SL vs BAN, Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka Hold Nerves, Beat Bangladesh, SL win last over thriller by two wickets in Dubai.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh: In the Decisive match of Group B of the 2022 Asia Cup T20, Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 2 wickets in the last over thriller after an fascinating match and becomes the third team to reached the Super Four stage.

Sri Lanka achieved its target of 184 runs against Bangladesh while losing 8 wickets in the final over. 60 runs were scored by Kaushal Mendes, who performed superbly.

Dasan Shanka, the captain of Sri Lanka, won the toss at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and invited Bangladesh to bat first.

First Bangladesh Innings.

Afif Hussain distinguished himself by scoring 39 runs as Bangladesh achieved 183 runs in the allotted 20 overs while losing 7 wickets.

In addition, Mahmudullah scored 27 runs, Shakib Al Hasan scored 24, and Mehdi Hasan scored 38 runs. Thanks to Mossadegh Hussain's lightning-quick performance, Bangladesh scored 183 runs in the allotted overs to win the game.

Musaddek Hussain scored 24 runs off of 9 balls to maintain his perfect record. For Sri Lanka, Hasaranga and Karunaratne each grabbed two wickets.

Sri Lanka Innings while chasing the Target.

Sri Lanka made a strong start in their pursuit of Bangladesh's 184-run goal, however Nee Sanka was out for 20 runs in the sixth over with a score of 45.

Asalanka, who scored just one run in his return to the pavilion, caused Sri Lanka to suffer its second defeat. After that, Sri Lanka's wickets kept falling one after another, but Kaushal Mendes and skipper Dasan Shanka were responsible with the bat at this period.

Although Kaushal and Shanka were both out for 60 runs off of 37 balls each, Karunaratne and Fernando batted fiercely in the final overs to secure their team's victory.

Karunaratne led Sri Lanka to the Super Four stage by winning by two wickets with a score of 16 off 10 balls, and Fernando added an unbeaten 10 off 3 balls.

Brief scores:

Bangladesh 183/7 in 20 overs (Atif Hossain 39, Mehdiy Hasan Miraz 38; Chamika Karunaratne 2/32)

Sri Lanka 184/8 in 19.2 overs (Kusal Mendis 60, Dasun Shanaka 45; Ebadot Hossain 3/51)

Sri Lanka by 2 wickets

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