Asia Cup 2023 BAN vs SL, 2nd Match: Sri Lanka Beat Bangladesh By Five Wickets. The Asia Cup 2023 started on Wednesday with the match between Pakistan and Nepal. In the first match, Babar Azam and Co. started their campaign by defeating Nepal by 238 runs for the first time in the Asia Cup. This match was played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, the second match of the tournament was played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka, in which home team Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by five wickets and earned two points.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bowl first, and this decision was in his favor. Bangladesh team scored only 164 runs. Najmul Hossain Shanto, the third wicket batsman from the side of the team, played the highest innings of 89 runs, apart from him no other batsman was seen in rhythm.
While chasing the easy target of 164 runs, the Sri Lankan team initially faltered but then thanks to Sadeera Samarawickrama’s 54 runs and Charith Asalanka’s unbeaten 62 runs, the team chased the target and started the tournament with a win by defeating Bangladesh by five wickets.
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BAN vs SL Match Details
Match – BAN vs SL, 2nd Match, Group B, Asia Cup, 2023
Date – Thursday, August 31, 2023
Toss – Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat
Time – 3:00 PM
Venue – Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Match Result – Sri Lanka won by 5 wkts
Bangladesh Scorecard
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Naim | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 69.56 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | 89 | 122 | 7 | 0 | 72.95 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (c) | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Towhid Hridoy | 20 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 48.78 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 59.09 |
Sri Lanka Scorecard
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | 54 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 70.12 |
| Charith Asalanka | 62 | 92 | 5 | 1 | 67.39 |
| Dasun Shanaka (c) | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
BAN vs SL Playing 11
Bangladesh – Tanzid Hasan, Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
Sri Lanka – Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
