Fifties by Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy lead Bangladesh to a 4-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the Super 4 stage

Half-centurial knocks by Saif Hassan was a driving factor that led Bangladesh to a 6-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first match of the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2025.

Coming to bat first, Sri Lanka posted a total of 168 runs on the board, driven by a fifty by Dasun Shanaka- along with decent contributions from Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka. It is worth noting that SL lost 7 wickets in their quota of 20 overs.

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Bangladesh played in a well-composed manner, steered by half-centuries by Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy- along with decent contribution from Litton Das. The Lions faced a bit of hiccup in the final over, losing 2 players in 2 deliveries, but eventually completed their target in 19.5 overs- securing a 4 wicket win.

Brief scores:

Sri Lanka: 168/7 in 20 overs (Kusal Mendis 34, Dasun Shanaka 64 not out; Mustafizur Rahman 3/20, Mahedi Hasan 2/25).

Bangladesh: 169 for 6 in 19.5 overs (Saif Hassan 61, Towhid Hridoy 58; Wanindu Hasaranga 2/22, Dasun Shanaka 2/21).