Cricket Scorecard

Having excelled in the field, Sri Lanka now faces a target of 165 runs in their stipulated 50 overs. Will the Sri Lankans get the score easily and start off their Asia Cup campaign with a storm? Or will Shakib Al Hasan and his men have a magic trick up their sleeves with the ball? Let's find out in the second innings as the chase is coming up next.

Matheesha Pathirana says that he got a chance to play in ODI cricket after a bit of a break and is happy to have done well in this game. Adds that the wicket was pretty dead in the first half and hence he tried to bowl a lot of slower balls later on. Mentions that it is a bit difficult to go from T20I cricket to ODI cricket but he has managed to do well.

Matheesha Pathirana, the fast bowling sensation, showcased his prowess by capturing 4 crucial wickets for the Sri Lankan side. Sri Lanka's performance on the field was marked by its excellence, coupled with disciplined bowling that proved to be a formidable challenge for the Bangladeshi batsmen. Maheesh Theekshana, the off-spin maestro, maintained control with his spin and claimed 2 important wickets. Additionally, the all-rounders Dhananjaya De Silva and Dunith Wellalage each secured 1 wicket,

Bangladesh found themselves bowled out for a total of 164 runs in 42.4 overs after electing to bat first in the initial innings. The early loss of wickets paved the way for Najmul Shanto, who emerged as the lone batter offering substantial resistance by crafting a determined 89 runs from 122 deliveries. However, the majority of the batting lineup struggled to make a significant impact against the formidable Sri Lankan bowling unit.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mustafizur Rahman, ! LBW! Matheesha Pathirana finishes with a four-fer! He bowls this full again and straight on middle and leg. Mustafizur Rahman misreads the pace and cannot bring his bat down in time as the ball hits the pads. The umpire has given his decision as out but Mustafizur Rahman wants to review it. There is a clear gap between the bat and pad and the ball tracking shows three reds. Mustafizur Rahman has to depart and Bangladesh are bowled out fo

Matheesha Pathirana to Mustafizur Rahman, Fuller and on off. Mustafizur Rahman pushes it to point.

Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in for Bangladesh.

Matheesha Pathirana to Taskin Ahmed, ! c Maheesh Theekshana b Matheesha Pathirana.

Matheesha Pathirana to Shoriful Islam, Very full and straight. Shoriful Islam digs it out well down the ground.

Maheesh Theekshana to Shoriful Islam, 1 run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Shoriful Islam, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Shoriful Islam, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Shoriful Islam, No run.

Shoriful Islam walks out to bat next.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! b Maheesh Theekshana.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Taskin Ahmed, tosses it up at the off stump. Taskin Ahmed pushes it lightly towards long on and the bowler does an amazing work off his bowling to stop the ball, keeping it to a dot ball.

Taskin Ahmed is the new batter in.

Dunith Wellalage to Mahedi Hasan, ! lbw b Dunith Wellalage.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mahedi Hasan, Short outside off. Mahedi Hasan gets an inside edge while cutting the ball, stopped at slip.

Dunith Wellalage to Mahedi Hasan, No run.

The final powerplay begins.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, Around off, Mahedi Hasan comes forward and pushes it through cover for one more.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowled shorter and from around the wicket, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets inside the line and paddles it down to fine leg for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, Quicker and flatter, zipping away from around off. Mahedi Hasan is beaten all ends up.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, Close but not close enough! Maheesh Theekshana starts off with a gem of a carrom ball that undoes Mahedi Hasan completely in flight, goes away past the outside edge and bounces a bit extra as well. Kusal Mendis is taken aback as well and fumbles the ball before eventually dislodging the bails. The replays show that the fumble allowed Hasan to get back in.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Excellent running! Slower again, pitched up around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto is undone a bit due to the lack of pace but gets an outside edge down to third man. The batters push hard for two and get it with ease.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nails the full and wide one this time around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto reaches out and squeezes it to point.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good running! Length ball on the pads, tucked away toward deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Wide! Another attempted wide yorker that is bowled slower and pushed beyond the tramline outside off.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Should have been put away but they do get an extra run thanks to an overthrow. Juicy full toss outside off, pace on and Najmul Hossain Shanto just drives it away to deep cover for a single. The throw from the deep bounces over the keeper's head and after a bit of hesitation, Shanto gets back on strike.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mahedi Hasan, Fullish length outside off, pushed away in front of point for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mahedi Hasan, Wide! Attempted wide yorker, slower and outside the tramline as well.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mahedi Hasan, Lands in no man's land! Slower yorker, turns out to be a low full toss on leg stump, Mahedi Hasan closes the bat face early as he looks to flick and gets a leading edge over the bowler's head.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Dragged down on off, Mahedi Hasan goes on the back foot and hits it down to long on for a run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Drifted onto middle and leg, Mahedi Hasan gets a leading edge to the left of the bowler.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Floated up around off, Mahedi Hasan advances and plays it back to the bowler.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Tossed up full and on middle, Mahedi Hasan defends it out.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter one outside off, cut away off the back foot past point for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Nicely flighted outside off, Mahedi Hasan plays at it with soft hands and gets an outside edge toward short third. They pick up a single.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Well fielded! Good length around the top of off, Najmul Hossain Shanto plays it late and with an angled bat toward backward point where the fielder makes a sharp stop.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length around off, bouncing a bit extra, Najmul Hossain Shanto hops and keeps it down on the off side.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! A bit of a relief! Short and at the body, bowled from around the wicket. Najmul Hossain Shanto swivels and pulls it well wide of the man at fine leg for a boundary.

Mahedi Hasan is the new batter in.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, ! RUN OUT! Oh, deary me! That is not what Bangladesh would have wanted at this stage.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Good length around off, coming back into the right-hander, Mehidy Hasan keeps it out on the off side.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Banged in a bit around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto comes out of his crease but mistimes it badly toward mid off for a run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mehidy Hasan, On middle and leg, nudged away to square leg.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Uses his feet now to push a flighted delivery toward mid on for a quick single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Nicely played and that's the first boundary in 52 balls for Bangladesh! Just a fraction shorter on leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto rocks back and just eases it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on the stumps, Najmul Hossain Shanto leans on to defend.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quicker one around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto strides across looking for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the back leg.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Nails it yet again! Another bouncer around off, Mehidy Hasan stays back and lets it go but the height is spot on again.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Bowls a good bumper now around off and gets it high enough. Mehidy Hasan ducks down looking for a wide called but he won't get it.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Misfield! Short and outside off, crunched off the back foot by Mehidy Hasan to the right of point and the fielder there just gets a finger on it. The batters race back for the second, good running!

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fraction short down leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it off his hips and down to fine leg for just another single.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A touch fuller around leg and angling across, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets an outside edge that rolls toward backward point.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Back of a length and outside off, Mehidy Hasan hops back and punches it square to deep cover for a run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mehidy Hasan, Good running! Slowed up on a length and around off, Mehidy Hasan punches it from his crease and gets it past extra cover and toward mid off for a quick single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On the stumps, swept away behind square leg for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter one on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to make room and cut but mistimes it back to the bowler.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nicely flighted and angled onto middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it out on the off side.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mehidy Hasan, Slower and shorter, turning into the stumps, Mehidy Hasan stays back and punches it down to long on for one.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated up around off stump, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets inside the line and paddles it 'round the corner for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mehidy Hasan, Banged in short again at a good pace and pushed wider. Mehidy Hasan tries to uppercut but is well beaten.

Mehidy Hasan is the new batter in.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mehidy Hasan, Pitches it up first at 145 clicks and keeps the line around off. Mehidy Hasan blocks it to cover.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, ! CAUGHT! Finds the man to perfection! This is banged in short, a bit too short outside off at 139 clicks. Mushfiqur Rahim hops and sticks out his bat trying to play it over the third man fence but isn't in control of the shot. The ball goes straight to Dimuth Karunaratne inside the fence and he makes no mistake. Unnecessary from Rahim and Matheesha Pathirana now has his second wicket of the game. Sri Lanka continue to pick up timely wickets.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Takes a bit of pace off now and keeps it full on off stump, Mushfiqur Rahim wrists it to mid-wicket.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full again at the stumps and at 145 clicks, Mushfiqur Rahim bunts it right back on the bounce to the bowler who gets both hands on it.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and straight, right in the blockhole at 142 clicks, Najmul Hossain Shanto digs it out to covers and picks up a quick single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated, full and on the stumps, this is eased away back past the bowler toward mid on for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Holds it back a touch now and flights it around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to come forward and drive but then pushes back and plays it toward backward point.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nagging length on off, skidding off the surface, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets pushed onto the back foot but manages to keep it out.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quicker one at 100 clicks, full and straight as well, worked away to mid-wicket.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Angled onto the stumps, Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it to square leg and looks for the single but Mushfiqur Rahim sends him back in time.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Comes from around the wicket and bowls it on a nagging length on off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto stays back and blocks it out.

Drinks are on the field. Bangladesh have done well to stabilize the innings and have prevented themselves from losing more wickets. Najmul Hossain Shanto is the set batter now and he should try and play a little aggressively to put some runs on the board. Sri Lanka should look for more wickets mainly that of Najmul Hossain Shanto's. A few quick wickets will be beneficial for their side and help to restrict Bangladesh to a low total.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just over! This is banged in short and outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto tries to drag the pull in front of mid-wicket but gets it off the toe end and the ball just eludes the man at mid-wicket. They pick up a single as well.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Overthrows!

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and quick at 146 clicks, on off stump and Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it out toward mid off.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length and outside off, guided off the back foot down to third man for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Half an appeal for caught behind!

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Maheesh Theekshana pitches the ball up outside the off stump from the around-the-wicket angle. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to play the paddle sweep but misses the ball completely.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fullish length around off and angling away, Mushfiqur Rahim looks to cut it late but is beaten past the outside edge.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up at the off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it off the front foot towards the fielder at covers.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short at the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto plays the paddle sweep towards to fine leg region and the batters pick up a couple.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, No run.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hits the good length outside off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto plays the ball late to third man and the batters run a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short at the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Leg bye.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Hits a good length at the stumps. Mushfiqur Rahim blocks the ball straight back to the bowler.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short again with pace and angling towards the batter. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets a hit on the front pad after a little inside edge on the bat. Saves him.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and at the leg stump from the angle. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets a hit on the pads while flicking the ball.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short ball on top of the off stump. Mushfiqur Rahim pulls it straight to deep midwicket for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Four!

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, Just short again at the stumps. Mushfiqur Rahim pushes it to sweepers and gets a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No ball!

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller ball on the off stump. Mushfiqur Rahim pushes the ball to long on and runs a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, Four!

Dasun Shanaka to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short and wide. Mushfiqur Rahim plays it late to third man and runs a single.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short on top of the off stump from the round the wicket angle. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and flicks the ball to the left of mid on and runs a quick single.

Dasun Shanaka to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Mushfiqur Rahim, Hits the good length at the top of leg stump this time. Mushfiqur Rahim goes back and flicks the ball straight to mid-wicket.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short spinning into the left-hander from the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to pull the ball but is beaten by the turn. Dot ball.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tossed up at the stumps. Mushfiqur Rahim blocks it on the front foot.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up way outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to sweep it in turn gets an inside edge to short third man for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Mushfiqur Rahim is the new man in.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, ! lbw b Dasun Shanaka.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Much needed boundary for Bangladesh. Brings up the 50 for Najmul Hossain Shanto. Short ball outside off stump giving the set batter room to cut the ball to the right of the point fielder for a handsome boundary at deep point.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short outside off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto plays it late to the left of third man and the batters pick up 2 runs.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hits the good length at the off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto takes a foot out and pushes the ball straight to mid off.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Short and wide. Towhid Hridoy misses out on the runs as he cuts the ball straight to point.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Tossed up again outside off stump. The batter steps down the track and plays it straight to mid-wicket.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and at the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back in his crease and flicks the ball using his wrists towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, Hits the good length again outside the off stump. Towhid Hridoy blocks it off the front leg but straight to point.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and wide to the left hander from over the wicket angle. Najmul Hossain Shanto cuts the ball to sweepers for a run.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, Pitches the ball just outside off from the good length this time. Towhid Hridoy takes his front leg out and pushes the ball towards sweepers for a run.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, Just short at the stumps. Towhid Hridoy flicks it off his pads towards deep mid-wicket and run a single.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, Hits the good length just outside off. Towhid Hridoy goes back and pushes the ball straight to point.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Tossed up at the off stump. Towhid Hridoy steps down and drives it to long on and runs a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full at the leg stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Short and wide. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to sweepers and runs a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short to start off with at the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and pulls it to deep midwicket for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated up and on off and middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to long off for a single to end the over.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shorter again this time outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto slaps it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, A bit short and on the off pole. Towhid Hridoy rocks back and slices it to deep cover for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Fullish and on off this time. Towhid Hridoy blocks it on the on side.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto paddles it to backward square leg for one.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Full and straight on the pads. Towhid Hridoy has flicked it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Shorter and on the off pole. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the fielder at point.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Pitched up on the off stump. Towhid Hridoy drives it to covers.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Fullish and on middle. Towhid Hridoy defends it.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Floated up and straight outside off. Towhid Hridoy is beaten as the keeper collects it.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Lobbed up on middle and off. Towhid Hridoy has driven it to cover.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Fullish again outside off. Towhid Hridoy slices it to point.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Fuller and on the off pole. Towhid Hridoy has slapped it to mid on who makes a good stop.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and on off and middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto punches it to mid on fo a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Flighted delivery full and on middle. Towhid Hridoy has blocked it safely.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish now on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it to deep square leg for another single.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Shorter this time and on middle. Towhid Hridoy rocks back and pushes it to deep cover for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Full and turning away from off. Towhid Hridoy has slapped it to mid-on.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto has punched it to long on for a single.

Oh, no! There is a bit of rain around and the covers are being brought on. The good news is that it is just a slight drizzle and the players are just waiting around the boundary ropes. Just a couple of minutes later, the umpires call the players back on and the covers will now be removed. Good news for the fans as play is set to resume right away.

Drinks break! Refreshments are being taken in the first inning with Bangladesh being 64/3 after 16 overs. Sri Lanka looking to close in and get through the middle order. Let's see what happens when the play resumes.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Floated up on leg. Towhid Hridoy drives it to long on for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated up on leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto sweeps it to mid-wicket where the fielder collects it.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched up and on the pads. Najmul Hossain Shanto has blocked it.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to mid off.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish and on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto has driven it to long off for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Very full again and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto slices it to deep point for a single to end the over.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Very full again outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto reaches but misses the connections.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Short and on the helmet. Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it beautifully into the gap at backward square leg. The ball has enough power in it to run away to the fence for four runs.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, Very full on the pads. Towhid Hridoy flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, Short and outside off. Towhid Hridoy doesn't offer any shot.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto just lofts it over the bowler's head for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Lobbed up on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to long off for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Fullish and on the pads. Towhid Hridoy flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shorter and angling onto off. Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it to point for a single to end the over.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short again and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! A much-needed boundary! Matheesha Pathirana bowls this short and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto has picked up the length very nicely and pulled it over the in-field. The ball races away to the vacant deep mid-wicket boundary for four runs.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, Short and on the off pole. Towhid Hridoy blocks it near the crease and sets off for a quick single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto,  Full and just outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto tries to drive it but the ball rolls away to fine leg after hitting the inside edge. The batters cross for one.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, Short and on the pads. Towhid Hridoy nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated up on the toes. Najmul Hossain Shanto clips it to mid-wicket.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Shorter and on off. Towhid Hridoy punches it to deep point for another single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish again on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto reverse sweeps it to deep point for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full again and on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto paddles it to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Lobbed up on middle. Towhid Hridoy drives it to long on for a single to start the over.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A low full toss angling on middle from around the wicket. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to the fielder at covers.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, On the hard length and outside off. Towhid Hridoy shuffles across and nudges it to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Who walks in now?

Matheesha Pathirana to Shakib Al Hasan, ! c Kusal Mendis b Matheesha Pathirana.

Matheesha Pathirana to Shakib Al Hasan, Goes full and straight on off. Shakib Al Hasan drives it to mid off.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short now and on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to deep cover for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish again and just outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto slices it to the fielder at point.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Starts off with a wide. Matheesha Pathirana bowls this full and way outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto lets it go to the keeper.

End of the first powerplay.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A touch shorter on the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto works it off the back foot past square leg and picks up another single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle and leg, worked away wide of mid on for a single by Shakib Al Hasan.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Shakib Al Hasan, Full again and on off stump, defended off the front foot by Shakib Al Hasan.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Missing leg! Round-arm delivery, on a nagging length, angled onto the pads. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to rock back and flick but gets rapped on the pads.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, Switches back to around the wicket and bowls a fuller one, attacking middle and leg, Shakib Al Hasan blocks it out.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, ! Lovely hands! A touch fuller and outside off, Shakib Al Hasan just leans on and uses his hands to drive it sweetly past the cover fielder and the ball races away to the fence.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, Fullish length around the pads, this is flicked straight to the man at square leg.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, A good bumper now over middle, a bit of pace behind it as well. Shakib Al Hasan ducks under it.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, No run.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Grunts and bangs one into the deck around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto manages to get on top of the bounce and pulls it down past square leg for a run.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Wide! Length ball, angling down the leg side, wide called.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Shakib Al Hasan, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Shakib Al Hasan, Oh, that could have been catastrophic! Drifted onto middle and leg, Shakib Al Hasan tucks it to the man at mid-wicket but his partner Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to take off for the run. Shakib sends him back and the fielder does get the direct hit in at the bowler's end but Shanto manages to scamper back in time.

The skipper, Shakib Al Hasan is the new batter in.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mohammad Naim, ! CAUGHT! Dhananjaya de Silva strikes in his first over and Bangladesh has now lost their second wicket.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Slightly shorter on middle, nudged away off the back foot in front of mid-wicket for one more.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mohammad Naim, Floated up around off, caressed through wide mid off for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mohammad Naim, Starts from around the wicket and flights it up on middle, Mohammad Naim stays leg side of the ball and eases it to covers.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Slower one, on a nagging length outside off, Mohammad Naim chops it down to third man and picks up a single.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Just pulls the length back a bit and bowls it in the channel around off, Mohammad Naim looks to stay back and cut but ends up chopping it toward point.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Pitched up around off, punched away off the meat of the bat toward mid off.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, ! Hammered away! This is full and wide, there to be put away, Mohammad Naim leans on and drives it square on the off side in front of cover-point for a boundary.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, On a good length and this one is angled into middle and leg, Mohammad Naim stays in his crease and blocks it out on the off side.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Hard length around off, Mohammad Naim stays back and nudges it down toward backward point.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mohammad Naim, Very full and around middle, Mohammad Naim looks to clear the front leg but ends up just pushing it through mid off for one more.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Around off, this is knocked down to long off for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Lovely shot! Keeps it nice and full around middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets in position quickly to sweep and nails the shot past square leg for a boundary.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quicker one around middle, curving away from the left-hander, Najmul Hossain Shanto solidly keeps it out.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller one around off, Shanto strides out to defend.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto leans on and plays it with soft hands toward point.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched up around off, driven a bit uppishly to the right of mid off and the batters scamper through for a run.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, JAFFA! Bowls it a touch fuller and in that channel around off. The ball seams away late after pitching. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to poke at it but the ball just moves past the outside edge and does bounce a bit extra as well, leaving Shanto bamboozled.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hard length over off stump, Najmul Hossain Shanto covers the line well and blocks it out.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good length over middle, kept out by Najmul Hossain Shanto.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Kasun Rajitha comes from around the wicket and pitches it right up on middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to drive it on the up but gets it off the inner half and the ball goes uppishly toward mid on. Dasun Shanaka there scampers forward and dives in but is unable to hold on to the catch.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Drops this one short but bowls it quick around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it off the back foot through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller one around off, played inside-out to covers by Shanto.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mohammad Naim, Flights it up now on off stump, Mohammad Naim just pushes it down through mid off and collects a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter delivery, getting it to go away from around middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays back and nudges it behind square leg for one.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quicker and fuller outside off, driven sweetly to the man at short cover.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nagging length on middle and leg, blocked out onto the off side.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Back of a length around off, tapped away to backward point.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, ! Sloppy fielding from the Lankan skipper but he did get a bit of a bad bounce as well! Slower one, floated up very full on middle. Mohammad Naim punches it to the right of mid on where Dasun Shanaka slides in and completely misses the ball. The ball rolls away into the fence.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Full again, a bit straighter this time, driven right back by Naim but Rajitha does well to get a hand on it on the followthrough.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Top shot for no run! Slightly fuller on off, Mohammad Naim stands tall and punches it sweetly on the up but straight to mid off.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Comes from around the wicket and angles in a good-length ball into leg stump. Mohammad Naim looks to block but misses and gets hit high on the pads.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Perfect length, around off and middle, Mohammad Naim stands tall and blocks it out.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Another appeal for LBW but this time the umpire shakes his head. Dasun Shanaka though has reviewed it. Maheesh Theekshana bowls this one flatter and on leg stump, getting the ball to curve into the left-hander again. Najmul Hossain Shanto plays all around this one and gets struck on the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitching outside leg stump. Sri Lanka lose a review! Theekshana starts off with a wicket m

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just holds it back a touch and floats it on middle and leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto does well to block it out.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter one around the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto tries to flick it off the back foot but fails to get it away.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pushed through fuller and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto strides forward and blocks it out. Maheesh Theekshana tries to stop it with his boot but almost rolls over the ball and injuries himself. That would have been a disaster!

Maheesh Theekshana to Tanzid Hasan, ! LBW! Absolutely plumb and Tanzid Hasan departs for a duck on debut! Quicker one from Maheesh Theekshana at 95 clicks, bowled fuller on middle and gets the ball to swing into the left-hander. Hasan tries to block but does so tentatively as he neither gets on the front foot nor does he go back and ends up getting beat on the inside edge. The ball crashes into the pads and the finger goes up almost instantaneously. Sri Lanka have the early breakthrou

Who will walk out next?

Maheesh Theekshana to Tanzid Hasan, Starts off with a flatter delivery around leg stump. This one skids through and Tanzid Hasan gets caught on the crease as he tries to work it away.

Spin is introduced as Maheesh Theekshana is brought into the attack from the opposite end.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, No run.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Full again but this time it's right in the blockhole on middle and off. Mohammad Naim jams it out.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, ! Gets it through and gets off the mark as well does Mohammad Naim. Overpitched around off, looking for some swing, Naim gets on the front foot and caresses it through the cover region for a boundary. Bangladesh are underway!

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Just pulls back the length a touch and bowls it around the top of off stump. Mohammad Naim hops back and blocks it back onto the deck.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, On a length, swinging into middle and leg, Naim looks to come forward and pushes it away toward mid on.

The umpires are out on the field. The fielding team is seen in a huddle before taking their respective positions on the ground. The opening batters for Bangladesh are Mohammad Naim and Tanzid Hasan. Kasun Rajitha will have the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's go...

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Nice delivery to start off with! Pitches this one right up on off stump and just gets a bit of shape into the left-hander. Mohammad Naim stays watchful and blocks it out.

Both the teams are on the field along with all the match officials for the national anthems. It will be Sri Lanka's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of Bangladesh.

Dasun Shanaka, the Sri Lankan skipper says that they would have batted first as well but reckons it's a good toss to lose due to the rain around. Adds that they have a few key players out due to injuries but they have the bases covered. Mentions that the surface looks good and adds that fans are right behind them and it's good practice for the World Cup. Informs that they have gone with six batters, two all-rounders, and three genuine bowlers.

Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh says that the wicket looks dry and they would bat first and put some runs on the board. He also points out that Sri Lanka is a very good side at home and it's a challenge always playing against them, so, they would want to get some good runs and then use their bowling attack to restrict the Sri Lankan side before it. He mentions that the boys are prepared and ready to go and they will be playing with 3 spinners and 3 fast bowlers in this game.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (WK), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (C), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, and Matheesha Pathirana.

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan(on debut), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mehidy Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman.

TOSS - Up goes the flip of the coin and it lands in favor of Bangladesh. They will BAT first.

Having excelled in the field, Sri Lanka now faces a target of 165 runs in their stipulated 50 overs. Will the Sri Lankans get the score easily and start off their Asia Cup campaign with a storm? Or will Shakib Al Hasan and his men have a magic trick up their sleeves with the ball? Let's find out in the second innings as the chase is coming up next.

Matheesha Pathirana says that he got a chance to play in ODI cricket after a bit of a break and is happy to have done well in this game. Adds that the wicket was pretty dead in the first half and hence he tried to bowl a lot of slower balls later on. Mentions that it is a bit difficult to go from T20I cricket to ODI cricket but he has managed to do well.

Matheesha Pathirana, the fast bowling sensation, showcased his prowess by capturing 4 crucial wickets for the Sri Lankan side. Sri Lanka's performance on the field was marked by its excellence, coupled with disciplined bowling that proved to be a formidable challenge for the Bangladeshi batsmen. Maheesh Theekshana, the off-spin maestro, maintained control with his spin and claimed 2 important wickets. Additionally, the all-rounders Dhananjaya De Silva and Dunith Wellalage each secured 1 wicket,

Bangladesh found themselves bowled out for a total of 164 runs in 42.4 overs after electing to bat first in the initial innings. The early loss of wickets paved the way for Najmul Shanto, who emerged as the lone batter offering substantial resistance by crafting a determined 89 runs from 122 deliveries. However, the majority of the batting lineup struggled to make a significant impact against the formidable Sri Lankan bowling unit.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mustafizur Rahman, ! LBW! Matheesha Pathirana finishes with a four-fer! He bowls this full again and straight on middle and leg. Mustafizur Rahman misreads the pace and cannot bring his bat down in time as the ball hits the pads. The umpire has given his decision as out but Mustafizur Rahman wants to review it. There is a clear gap between the bat and pad and the ball tracking shows three reds. Mustafizur Rahman has to depart and Bangladesh are bowled out fo

Matheesha Pathirana to Mustafizur Rahman, Fuller and on off. Mustafizur Rahman pushes it to point.

Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in for Bangladesh.

Matheesha Pathirana to Taskin Ahmed, ! c Maheesh Theekshana b Matheesha Pathirana.

Matheesha Pathirana to Shoriful Islam, Very full and straight. Shoriful Islam digs it out well down the ground.

Maheesh Theekshana to Shoriful Islam, 1 run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Shoriful Islam, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Shoriful Islam, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Shoriful Islam, No run.

Shoriful Islam walks out to bat next.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! b Maheesh Theekshana.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Taskin Ahmed, tosses it up at the off stump. Taskin Ahmed pushes it lightly towards long on and the bowler does an amazing work off his bowling to stop the ball, keeping it to a dot ball.

Taskin Ahmed is the new batter in.

Dunith Wellalage to Mahedi Hasan, ! lbw b Dunith Wellalage.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mahedi Hasan, Short outside off. Mahedi Hasan gets an inside edge while cutting the ball, stopped at slip.

Dunith Wellalage to Mahedi Hasan, No run.

The final powerplay begins.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, Around off, Mahedi Hasan comes forward and pushes it through cover for one more.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowled shorter and from around the wicket, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets inside the line and paddles it down to fine leg for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, 1 run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, Quicker and flatter, zipping away from around off. Mahedi Hasan is beaten all ends up.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mahedi Hasan, Close but not close enough! Maheesh Theekshana starts off with a gem of a carrom ball that undoes Mahedi Hasan completely in flight, goes away past the outside edge and bounces a bit extra as well. Kusal Mendis is taken aback as well and fumbles the ball before eventually dislodging the bails. The replays show that the fumble allowed Hasan to get back in.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Excellent running! Slower again, pitched up around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto is undone a bit due to the lack of pace but gets an outside edge down to third man. The batters push hard for two and get it with ease.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nails the full and wide one this time around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto reaches out and squeezes it to point.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good running! Length ball on the pads, tucked away toward deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Wide! Another attempted wide yorker that is bowled slower and pushed beyond the tramline outside off.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Should have been put away but they do get an extra run thanks to an overthrow. Juicy full toss outside off, pace on and Najmul Hossain Shanto just drives it away to deep cover for a single. The throw from the deep bounces over the keeper's head and after a bit of hesitation, Shanto gets back on strike.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mahedi Hasan, Fullish length outside off, pushed away in front of point for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mahedi Hasan, Wide! Attempted wide yorker, slower and outside the tramline as well.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mahedi Hasan, Lands in no man's land! Slower yorker, turns out to be a low full toss on leg stump, Mahedi Hasan closes the bat face early as he looks to flick and gets a leading edge over the bowler's head.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Dragged down on off, Mahedi Hasan goes on the back foot and hits it down to long on for a run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Drifted onto middle and leg, Mahedi Hasan gets a leading edge to the left of the bowler.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Floated up around off, Mahedi Hasan advances and plays it back to the bowler.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Tossed up full and on middle, Mahedi Hasan defends it out.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter one outside off, cut away off the back foot past point for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mahedi Hasan, Nicely flighted outside off, Mahedi Hasan plays at it with soft hands and gets an outside edge toward short third. They pick up a single.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Well fielded! Good length around the top of off, Najmul Hossain Shanto plays it late and with an angled bat toward backward point where the fielder makes a sharp stop.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length around off, bouncing a bit extra, Najmul Hossain Shanto hops and keeps it down on the off side.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! A bit of a relief! Short and at the body, bowled from around the wicket. Najmul Hossain Shanto swivels and pulls it well wide of the man at fine leg for a boundary.

Mahedi Hasan is the new batter in.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, ! RUN OUT! Oh, deary me! That is not what Bangladesh would have wanted at this stage.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Good length around off, coming back into the right-hander, Mehidy Hasan keeps it out on the off side.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Banged in a bit around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto comes out of his crease but mistimes it badly toward mid off for a run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mehidy Hasan, On middle and leg, nudged away to square leg.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Uses his feet now to push a flighted delivery toward mid on for a quick single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Nicely played and that's the first boundary in 52 balls for Bangladesh! Just a fraction shorter on leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto rocks back and just eases it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up on the stumps, Najmul Hossain Shanto leans on to defend.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quicker one around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto strides across looking for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the back leg.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Nails it yet again! Another bouncer around off, Mehidy Hasan stays back and lets it go but the height is spot on again.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Bowls a good bumper now around off and gets it high enough. Mehidy Hasan ducks down looking for a wide called but he won't get it.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Misfield! Short and outside off, crunched off the back foot by Mehidy Hasan to the right of point and the fielder there just gets a finger on it. The batters race back for the second, good running!

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fraction short down leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it off his hips and down to fine leg for just another single.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A touch fuller around leg and angling across, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets an outside edge that rolls toward backward point.

Kasun Rajitha to Mehidy Hasan, Back of a length and outside off, Mehidy Hasan hops back and punches it square to deep cover for a run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mehidy Hasan, Good running! Slowed up on a length and around off, Mehidy Hasan punches it from his crease and gets it past extra cover and toward mid off for a quick single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On the stumps, swept away behind square leg for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter one on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to make room and cut but mistimes it back to the bowler.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nicely flighted and angled onto middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it out on the off side.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mehidy Hasan, Slower and shorter, turning into the stumps, Mehidy Hasan stays back and punches it down to long on for one.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated up around off stump, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets inside the line and paddles it 'round the corner for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mehidy Hasan, Banged in short again at a good pace and pushed wider. Mehidy Hasan tries to uppercut but is well beaten.

Mehidy Hasan is the new batter in.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mehidy Hasan, Pitches it up first at 145 clicks and keeps the line around off. Mehidy Hasan blocks it to cover.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, ! CAUGHT! Finds the man to perfection! This is banged in short, a bit too short outside off at 139 clicks. Mushfiqur Rahim hops and sticks out his bat trying to play it over the third man fence but isn't in control of the shot. The ball goes straight to Dimuth Karunaratne inside the fence and he makes no mistake. Unnecessary from Rahim and Matheesha Pathirana now has his second wicket of the game. Sri Lanka continue to pick up timely wickets.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Takes a bit of pace off now and keeps it full on off stump, Mushfiqur Rahim wrists it to mid-wicket.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Full again at the stumps and at 145 clicks, Mushfiqur Rahim bunts it right back on the bounce to the bowler who gets both hands on it.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and straight, right in the blockhole at 142 clicks, Najmul Hossain Shanto digs it out to covers and picks up a quick single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated, full and on the stumps, this is eased away back past the bowler toward mid on for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Holds it back a touch now and flights it around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to come forward and drive but then pushes back and plays it toward backward point.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nagging length on off, skidding off the surface, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets pushed onto the back foot but manages to keep it out.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quicker one at 100 clicks, full and straight as well, worked away to mid-wicket.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Angled onto the stumps, Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it to square leg and looks for the single but Mushfiqur Rahim sends him back in time.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Comes from around the wicket and bowls it on a nagging length on off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto stays back and blocks it out.

Drinks are on the field. Bangladesh have done well to stabilize the innings and have prevented themselves from losing more wickets. Najmul Hossain Shanto is the set batter now and he should try and play a little aggressively to put some runs on the board. Sri Lanka should look for more wickets mainly that of Najmul Hossain Shanto's. A few quick wickets will be beneficial for their side and help to restrict Bangladesh to a low total.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just over! This is banged in short and outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto tries to drag the pull in front of mid-wicket but gets it off the toe end and the ball just eludes the man at mid-wicket. They pick up a single as well.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Overthrows!

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and quick at 146 clicks, on off stump and Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it out toward mid off.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Back of a length and outside off, guided off the back foot down to third man for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Half an appeal for caught behind!

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Maheesh Theekshana pitches the ball up outside the off stump from the around-the-wicket angle. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to play the paddle sweep but misses the ball completely.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fullish length around off and angling away, Mushfiqur Rahim looks to cut it late but is beaten past the outside edge.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up at the off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it off the front foot towards the fielder at covers.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short at the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto plays the paddle sweep towards to fine leg region and the batters pick up a couple.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, No run.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hits the good length outside off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto plays the ball late to third man and the batters run a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short at the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Leg bye.

Matheesha Pathirana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Hits a good length at the stumps. Mushfiqur Rahim blocks the ball straight back to the bowler.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short again with pace and angling towards the batter. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets a hit on the front pad after a little inside edge on the bat. Saves him.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and at the leg stump from the angle. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets a hit on the pads while flicking the ball.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short ball on top of the off stump. Mushfiqur Rahim pulls it straight to deep midwicket for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Four!

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, Just short again at the stumps. Mushfiqur Rahim pushes it to sweepers and gets a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No ball!

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller ball on the off stump. Mushfiqur Rahim pushes the ball to long on and runs a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, Four!

Dasun Shanaka to Mushfiqur Rahim, Short and wide. Mushfiqur Rahim plays it late to third man and runs a single.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short on top of the off stump from the round the wicket angle. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and flicks the ball to the left of mid on and runs a quick single.

Dasun Shanaka to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Mushfiqur Rahim, Hits the good length at the top of leg stump this time. Mushfiqur Rahim goes back and flicks the ball straight to mid-wicket.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short spinning into the left-hander from the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to pull the ball but is beaten by the turn. Dot ball.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run.

Dunith Wellalage to Mushfiqur Rahim, Tossed up at the stumps. Mushfiqur Rahim blocks it on the front foot.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tossed up way outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to sweep it in turn gets an inside edge to short third man for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Mushfiqur Rahim is the new man in.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, ! lbw b Dasun Shanaka.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Much needed boundary for Bangladesh. Brings up the 50 for Najmul Hossain Shanto. Short ball outside off stump giving the set batter room to cut the ball to the right of the point fielder for a handsome boundary at deep point.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just short outside off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto plays it late to the left of third man and the batters pick up 2 runs.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hits the good length at the off stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto takes a foot out and pushes the ball straight to mid off.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Short and wide. Towhid Hridoy misses out on the runs as he cuts the ball straight to point.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Tossed up again outside off stump. The batter steps down the track and plays it straight to mid-wicket.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and at the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back in his crease and flicks the ball using his wrists towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, Hits the good length again outside the off stump. Towhid Hridoy blocks it off the front leg but straight to point.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and wide to the left hander from over the wicket angle. Najmul Hossain Shanto cuts the ball to sweepers for a run.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, Pitches the ball just outside off from the good length this time. Towhid Hridoy takes his front leg out and pushes the ball towards sweepers for a run.

Dasun Shanaka to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, Just short at the stumps. Towhid Hridoy flicks it off his pads towards deep mid-wicket and run a single.

Dasun Shanaka to Towhid Hridoy, Hits the good length just outside off. Towhid Hridoy goes back and pushes the ball straight to point.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Tossed up at the off stump. Towhid Hridoy steps down and drives it to long on and runs a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched full at the leg stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Short and wide. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to sweepers and runs a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short to start off with at the stumps. Najmul Hossain Shanto goes back and pulls it to deep midwicket for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated up and on off and middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to long off for a single to end the over.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shorter again this time outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto slaps it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, A bit short and on the off pole. Towhid Hridoy rocks back and slices it to deep cover for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Fullish and on off this time. Towhid Hridoy blocks it on the on side.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto paddles it to backward square leg for one.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Full and straight on the pads. Towhid Hridoy has flicked it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Shorter and on the off pole. Towhid Hridoy cuts it to the fielder at point.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Pitched up on the off stump. Towhid Hridoy drives it to covers.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Fullish and on middle. Towhid Hridoy defends it.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Floated up and straight outside off. Towhid Hridoy is beaten as the keeper collects it.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Lobbed up on middle and off. Towhid Hridoy has driven it to cover.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Fullish again outside off. Towhid Hridoy slices it to point.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Fuller and on the off pole. Towhid Hridoy has slapped it to mid on who makes a good stop.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short and on off and middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto punches it to mid on fo a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Flighted delivery full and on middle. Towhid Hridoy has blocked it safely.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish now on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks it to deep square leg for another single.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Shorter this time and on middle. Towhid Hridoy rocks back and pushes it to deep cover for a single.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Full and turning away from off. Towhid Hridoy has slapped it to mid-on.

Dunith Wellalage to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto has punched it to long on for a single.

Oh, no! There is a bit of rain around and the covers are being brought on. The good news is that it is just a slight drizzle and the players are just waiting around the boundary ropes. Just a couple of minutes later, the umpires call the players back on and the covers will now be removed. Good news for the fans as play is set to resume right away.

Drinks break! Refreshments are being taken in the first inning with Bangladesh being 64/3 after 16 overs. Sri Lanka looking to close in and get through the middle order. Let's see what happens when the play resumes.

Dunith Wellalage to Towhid Hridoy, Floated up on leg. Towhid Hridoy drives it to long on for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated up on leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto sweeps it to mid-wicket where the fielder collects it.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched up and on the pads. Najmul Hossain Shanto has blocked it.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to mid off.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish and on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto has driven it to long off for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Very full again and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto slices it to deep point for a single to end the over.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Very full again outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto reaches but misses the connections.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Short and on the helmet. Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it beautifully into the gap at backward square leg. The ball has enough power in it to run away to the fence for four runs.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, Very full on the pads. Towhid Hridoy flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, Short and outside off. Towhid Hridoy doesn't offer any shot.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto just lofts it over the bowler's head for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Lobbed up on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to long off for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Fullish and on the pads. Towhid Hridoy flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full and on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shorter and angling onto off. Najmul Hossain Shanto pushes it to point for a single to end the over.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short again and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! A much-needed boundary! Matheesha Pathirana bowls this short and outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto has picked up the length very nicely and pulled it over the in-field. The ball races away to the vacant deep mid-wicket boundary for four runs.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, Short and on the off pole. Towhid Hridoy blocks it near the crease and sets off for a quick single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto,  Full and just outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto tries to drive it but the ball rolls away to fine leg after hitting the inside edge. The batters cross for one.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, Short and on the pads. Towhid Hridoy nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Floated up on the toes. Najmul Hossain Shanto clips it to mid-wicket.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Shorter and on off. Towhid Hridoy punches it to deep point for another single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish again on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto reverse sweeps it to deep point for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full again and on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto paddles it to fine leg for a couple of runs.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Towhid Hridoy, Lobbed up on middle. Towhid Hridoy drives it to long on for a single to start the over.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A low full toss angling on middle from around the wicket. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to the fielder at covers.

Matheesha Pathirana to Towhid Hridoy, On the hard length and outside off. Towhid Hridoy shuffles across and nudges it to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Who walks in now?

Matheesha Pathirana to Shakib Al Hasan, ! c Kusal Mendis b Matheesha Pathirana.

Matheesha Pathirana to Shakib Al Hasan, Goes full and straight on off. Shakib Al Hasan drives it to mid off.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Short now and on the off pole. Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it to deep cover for a single.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fullish again and just outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto slices it to the fielder at point.

Matheesha Pathirana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Starts off with a wide. Matheesha Pathirana bowls this full and way outside off. Najmul Hossain Shanto lets it go to the keeper.

End of the first powerplay.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, A touch shorter on the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto works it off the back foot past square leg and picks up another single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Shakib Al Hasan, On middle and leg, worked away wide of mid on for a single by Shakib Al Hasan.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Shakib Al Hasan, Full again and on off stump, defended off the front foot by Shakib Al Hasan.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Missing leg! Round-arm delivery, on a nagging length, angled onto the pads. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to rock back and flick but gets rapped on the pads.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, Switches back to around the wicket and bowls a fuller one, attacking middle and leg, Shakib Al Hasan blocks it out.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, ! Lovely hands! A touch fuller and outside off, Shakib Al Hasan just leans on and uses his hands to drive it sweetly past the cover fielder and the ball races away to the fence.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, Fullish length around the pads, this is flicked straight to the man at square leg.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, A good bumper now over middle, a bit of pace behind it as well. Shakib Al Hasan ducks under it.

Kasun Rajitha to Shakib Al Hasan, No run.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Grunts and bangs one into the deck around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto manages to get on top of the bounce and pulls it down past square leg for a run.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Wide! Length ball, angling down the leg side, wide called.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Shakib Al Hasan, No run.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Shakib Al Hasan, Oh, that could have been catastrophic! Drifted onto middle and leg, Shakib Al Hasan tucks it to the man at mid-wicket but his partner Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to take off for the run. Shakib sends him back and the fielder does get the direct hit in at the bowler's end but Shanto manages to scamper back in time.

The skipper, Shakib Al Hasan is the new batter in.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mohammad Naim, ! CAUGHT! Dhananjaya de Silva strikes in his first over and Bangladesh has now lost their second wicket.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Slightly shorter on middle, nudged away off the back foot in front of mid-wicket for one more.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mohammad Naim, Floated up around off, caressed through wide mid off for a single.

Dhananjaya de Silva to Mohammad Naim, Starts from around the wicket and flights it up on middle, Mohammad Naim stays leg side of the ball and eases it to covers.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Slower one, on a nagging length outside off, Mohammad Naim chops it down to third man and picks up a single.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Just pulls the length back a bit and bowls it in the channel around off, Mohammad Naim looks to stay back and cut but ends up chopping it toward point.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Pitched up around off, punched away off the meat of the bat toward mid off.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, ! Hammered away! This is full and wide, there to be put away, Mohammad Naim leans on and drives it square on the off side in front of cover-point for a boundary.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, On a good length and this one is angled into middle and leg, Mohammad Naim stays in his crease and blocks it out on the off side.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Hard length around off, Mohammad Naim stays back and nudges it down toward backward point.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mohammad Naim, Very full and around middle, Mohammad Naim looks to clear the front leg but ends up just pushing it through mid off for one more.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Around off, this is knocked down to long off for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Lovely shot! Keeps it nice and full around middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets in position quickly to sweep and nails the shot past square leg for a boundary.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quicker one around middle, curving away from the left-hander, Najmul Hossain Shanto solidly keeps it out.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller one around off, Shanto strides out to defend.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto leans on and plays it with soft hands toward point.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pitched up around off, driven a bit uppishly to the right of mid off and the batters scamper through for a run.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, JAFFA! Bowls it a touch fuller and in that channel around off. The ball seams away late after pitching. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to poke at it but the ball just moves past the outside edge and does bounce a bit extra as well, leaving Shanto bamboozled.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hard length over off stump, Najmul Hossain Shanto covers the line well and blocks it out.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, No run.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good length over middle, kept out by Najmul Hossain Shanto.

Kasun Rajitha to Najmul Hossain Shanto, ! Kasun Rajitha comes from around the wicket and pitches it right up on middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to drive it on the up but gets it off the inner half and the ball goes uppishly toward mid on. Dasun Shanaka there scampers forward and dives in but is unable to hold on to the catch.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Drops this one short but bowls it quick around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto pulls it off the back foot through mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Fuller one around off, played inside-out to covers by Shanto.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mohammad Naim, Flights it up now on off stump, Mohammad Naim just pushes it down through mid off and collects a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter delivery, getting it to go away from around middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto stays back and nudges it behind square leg for one.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quicker and fuller outside off, driven sweetly to the man at short cover.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nagging length on middle and leg, blocked out onto the off side.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Back of a length around off, tapped away to backward point.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, ! Sloppy fielding from the Lankan skipper but he did get a bit of a bad bounce as well! Slower one, floated up very full on middle. Mohammad Naim punches it to the right of mid on where Dasun Shanaka slides in and completely misses the ball. The ball rolls away into the fence.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Full again, a bit straighter this time, driven right back by Naim but Rajitha does well to get a hand on it on the followthrough.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Top shot for no run! Slightly fuller on off, Mohammad Naim stands tall and punches it sweetly on the up but straight to mid off.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Comes from around the wicket and angles in a good-length ball into leg stump. Mohammad Naim looks to block but misses and gets hit high on the pads.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Perfect length, around off and middle, Mohammad Naim stands tall and blocks it out.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Another appeal for LBW but this time the umpire shakes his head. Dasun Shanaka though has reviewed it. Maheesh Theekshana bowls this one flatter and on leg stump, getting the ball to curve into the left-hander again. Najmul Hossain Shanto plays all around this one and gets struck on the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitching outside leg stump. Sri Lanka lose a review! Theekshana starts off with a wicket m

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just holds it back a touch and floats it on middle and leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto does well to block it out.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Flatter one around the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto tries to flick it off the back foot but fails to get it away.

Maheesh Theekshana to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Pushed through fuller and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto strides forward and blocks it out. Maheesh Theekshana tries to stop it with his boot but almost rolls over the ball and injuries himself. That would have been a disaster!

Maheesh Theekshana to Tanzid Hasan, ! LBW! Absolutely plumb and Tanzid Hasan departs for a duck on debut! Quicker one from Maheesh Theekshana at 95 clicks, bowled fuller on middle and gets the ball to swing into the left-hander. Hasan tries to block but does so tentatively as he neither gets on the front foot nor does he go back and ends up getting beat on the inside edge. The ball crashes into the pads and the finger goes up almost instantaneously. Sri Lanka have the early breakthrou

Who will walk out next?

Maheesh Theekshana to Tanzid Hasan, Starts off with a flatter delivery around leg stump. This one skids through and Tanzid Hasan gets caught on the crease as he tries to work it away.

Spin is introduced as Maheesh Theekshana is brought into the attack from the opposite end.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, No run.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Full again but this time it's right in the blockhole on middle and off. Mohammad Naim jams it out.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, ! Gets it through and gets off the mark as well does Mohammad Naim. Overpitched around off, looking for some swing, Naim gets on the front foot and caresses it through the cover region for a boundary. Bangladesh are underway!

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Just pulls back the length a touch and bowls it around the top of off stump. Mohammad Naim hops back and blocks it back onto the deck.

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, On a length, swinging into middle and leg, Naim looks to come forward and pushes it away toward mid on.

The umpires are out on the field. The fielding team is seen in a huddle before taking their respective positions on the ground. The opening batters for Bangladesh are Mohammad Naim and Tanzid Hasan. Kasun Rajitha will have the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's go...

Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Naim, Nice delivery to start off with! Pitches this one right up on off stump and just gets a bit of shape into the left-hander. Mohammad Naim stays watchful and blocks it out.

Both the teams are on the field along with all the match officials for the national anthems. It will be Sri Lanka's national anthem first followed by the national anthem of Bangladesh.

Dasun Shanaka, the Sri Lankan skipper says that they would have batted first as well but reckons it's a good toss to lose due to the rain around. Adds that they have a few key players out due to injuries but they have the bases covered. Mentions that the surface looks good and adds that fans are right behind them and it's good practice for the World Cup. Informs that they have gone with six batters, two all-rounders, and three genuine bowlers.

Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangladesh says that the wicket looks dry and they would bat first and put some runs on the board. He also points out that Sri Lanka is a very good side at home and it's a challenge always playing against them, so, they would want to get some good runs and then use their bowling attack to restrict the Sri Lankan side before it. He mentions that the boys are prepared and ready to go and they will be playing with 3 spinners and 3 fast bowlers in this game.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (WK), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (C), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, and Matheesha Pathirana.

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan(on debut), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mehidy Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman.

TOSS - Up goes the flip of the coin and it lands in favor of Bangladesh. They will BAT first.