Sri Lanka and Bangladesh locked horns to win the final of the tri-nation tournament. Things started well for the Lankans as Gunathilaka started with a boundary, but kept struggling for the next deliveries. Mehidy Hasan Miraz finally got him after getting close on numerous occasions.

After that, there was a tempest for Kusal Mendis as he scored 28 from 9 balls. He, however, lost his wicket to Mashrafe Mortaza, who seemed very animated after scalping him. A bit later, Niroshan Dickwella was adjudged as LBW, but a review saved his life as the decision was overturned.

However, he did lose his wicket after a decently-paced 42 from 57 balls. A while later, Upul Tharanga was clean bowled by a clever slower-one from Mustafizur Rahman. The runs kept coming at a slow pace, but the wickets fell at regular intervals to slow down the pace of the Sri Lankan innings. 

Captain Dinesh Chandimal, however, made 45 runs after playing 74 balls before being cleaned by Rubel Hossain. The rest of the pack soon fell with only Akila Dananjaya reaching double figures with a score of 17.

For the bowlers, Rubel Hossain took 4 wickets while Mustafizur bowled economically and helped himself to 2 wickets. Mohammad Saifuddin, Mashrafe Mortaza, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took a wicket each to bundle out Sri Lanka for 221 in 50 overs.

Bangladeshi top-order looked helpless in front of the Lanka bowlers, as the first three batsmen have already returned to the pavilion.

Both Tamim and Shabbir made bad decisions to pull the short balls from Dushmant Chameera and ended up giving their wicket away. Mohammad Mithun was run out following his poor judgment. Mithun made 10 runs before leaving the pitch while the other two could not reach the double-digit.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad are on the crease now. The two middle-order batsmen will look forward to stitching a good stand in order to reach the target.

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