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Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets in Asia Cup match
Sri Lanka secured a convincing six-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Asia Cup Group B match on Saturday, wrapping up the chase with 5.2 overs to spare.
The victory was anchored by a fluent half-century from Pathum Nissanka and a strong, unbeaten knock from Kamil Mishara.
Bangladesh’s innings was derailed early, with tight bowling from Sri Lanka applying pressure and reducing them to five wickets down after a sluggish start.
A late-inning 86-run partnership between Jaker Ali and Shamim Hossain provided some resistance, but it wasn’t enough to challenge Sri Lanka’s chase.
After the match, Player of the Match Kamil Mishara said, “I am very happy to win a game for my country again. Pathum just asked me to play my normal game and to take my time. I just believed always in myself, and worked hard for it.”
Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka added, “We won the toss and chose to bowl first. It was a good decision. Our bowlers did their job early, which allowed us to chase smoothly.”