Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 23 runs in T20 Asia Cup 2016

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 23 runs in the T20 Asia Cup 2016 at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur. Sabbir Rahman scored 80 off 54 balls, smashing 10 fours and three sixes yesterday. Man-of-the-Match Rahman, helped the home team reach a competitive 147 for 7 in 20 overs. After a strong start, Sri Lanka suffered a dramatic batting collapse and could only make 124 for 8. Elsewhere, the UAE take on Pakistan in the Asia Cup T20 in Bangladesh this evening at 5:30pm UAE time.

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