Three records break as Sri Lanka chase big against Bangladesh
October 24, 2021 at 8:20 PM
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in their Super 12 match of the ICC T20 World Cup at Sharjah Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Put into bat, Bangladesh put up a competitive 171 for four against the Islanders in both team’s 1st match of Group 1.
In reply, Sri Lanka chased down the target of 172 with seven balls to spare. Charith Asalanka top-scored with an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls, while Bhanuka Rajapaksa blasted 53 off just 31 balls. With this win Sri Lanka go to the second position in the Group 1 standings.