Sri Lanka played Super four matchup wearing black armbands:Bangladesh drops 4 chances, Mustafizur scalps 3 wickets in single over; SL vs BAN top moments

The first Super Four matchup of the Asia Cup 2025 began with Bangladesh defeating Sri Lanka by 7 wickets. Some of the highlights of the Saturday matchup on Saturday at Dubai International Stadium included Sri Lankan players entering the field wearing black armbands. Meanwhile, Bangladesh players dropped 4 catches. Moreover, Mustafizur Rahman has got 3 dismissals in his over. Let’s take a detailed look at all of them. SL vs BAN Match Moments 1. Sri Lankan players played wearing black armbands All Sri Lankan players came to play wearing black armbands on their arms against Bangladesh. Apparently, the players showed this gesture to pay tribute to spin all-rounder Dunith Wellalage’s father. Notably, Dunith’s father, Suranga Wellalage, passed away on September 18. Also, Dunith was playing the last group stage match against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup during his father’s last moments. Then, after the match, coach Sanath Jayasuriya informed him about his father’s demise. Dunith attended his father’s funeral after the match and returned to Dubai before the match on September 20. Not only that, he also played the match. Also Read: India, Pakistan set for fiery rematch in Super Four faceoff: Handshake row adds spice to already storied rivalry, can PAK avenge group-stage defeat? 2. Nissanka hit 3 consecutive boundaries Sri Lanka’s opener Pathum Nissanka hit 3 consecutive boundaries against Shoriful Islam in the third over of the innings. Nissanka hit a boundary with a pull shot on the fourth ball of the over. He then drove for boundaries on the fifth and sixth deliveries overall scoring 15 runs in the over. 3. Kamil Mishara gets dismissed while playing reverse sweep Sri Lanka’s number-3 batter Kamil Mishara got bowled while attempting to play a reverse sweep. Mehidy Hasan bowled the first ball of the 10th over at good length. Mendis played the shot but missed the ball, which directly hit the stumps. The Sri Lankan batter could only score 5 runs off 11 balls. 4. Bangladesh dropped 4 catches Bangladesh’s fielders underperformed in the fielding department in the Saturday matchup. The team dropped 4 catches at crucial moments. Also Read: Pakistan cancel presser before IND-PAK clash: Pycroft to referee Super Four game again post handshake row 5. Shanaka completed fifty with a six Sri Lanka’s former captain Dasun Shanaka completed his fifty by hitting 2 consecutive sixes against Shoriful Islam in the 18th over. First, he hit an 85-meter long six towards deep extra covers on the fifth ball of the over. Then he sent the last ball outside long on and completed his fifty in 30 balls. 6. Mustafizur dismisses 3 batsmen in his over Bangladesh’s left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman bowled the 19th over and dismissed three batters. Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka got run out on the first ball. Then Kamindu Mendis was caught behind on the fourth ball. And on the sixth ball, Wanindu Hasaranga gave a catch to Tanzid Hasan. Meanwhile, Mustafizur conceded just 5 runs in the over. Overall, he took 3 wickets for 20 runs in his spell. 7. Hridoy hits a massive 97-metre six In the 13th over, Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy hit a 97-metre six. Left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage bowled the third ball of the over towards off stump. Hridoy played a slog sweep towards mid-wicket and sent the ball 97 metres away. 8. Litton Das becomes Bangladesh’s top run scorer Bangladesh captain Litton Das has become the team’s top run scorer in T20 International. He scored 23 runs off 16 balls, taking his overall run count to 2556 runs in 114 matches. Notably, Litton surpassed former captain Shakib Al Hasan, who had 2551 runs in 129 matches. In the same match, Towhid Hridoy also completed 1000 T20 runs for Bangladesh.