In the fifth match of the Asia Cup 2025, Sri Lanka have started their victory in the tournament by won by 6 wickets against Bangladesh. In the match played on Saturday, Sri Lankan captain Charith Aslanka won the toss and decided to field first, which proved beneficial to his team. Sri Lankan bowlers maintained pressure on the Bangladesh batsmen, resulting in Bangladesh scoring 139 for 5 in 20 overs. With this win, Sri Lanka got 2 important points in the tournament.
The brilliant batting of Pathum Nisanka and Kamil Mishara
The Sri Lankan team, who chased the target of 140 runs, started aggressively. Opener Pathum Nisanka from Sri Lanka scored a brilliant half -century and put the team in a strong position. When the Bangladesh bowlers tried to return the wickets fast, Kamil Mishara scored 46 runs and left the team to win. Sri Lanka achieved the target by losing 4 wickets in just 14.4 overs, showing the strength of their batting. No batsman could score big except Litton Das (28) and Jaker Ali (41) from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s disappointing beginning
The match was disappointing for Bangladesh. His batting lineup failed to score well and the bowlers could not create any effective pressure on the Sri Lankan batsmen. The Bangladesh team will now make intensive efforts to make a comeback in their upcoming matches. While Sri Lanka’s victory has raised their morale and they will land with more confidence to move on to the tournament. Sri Lankan bowlers, especially Vanindu Hasranga and Chamka Karunaratne, performed a wonderful bowling, which proved to be important in preventing Bangladesh from scoring big.
