Asia Cup: Sri Lanka Beats Bangladesh by 5 Wickets

In the second match of the Asia Cup, Bangladesh faced a defeat against Sri Lanka by 5 wickets. Played at Pallekele, Sri Lanka, in the second match of the Asia Cup, Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bat first. However, Bangladesh's entire team was bowled out for 164 runs in the 43rd over. In response, Sri Lanka managed to chase down the target of 165 runs with 5 wickets remaining in 39 overs.

Bangladesh's Innings:

Bangladesh's innings commenced with Muhammad Naeem and Tanzid Hasan opening. Opening batsman Tanzid Hasan Shanto was dismissed for just 4 runs, and later, Muhammad Naeem also returned to the pavilion with 25 runs.

Following this, Bangladesh's captain Shakib Al Hasan also managed to score only 5 runs off Sri Lanka's Mendis' delivery before being dismissed. On this occasion, Najmul Hossain Shanto attempted to anchor the batting, but couldn't find a consistent partner and wickets fell one after the other. At a total score of 162, Najmul Hossain Shanto got out after contributing 89 runs. Apart from him, Towhid scored 20, Muhammad Naeem scored 16, and Mushfiqur Rahim scored 13 runs.

Bangladesh's full team was bowled out for 164 runs in 42.4 overs.

From Sri Lanka's side, Matheesha Pathirana took 4 wickets, and Maheesh Thikshana took 2 wickets.

Sri Lanka's Innings:

From Sri Lanka's side, Sadeera Samarawickrama played a remarkable innings of 54 runs with the help of 6 boundaries.

Among other batsmen, Pathum Nissanka scored 14, Kusal Mendis scored 5, Dhananjaya de Silva scored 2, and Kronratne contributed 1 run.

Charith Asalanka played an impressive unbeaten innings of 62 runs, ensuring the team's victory. Dasun Shanaka remained not out with 14 runs.

From Bangladesh's side, Shakib Al Hasan took 2 wickets, while Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Mahedi Hasan each claimed one wicket.

In the opening match of the Asia Cup 2023, played in Multan, Pakistan had previously defeated Nepal by a margin of 238 runs.