Sri Lanka has now become the third team in the Asia Cup 2022 to reach the super four round of the tournament. They have beaten Bangladesh in their second match of the group stage in the tournament. Batting first, Bangladesh posted a total of 183 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
While chasing the target, the Sri Lankan team went through many turnarounds in the second innings but they finally managed to cross the line. Sri Lanka chased down the target of 184 runs with two wickets and four balls to spare in the second innings.
The cricket fans have also come up with their creative minds after Sri Lankaโs win against Bangladesh. They posted various funny memes on Twitter. The memes were also funny because of the war of words that arouse between the managements of both the teams just before the commencement of the match.
Hereโre the memes fans posted after the defeat of Bangladesh:
It's not just a meme. Now every Bangladeshi cricket fans feelings ๐ฐ๐#BANvSL #AsiaCupT20 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/pfhi5LaGCD
โ Abdullah Suูtan (@Im_Abdullah56) September 1, 2022
Recalled this meme after the result of tonight's #BANvSL match .... ๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/xXMy1ZZIwi
โ IamNishant_30 (@IamNishant_30) September 1, 2022
Highest chase in ASIA CUP 20-20 format
โ CricTracker Telugu (@CtTelugu) September 1, 2022
Second highest chase by Sri lanka in T20I Format...
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Do follow us for more humour updates and memes#CricTracker #cricktrackertelugu #cricketmemes #telugumemes #BangladeshCricket #srilankancricket #BANvSL #asiacup2022 #nagini #cttelugu pic.twitter.com/M6AwE5PQ14
Bangladesh meme trending : #BANvSL
โ DD Sports (@Mahesh13657481) September 1, 2022
pic.twitter.com/aYjJC6KoFU
Lankan Lions win !
โ Minnie Sharma (@serialchiller23) September 1, 2022
The Snakes have been tamed yet again.#AsiaCup2022 #SLvsBAN #Bangladesh #SriLanka #SLvBAN #BANvSL #BANvsSL pic.twitter.com/5stzsYjL8f
Karma will always hit Bangladesh for their past bad behaviour against their opponent teams#AsiaCupT20 #SLvsBAN #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/JZbVowVmRp
โ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ค๐ท๐บ (@Praneet98344061) September 1, 2022
Best ๐คฃ๐ค๐ฟ#SLvsBan pic.twitter.com/LpLM3PyKnn
โ Jerry ๐ฑ๐ฐ (@maalupaan) September 1, 2022
When Shanaka said bangladesh doesn't have world class bowlers Man had a plan๐ญ #SLvsBan pic.twitter.com/CWwdfHrJ5e
โ The Avenger (@Mrirrelevant___) September 1, 2022
Match Summary ๐ #SLvsBAN pic.twitter.com/JBa5FYXLTa
โ D๎จ (@A7pha_) September 1, 2022
World class bowlers lept ๐๐#slvsban #AsiaCupT20 pic.twitter.com/zdTC98HJmo
โ Mohomed Haarith ๐ฑ๐ฐ (@h_a_a_r_i_t_h) September 1, 2022
Discussing the match furthermore, then Bangladesh couldnโt have a good start as they lost their first wicket only on the score of 19 runs in the form of Shabbir Rahman. Opening batter Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 38 runs off 26 balls with two boundaries and two sixes to his name.
Other than Mehidy, middle-order batter Atif Hussain also played a fine knock of 39 runs off just 22 balls with four boundaries and two sixes on his credit. With the help of these knocks, Bangladesh managed to post a total of 183 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the 20 overs.
While chasing the target, openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis provided a good start to Sri Lanka. They both made an opening partnership of 45 runs in 5.3 overs. Kusal Mendis ended up as the highest-run scorer in the inning for Sri Lanka. He played an amazing knock of 60 runs off 37 balls with four boundaries and three sixes to his name.
Other than Mehidy, skipper Dasun Shanaka also played a match-winning knock of 45 runs off 33 balls with three boundaries and two sixes to his name. Finally, Sri Lanka crossed the line in this nail-biting thriller by a margin of two wickets.
Now, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have qualified for the super four round of the Asia Cup 2022.