Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup Super Four: BAN Win Thriller, END SL's Unbeaten Run

Attacking half-centuries from Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy helped Bangladesh stun Sri Lanka by four wickets in the opening Super Four match at the Asia Cup in Dubai on Saturday (September 20, 2025). Hassan scored 61 runs off 45 balls, with two fours and four sixes, and Hridoy hit 58 off 37 with two sixes, as Bangladesh won with a ball to spare after a dramatic final over. With five runs needed off the last six balls, Jaker Ali hit Dasun Shanaka for a first-ball four, and then was bowled. Shanaka then sent back Mahedi Hasan for a two-ball duck. On the penultimate delivery, Nasum Ahmed and Shamim Hossain, 14 not out off 12, ran hard to end Sri Lanka’s unbeaten run. Bangladesh finished with 169-6 for their third highest successful chase in T20Is. Earlier, Shanaka’s 64 not out off 37 balls helped power Sri Lanka to 168-7.

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Updated on: 21 September 2025 10:10 am

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Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Bangladesh's Shamim Hossain, right, celebrates with batting partner Nasum Ahmed after their win against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup cricket match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Players of the two teams greet each other at the end of the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Bangladesh's Shamim Hossain jumps to celebrate after their win against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup cricket match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Bangladesh's Shamim Hossain plays a shot during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy plays a shot during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga, second left, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Bangladesh's Saif Hassan, right, during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Bangladesh's Saif Hassan celebrates after scoring fifty runs during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Bangladesh's Shamim Hossain dives in a failed attempt to catch the ball on a shot played by Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Sri Lanka's captain Charith Asalanka bats during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Asia Cup 2025 Super Four: Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman bowls a delivery during the Asia Cup cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.