BAN vs SL Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT! The bowling change from Sahan Arachchige to bring himself back into the attack will do the last bit for Sri Lanka, as they have beaten Bangladesh by 63 runs to secure a bronze medal in the Asian Games 2026. Pitching full, wide outside the off stump. Nasum bites on the bait to hit it downtown. He swings hard, aiming to clear the boundary, but fails to reach the middle of the blade. Ashen Bandara judges the skier with ease, moving in slightly from the rope to take a routine catch.

A touch shorter, on off, Nasum Ahmed flat bats it to long on, but Ahmed denies the single.

Fuller, outside off, Nasum Ahmed tries to slap it away, but the delivery is way to full for that shot. The ball gets the inside edge and bounces wide of the stumps.

Pitches it up, on off, Mustafizur Rahman defends it to the right of the bowler.

Aiming for a yorker, but spill out a full toss, with pace, on middle. Mustafizur Rahman pushes it to mid off.

Bangs a bouncer, over middle, Nasum Ahmed pulls it to long on for one.

SIX! KABOOM! Full-length delivery, on middle. Nasum Ahmed clears his front foot and smokes it downtown for half a dozen. 100 comes up for Bangladesh.

Nails a yorker this time, does Thushara, at the stumps. Nasum Ahmed makes room and digs it to cover.

Overpitched, but sprays down the leg side. Nasum Ahmed misses on his flick.

Nice and full, just outside off, Nasum Ahmed blocks it down.

Short, outside off, Mustafizur Rahman tries to pull, but offers his shot way too early.

Full, outside off, Nasum Ahmed clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Full wide outside off, Nasum miscues a big slog into the deep. It falls short of the incoming long-on fielder, allowing the batters to get a double.

In the air... SAFE! Tossed up, fuller, around off. Mustafizur Rahman miscues his slog sweep and the ball lands safely down the ground, where three players were convergint to take the catch, but none of them reaches the destination in time.

Full, on off, Nasum Ahmed nudges it to the leg side for one.

Short, at the stumps, Mustafizur Rahman pushes it to long off for a single.

Short, outside off, Mustafizur Rahman stabs it to wide long off for a single.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! The googly finally proves to be too good for Aliss Al Islam, and Sri Lanka are just one wicket away from sealing the Bronze Medal. Dushan Hemantha drags the length back, bowling it just outside off. Islam rocks back and tries to punch it through the off side but the ball turns back in and takes the inside edge, before eventually rolling back onto the stumps. The bails fall off and Islam has to walk back.

Floated up on the stumps, and this is swept away behind square leg for a single.

A big appeal for caught behind, but it is turned down. Flatter googly, turning past the off stump and staying low. Nasum Ahmed sits down to sweep but misses and the ball goes past the bottom edge. Excellent take from the keeper. The shout might have actually been for LBW as the ball flicked the backside of the pad.

Tossed up at the stumps, Aliss Al Islam slogs it without much timing and over mid on for a single.

This is flighted up on leg, Ahmed goes for the slog sweep and gets an inside edge down to short fine leg for a single.

Floated up, fuller and at the stumps. Aliss Al Islam lunges forward to defend.

Good length, angled into the batter. Aliss Al Islam backs away and jabs at the ball, nearly getting chopped on as well.

Full and straight, punched away down to long on for another single.

Floated up on the stumps, Aliss stays back and just dabs it behind point for a single.

Shorter over middle, hit away from inside the crease to long on for a single.

How's that missed the stumps? Wanuja Sahan flights it up, getting the ball to drift in towards middle and dip on the batter as well. Nasum Ahmed goes for the big heave on the leg side but misses. The ball turns and somehow goes over the stumps as well.

Pushed through quicker and flatter at the pads. Ahmed stays back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

A jaffa of a comeback delivery. Googly from Hemantha, lands it on middle and leg, and gets it to turn past the off stump. Nasum Ahmed gets completely squared up here.

FOUR! Well struck! Tossed up on middle and leg, a bit too full. Nasum Ahmed goes on one knee and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Dragged shorter and wider of the off stump, a bit of hold in the deck as well. Ahmed makes room to cut but ends up chopping it in front of covers.

Full of a length, on off, punched away off the back foot through extr cover for another single.

Hemantha starts off with a good-length ball around off. Ahmed makes room and cuts it through backward point for one.

Nagging length around off, bowled a bit flatter too. Nasum Ahmed presses back to defend but gets an outside edge down to deep third for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, blocked off by Nasum.

Oh, nearly another wicket. Slower through the air, on a length and around off. This one grips and spins away. Aliss Al Islam has a late poke at it, dabbing it wide to the right of the slip fielder, who geta fingertip to it. Single taken.

Floated up at the stumps, blocked off by Aliss Al Islam.

OUT! TIMBER! That could well be the final nail in Bangladesh's coffin. Wanuja Sahan floats the ball up, full and on off and middle. This one drifts in and dips on the batter. Yasir Ali ends up playing all over a straight ball as he leans on to drive and the ball sneaks past the blade to crash into the stumps. Ali played for the turn there, but the ball went straight on.

A fullish delivery, angled in with the arm. Yasir Ali leans on to block but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

FOUR! Streaky, but the bowler won't mind that. Dragged length outside off, turning away. Nasum Ahmed backs away to cut but the ball bounces a bit more and catches the outside edge, running down to the deep third fence.

Tossed up straighter at the stumps, Ahmed leans on to defend.

The length is pulled back a bit more, pushing it across the left-hander. Nasum Ahmed looks to cut but misses.

Floated up around off, played with soft hands towards backward point.

Lovely bowling. A googly now, on a nagging length and on off, turning away a bit. Nasum Ahmed pokes at it but is beaten on the outside edge.

Very full and on leg, clipped away down to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A sharp take from Wanuja Sahan to his own delivery and Bangladesh lose another wicket. Full-length delivery outside off stump, enticing Rishad Hossain into a front-foot drive. He connects well, driving it powerfully straight back down the pitch, but fails to keep the stroke grounded. Wanuja moves to his left swiftly and takes the catch.

Drifted into the pads, Yasir leans on and smothers it around the corner on the leg side for one more.

Floated up around leg, Rishad Hossain fails to work it away. The ball goes off the pads and rolls away towards square leg for a leg bye.

Slightly dragged length, on off. Ali presses back and pats it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! A touch shorter, outside off, Yasir Ali rocks back and cuts it to beat the diving backward point for a boundary.

Flighted up, fuller, on off. Yasir Ali pushes it to cover.

FOUR! More runs for Sri Lanka. Short, around off. Rishad Hossain rocks back and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for four runs.

SIX! HUMONGOUS! A touch fuller, on off and middle. Rishad Hossain gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Short on middle, Rishad Hossain dabs it down.

OUT! LBW! Two in two for Viyaskanth and now he is on a Hat-Trick. Another beautifully disguised googly, pitching it fractionally outside off stump and turning in sharply toward the stumps. Mahedi Hasan fails to pick the wrist variation, pressing forward with a defensive stroke only to be beaten on the inside edge. The ball hits him high on the front pad. Viyaskanth appeals out loud. The umpire takes all the time and raises his finger to it with a nod.

OUT! TAKEN! The wrong'un does the trick for Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, and Sri Lanka lose half of their team now. A deft variation from the bowler, pitching a good length googly out wide of off stump. Emon waits on the back foot, attempting a delicate late cut, but the subtle turn catches a faint feather off the blade. Sohan de Livera is momentarily blinded by the trajectory, fumbling the initial collection behind the stumps, but reacts swiftly to snatch the bobbling ball on the second attempt.

FOUR! Up and over! Much fuller, on off. Parvez Hossain Emon drills it uppishly, over the reach of the bowler and gets a boundary.

A bit more fuller, wide outside off. Yasir Ali misses on his drive.

A touch fuller, angling away. Ali looks to push it toward cover but misses.

SIX! Sent into the crowd! Drags his length back, does Arachchige, on middle. Yasir Ali opens his stance and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

Short, at the stumps, Parvez Hossain Emon flat bats it to the left of the bowler and gets a single.

Short, outside off, Yasir Ali punches it to long off for one.

Fullish, on middle, Emon sweeps it to square leg for one.

Fuller, on off, Emon drills it to long off for a single.

FOUR! HAMMERED AWAY! Viyaskanth drags his length back, outside off. Parvez Hossain Emon rocks back and pulls it hard toward deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Full, on off, Parvez Hossain Emon defends it down.

Beaten! Googly this time from Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, pitching it on off and angling away from the left-hander. Parvez Hossain Emon looks to defend it to his front but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short, on off and middle, Yasir Ali nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

Fuller, on middle, Parvez Hossain Emon flicks it to backward square leg for one.

Excellent fielding again. Full and outside off, smacks away to the left of short extra cover, where Sahan Arachchige dives across and gets a big hand on it, deflecting it down to long off for just a single. Bangladesh are 30/4 after the Powerplay, needing 136 more off 84 balls.

Tossed up around off, Emon leans on and blocks it to the right of point. The batters look for a run but decide against it, and rightly so, as the fielder pounces on it very quickly.

Streaky from the batter, and that's well fielded by Lasith Croospulle in the end. Floated up outside off, Emon goes across to sweep but gets an outside edge down to deep third. The fielder from inside the ring chases it down and keeps it down to two runs.

Floated up at the stumps, this time Emon makes a solid block.

Some turn here! Drifted into leg stump, on a good length. Parvez Hossain Emon backs away but the ball grips and goes away from the left-hander, but Emon blocks it off.

Full again, this time on off. Ali plays a punchy drive down to long off and collects a single.

WIDE! Fullish length, just drifting it down the leg side.

Much fuller, just outside off. Parvez Hossain Emon drives it well, but finds the cover fielder.

Nails a yorker, at the base of the off stump. Parvez Hossain Emon blocks it to cover.

Bangs another bouncer, angling outside off. Parvez Hossain Emon makes a leave at it.

Just short of the fielder! Hits the deck hard, does Thushara, on off and middle. Yasir Ali rocks back to defend it, but the ball gets off some good bounce off the deck and hits the gloves of the batter before it loops and drops short of the backward point fielder. They cross.

WIDE! A full toss now, but sprays it down the leg side. Yasir Ali fails to connect his flick.

On a good length, on middle, Yasir Ali defends it to the off side.

Full-length delivery, on off, Parvez Hossain Emon stabs it to cover for a single.

FOUR! Edged away. Nicely flighted, just outside off. Yasir Ali has a poke at it but gets an outside edge that goes between the keeper and the first slip fielder, rolling away into the deep third fence.

OUT! CAUGHT! That's the wicket Sri Lanka wanted. Tharindu Ratnayake floats it up at the stumps and this one slides back in with the arm. Towhid Hridoy skips down the pitch to go big, but miscues it badly to mid on, where Nuwanidu Fernando takes a simple catch. Bangladesh are now 18/4.

On the shorter side and over the stumps, pulled away off the back foot and wide of deep swuare leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Nicely played. Flatter one, a bit too straight. Towhid Hridoy gets inside the line and shovels it down to long leg for a boundary.

Floated up at the stumps, Emon works it away wide of mid-wicket for a single.

On the shorter side and outside off, cut away straight to the point fielder.

That one nearly sneaks through. Full of a good length, shaping back into the left-hander. Parvez Hossain Emon gets an inside edge off the pads and to short third for a single.

Full and wide outside off, Emon reaches out to drive but ends up squeezing it towards point.

Full of a length, around off. Hridoy pushes it wide of covers and picks up a single.

WIDE! A slingy delivery, fired down the leg side.

Good length in the channel, Hridoy dances down the track to go over the off side but misses.

FOUR! Half an appeal for LBW, but it's been given as runs off the bat. Full and straight, shaping away. Towhid Hridoy skews it off the outside edge and down to deep third for a boundary.

OUT! TIMBER! That's a jaffa from Nuwan Thushara. Thushara goes full and straight, landing it in the blockhole and there's a hint of swing as well. Litton Das ends up playing all around a straight ball and misses. The ball goes on to make a mess of the stumps behind and Bangladesh are 4/3.

FOUR! Finally, Bangladesh are off the mark. Tossed up on leg stump, Emon sits down and sweepa it nicely behind square leg for a boundary.

No run, the off drive is played but it is stopped.

Flighted up on middle and leg, Parvez Hossain Emon goes down to sweep and nearly drags it back into the stumps.

Nagging length at the stumps, watchfully blocked off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tharindu Ratnayake can do no wrong today. Nicely flighted ball, on off and middle. Tanzid Hasan leans on to go over mid on but miscues it down to the left of long off. Wanuja Sahan runs across and takes a good catch over his head. Bangladesh are now 2 down without a run on the board.

Floated up on middle and leg, clipped away to wide mid on.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! What a start for Nuwan Thushara and Sri Lanka - a wicket maiden. Thushara bangs it into the surface, over middle. Saif Hassan comes down the pitch, trying to force it over the off side but edges it through to the keeper. Sohan de Livera makes no mistake and Bangladesh lose an early wicket.

Make that five dots in a row. Length ball in the channel. Saif times the punch sweetly but finds the fielder at extra cover.

Pitched up, a bit wide of the off stump. Saif Hassan laces a square drive but it is well stopped by the fielder at point. Four dots in a row.

Good length now, on off and it is the cross seamer. Hassan gets an inside edge back into the thigh pada. Good start from Nuwan Thushara so far.

A swing and a miss. Full again, shaping away sharply from off. Saif steps out to go over covers but is well beaten.

A dot to begin. Full and straight, shaping away. Saif Hassan watchfully blocks it off.