Sadeera Samarawickrama 93 and Dasun Shanaka 3-28 helped Sri Lanka comfortably defeat Bangladesh in the 2nd match of the Super 4s round of the Asia Cup 2023 tournament at RPS Stadium in Colombo.
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Toss Update: Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, Sri Lanka scored 257 on the board losing 9 wickets in 50 overs. It was a very slow pitch where even the home team players struggled! Kusal Mendis (50) and Pathum Nissanka (40) gave them a good start before their middle order toppled!
Sadeera Samarawickrama studied their innings till the end scoring a crucial knock of 93 runs! Hasan Mahmud (3-57) and Taskin Ahmed (3-62) starred with the ball for Bangladesh in this innings!
Bangladesh, chasing 258 runs to win, managed to score 236 losing 10 wickets in 48.1 overs. There were three scores in the 20s but they couldn't capitalize on that start! Young Towhid waged a lone war with his 82 runs but couldn't take his team home! Sri Lanka, in the end, won the game by 21 runs.
Match result: Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by a margin of 21 runs.
Sadeera Samarawickrama has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 93 runs off 72 deliveries with 8 fours and 2 sixes.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 257-9 in 50 overs (Sadeera Samarawickrama 93, Hasan Mahmud 3-57) defeated Bangladesh: 236-10 in 48.1 overs (Towhid Hridoy 82, Dasun Shanaka 3-28) by a margin of 21 runs
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