Asia Cup, Super 4s: Sri Lanka remain in contention with 21-run win over Bangladesh
Samarawickrama scored a brilliant 93 before Sri Lanka bowlers rallied to beat Bangladesh by 21 runs in their Asia Cup Super 4 match in Colombo. Invited to bat, Samarawickrama & Kusal Mendis (50) took Sri Lanka to 257/9. Skipper Dasun Shanaka (3/28), Matheesha Pathirana (3/58) and spinner Maheesh Theekshana (3/69) then led a disciplined bowling attack to stop Bangladesh at 236 in 48.1 overs.
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