Asalanka stars in Sri Lanka’s win over Bangladesh

Young left-hander Charith Asalanka smashed an unbeaten 80 off 49 balls while fellow southpaw Bhanuka Rajapaksa made a quick-fire half-century as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in a T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 match here on Sunday.

Sri Lanka suffered a mid-innings mini batting collapse but recovered in time to chase down 172 with seven balls to spare, thanks to half-centuries from Asalanka and Rajapaksa (53 off 31 balls). The duo stitched 86 runs for the fifth wicket in just 8.4 overs.

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