BAN VS SL - 1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh, 2024

So, that's it from us for this game. Sri Lanka were perhaps 30-40 short on what was a good batting wicket. With the dew coming in early in the second half. the toss will play a crucial role in this series. Join us for the second ODI day after tomorrow from the same venue itself. Till then, goodbye and cheers!

Najmul Hossain Shanto | Player of the Match: We know that with the new ball, it's quite hard so I back my skill and take my time, later on the ball came well due to the dew. I believe in all the bowlers, the way Taskin and Shoriful came back today was great. The experience of Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur helps us a lot, Mushfiqur played well and I hope he will continue his form.

Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka captain: Pathum and Avishka played well in the first 10 overs. The middle-order struggled and that's why we couldn't put a good score on the board. 280-plus would have been a good score, the dew came in after the 20th over. We bowled well initially but the dew came in and it became difficult to control the ball later.

22:20 Local Time, 16:20 GMT, 21:50 IST: Quite a convincing victory for Bangladesh! Perhaps, the decision to win the toss and bat first wasn’t a wise one and it certainly backfired on Sri Lanka. The Bangladeshi pacers made good use of the assistance that was available on the surface and shared 9 wickets amongst them. Bangladesh's fielding was top notch as well. 255 was below-par on a decent batting surface but Madushanka had other ideas. He got rid of Litton Das with a beauty as he started off with a wicket-maiden. He then got rid of Soumya Sarkar in his next over with a short ball. Soon after, Madushan knocked Hridoy over with an in-angler. Bangladesh were stuttering at 23/3 but Shanto and Mahmudullah steadied the ship for them. The duo stitched 69 for the fourth wicket. The latter fell to the short ball ploy courtesy, Kumara and that provided another opening for the visitors. But, the experience of Mushfiqur came into play and he provided able support to his skipper. The dew massively helped Bangladesh’s cause as the opposition bowlers found it difficult to control the wet ball. Both of them played some elegant shots and took the game away from Sri Lanka. Shanto scored a brilliant century while Rahim went past his fifty. The experienced duo put together an unbeaten 165-run partnership and took their side home with consummate ease. Stick around for the presentations...

Theekshana to Shanto, FOUR, there's the winning hit! It's the Bangladesh skipper who takes his side home with a boundary. Shanto has been brilliant tonight. He hugs Mushfiqur and there are beaming smiles in the Bangladesh camp. The crowd is up on its feet! Was a tossed up ball outside off, Shanto lofts it over extra cover and the ball races away to the fence. Customary handshakes all around

Theekshana to Mushfiqur, 1 run, on a length outside off, played with an angled bat through point

Theekshana to Mushfiqur, no run, Mushfiqur shuffles across his stumps in a bid to scoop it past the keeper. But, he ends up playing it straight onto his body

Theekshana to Mushfiqur, no run, quick and flat on off, kept out watchfully

Janith Liyanage to Shanto, FOUR, slower shortish ball on off, Shanto spots it early and pulls it through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep moves to his left but has no chance to cut it off. Bangladesh just one hit away now...

Janith Liyanage to Mushfiqur, 1 run, back of a length ball outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a single

Janith Liyanage to Mushfiqur, no run, good length ball in the channel, played with soft hands towards point

Janith Liyanage to Shanto, 1 run, pitched up ball angling in from round the wicket, tapped towards point for a brisk single

Janith Liyanage to Mushfiqur, 1 run, back of a length ball outside off, steered down to third man to rotate strike

Janith Liyanage to Mushfiqur, no run, pitched up outside off, Mushfiqur leans ahead and strokes it to extra cover

Theekshana to Shanto, no run, quicker and flatter on off, Shanto hangs back and blocks it to the left of Theekshana

Theekshana to Shanto, no run, tossed up delivery, driven to mid-on

Theekshana to Shanto, no run, floated delivery on off, driven back to Theekshana. He fumbles a bit but recovers

Theekshana to Mushfiqur, 1 run, drifting in from a back of a length, Mushfiqur moves inside the line and works it around the corner

Theekshana to Shanto, 1 run, similar length delivery on off, knocked down to long-on

Theekshana to Shanto, no run, on a back of a length on off, punched straight to short mid-wicket