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Asia Cup 2023: Bangladesh had a target of 258 runs to win the match, but the Bangladeshi team under the leadership of Shakib Al Hasan was restricted to just 236 runs in 48.1 overs.
SL vs BAN Match Report: In the second match of the Asia Cup Super 4 round, Sri Lanka has defeated Bangladesh. In this contest, Sri Lanka defeated the Bangladeshi team by 21 runs. Essentially, this match was do or die for Bangladesh. With this loss, Shakib Al Hasan’s team has been eliminated from the 2023 Asia Cup. Meanwhile, this is Sri Lanka’s 13th consecutive victory in One Day Internationals.
Bangladesh had a target of 258 runs…
Bangladesh had a target of 258 runs to win the match. However, Shakib Al Hasan’s team was restricted to just 236 runs in 48.1 overs. For Bangladesh, Mahmudullah Riyad scored the most runs. This player played a 82-run innings off 97 balls. He hit 7 fours and 1 six in his innings. Meanwhile, Bangladesh openers Mohammad Naim and Mehedi Hasan Miraz added 55 runs for the first wicket in 11.1 overs. However, most of Bangladesh’s batsmen disappointed. As a result, Shakib Al Hasan’s team fell short of the target.
Here’s how Sri Lanka’s bowlers performed…
For Sri Lanka, Mahesh Theekshana, captain Dasun Shanaka, and Mathisha Pathirana took 3 wickets each. Meanwhile, Dhananjaya de Silva took 1 wicket. Earlier, Bangladesh’s captain Shakib Al Hasan had decided to bowl after winning the toss. Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 257 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Kusal Mendis and Sadira Samarawickrama contributed fifty runs each for Sri Lanka. Kusal Mendis scored 50 runs off 73 balls, hitting 6 fours and 1 six in his innings. Meanwhile, Sadira Samarawickrama made a contribution of 93 runs off 72 balls. For Bangladesh, Hasan Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed took 3 wickets each. Shoriful Islam dismissed 2 players.
