Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Asia Cup 2023: Najmul Hossain Shanto Slams Fifty But Bangladesh Lose Fourth Wicket | Cricket News

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Shanto solid!

Najmul Hossain Shanto is really close to his fourth ODI half-century. He has held the Bangladesh team really well. He came after the wicket of Tanzid Hasan on the second over and dug in his heels really well.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Bangladesh seek acceleration!

Only seven runs have come off the last three overs for Bangladesh. Their scoring rate is 3.83. They need to do better than this to stand a chance against Sri Lanka.

BAN 69/3 (18)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Short stoppage in play!

A bit of rain stopped the game for a while but the covers are being taken off now and the players are back on the field for resumption.

BAN 65/3 (16.1)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Drinks break!

Najmul Hossain Shanto is batting at the score of 33 off 50 balls. He is solid at one end but he needs support from the other end too, something that he has been missing so far. Shanto and Towhid Hridoy have added 28 runs off 32 balls for the fourth wicket so far.

BAN 64/3 (16)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: FOUR!

A short ball from Matheesha Pathirana on the body of Najmul Hossain Shanto and the batter has comfortably pulled it away for a four. The ball ran to the right of deep fine leg fielder. 

BAN 61/3 (14.4)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka in command!

Sri Lanka are in command in this game. They have already got the Bangladesh top-order batters with only 55 runs on the board for the opposing side.

BAN 55/3 (14)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Shakib is out!!!

This is a really big wicket for Sri Lanka and Matheesha Pathirana, who is bowling his very first over in the game. It was bowled across and Shakib edged it to wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis. It was a good catch from Mendis and that sends Shakib off. No need to mention that Bangladesh are in serious trouble. 

BAN 36/3 (10.4)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: FOUR!

8.5 – Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan gets off the mark with a beautiful four on the off side. His side badly needs him today. In case you don’t know, Shakib is the number 1 all-rounder in ODI rankings for men.

BAN 31/2 (9)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: WICKET!

Another one goes down and Bangladesh are in some real trouble now. Mohammad Naim has played the ball into the hands of Pathum Nissanka at point. Two early wickets for Sri Lanka has put them on top now.

BAN 25/2 (7.4)

Live Score: Good start for Sri Lanka!

Six runs came off Maheesh Theekshana’s third over. Najmul Hossain Shanto hit a four on the fourth ball before giving the strike to Mohammad Naim, who took a single off the last ball to make it a six-run over.

BAN 18/1 (6)

BAN vs SL Live: Dropped!

Floored! Shanto looks to break the shackles. Misjudged the pace, only for Shanaka to grass his effort.

BAN: 11/1 (4.1)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Over!

And Naim manages to sneak a boundary! Slower ball full on middle, and he taps it gently past the non-striker. That will release some pressure

BAN: 8/0 (2.5)

BAN vs SL Live Score: 0,W,0,0,0,0!

A wicket maiden from Theekshana! Excellent over from the CSK man. Bangladesh are rattled. Only negative Sri Lanka, they lose a review for that shocking DRS on the final ball.

BAN vs SL Live: Interesting!

Well, Theekshana is rolling his arms. Shanaka decides to try a spinner from the other end. SL are on the attack and Theekshana strikes with his second ball. What a delivery. Tanzid makes the smart choice by not taking the DRS. That looked plumb

BAN vs SL Live Score: Boundary!

Naim is up and running! Full ball outside off and he drives through covers. Gets the boundary

BAN: 4/0 (0.4)

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: About time!

Right, the national anthems are done! We are moments away from live action in Kandy. Kasun Rajitha has the new ball in his hands.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: SL Playing XI!

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: “Good toss to lose”

“We would have liked to bat first but it is a good toss to lose with rain around. The wicket should also assist us under lights. Even though we have four key players injured, the bases are well covered. Generally, I expect some turn here because there’s a bit of tear in these wickets. Very much excited. We have six batters, two all-rounders and three genuine bowlers. Matheesha Pathirana and Dunith Wellalage are playing,” SL captain Dasun Shanaka says.

Asia Cup Live score: Bangladesh playing XI

Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Bangladesh bowling line-up!

“We will bat first. Looks to me a dry wicket, hopefully we can put the runs on the board. We know Sri Lanka are a very good team, we have to be at our best in batting, bowling and fielding. We have got three seamers and three spinners in our squad,” Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said at the toss.

Asia Cup Live score: Toss time!

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has won the toss and has opted to bat against Sri Lanka! 

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Talk about India vs Pakistan!

Interest this year remains focused on the rivalry between India and Pakistan, with potential for Asian cricket’s two giants to face each other three times before the World Cup. Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was unfazed by the India-Pakistan hype. “They are the favourites, so people will talk about them more,” Shakib said.

Asia Cup Live score: Shanaka speaks!

Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and fast-bowler Dushmantha Chameera will sit out the tournament after being named in the original 15-member squad but Shanaka said his team remained confident. “There is no pressure at all,” he said.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Who is Anamul?

Anamul, whose last ODI appearance for Bangladesh was in December against India, was due to join the Bangladesh squad later Wednesday ahead of their opening match against the co-hosts Sri Lanka in Kandy on Thursday.

The 30-year-old right-hander has played 44 one-day internationals and scored 1,254 runs, including three centuries.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Perfectly summed up!

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are geared up for a thrilling clash!

With key players missing due to injuries, Sri Lanka faces an uphill battle, while Bangladesh’s infusion of young talent adds a new dimension to their game!#AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/CUM4hJaFie

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Injury set back for Bangladesh

Bangladesh suffered an Asia Cup setback Wednesday as batsman Liton Das was ruled out of the tournament with viral fever. The Bangladesh Cricket Board said Liton had been unable to travel and named Anamul Haque as his replacement.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live: Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the second match of the Asia Cup 2023 between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka