LIVE | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score and Updates, Asia Cup 2025 Match 5: A Big Game For Group B
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2025 Match 5 Highlights: In a complete collapse, Sri Lanka dominated Bangladesh by 6 wickets in a target of 140 runs in only 14.4 overs in the Match No. 5 of Asia Cup 2025 at Abu Dhabi. Opener Pathum Nissaka played a vital half-century and Kamil Mishara was not out on 46 off 32 balls, which gave him the Player of the Match award.
Sri Lanka, having won the toss, asked Bangladesh to be the first to bat. The sixth wicket partnership of 86 between Shamim Hossain and Jakir Ali was a significant one as Bangladesh registered a low score of 139/5 in 20 overs. Pathum Nissaka and Kamil Mishara responded by settling the match with a 95-run second-wicket partnership. Spinner Mahedi Hasan took two vital wickets and was not able to stop the chase. Sri Lanka had easily won the match way before the stipulated overs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score: The powerful partnership of Kamil Mishara and Pathum Nissanka helped Sri Lanka to win comfortably over Bangladesh. Early wickets, such as Kusal Mendis and a vital drop of Nissanka by Mahedi Hasan, were not much to worry about the game. Sri Lanka completed a long time earlier and with 32 balls left, they won, which reinforced their Net Run Rate.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score: The Bangladesh received a major breakthrough when Tanzim Hasan Sakib dismissed Shanaka by a mere 1 run. A short of length delivery on leg stump tempted Shanaka to swing, but Mustafizur Rahman made a sharp diving catch at the fine-leg. Sri Lanka was caught in the wrong side of the daring move to advance Shanaka in the order.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score: Mahedi Hasan struck another one, and Kusal Perera was lbw off 9 runs off 9 balls. The one-finger seam-up delivery was inward-curving like an inswinger. Perera tried to reverse-sweep but failed and the ball struck the middle-stump. The plumb decision was affirmed by the review in Bangladesh and that provided them with another major breakthrough.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score: The well-founded innings of Pathum Nissanka ended at 50 runs in 34 balls. Mahedi Hasan threw a length ball on the pads and Nissanka attempted to play that flat. Shoriful Islam made a brilliant two-handed catch at deep backward square-leg and stopped the Sri Lanka flow.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score: Pathum Nissanka became the first 2000 T20I runs maker in only 68 innings, the quickest Sri Lankan batter to do so and also breaking the record of 76 innings set by Kusal Perera. His consistency is pointed out by his fifty today when he raises the bat to recognize the success.