Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Asia Cup 2025: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by six wickets

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, FIVE WIDES! Oh, another poor delivery and 100 comes up for Sri Lanka. A short ball that goes over everyone as Pathum Nissanka tries to pull but misses. The ball sails over the leaping keeper behind the wickets and goes on to race away to the deep third fence for a boundary.

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Hard length and outside off, PN cuts it to the right of deep third man. Shoriful Islam runs across to his right and cuts it off with an excellent dive. Two runs taken.

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! CLASSIC! On a length and around middle, Pathum Nissanka backs away and punches it through the gap between mid off and extra cover The fielder from mid off tries to hunt it down, but the ball has got enough wheels and wins the race.

Sri Lanka need 48 runs off 66 balls. Switch of ends for Mustafizur Rahman as well. He is 2-0-20-1 so far and replaces Rishad Hossain.

Mahedi Hasan to Kamil Mishara, A rare dot in the last couple of overs! Full and around middle, Kamil tries to flick it, but gets an inside edge onto his front pad. The ball rolls away towards cover and they don't run. 8 off this over. Mahedi Hasan's figures read 2-0-19-0 so far.

Mahedi Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Floated up, around middle, Pathum Nissanka tries to loft it but his bottom hand comes off the handle of the bat. Still he completes his bat swing and the ball goes over the bowler's head for a single.

Mahedi Hasan to Kamil Mishara, In the slot again, too full and outside off, Kamil just chips it back over the leaping bowler for a single.

Mahedi Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Slower and fuller, around middle, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single. Both batters are just going at a pretty decent rate and finding boundaries at their will.

Mahedi Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! PUNISHED! Touch short and a bit outside off, Pathum Nissanka reads the length quickly, gets across deep in his crease, crouches a bit and pulls it down through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Mahedi Hasan to Kamil Mishara, Tossed it up and on the pads, knocked down to long on for one.

40 runs in the last 3 overs for Sri Lanka. They just need 56 runs to win off 12 overs. Change of ends for Mahedi Hasan (1-0-11-0) as he replaces Mustafizur Rahman.

Rishad Hossain to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR MORE! Easy pickings! Short and down leg, Pathum Nissanka presses back, opens his stance, and pulls it down in the gap towards deep backward square leg for a boundary. A big over for Sri Lanka as 18 came off it.

Rishad Hossain to Kamil Mishara, Much shorter and outside off, Kamil punches it through cover point for a single.

Rishad Hossain to Kamil Mishara, FOUR! PUT AWAY! Full, in the slot, and outside off, Kamil Mishara shuffles, gets across and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary. Rishad is struggling to find his right line and length.

Rishad Hossain to Kamil Mishara, WIDE! Fires in full but wide outside off, Kamil lets it go. 

Rishad Hossain to Pathum Nissanka, Short and outside off, sliced away to deep point for a single.

Rishad Hossain to Pathum Nissanka, FIVE WIDES! A horrible delivery and five free runs for Sri Lanka. Quicker, shorter but down the leg side. It continues to further go away and beats everyone. The keeper behind the wickets fails to cut it off despite putting a dive to his left and the ball goes to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

Rishad Hossain to Kamil Mishara, Short and outside off, from around the wicket, Kamil crunches it but straight to sweeper cover. A single taken.

Rishad Hossain to Pathum Nissanka, Begins with a full delivery, around off, Pathum Nissanka goes inside out and chips it over cover for a single.

11 from this over, and 22 runs from the last 2 overs for Sri Lanka. They need less than run-a-ball now. Equation - 74 runs needed of 78 balls. Bowler number 5 for Bangladesh. Here's Rishad Hossain into the attack, replacing Mahedi Hasan.

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Tap and run! On a good length and outside off, Nissanka lets the ball arrive and runs it down to deep third for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length and around middle, Pathum gets a bit cramped, as he clears out his front leg but only manages to punch it down to mid-wicket.

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short of a good length and around off, Pathum Nissanka reads the length early, presses back and pulls it to beat the flying mid-wicket fielder to his right for another boundary. This brings up the 50-run partnership between Nissanka and Mishara.

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Hard length and over off, dabbed down to backward point by PN. He wants a single but is sent back.

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Fizz pitches it up and outside off, Pathum Nissanka leans onto the ball and drives it to beat the diving mid off fielder to his left for a cracking boundary.

Mustafizur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, A yorker, outside off, Pathum Nissanka goes deep in his crease and squeezes it to the right of deep third man. Jaker Ali runs across to that side and cuts it off with a dive. Two runs taken.

Excellent Powerplay for Sri Lanka! At the same stage, Bangladesh were struggling at 30/3. A change in bowling as Mustafizur Rahman (1-0-9-0) is back on, replacing Shoriful Islam.

Mahedi Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Turns back in, short and down leg, Nissanka swivels and pulls it down to deep backward square leg for a single. 11 off the over and Sri Lanka are 55/1 at the end of the Powerplay, needing 85 more in the last fourteen overs.

Mahedi Hasan to Kamil Mishara, Short and around middle, Kamil punches it to long off for a single more.

Mahedi Hasan to Kamil Mishara, SIX! BOOM! Surely, Kamil Mishara has found his feet! A bit shorter and around middle, Mishara presses back and clubs it downtown over the long on fence for a biggie.

Mahedi Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter and shorter, around middle, Nissanka uses his feet and whips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Mahedi Hasan to Kamil Mishara, Nagging length and outside off, knocked down to long off for one.

Mahedi Hasan to Pathum Nissanka, Begins with a short ball, around off, tucked away through mid-wicket for a single.

Shoriful Islam to Kamil Mishara, FOUR! Through the gap! Fractionally full, just outside off, Kamil Mishara gets on the front foot and bisects the gap between cover and point for a cracking boundary. That will do his confidence a world of good! 18 off this over! An expensive one for Shoriful Islam!

Shoriful Islam to Kamil Mishara, FOUR! Sprinkling salt on wounds now! Back of a length, outside off, swinging away a shy bit. Kamil Mishara stands tall and slashes hard, between cover and point gap for a boundary. 

Shoriful Islam to Kamil Mishara, SIX! How often have we seen this! A dropped catch is responded to with a biggie! He has picked the bones out of it. Short and on middle, a seam-up delivery, sitting up nicely for the batter. Kamil Mishara reads the length early and pulls it over deep square leg for a huge six.

Shoriful Islam to Kamil Mishara, Back of a length, with extra bounce, outside off, Kamil Mishara shapes to cut it square, but the ball bounces over his angled bat. 

Shoriful Islam to Kamil Mishara, DROPPED! Goodness me! That should have been taken! Short in length, nipping back into the batter, on off. Kamil Mishara is rushed into the pull shot and mistimes it up in the air, towards the left of mid on. Mahedi Hasan from mid on runs to his left and dives to catch it, even gets the ball into the hands, but it just pops in and out of the palms. Probably Mahedi went with hard hands to grab that. Two taken. An early life for Kamil Mishara.

Shoriful Islam to Pathum Nissanka, WIDE! Miles down leg, on a fuller length, swinging further down with the angle. Nissanka misses to flick and the ball beats the diving Litton Das to his left. Runs behind to the right of deep fine leg, and they cross.

Shoriful Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Onto the stumps, on a good length. Pathum Nissanka backs away and shanks it to backward point.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kamil Mishara, Length-delivery, around off. Kamil Mishara punches it off the toe end towards cover fielder. 9 off that over and Sri Lanka need 114 runs to win from 96 balls.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Kamil Mishara, Swing and a miss! Mishara has looked all but convincing so far! Fuller and outside off, Kamil Mishara looks to tonk it downtown, only to miss on the outside edge.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Pathum Nissanka, An appeal for LBW from Sakib, but clearly missing the stumps. Extra bounce, on middle, on a length. Pathum Nissanka tries to whip that over square leg, but does not account for the ball popping off the deck. Misses and the ball thuds on the thigh pad.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR LEG BYES! That could be really frustrating for Litton and his men! Short at 146 kph, on the bodyline, nipping into the batter. Pathum Nissanka misses to pull that away, and the ball deflects off the back thigh pad, and rolls between the keeper and the fielder at short third to race to the fence behind.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Pathum Nissanka, Swings away at 141.1 kph, full and around off, Pathum Nissanka cracks the cover drive, but straight to the fielder.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Lovely! Back of a length from Sakib, just outside off, nibbling away. Pathum Nissanka stands tall, reads the length early and punches it between the narrow gap at cover-point and backward point for a boundary.

Change. Just one over for Mustafizur Rahman despite taking a wicket. As the skipper, Litton Das has called in Tanzim Hasan Sakib into the attack.

Shoriful Islam to Pathum Nissanka, Full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka forces the drive between mid off and cover for a single. Keeps the strike. Excellent over from Shoriful Islam. Just 4 off it. 

Shoriful Islam to Kamil Mishara, Kamil is finally off the mark. Still streaky though. Good length, outside off. Kamil Mishara flashes hard on the up, and gets it off the outside edge. The ball flies over the backward point region for a single.

Shoriful Islam to Kamil Mishara, Short of a good length, around off, Kamil Mishara mistimes the pull shot towards mid on.