Asia Cup 2018: Bangladesh Thrash Sri Lanka By 137 Runs

Asia Cup 2018

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 137 runs, to win their first match of the Asia Cup 2018. It was a simple win for Bangladesh as they limited Sri Lanka to 124 in 35.2 overs.

Prior, Mushfiqur Rahim’s fantastic 144 runs in the first innings, drove Bangladesh to an aggressive total of 261 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

This was additionally Mushfiqur Rahim’s highest ODI score. At a certain point Bangladesh were 1/2, but in the end they managed to score 261 runs out of 49.3 overs. For Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga stowed four wickets while Dhananjaya de Silva got two wickets.

In reply, the Lankan batsmen battled and lost wickets at regular intervals, as Bangladesh won the match with ease.

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Scorecard:

1st Innings Total: 261 all out (49.3 Overs, RR: 5.27)

2nd Innings Total: 124 all out (35.2 Overs, RR: 3.5)

Result: Bangladesh won by 137 runs

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