Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Highlights, Asia Cup: SL bulldoze BAN in impressive all-round performance to begin campaign

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Here we go then! Very manageable chase, under-par score, but sharp wickets needed to make this a contest. Bangladesh did this the last time these teams met, can they apply early pressure?

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: What a partnership that was, unbeaten 86-run stand, Jaker with 41* and Shamim with 42* to give the bowlers something to defend. Sri Lanka would have wanted to fold them earlier, but won't mind given how quiet they managed to keep them. The chase around the corner!

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: What Bangladesh needed, something of a boost. This partnership has been so important to them, but Jaker Ali is running out of steam.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: The death bowling thus far has been absolutely phenomenal. Just two overs left to play and Bangladesh getting nowhere.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Better from Bangladesh and we are into the death. They need a huge effort here to get somewhere.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Oh, that's sensational cricket. Risky two to come back for, but Kusal Mendis has to collect the ball with his back to stumps and pull a Dhoni by flicking it through his legs, and he NEARLY has Shamim. But the Bangladesh batter pulls out a full-length dive, he's mid-air trying to make his ground, and he does so by an inch! Really good piece of cricket.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Last pair Bangladesh will trust to get them to something defensible. Partnerships haven't come by, so they will take their time here, but they are still scoring at less than run a ball.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: That could be a massive moment in this tournament! Litton Das was looking so good but Hasaranga has been untouchable, and he has deserved this!

Bangladesh crubling, 53/5 after 9.5 overs.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Wow, this is some leg-spin bowling. Almost had Litton in the last over, and now, sneaks a wrongun through the gap of Jaker. It flicks the outside edge of the off stump, LEDs light up, but the bails don't fall off!

He's been sensational so far.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: 38/4 now! Sri Lanka running through Bangladesh. Hasaranga gets Mahedi with a wrongun, thudding into his pads and that's plumb. Easy as you like.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: He's been in sensational form and he will be key today to resurrect this innings. Overpitched a couple of times from Shanaka, first one if a really nice chip over mid-on, second is speared through covers. Two balls later, he guides it down to third for four more with such panache, might be the best shot of the lot!

Catching up inch by inch, but he has to be at the crease to the very end now.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: No no no! It was a good hook shot in front of square, easy double, but the batters push for three. Hridoy hit it too hard and couldn't run quick enough, nowhere close as a throw from the outfield hoses him down with a direct-hit at the non-striker's end.

It's terrific fielding in the deep, but it's a needless risk when the team is already struggling! Not even 5 overs through, and it's 11/3. The crowd, shellshocked.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Sri Lanka had their foot on Bangladesh's throat and they have let them go! Thushara should have had two, Hridoy just spoons it high into the air. The mid-off fielder comfortably underneath it, and it just bursts out of his hands.

A lot of Bangladesh fans in attendance and they are jubilant.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Wow, are Bangladesh struggling here. Just not finding any release shots to get this pressure off them. Sri Lanka terrific to start.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: SRI LANKA ARE ON FIRE! Chameera from the other end against Emon, and it's classical fast bowling. Angle it across the leftie, draw the edge, easily pouched behind the sticks!

10 balls in, no runs, and now two wickets. Sensational stuff from the Lankans, and the openers are gone without troubling the scorers!

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: WHAT A BEGINNING FOR SRI LANKA! Great over from Thushara with his slinging action to get going, Tanzid not able to free his arms at all to find an early boundary. The pressure on early, and Thushara just slides one through an expansive shot to knock over the stumps. Electric start!

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Almost ready for the first ball here. How much do Bangladesh think will be par?

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Toss complete, and Sri Lanka who win it! They put Bangladesh in to bat first, Hasaranga returns for them. No Taskin for Bangladesh. The Tigers will bat first, and Sri Lanka happy with chasing tonight to get their tournament started.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Updates, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: One win batting first and another chasing means there's not much to be read into in this pitch for the moment. However, chasing is often the way to go in these contests, and pacers on both sides will like their chances of getting early wickets with the new ball under the fading light.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Updates, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Here is the squad Bangladesh will be going in with for this tournament.

Litton Das (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Shaif Uddin

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Updates, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Plenty of familiar faces in this Sri Lanka squad, with a couple of wildcards dashed in.

Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana, Janith Liyanage

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Updates, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: As a result, Bangladesh might just be narrow favourites ahead of Sri Lanka, despite the strong track record the Lankans possess in this tournament with multiple trophy victories over the years across the two formats. Bangladesh just about have the rub of the green in a tightly-fought match-up which stands very even, and also have a game played in Abu Dhabi to get accuestomed to conditions earlier than Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Updates, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: These two teams played a set of games in Sri Lanka in July, where Bangladesh flexed their new-found power and T20 identity to win the series 2-1. Bangladesh won the decider of that series after having crushed Sri Lanka the match before: with a couple of wins on the trot, and those in definitive fashion, Bangladesh will no doubt be feeling pretty good heading into this one.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Updates, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: The last team to start their tournament, Sri Lanka are already playing to catch up with Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who have notched a win apiece over Hong Kong. Work to do for the Lankans starting tonight.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Updates, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: The Tigers have already begun their Asia Cup campaign, and did so with a comfortable win over Hong Kong – but not a resounding one, as they erred on the side of safety to complete. But the confidence even against a weaker team was pretty telling: they are here to play.

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Updates, Asia Cup 5th T20I, SL vs BAN: Welcome to the coverage of this key Group B matchup! All the updates in the build-up to the match.