Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 2nd Match Asia Cup 2023 - Asia Cup One-day international tournament of the 2nd ODI match played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekelle in 31st August 2023.
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| Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana took six wickets between themselves © Associated Press |
Matheesha Pathirana's career-best four-for and Maheesh Theekshana's economical bowling figures before Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka's fifties steers to Sri Lanka convincing five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a low-scoring game of the second match of a Asia Cup.
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Bangladesh scored 164 for all-out in 42.4 overs with top scorer by Najmul Hossain Shanto struck 89 off 122-balls including 7-fours.
Towhid Hridoy scored 20 off 41-balls without a boundary and Mohammad Naim hit 16 off 23-balls included 3-fours.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Matheesha Pathirana 4-32, Maheesh Theekshana took 2-wickets for 19-runs in 8-overs included a maiden, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage and Dhananjaya de Silva each took one-wickets.
Sri Lanka chased 165-5 in 39 overs with top scorer by Charith Asalanka cracked a unbeaten 62 off 92-balls including 5-fours & a six.
Sadeera Samarawickrama struck 54 off 77-balls including 6-fours, Pathum Nissanka and Dasun Shanaka each scored 14-runs.
Bangladesh best bowler by Shakib Al Hasan takes 2-wickets, Shoriful Islam, Mahedi Hasan and Taskin Ahmed each took one-wickets.
Matheesha Pathirana named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 32-runs in 7.4-overs.
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