Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Highlights, Asia Cup 2025 Super 4: Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by four wickets

Wanindu Hasaranga to Saif Hassan, Googly, short of a length, on off. Saif Hassan makes room and dabs it back to the bowler. 

Wanindu Hasaranga comes into the attack right after the Powerplay.

Dushmantha Chameera to Litton Das, FOUR! This is terrific batting from Litton Das! Short of a length, wide outside off. Litton Das trusts the width of the delivery and lashes it through the cover region for a boundary. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Litton Das, On a length, just outside off. Litton Das shuffles across the stumps to scoop it but misses the connection. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Litton Das, FOUR! Easy pickings for Litton Das! Pitches it up, on middle and leg. Litton Das puts on his dancing shoes and skips down the track. He uses his bottom hand and lofts it over mid off for a boundary.  

Dushmantha Chameera to Saif Hassan, 50 runs partnership for these two batters! Short, on the stump. Saif Hassan hangs back and mistimes his pull toward square leg for a single. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Litton Das, Back of a length, on middle, shaping it in. Litton Das rocks back to punch it away but gets nicked on the inner edge and the ball bounces toward short fine leg. Single taken. 

Dushmantha Chameera to Saif Hassan, Good-length delivery, on middle. Saif Hassan tucks it toward deep square leg for a single. 

Dushmantha Chameera is back on to close out the Powerplay. He went for 8 runs in his first over.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, Bashes the hard length, outside off. Hassan hangs back, taps the ball on its head and gets it wide of backward point. Wanindu Hasaranga gives it a chase, turns around and fires an accurate throw towards the batting end but cannot stop the batters from taking the third run.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, Beaten! This is pace on and it skids through, outside off. Saif looks to run it down but is beaten for pace.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, SIX! Excellent wristwork! Nuwan slips a full ball on the pads. Saif's head falls over to the off side as he looks to whip it away. Lifts his back leg whilst playing the pick-up shot and deposits it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

Nuwan Thushara to Litton Das, Takes pace off and goes full, on off. Das backs away and goes over the top on the off side. Dunith Wellalage goes after it and hauls it in with a slide. Flicks the ball towards Kamil Mishara, who is backing him up. Three runs taken.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, Bangs it into the deck, over middle. This comes at chest height and Hassan pulls it to deep backward square leg for a run.

Nuwan Thushara to Litton Das, On a hard length, on off, Litton hits it on the rise to the right of cover for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Litton Das, Short and this skids through. Litton backs away but Dunith follows him. Hits it down to long off for one more.

Dunith Wellalage to Saif Hassan, Shorter and quicker, on middle and leg, Saif nudges it in front of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Saif Hassan, Does not offer flight this time and it is pushed through, on the pads. Saif tucks it to backward square leg.

Dunith Wellalage to Saif Hassan, SIX! Launched down the ground! Tossed up by Dunith from around the wicket, on a length, on middle. Saif Hassan advances down the track and goes down the ground. Hits it towards the sight screen for a six.

Dunith Wellalage to Litton Das, Litton backs away and Dunith does well to follow him. This is flat and short and Das works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Saif Hassan, Angled into the pads, Saif clips this full ball in the vacant mid-wicket region for a single.

Time for spin as Dunith Wellalage has now been tossed the ball.

Nuwan Thushara to Litton Das, Off-pace delivery but this is full and it drops on the batter. Litton watchfully keeps it out on the off side.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, Wide! 14 runs of the over with a ball to go. Nuwan goes short but takes pace off. Saif Hassan lets it through as the ball sails over his head. The ball bounces in front of the keeper and deflects off his pads towards short third. It allows the batters to take a quick run.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, Loopy slower one, on the fuller side, around off. Saif checks the drive and plays a bit uppishly in front of mid off.

Nuwan Thushara to Litton Das, Missed out! Too straight from Thushara, on the pads, Litton tickles but fails to get it wide enough of the man at short fine leg. It goes straight towards the man there and Das crosses over for one.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, At 119.9 kph, off-pace delivery, on a good length, Saif nudges it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, SIX! All the way! This is on a length, on middle. Hassan skips down the track and brings his bottom hand into play. Whips it over the man at mid on and clears the fence for a flat six.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Smashed! Pitched up at 134.3 kph, a bit of away shape, on off. Saif stays leg side of the ball and slams it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Dushmantha Chameera to Saif Hassan, This is the leg cutter from Chameera, on a short of a length, steered down to deep third for another single.

Dushmantha Chameera to Litton Das, Hurls it on the off pole, on a good length, Das plays a punchy drive wide of cover for a single.

Dushmantha Chameera to Saif Hassan, At 144.1 kph, on a hard length, on off. Saif gets on top of it and punches it in front of backward point for one more.

Dushmantha Chameera to Litton Das, Honing in on the stumps, on a good length. Litton walks across for the scoop but miscues it off a leading edge. It rolls behind square on the off side for a single.

Dushmantha Chameera to Litton Das, FOUR! Flayed away! Fractionally short, outside off. Litton arches back and slaps it over the cover-point fielder for a boundary.

Dushmantha Chameera to Litton Das, Hurls it on a good length, around off, Das dabs it to backward point.

Dushmantha Chameera will steam in from the other end.

Nuwan Thushara to Litton Das, Nuwan nails the yorker, on middle. Litton gets his bat down and digs it out in front of mid on. Pinches a quick single to get off the mark.

The captain of Bangladesh, Litton Das is in at number 3.

Nuwan Thushara to Tanzid Hasan, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Tanzid has been completely outfoxed by Thushara! Nuwan rolls his fingers on top of the ball and lands it on a good length, on the off stump. Hasan premeditates as he gives the bowler the charge. He swings to go down the ground but is deceived by the slower one and plays down the wrong line. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and clatters into the off pole.

Nuwan Thushara to Tanzid Hasan, Goes full, tailing in at the toes, Tanzid jams it out towards mid-wicket.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, Drags the length back, outside off, Hassan looks to punch it away but ends up chopping it down beside the strip on the off side for a single. Bangladesh are underway in the chase!

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, Goes full and finds a bit of away shape, outside off. Saif mistimes the drive back towards the bowler.

Nuwan Thushara to Saif Hassan, Starts on the money! On a good length, in the channel on off, Saif presses forward and taps it to cover.

Welcome back for Bangladesh's reply. The two umpires and players have made their way out to the centre. Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan will open the innings for Bangladesh. Nuwan Thushara will kickstart proceedings with the new ball for Sri Lanka. Saif to face the first ball. Let's play...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

171 has been the average first-innings winning score at this venue in T20s since the start of the year, and Sri Lanka are not far off that mark. This is Bangladesh's first game in Dubai, and it will be interesting to see how quickly their batters adapt to the conditions. It is all set up for an intriguing chase. Back in a bit for the second essay.

Sri Lanka were 98 for 4 with six overs to go, searching for some impetus in their innings. Up stepped Dasun Shanaka to provide that much-needed boost. With support at the other end limited, he remained undeterred as he took on the pacers once the spinners had completed their overs. Sri Lanka managed 70 runs off the final six overs, though two of those overs yielded just 11 runs in total, thanks to Mustafizur Rahman, whose efforts helped Bangladesh keep Sri Lanka under 170.

A six off the final ball of the innings, but not quite the finish Sri Lanka would have hoped for. Just 15 runs came off the last two overs, leaving them to settle for 168 on the board. It certainly is a competitive total, but whether it proves to be a match-winning one remains to be seen. After being asked to bat first, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis gave Sri Lanka a brisk start. They managed to score 55 runs in the Powerplay despite Nissanka’s dismissal toward the end of it. Bangladesh struck back in the middle phase with a smart mix of spin and pace to apply the brakes on the scoring.

Taskin Ahmed to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! This time, Dasun Shanaka makes no mistake in reading the slower delivery! Taskin Ahmed bowls it on the shorter side, on off and middle. Shanaka opens his stance, winds up and pulls it with perfect timing. The ball sails over the deep square leg fence and he adds six more crucial runs on the board. Sri Lanka ends up putting 168 runs on the board!

Taskin Ahmed to Dasun Shanaka, Another dot from Taskin! Slower short delivery, just outside off. Dasun Shanaka once again goes for a big blow and gets beaten.