Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh – Asia Cup Match 5 Highlights – 13 Sep 2025
Sri Lanka hit the ground running in their Asia Cup 2025 campaign, thoroughly outclassing Bangladesh by 6 wickets in Abu Dhabi.
Opting to field, the Lankan pacers started like a house on fire. Nuwan Thushara and Dushmantha Chameera bowled back-to-back maiden overs, sending openers Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Emon back for ducks.Wanindu Hasaranga then squeezed the middle order with 2/25.At 53/5, Bangladesh looked dead in the water.However, an unbeaten 86-run stand between Shamim Hossain (42*) and Jaker Ali (41*) helped them scrap together a modest 139/5.
The target proved way too easy for Sri Lanka. Pathum Nissanka went on the attack right away, racing to a 34-ball 50 and becoming the fastest Lankan to hit 2,000 T20I runs.He teamed up with Kamil Mishara (46* off 32) for a decisive 95-run partnership.
Despite a couple of late wickets from Mahedi Hasan, Sri Lanka hunted down the target in just 14.4 overs, leaving Bangladesh with major questions to answer heading into their next group fixture.
