difficult it has been for them to bat. Towhid Hridoy's 20 off 41 is the second highest score for Bangladesh.

• 31 Aug 2023, 06:27:28 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: OUT! Pathirana gets his third

  It's all coming to an end rather quickly now. Good length around off, Taskin pokes at it and gives catching practice to the fielder at covers.

  Taskin Ahmed c Theekshana b Pathirana 0 (2), Bangladesh 164/9

• 31 Aug 2023, 06:22:08 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: OUT! Theekshana gets Shanto!

  Is that the game? Theekshana bowls through the gates and takes middle and leg stumps. Shanto denied a century. Full ball around the stumps, Shanto gets forward to drive, the ball skids through the gap between bat and body and hits the stumps.

  Najmul Hossain Shanto b Theekshana 89 (122), Bangladesh 162/8 in 41.2 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 06:19:13 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: OUT! Mahedi falls!

  That is that for Mahedi and Sri Lanka are into the Bangladesh tail. Full on middle from Wellalage, Mahed comes forward to defend, the ball hits him on the pads, big appeal for LBW and given. Mahedi takes the review but it is more in hope than anything else. Ball tracking shows that the ball straightened enough to just about clip the outside of the leg stump.

  Mahedi Hasan lbw b Wellalage 6 (16), Bangladesh 162/8 in 41.2 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 06:14:52 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: Bangladsh 160/6 in 40 overs

  Shanto on 88 off 119, Mahedi on 5 off 12. How Bangladesh would love a switch of gears at this point but it is just too risky. Mahedi is pretty much the last recognised batter for Bangladesh, although Taskin Ahmed can hit a big shot or two.

• 31 Aug 2023, 05:59:36 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: Bangladesh 145/6 in 37 overs

  Shanto is on 80 off 113, Mahedi Hasan is the new man at the other end. Back to that run out, Shanto had taken off for a run from the non-striker's end but Miraz did not move at all. Bowler Kasun Rajitha picks the ball up and seems to be gesturing towards the striker's end before taking the bails off. Shanaka remonstrates somewhat angrily with Rajitha after that and the broadcast commentator states that the bowler seemed to have forgotten to take the bails off over there. There was confusion over whether it was Miraz or Shanto who was dismissed. Miraz stayed out of his crease when he saw Shanto coming in and he was absolutely livid about the whole situation. However, he knew what the right thing was, Bangladesh needed Shanto to be out there as long as possible and thus sacrificed his wicket.

• 31 Aug 2023, 05:52:48 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: MIX-UP AND RUN OUT!

  Both batters at the same end of the crease! Very strange scenes here but it earlier looked like Shanto is gone, but now it looks like Miraz is the man who has to go. The bowler seemed to be even motioning to one of the batters to get back, probably in jest, but it may have been something else. Very bizarre sequence of events and in the end, Miraz is run out. 

  Mehidy Hasan Miraz run out (de Silva/Rajitha) 5 (11), Bangladesh 141/6 in 36.3 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 05:42:42 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh 131/5 in 34 overs

  Shanto on 69 off 102 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz at the other end with 2 runs. This is the partnership for Bangladesh, if these two don't put up a good stand here, getting to 200 might be a hike for them.

• 31 Aug 2023, 05:36:28 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: OUT! Mushfiqur has to walk

  Upper cut from Mushfiqur and it goes straight to third man. Pathirana gets his second wicket.

  Rahim c Karunaratne b Pathirana 13 (22), Bangladesh 127/5 in 32.4 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 05:27:38 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: 31 overs done, Bangladesh 125/4

  A bit of a scare for Shanto as he skies a pull shot but it falls safe. He is on 65 off 91, Mushfiqur on 13 off 19.

• 31 Aug 2023, 05:18:41 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh 117/4 in 29 overs

  Shanto is on 61 off 83. Some old fashioned ODI batting from him here. Mushfiqur at the other end is on 11 off 15.

• 31 Aug 2023, 05:05:43 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: FOUR! What a shot that is

  Mushfiqur Rahim brings out the reverse sweep against Wellalage off the first ball of the 27th over. Bangladesh are 106/4 off 26.1 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 04:54:17 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: GONE! Captain breaks the stand

  Last ball of the 22nd bowled by Shanaka and big appeal for LBW. Umpire shakes his head and Shanaka takes the review. Full and swinging in, Hridoy comes down the track and the ball hits the front pad. Impact is in line! And so it is three reds and the umpire has to change his decision.

  Hridoy lbw b Shanaka 20 (41), Bangladesh 95/4 in 24 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 04:46:25 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: 50 partnership up

  This has been a good recovery from Shanto and Hridoy. Shanto is on 45, Hridoy on 38. It has taken 70 balls to get here. They might just be considering shifting gears from here. Bangladesh lost three wickets in the first 10 overs but these two have ensured that they don't lose another after that.

• 31 Aug 2023, 04:39:29 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: Bangladesh 39/3 in 29 overs

  So far so good from Hridoy and Shanto. They have put up 43 runs for the fourth wicket. 

• 31 Aug 2023, 04:29:31 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: And they come back on

  Just a little break, almost as long as a normal drinks break, and the players are back on now. Sri Lanka have a skip in their steps, Bangladesh have to dig in deep. Towhid Hridoy is on 10 off 14, Shanto is on 35 off 52.

• 31 Aug 2023, 04:25:13 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: The match thus far

  Bangladesh lost three wickets in the first 10 overs but these two have ensured that they don't lose another after that.

• 31 Aug 2023, 04:23:50 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: Players go off!

  Well this is rather strange, the umpires lead the players off and the covers come as it starts raining. But just like that, the rain stops. Now the covers are coming off. The players are standing right by the boundary. Bangladesh are 65/3 in 16.1 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 04:13:24 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: 15 overs gone, Bangladesh 62/3

  Meanwhile the learned groundsmen of the ground are starting to lineup along the boundary lines and are sitting at the ready with the covers. There are dark clouds hovering over the hills and they might be starting to roll down to the ground.

• 31 Aug 2023, 03:55:00 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: GONE! The new slinga gets Shakib!

  A stunning catch from Kusal Mendis as well. Short ball outside off, Shakib tries to cut it but he seems to have gloved it after he went through with the shot. It dashes to the left of the wicketkeeper who dives and takes a fantastic reaction catch.

  Shakib Al Hasan c †Mendis b Pathirana 5 (11), Bangladesh 36/3 in 10.4 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 03:49:20 PM IST

  Asia Cup Live score: 10 overs gone, Bangladesh 34/2

  Shakib Al Hasan is in early and he has a real task to do if his team is to put up a competitive total. He is on five off nine, Najmul Hossain Shanto on 12 off 26. Here comes baby Malinga, Mathisha Pathirana.

• 31 Aug 2023, 03:38:34 PM IST

  BAN vs SL Live Asia Cup 2023: GONE! 

  Well an attempted big shot out of nowhere and Naim has to walk! Bangladesh in a spot of bother early in this match. Dhananjaya De Silva's first over and Naim comes dashing out to his fourth ball, he swings through the like but the bowler slowed the pace down. It takes an ouside edge and flies to point.

  Naim c Nissanka b de Silva 16 (23), Bangladesh 25/2 in 7.4 overs

• 31 Aug 2023, 03:26:36 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh 11/1 in 4 overs

  Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mohammad Naim watchful at the moment as Theekshana and Rajitha keep a firm hand on the proceedings. This is intense stuff at the moment.

• 31 Aug 2023, 03:14:23 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: LBW!

  THE DEBUTANT ONLY LASTS TWO BALLS!

  Fantastic delivery by Theekshana, drifts in. Tanzid stays deep and misses to connect! It hits his back leg! Umpire's finger goes up immediately! Doesn't waste a review!

  Tanzid lbw b Theekshana 0 (2)

• 31 Aug 2023, 03:09:21 PM IST

  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score Asia Cup 2023: Five dot balls and a four in the first over!

  Rajitha begins with a dot ball and follows it up with dots in the next two deliveries! Then he sends a full ball, outside off. Naim drives it through the covers for a four! Then two more dot balls!