Match Details
Sri Lanka had the worst possible start to the chase as Kusal Perera was knocked over in the very first over. Charith Asalanka joined hands with Pathum Nissanka as they both put a solid partnership. The 69-run stand was broken by Shakib in the ninth over and he cleaned up Avishka Fernando in the same over for a duck. Sri Lanka found itself in a spot of bother at the halfway stage. But Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa had other ideas in their minds as they started taking on the Bangladeshi bowlers. They started finding the fence regularly as the Tigers let the game slip away from them. Two drops from Litton Das hurt them badly as the Lankan side chased down the total with 7 balls to spare. Birthday Boy Rajapaksa departed on 53 but he had done his job of helping his side chase down a mammoth total.
Earlier in the day, it was Dasun Shanaka who won the toss and opted to bowl first. The Bangladeshi openers started cautiously as the Sri Lankan bowlers bowled well upfront. They sent back Liton Das and Shakib in quick succession. Mushfiqur Rahim joined Naim Sheikh and both led the recovery work. Both brought up half-centuries as they laid the foundation for Bangladesh to finish with a flourish. Rahim hit some lusty blows in the end to power Bangladesh to 171.