Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 3 runs in the first T20

Sri Lanka narrowly beat Bangladesh by three runs in the opening T20I to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

While SL dominated the majority of the game, Jaker Ali gave them a scare later on.

Fifties from Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama helped SL compile 206/3.

Bangladesh were restricted to 203/8 in reply as Mahmudullah and Ali’s efforts went in vain