Pitch report:
The pitch at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is a good batting surface. It is expected to be a slow turner, with some assistance for the spinners as the match progresses. The batters will need to be patient and build their innings, while the bowlers will need to be disciplined and bowl in the right areas.
Toss:
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Playing 11 from both the teams:
Sri Lanka:
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis (wk)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Charith Asalanka
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Dasun Shanaka (c)
- Dunith Wellalage
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Kasun Rajitha
Bangladesh:
- Mohammad Naim
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Litton Das
- Shakib Al Hasan (c)
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)
- Shamim Hossain
- Taskin Ahmed
- Nasum Ahmed
- Hasan Mahmud
The scorecard:
Sri Lanka:
- Pathum Nissanka c Shoriful Islam b Taskin Ahmed 40 (60)
- Kusal Mendis c Liton Das b Shoriful Islam 50 (71)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama c Shakib Al Hasan b Taijul Islam 93 (72)
- Charith Asalanka c Taskin Ahmed b Nasum Ahmed 13 (14)
- Dhananjaya de Silva c Shakib Al Hasan b Hasan Mahmud 14 (18)
- Dasun Shanaka c Nasum Ahmed b Taijul Islam 2 (8)
- Dunith Wellalage lbw b Hasan Mahmud 1 (2)
- Maheesh Theekshana not out 14 (10)
- Matheesha Pathirana not out 0 (1)
Extras: (b 4, lb 1, w 10) 15
Total: (all out in 50 overs) 257
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Nissanka), 2-90 (Mendis), 3-183 (Samarawickrama), 4-197 (Asalanka), 5-200 (de Silva), 6-202 (Shanaka), 7-203 (Wellalage), 8-257 (Theekshana)
Bowling:
- Taskin Ahmed 10-0-57-2
- Shoriful Islam 10-0-45-2
- Taijul Islam 10-0-42-2
- Nasum Ahmed 10-0-33-1
- Hasan Mahmud 10-0-43-1
Bangladesh:
- Mohammad Naim c Maheesh Theekshana b Kasun Rajitha 26 (30)
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz c Pathum Nissanka b Maheesh Theekshana 26 (28)
- Litton Das c Dunith Wellalage b Maheesh Theekshana 19 (22)
- Shakib Al Hasan lbw b Maheesh Theekshana 3 (10)
- Towhid Hridoy c Kusal Mendis b Maheesh Theekshana 38 (44)
- Mushfiqur Rahim c Dasun Shanaka b Maheesh Theekshana 36 (42)
- Shamim Hossain c Dhananjaya de Silva b Matheesha Pathirana 13 (15)
- Taskin Ahmed c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Dasun Shanaka 1 (2)
- Nasum Ahmed not out 0 (1)
- Hasan Mahmud not out 0 (1)
Extras: (lb 1, w 10) 11
Total: (all out in 49.3 overs) 228
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Naim), 2-63 (Miraz), 3-66 (Das), 4-94 (Shakib), 5-144 (Hridoy), 6-157 (Mushfiqur), 7-160 (Shamim Hossain), 8-228 (Taskin Ahmed)
Bowling:
- Kasun Rajitha 8-1-36-1
- Maheesh Theekshana 10-0-33-4
- Matheesha Pathirana 10-0-49-1
- Dunith Wellalage 4-0-23-0
- Dasun Shanaka 4.3-0-26-1
Result: Sri Lanka won by 29 runs.
Man of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka)
Theekshana was the pick of the bowlers for both teams, taking 4 wickets for 33 runs. He was the only bowler to consistently trouble the Bangladesh batsmen.
The post-match presentation of the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh match in the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four in Colombo:
Man of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka)
- “It feels great to win the man of the match award. I just wanted to bowl in the right areas and create pressure on the batsmen. I am happy that I was able to do that and help my team win.”
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka:
- “It was a good performance from us. We batted well in the first half and then our bowlers did a great job to restrict Bangladesh. Maheesh was outstanding with the ball and he was the difference between the two teams.”
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan:
- “We didn’t start well with the bat and that put us under pressure. We tried to fight back but it was not enough. Sri Lanka bowled well and they deserved to win.”
The overall match summary is as follows:
- Sri Lanka won by 29 runs.
- Maheesh Theekshana was the man of the match.
- Sri Lanka’s batting was led by Sadeera Samarawickrama, who scored 93 runs.
- Bangladesh’s batting was led by Towhid Hridoy, who scored 38 runs.
- Sri Lanka’s bowling was led by Maheesh Theekshana, who took 4 wickets.
- Bangladesh’s bowling was led by Taskin Ahmed, who took 2 wickets.