2023 BAN vs SL highlights: Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh is scheduled to play in the 2nd match of the Asia Cup 2023 against Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka.
| match No | Asia Cup 2023, 2nd match |
| Match | Bangladesh vs Nepal |
| Date | August 31, 2023 |
| Toss | Bangladesh won the toss and opt to bat |
| venue | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Result | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets |
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Bangladesh Squad
Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan, 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 Squad
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
2023 BAN vs SL Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Bangladesh | 164/10 (42.4 overs) |
| Sri Lanka | 165/5 (39 overs) |
2023 BAN vs SL highlights
Bangladesh innings
Chose to bat first, Mohammad Naim and Tanzid Hasan opened for Bangladesh while Rajitha opened for attach. the Bangladesh opener Mohammad Naim was sent out with 16 runs by Dhananjaya de Silva, while Tanzid Hasan was sent out with a duck by Theekshana. Shanto came for rescue as the scored 89 runs. After Shaikib’s dismissal with 5 runs, Towhid Hridoy joined Shanto and they had a partnership score of 59. With Towhid sent on 20 runs by Shanaka, the other batters could not withstand the bowling attacks of Sri Lanka.
Matheesha Pathirana and Maheesh Theekshana was impressive with their bowling as they scalped 4 and 2 wickets respectively. By the end, Bangladesh was folded with 164 runs losing all wickets on 42.4 overs.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Mohammad Naim | c Nissanka b de Silva | 16 | 23 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 69.56 |
| Tanzid Hasan | lbw b Theekshana | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto | b Theekshana | 89 | 122 | 181 | 7 | 0 | 72.95 |
| Shakib Al Hasan (c) | c †Mendis b Pathirana | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Towhid Hridoy | lbw b Shanaka | 20 | 41 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48.78 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim † | c Karunaratne b Pathirana | 13 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 59.09 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | run out (de Silva/Rajitha) | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Mahedi Hasan | lbw b Wellalage | 6 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Taskin Ahmed | c Theekshana b Pathirana | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoriful Islam | not out | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | lbw b Pathirana | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Kasun Rajitha | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 8 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2.37 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3.5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 7.4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 4.17 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 4.28 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
After folding Bangladesh for 164 runs, Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne opened for Sri Lanka, while Taskin Ahmed opened bowling attack. The opener Pathum Nissanka was sent out with 14 runs by Shoriful Islam on the 4th over of their innings.
Dimuth Karunarante was sent out with one run. After Kusal Mendis was sent out with 5 runs, Sadeera was impressive as he scored 54 runs and Charith scored unbeaten 62 runs. With Dasun Shanaka’s 14* runs, Sri Lanka scored 165 runs losing 5 wickets on 39 overs.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Pathum Nissanka | c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Shoriful Islam | 14 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 107.7 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Taskin Ahmed | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kusal Mendis † | b Shakib Al Hasan | 5 | 21 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 23.8 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | st †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mahedi Hasan | 54 | 77 | 115 | 6 | 0 | 70.12 |
| Charith Asalanka | not out | 62 | 92 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 67.39 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Shakib Al Hasan | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Dasun Shanaka (c) | not out | 14 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Taskin Ahmed | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 4.85 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shoriful Islam | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 10 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2.9 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahedi Hasan | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3.5 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the match
Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka
This is my first POTM for my country – really happy about that. T20 skills are good for death overs. That’s why I took my wickets with the slower balls. My action is unpredictable. It’s a good advantage for me.
