Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2025 Highlights: Bangladesh wins the game against SL by four wickets

Mustafizur Rahman bowled an impressive spell. Bangladesh’s most experienced fast bowler stepped up when his country needed him the most to take a crucial wicket. Rahman bowled a beautiful delivery that swung just outside the off stump and nicked a slight edge from Perera’s bat. SL 98/4 (14)

Shanaka takes his time to get into rhythm but then knocks Shoriful Islam right out of the park. Shanka shuffled his feet to get closer to the ball before he hammered it away for a 95m six, the biggest of the night. SL 92/3 (13)

Mahedi Hasan bowls an impressive third over. Perera and Shanaka continued to rotate the strike to keep Hasan from securing too many dot balls. Hasan conceded 5 runs in the over. SL 83/3 (12)

Ahmed bowled an impressive third over as the off-spinner kept Shanaka and Perera away from scoring any boundaries in the over. Ahmed conceded 6 runs in the over. SL 78/3 (11)

Mahedi Hasan comes through for Bangladesh once again. The off-spinner took his wicket tally to two in the ninth over of the game. Shanaka follows Mishara on the field. Shanaka smacked Hasan away for a cracking four over the covers on his very first ball. SL 72/3 (10)

Kusal Mendis is followed by MDKJ Perera on the field. Perera and Mishara continue to rotate the strike to bring stability to Sri Lanka’s innings. Taskin conceded only 5 runs in the over. SL 65/2 (9)

Mahedi Hasan comes through for Bangladesh again as he picked up one of the biggest wickets of the night. Hasan completely baffled Mendis with his variations. Kusal attempted to strike the ball towards backwards square leg for a six, but the ball was caught by Saif Hasan near the boundary. Saif took his second important catch of the day in the over. SL 60/2 (8)

Bangladesh brings their most experienced bowler, Mustafizur Rahman in an attempt to reduce Sri Lanka’s run rate and maybe pick up another wicket. Rahman conceded only 3 runs in the over. SL 56/1 (7)

Kusal Mendis continues to punish Bangladesh’s bowlers. Kusal stepped out to smash Hasan for a huge six down the ground. The skipper’s six helped Sri Lanka cross 50 in style! SL 53/1 (6)

Taskin’s over started rather poorly as Nissanka carried on his brutal assault on Bangladesh’s bowling line-up. Taking a small step ahead, Nissanka waited for the ball to come to him before he smacked it away for a huge six over the leg side. After getting smashed for a six on his first ball, Taskin placed his next deliveries very carefully in an attempt to set Nissanka up. Taskin took down Nissanka in the last ball of his over to break the opening partnership. SL 44/1 (5)

Kusal Mendis stepped out to hit Ahmed for a huge six down the ground. Both Nissanka and Mendis continue to put pressure on BAN bowlers. SL 36/0 (4)

Shoriful Islam started with an impressive second over. Kusal Mendis mistimed Islam’s second delivery into the air. Much to the relief of Sri Lankan fans no fielder was near the ball as it touched the ground. Nissanka seemed to get into his rhythm towards the second half of the over as he smacked Ahmed for three consecutive fours. SL 28/0 (3)

Bangladesh quickly changed pace after an expensive first over. Nasum Ahmed launches BAN’s spin attack against the openers. Kusal continues to power through as he hit Ahmed for a two bounce four over the leg side. SL 13/0 (2)

Nissanka took a single off the first ball. Kusal shuffled his feet to hit Islam for a huge six over midwicket in the second last ball of the over. Islam wrapped up an expensive first over. SL 8/0 (1)

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis open the innings for Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Shoriful Islam starts with the new ball for Bangladesh.

Ahead of the opening of the game, players who lined up for the national anthems of their respective teams observed a minute of silence for Dunith Wellalage’s father, who passed away during Sri Lanka’s last game against Afghanistan.

When asked about what would be an ideal total for Sri Lanka under the dry pitch conditions, commentators responded by saying that a number between 160-170 should be a safe score for Sri Lanka to defend.

SL captain, Charith Asalanka praised Litton Das’s toss call. “I would have done the same thing but the pitch is on the dry side. It’s a used pitch, doesn’t matter if we bat. Lot of young players have come into the side since 2021 they and are now maturing. We are going with the same XI,” Asalanka said.

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das(w/c), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara

After winning the toss, Das presented the commentators with the rationale behind his choice to bowl first. ” When I saw the first leg, the second team won. I am also confused about the wicket, so want to bowl. We are very excited. All the members are doing a great job. We have two changes,” Das said.

Bangladesh captain Litton Das wins the toss and opts to bowl first. With this, the Super 4 stage of the tournament is officially underway.

While Charith Asalanka’s side has been the most dominant in the Asia Cup, this game presents Bangladesh with the perfect opportunity for course correction.

Bangladesh: WLWWW (last five completed matches, most recent first)

Sri Lanka: WWWW

Sri Lanka and India represent the only two unbeaten sides at the tournament so far. Sri Lanka started its campaign with a convincing 6-wicket win against today’s opponents. They survived a scare against Hong Kong before acing a tricky run-chase against Afghanistan.

Dunith Wellalage, who returned home to pay his last respects to his late father, has rejoined the team. However, experts speculate for Sri Lanka to bring Maheesh Theekshana in place of the 22-year-old bowler.

For Bangladesh, their seasoned all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who returns to the lineup, will be a critical figure with both bat and ball, while Taskin Ahmed’s pace and Rishad Hossain’s leg-spin will be instrumental in making breakthroughs.

In the Super Four clash between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka today, several players will be key to their team’s success. For Sri Lanka, their strong bowling attack, particularly the spin of Wanindu Hasaranga and the pace of Nuwan Thushara, will be crucial in containing Bangladesh’s batting.

Sri Lanka are one of the two unbeaten sides in the competition. Their campaign kickstarted with a convincing 6-wicket win against today’s opponents. They survived a scare against Hong Kong before acing a tricky run-chase against Afghanistan.

Bangladesh (BAN): Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das (c & wk), Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Sri Lanka (SL): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara