Half-centuries by Charith Asalanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama guided Sri Lanka to a hard-fought five-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Asia Cup 2023 campaign opener at Kandy on Thursday.
Half-centuries by Charith Asalanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama guided Sri Lanka to a hard-fought five-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Asia Cup 2023 campaign opener at Kandy on Thursday.
Chasing 165, Sri Lanka were off to a poor start as Dimuth Karunaratne (1) was cleaned up by Taskin Ahmed in the third over while Shoriful Islam sent back Pathum Nissanka for 14
Pathirana was the pick of the bowlers for SL, taking 4/32 in 7.4 overs. Theekshana took 2/19 in his eight overs. Dhananjaya, Wellalege, Shanaka took a wicket each.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup opening match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Athar Ali Khan, a former Bangladesh cricketer and now a commentator, has expressed confidence that his country’s team will surprise a few teams and make the last four of the World Cup