Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 21 runs, 13th Consecutive One Day International Victory

ACC 16th Men’s Asia Cup 50 Overs Championship 2023 Pakistan & Sri Lanka – 08th Match – Super 04 Stage – Match 02 – Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province

Sri Lanka put into bat, 257 / 9 – ( 50 Overs ) Sadeera Samarawickrama 93 ( 2×6, 8×4, 72 balls ), Kusal Mendis 50 ( 1×6, 6×4, 73 balls ), Pathum Nissanka 40, Skipper Dasun Shanaka 24 – on his birthday – Extras 10 – Pathum Nissanka / Dimuth Karunaratne 34 run opening stand, Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 74 runs for the 02nd wicket – then lost 04 wickets for the addition of 56 runs – Sadeera Samarawickrama / Dasun Shanaka 60 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 33 runs – first 10 overs : 51 / 1, 25 overs : 113 / 2, last 10 overs : 81 / 4 – Hasan Mahmud 3 / 57, Taskin Ahmed 3 / 62, Shoriful Islam 2 / 48, Mushfiqur Rahim 03 victims.

Bangladesh in reply, 236 all out – ( 48.1 Overs ) Towhid Hridoy 82 ( 1×6, 7×4, 97 balls ), Mushfiqur Rahim 29, Mehidy Miraz 28, Mohammad Naim 21, Extras 20 – Mohammad Naim / Mehidy Miraz 55 run opening partnership – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 28 runs – Mushfiqur Rahim / Towhid Hridoy 72 runs for the 05th wicket – the last 06 wickets fell for the addition of 81 runs – first 10 overs : 47 / 0, 25 overs : 101 / 4, last 8.1 overs : 59 / 5 – Skipper Dasun Shanaka 3 / 28, Matheesha Pathirana 3 / 58, Maheesh Theekshana 3 / 69 – all victims dismissed lbw – Kusal Mendis 03 victims.

Player of the Match : Sadeera Samarawickrama – Sri Lanka

It was surprising to see a much less than a half full stadium, for this important clash involving the home team, on a weekend.

Report assisted by slcscorers.com
Photos courtesy SLC Media