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Bangladesh's skipper Litton Das, left, and batting spouse Bangladesh's Saif Hassan tally betwixt the wickets (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Bangladesh secured a tense four-wicket triumph implicit Sri Lanka successful their Asia Cup Super Fours match, led by awesome fifties from Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy. Sri Lanka posted 168 for seven, featuring Dasun Shanaka's explosive 64 disconnected 37 balls, portion Bangladesh reached 169/6 successful 19.5 overs.Despite losing Tanzid Hasan aboriginal to Nuwan Thushara, Bangladesh maintained their composure during the chase. Litton Das and Saif Hassan formed a important partnership, accumulating 59 runs for the 2nd wicket successful conscionable 5.2 overs.Saif Hassan displayed fantabulous form, hitting 3 sixes, including 2 against Dunith Wellalage, who had precocious returned aft attending his father's funeral. Hassan reached his 50 successful 35 balls earlier Das fell to Wanindu Hasaranga.Hassan and Hridoy past built a 54-run concern for the 3rd wicket. Hridoy's assertive batting included a 16-run implicit against Kamind Mendis, bringing Bangladesh person to their target.Hassan's innings ended erstwhile helium was dismissed by Hasaranga portion attempting to accelerate. Hridoy continued the pursuit but fell to Dushmantha Chameera adjacent the end.Bangladesh experienced immoderate tense moments successful the last over, losing 2 wickets but yet crossed the decorativeness line.
Earlier, Sri Lanka's innings began powerfully with Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis putting up 44 runs successful 5 overs. Nissanka scored 22 disconnected 15 balls, portion Mendis contributed 34 from 25 deliveries.The momentum shifted aft Nissanka's dismissal, caught by Saif Hassan disconnected Taskin Ahmed's bowling. Mendis soon followed, caught by Hassan disconnected Mahedi Hasan's bowling.Kamil Mishara and Kusal Perera struggled to support the scoring rate, with Sri Lanka failing to find boundaries for astir 5 overs.Bangladesh's bowlers, peculiarly Mahedi and Mustafizur Rahman, maintained choky power with their variations. Rahman emerged arsenic the astir palmy bowler with figures of 3/20.Both Mishara and Perera departed successful speedy succession, leaving Sri Lanka astatine 97 for 4 successful 13.4 overs. Mishara was bowled attempting a reverse thigh against Mahedy, portion Perera edged to keeper Liton Das disconnected Rahman.Shanaka and Charith Asalanka (21) stabilized the innings with a 57-run concern for the 5th wicket. Shanaka peculiarly targeted Nasum, hitting him for 2 sixes and a 4 successful 1 over.The concern ended with Asalanka's tally out, but Shanaka finished strongly, scoring a 4 and six disconnected Taskin successful the last implicit to assistance Sri Lanka scope a competitory total.
