Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, World Cup Highlights: BAN pull off dramatic win, SL knocked out

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka are eliminated from the World Cup. Theekshana sinks to the ground as Tanzim sends the first ball of the second from Angelo Mathews behind wide of the wicketkeeper. It goes down as leg byes in the end but no one from Bangladesh would be too worried about that. This is Bangladesh's first win over Sri Lanka in five attempts at the ODI World Cup and this is also keeps them afloat for a spot in the 2025 Champions Trophy. Sri Lanka are out and they now also in slight danger of not qualifying for the Champions Trophy. This has to be the most heated game thus far in this tournament. Umpires Marais Erasmus and Richard Illingworth had their hands full, a lot of sparks flew between the two sets of players during the Bangladesh innings and the umpires often had to take the roll of peacemakers in a press conference ahead of a pro-boxing fighting. Kudos to them as well. This is a game that is going to be part of the answer to a lot of cricket quiz questions in the future.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Tanzim with a four off the third ball of that over and then the fifth ball goes for four leg byes. Mendis reviews for an LBW but it is pitching outside off. Bangladesh very close to finishing this dramatic game of cricket.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 278/7 in 41 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Miraz goes for a big shot off the first ball of the 41st from Theekshana. The first legal delivery really, since he had bowled a wide. It is taken at long off. Bangladesh need just 11 to win but the drama just refuses to go.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Second ball of the 40th from Madushanka and it is whipped fine over the boundary.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: It is back and forth at the moment. Third ball of the 39th from Theekshana, a quick yorker and Mahmudullah is bamboozled by that.

Mahmudullah b Theekshana 22 (23)

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 255/6 in 38.3 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Last ball of that over and new man Hridoy smashes it back over the bowler's head.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 255/6 in 38 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Well Sri Lanka are not letting this game drift now. Surely they can't stage a comeback here, can they? Madushanka bowls the fourth ball of the 38th short of a length, it pings in just a little bit late and Mushfiqur misses it. The ball crashes on to off stump.

Mushfiqur b Madushanka 10 (13)

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 249/5 in 37.4 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Mahmadullah has raced to 22 off 20 with Mushfiqur Rahim at the other end on 8 off 9. He has made sure that Bangladesh don't really feel the effect of Shakib and Shanto falling within a few balls of each other and Bangladesh are quite close to pulling off a clinical chase.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 247/4 in 37 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Well, well Angelo Mathews has got both the set batters out. Shanto falls 10 runs short of his century. Scrambled seam on a length outside off, Shanto looks to dab it behind and ends up getting a bottom edge and on to the stumps.

Shanto b Mathews 90 (101)

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 211/4 in 33.2 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: And Mathews whips out the imaginary watch on Shakib as he celebrates that wicket. He has surely been waiting for this ever since he walked back into the dressing room early today in anger. Good length delivery first ball of the 32nd, Shakib early on the flick to the off cutter and it takes a leading edge. Pops up to mid-off who comes in for a good catch.

Shakib c Asalanka b Mathews 82 (65)

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 210/3 in 31.1 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Some major salt in the wounds now for Sri Lanka. They missed a run out chance off the first ball of that 30th over. Then Shanto pulls the second ball to deep midwicket. A single after that and then Shakib picks the fourth ball behind square leg for a six, the fifth driven straight down the ground for four and the sixth also smashed down the ground for another boundary. He races to 81 off 60, Shanto on 86 off 93.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 206/2 in 30 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Shanto has moved to 80 off 87, Shakib on 62 off 54. They are bossing it at the moment and Sri Lanka look quite bereft of ideas.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 181/2 in 28 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Well this is extraordinary from Sri Lanka, they seem to be in full victim mode here. A crowd of players surrounding the two umpires, instead of just the captain, as is normally the case on a cricket field but what we have here is pretty much in the territory of Juventus appealing against a last minute penalty they were given in the 2018 Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid. A long hold up with everyone from Mendis to Mathews to Chameera holding the ball up in the two umpires' faces. In the end it's just Mendis and Mathews with the rest having sauntered off and they finally get a new ball.

BAN vs SL Live Score: 168/2 in 26 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Edged and it runs away to the boundary! That is a microcosm of how things have gone so far in this match, no luck whatsoever for Sri Lanka. Good length delivery outside off from Chameera for the last ball of the 25th, Shakib slashes hard at it and it flies off a thick outside edge. No chance for Mendis.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: First time in this year's tournament that Bangladesh have a 100-run partnership. It has come in 99 balls.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 141/2 in 22 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Shanto pulls the second ball of the 21st from Mathews to the boundary and that is a wonderful way to bring up his fifty. It has come in 58 balls.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka having no luck with the conditions and some slip ups in the field as well. Shakib and Shanto, on the other hand, are looking solid. Shakib on 36 off as many, Shanto on 48 off 57.

BAN vs SA Live Score: Bangladesh 123/2 in 20 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Third ball of the 17th over, Shanto pulls it stylishly past square leg and that brings up the half-century stand. The umpires then come together to discuss to the seam of the ball which seems to have swollen. A lot of dew today out there.

BAN vs SL Live Score: 94/2 in 16.3 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Samarawickrama and Shanto engage in some verbal jousting after the fourth ball of the 14th and umpire Richard Illingworth comes in between to dampen the situation. Shanto on 19 off 34, Shakib on 19 off 23.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 75/2 in 14 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: No prizes for predicting that there was going to be some needle whenever Shakib walked in and thus far, the Bangladesh captain has looked good. He hit a six off the third ball of the 12th from Chameera, then a leading edge that flies over the point fielder off he fifth ball of that same over. A dot ball after that and Shakib is on 18 off 21, Shanto on 17 off 24.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 71/2 in 12 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Shakib Al Hasan is on 6 off 8, Najmul Hossain Shanto on 13 off 19.

BAN vs SL Live Score: Bangladesh 54/2 in 9 overs

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: A seam-up delivery by Madushanka, aimed towards the legside. Stunning yorker, and LItton fails to connect as it hits his pads. LBW! He doesn't review and walks off!

Litton lbw b Madushanka 23 (22)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: A maiden by the lethal Madushanka as he keeps it tight. Shanto (6*) and Litton (10*) are currently batting for Bangladesh and haven't really got into the frame yet!

BAN: 28/1 (5), Target: 280

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, BAN vs SL Cricket World Cup 2023: Short of a length delivery by Madushanka, at waist height. Litton hooks it away to fine leg. Perera goes to his left to take a low catch. The ball goes through his hands, dropped! Then to the ropes and it is a four!