Bangladesh and Sri Lanka faced each other at the same venue where the Tigers leveled a two-T20 series with a win last year. After that match, Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Mortaza retired from the shortest form of international cricket and since then the team could not manage a win in T20Is.

Winning the toss today, Bangladesh decided to bowl first. The men led by Mahmudullah were desperate for a win after a string of disappointing performances recently, whereas a confident Sri Lanka were looking forward to maintaining their winning streak in the format.

In the 1st innings, just when Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka were becoming too dangerous for the bowling side, Mustafiz bowled the latter out to give Bangladesh a breakthrough. The opener made 26 off 19.

However, Mendis picked up a magnificent half-century and returned to the pavilion making 57 runs as Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah got him out, the same bowler then dismissed Dasun Shanaka for a duck. Before Sri Lanka could resist the collapse, Taskin bagged Dinesh Chandimal's wicket.

Meanwhile, Mendis clubbed a fifty and made 74 runs from 48 balls. Mustafiz scalped his wicket as the batsman got caught behind. Upul Tharanga's unbeaten cameo of 32 off 15 lifted the total past 200. Jeevan Mendis was also not out scoring 6 runs.

With their score of 214, Sri Lanka broke a 6-year old record at the R.Premadasa Stadium. Until now, the highest score at this ground was 205 runs posted by West Indies against Australia in 2012 ICC World T20 semi-final. Sri Lanka have now set a new record by overcoming the previous one.

In reply, Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das gave Bangladesh a good start by stitching a 74-run opening partnership. Liton got out scoring 43 as Nuwan Pradeep trapped him lbw. Following his departure, Tamim was out caught and bowled by Thisara Perera on 47 runs.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Soumya Sarkar then stood firm and kept the score ticking. Soumya could not manage to score more than 24 runs before Pradeep took his wicket.

Mahmudullah contributed 20 runs to the total and got out by Chameera. Bangladesh lost another wicket following the captain's wicket as Sabbir got dismissed for a duck.

Mushfiq's crucial innings of 72 from 35 deliveries helped the Tigers cruise to victory. He remained not out and was awarded the Man of the Match for his match-defining performance.

Bangladesh completed the 4th-highest successful chase as they reached 215 runs with 5 wickets 2 balls remaining. And this is their highest team total in this format. They have also set a new record of registering the highest score at this ground.