Sadeera Samarawickrama starred in the first innings with a high-quality 93 around a struggling batting effort
Top class effort by the substitute fielder Dushan Hemantha as Nasum Ahmed swings hard at a pitched up delivery by Theekshana. The fielder makes an excellent effort and grabs a stunner, before showing great presence of mind and releasing the ball before he fell over the boundary ropes. However, the third umpire signals it for a six. TV replay shows that his foot had touched the ropes before the brilliant effort.
Meanwhile, Pathirana wraps up the show in the next over as he cleans up Nasum Ahmed for run a ball 15. Bangladesh was bundled out for 236 in 48.1 overs as Sri Lanka win by 21 runs.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 21 runs to register the first win of the Super 4s stage. After edging away Afghanistan, the Lankans returned home with a big win over arch-rivals. Sadeera Samarawickrama s . . .
