Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 05 wickets
ACC 16th Men’s Asia Cup One Day Championship 2023 Pakistan & Sri Lanka – 02nd Match – Pallekele, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Bangladesh electing to bat, 164 all out -( 42.4 Overs ) Najmul Shanto 89 ( 7×4, 122 balls ), Towhid Hridoy 20, Mohammad Naim 16, Mushfiqur Rahim 13 – 03 batters dismissed without scoring – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 32 runs – Najmul Shanto / Towhid Hridoy 59 runs for the 04th wicket, Najmul Shanto / Mushfiqur Rahim 32 runs for the 05th wicket – the last 06 wickets fell for the addition of 37 runs – first 10 overs : 34 / 2, 25 overs : 97 / 4, last 2.4 overs : 4 / 04 – Matheesha Pathirana 4 / 32 – career best – Maheesh Theekshana 2 / 19.
Sri Lanka in reply, 165 / 5 – ( 39 Overs ) Charith Asalanka 62no ( 1×6, 5×4, 92 balls ), Sadeera Samarawickrama 54 ( 6×4, 77 balls ), Pathum Nissanka 14, Skipper Dasun Shanaka 14no, Extras 13 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 30 runs – Sadeera Samarawickrama / Charith Asalanka 78 runs for the 04th wicket, Charith Asalanka / Dasun Shanaka 37 runs unbroken for the 06th wicket – first 10 overs : 44 / 3, 25 overs : 114 / 3 – Shakib Al Hasan 2 / 29, Mushfiqur Rahim 02 victims.
Player of the Match : Matheesha Pathirana – Sri Lanka
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