Asia Cup 2025: Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy Lead Bangladesh To Four Wicket Win Over Sri Lanka | Cricket News
Riding on fantastic half-centuries from Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy, Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by wickets in a Super 4 match of the Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Saturday.
Chasing a challenging total of 168 runs for victory, Saif (61 off 45) and Towhid hit Sri Lankan bowlers all around the park and slammed impressive fifties to lead Bangladesh to a crucial win.
This was just the second win in the last 16 matches for Bangladesh while chasing a 160-plus target. The other instance also came against Sri Lanka at Sylhet in March 2024.
ALOS READ: India’s Predicted Playing XI For Asia Cup 2025 Super 4 Match Against Pakistan: Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana OUT; Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy IN, Sanju Samson To Bat At…
Add Zee News as a Preferred Source
Match Summary Of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2025 Match
After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, Bangladesh struck early but struggled to contain Sri Lanka’s middle order once captain Dasun Shanaka found his range.
After a measured start, Shanaka launched a counterattack, hammering an unbeaten 64 from only 37 deliveries. He shared a brisk 57-run partnership with Charith Asalanka and added a further 32 with Kusal Perera, helping Sri Lanka post a competitive 168 for 7. Mustafizur Rahman was the pick of the Bangladeshi attack, finishing with excellent figures of 3 for 20.
In reply, Bangladesh started the run chase shakily when Tanzid Hasan fell in the opening over, but Saif Hassan and Litton Das steadied the innings with a 59-run stand.
Litton’s dismissal for 23 brought Towhid Hridoy to the crease, and together with Saif, he kept the chase on course. Saif’s composed 61 off 45 balls and Hridoy’s fluent 58 off 37 looked set to take Bangladesh home before late wickets injected tension into the finish.
With scores level and one run required from the final two deliveries, Nasum Ahmed nudged a single to spark celebrations in the Bangladeshi camp. Saif Hassan’s calm half-century and pivotal partnerships earned him the Player-of-the-Match award, giving Bangladesh a dream start to the Super 4s and setting the tone for an enthralling next phase of the tournament.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 168/7 in 20 overs (Dasun Shanaka 64 not out; Kusal Mendis 34; Mustafizur Rahman 3-20, Mahedi Hasan 2-25) against Bangladesh.
