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Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka put on a terrific performance in a do-or-die match against Bangladesh as they beat the Tigers by two wickets to advance to the next round of the Asia Cup 2022. Sri Lanka joined Afghanistan and India in the Super 4 stage with this win over Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Bangladesh will have to walk back home after bowing out of the tournament.
As Sri Lanka registered a thrilling win against their big rivals, the team celebrated it with a special ‘Naagin Dance’. As soon as Asitha Fernando hit the winnings runs for his team, Chamika Karunaratne was seen making the famous ‘Naagin’ sign with both their hands on the heads.
The picture of this celebration went viral on social media as users widely shared the video. “Happy For #Srilanka , Nagin Dance Time,” wrote a user while sharing the video.
See it here:
Sri Lanka hold their nerves
It was not an easy win for the Lankans. Bangladesh made them sweat hard for every run. After posting a hefty 183/7 on the board, Bangladesh bowlers did everything at their disposal to make the chase a tough one for Sri Lanka. Ebadot Hossain drew the first blood as he got Pathum Nissanka. The right-arm quick got Charith Asalanka in the same over to hand a double blow. Hossain shortly got Danushka Gunathilaka.
Taskin Ahmed joined the party as he got rid of Bhanuka Rajapaksa. However, Kusal Mendis and Dasun Shanaka held the fort for Sri Lanka and stitched a half-century partnership. Mendis also scored a half-century but fell prey to Mustafizur Rahman. Shanka, meanwhile, kept the hopes alive and got good support from Chamika Karunaratne.
But things took an interesting turn when Shanaka lost his wicket to Mahedi Hasan. Karunaratne also succumbed while sneaking in a tight single. It all came down to eight runs of the last over and it was on Asitha Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana. Fernando showed great maturity and temperament to score a much-needed boundary. The batter then hit one to long-on for two runs and scores were level. But as it turned out, it was a no-ball and hence Sri Lanka were declared the winners.