Mushfiqur Rahim hit 144 as Bangladesh thrashed Sri Lanka by 137 runs in the opening matc💯h of the Asia Cup 2018 on Saturday.
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza opted to bat first after winning the toss which was followed by a nightmare start for his team. Lasith Malinga struck twice in the first over to leave the Tigers 1-2, but Mushfiqur’s sixth ODI century took them to 261 all out from 49.3 overs.
Chasing 262, Upul Tharanga gave a flying start to Sr𓆏i Lanka with a quickfire 27 off 16 balls. But some disciplined bowling from the Bangladeshi bowlers put the pressure back on Sri Lanka who lost fi🍸rst 4 wickets by adding just 38 runs.
Angelo Mathews & Co. was never in the chase; they lost wickets at regular interval and were eventually bowled out for 124 in 35.2 overs.
Mushfiqur Rahim was named the player of the match for his match༒-winning knock.
Player of the Match : .
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers)
Bangladesh will now face Afghanistan in the last g🅘roup match on September 20.
Here is how Twitter reacted to Bangladesh thrilling win:
Wonderful win for Bangladesh, completely outplayed Sri Lanka. Mushfiqur Rahim 's knock was one of the best ever in Bangladesh history.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Respect to Tamim for coming out to bat despite a fractured🌌 wrist.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
Wဣell played Bangladesh. Top innings from Mush💛fiqur and delighted to see the Fizz looking fit and bowling as he can
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Mushfiqur Rahim is reallyꩵ pleasant to watch. This might be a stretch to many, but on his day, he real𝓰ly does remind me of Sachin Tendulkar. Fluid, correct technique, effortless flow, diminutive!
— Mohamed Zeeshan (@ZeeMohamed_)
champions get going when th𒊎e going gets t🌱ough 💪👏👏👏.
— Salman Butt (@im_SalmanButt)
He’s batted in that heat for 48 overs!! Fought a lonely battle post the 25th over … This is an incredible knock from .. Pow Wow ! Unforgettable stuff this
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru)
Mushfiqur Rahim (144 off 150 𓄧balls) beat Sri Lanka (124 all out) by 20 runs 🏅in the opener.
This is the FIRST instance of a Bangladeshi batsman outsco🔴ring the other team (min. 100 runs).
— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi)
Mushfiqur….No Fikar. What. A. Knock. Best by a Bangladesh batsman in ODI cricket. Walked in it to save the hattrick…last man to get out. Well played.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Mushfiqur Rahim's 144 off 150 balls against Sri Lanka is-
-Highest by a Bangladesh batsman in Asia Cup history.
-Jointly second hi🅰ghest by a batsman in Asia Cup.— Imran Hasan (@Imranhasan02)
franchises should be seriously looking at Mushfiqur Rahim… This guy can really bat, if you can discount his "nagin" dance!
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
The Bangladesh bowlers had to bowl really well after such an inspiring batting performance from Mushfiqur Rahim and that moment of magi𝓰c from Tamim Iqbal.
They did a good job bowling out Sri Lanka for 124, winning⛄ by 137 runs in the Asia Cup op💫ener.
— Mohammad Isam (@Isam84)
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Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by massive 137 runs, w🅘ith a poor NRR just⛎ a win against Afghanistan might not be enough for Sri Lanka to go to the next round, Sri Lanka might need Bangladesh’s support by beating Afghanistan
— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen)
Fighting knock from haven’t been short of spirit in this game, excellenꦑt come backs with in this game, giving it all they got
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
