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India's ODI World Cup-winning opener Gautam Gambhir has made it clear that he was reacting to Pakistan fans for anti-India and Kashmir slogans in the viral video

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Gambhir clarifies he didn't flip his finger in reaction to 'Kohli' chants but Pakistan fans for anti-India and Kashmir slogans

Matheesha Pathirana was adjudged 'Player of the match' for his four-fer against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2023

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Matheesha Pathirana breaks Chaminda Vaas' 29-year-old ODI record with match-winning four-fer against Bangladesh

Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets with 11 overs to spare to start their campaign with a bang

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Asia Cup 2023: Pathirana's record four-fer, fifties from Samarawickrama and Asalanka help Sri Lanka humble Bangladesh with 5-wicket win

Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan's ODI career got off to a disappointing start as he departed without scoring a single run against Sri Lanka

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Injured Tamim Iqbal's replacement becomes first Bangladesh opener in 21 years to register this feat in ODIs on debut

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the all-important toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka in the second fixture of the 2023 Asia Cup.

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Asia Cup 2023, SL vs BAN: Shakib Al Hasan elects to bat, Dasun Shanaka includes CSK's trump card in Sri Lanka's playing XI

Sri Lanka will be without the services of their star in-form all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga in the upcoming Asia Cup 2023

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Sri Lanka announces squad for Asia Cup 2023, 4 injured players including Hasaranga ruled out

In a significant blow to Sri Lanka's cricket aspirations, the team's injury list grows longer just days before the Asia Cup, with pacer Dilshan Madushanka becoming the latest addition.

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Sri Lanka faces injury crisis ahead of Asia Cup and World Cup campaigns as another star pacer sidelined

Shakib Al Hasan will be leading Bangladesh in ODIs after six years. Under his leadership, Bangladesh has 23 wins from 50 games

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‘You cannot think of World Cup with the Asia Cup...': Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan's bold statement

With less than a week remaining before the 2023 Asia Cup kicks off, two Sri Lankan players have tested positive for the dreaded Covid-19.

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Two Sri Lankan players test positive for Covid-19 days before 2023 Asia Cup: Reports

Bangladesh's Asia Cup Squad: 20-year-old uncapped pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib has been named as the replacement for an injured Ebadot Hossain.

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Troubled India with 7 wickets in ODI series last year, Bangladesh pacer gets ruled out of Asia Cup due to injury

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Yashasvi Jasiwal and KL Rahul hit fifties.

Both of them are standing unbeaten at the end of Day 2.

They are eyeing to create history on Day 3

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IND vs AUS: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul eye to break 38-year-old historic record on Day 3 of the Perth Test

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'Broke down, mein ro pada..': Harshit Rana reveals first reaction after getting to know he will be making debut in Perth

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Harshit Rana thanked Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli for their support, highlighting how their counsel gave him more self-assurance 

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Sunil Gavaskar lavished immense praise on Yashasvi Jaiswal after India's star stunning 90-run knock on Day 2 of the first Test against Australia.

Sunil Gavaskar was all praise for Yashasvi Jaiswal's exceptional batting on Day 2 of the Perth Test

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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

Match 2, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

BAN • 1st innings
164/10

SL • 2nd innings
165/5

BATTERS

Pathum Nissanka
c Mushfiqur Rahim b Shoriful Islam

Dimuth Karunaratne
b Taskin Ahmed

Kusal Mendis (W)
b Shakib Al Hasan

Sadeera Samarawickrama
st Mushfiqur Rahim b Mahedi Hasan

Charith Asalanka
not out

Dhananjaya de Silva
b Shakib Al Hasan

Dasun Shanaka (C)
not out

Yet To bat

Dunith Wellalage

Maheesh Theekshana

Kasun Rajitha

Matheesha Pathirana

BOWLERS

Taskin Ahmed

Shoriful Islam

Shakib Al Hasan

Mustafizur Rahman

Mehidy Hasan

Mahedi Hasan