Overview

• Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss in Dubai and chose to field on a previously used pitch.
• Sri Lanka raced to 44 in five overs before a middle-overs slump left them 97/4, prompting a 57-run stand between Dasun Shanaka and Charith Asalanka.
• Shanaka finished unbeaten on 64 off 37 with six sixes, lifting Sri Lanka to 168/7.
• Mustafizur Rahman led Bangladesh’s attack with 3/20, supported by Mahedi Hasan’s 2/25 that constrained scoring through cutters and pace-off bowling.
• In the chase, Nuwan Thushara removed Tanzid Hasan for a two-ball duck in the first over after Sri Lanka observed a minute’s silence and wore black armbands, with Wellalage included in the XI.