Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 8th Match Asia Cup 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 8th Match Asia Cup 2023 - Asia Cup One-day international tournament of the 8th ODI match played between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo in 09th September 2023.

Sadeera Samarawickrama used the sweep to good effect © AFP/Getty Images

Sadeera Samarawickrama's 72-ball 93 and Kusal Mendis' half-century before Three-wicket hauls from Dasun Shanaka, Matheesha Pathirana and Kasun Rajitha helped to Sri Lanka hard-fought 21-run victory over Bangladesh, despite a Towhid Hridoy's fighting 82 in the eighth match of a Asia Cup.

Match Stats : Sri Lanka's 21-run win was their second smallest victory by terms of runs against Bangladesh in One-day internationals after their 13-run win at Mirpur in 2014. Sri Lanka's 257 was their fifth highest score against Bangladesh in a Asia Cup. 60 : Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dasun Shanaka set up the second highest sixth-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh in ODIs. Bangladesh's 236 was their second highest score against Sri Lanka in a Asia Cup after their 261 at Dubai (DSC) in 2018.

Sri Lanka scored 257-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Sadeera Samarawickrama hammered a 93 off 72-balls - who fell seven-run short of his century.

Kusal Mendis cracked a 50 off 73-balls including 6-fours & a six, Pathum Nissanka struck 40 off 60-balls included 5-fours, Dasun Shanaka scored 24 off 32-balls with a boundary and Dimuth Karunaratne 18.

Bangladesh best bowler by Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed both picked up 3-wickets and Shoriful Islam took 2-wickets.

Bangladesh scored 236 for all-out in 48.1 overs with top scorer by Towhid Hridoy struck 82 off 97-balls including 7-fours & a six.

Mushfiqur Rahim scored 29 off 48-balls without a boundary, Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit 28 off 29-balls including 4-fours, Mohammad Naim 21, Litton Das 15 and Nasum Ahmed 15.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Dasun Shanaka, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha each picked up 3-wickets and one for Dunith Wellalage.

Sadeera Samarawickrama named Player of the match for his scintillating 93-runs knocked off facing 72-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 129.16.