Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 3rd Place Play-off Full Commentary

Result · Oct 03 2026, Sat - 05:30 AM (IST)

3rd Place Play-off, - Korogi Sports Park

BAN

102/10 (17.3)

165/9 (20.0)

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 63 runs

CRR:5.83

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We are back for Bangladesh's reply with the bat. The players of Sri Lanka are slowly taking their respective fielding positions. Tanzid Hasan and Saif Hassan will open the innings for Bangladesh. Nuwan Thushara will start with the new ball. Away we go...
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... THE RUN CHASE ...
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Ratnayake rescues the day - Enter Tharindu Ratnayake, who took charge and dragged the score from 54 for 5 to 147 for 6, bringing up his maiden T20I half-century along the way. The lower middle order chipped in to lift Sri Lanka to a commendable 160, far beyond what looked possible at the start. Bangladesh now have a target of 161 to chase for bronze, and with Sri Lanka's bowlers having something to defend, this one is far from done. Stay tuned as the second chapter of this story unfolds soon.
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A flicker of hope, snuffed out - Sahan Arachchige and Ashen Bandara steadied the ship with a fifth-wicket stand that finally gave Sri Lanka something to cheer about. But just as the recovery looked promising, Rishad Hossain struck to break the partnership, leaving Sri Lanka 54 for 5 and staring at a modest total.
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Spin carnage, then a lone stand - Bangladesh's spin department was all over Sri Lanka's batting unit, but it was Tharindu Ratnayake who stood against the odds and helped his team to post a commendable total of 165 on the board. Sri Lanka's innings unravelled early, with the first wicket falling in the third over and the rest tumbling soon after. The Bangladesh spinners were all over the top order, and by the end of the Powerplay the Lankans were gasping at 29 for 4.
19.6

A couple of runs to end, and Sri Lanka finish with a very solid total of 165/9 on the board. Flighted up, angling it across off. Nuwan Thushara reaches for it and slices it off the toe end of the bat and to the right of long off for a couple of quick runs.
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Nuwan Thushara is the last batter for Sri Lanka.
19.5

OUT! TIMBER! Flatter one from Saif Hassan, sliding it across the right-hander, from middle to off. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth backs away a bit and has a big swing across the line and ends up missing the ball. The ball then goes on to castle into the stumps and Sri Lanka are now 9 down for 163.
19.4

SIX! Oh, that should have been another wicket for Saif Hassan. Flighted ball on middle and leg, swung away down to deep mid-wicket. Mahedi Hasan is right on the ropes and takes a good catch, but he takes a step back and ends up placing his foot on the boundary ropes.
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Vijayakanth Viyaskanth is in next.
19.3

OUT! BOWLED! Quicker through the air, just outside off and darting it back in. Sahan Arachchige sits down to slog sweep it away but he's played all over it, and misses. The ball crashes into the off pole and the skipper has to walk back after a solid knock.
19.2

That's excellent running. Full and around off, driven along the turf and wide of the fielder at long off for a couple of quick runs.
19.1

Half an appeal for LBW, but it's been turned down. A round-arm delivery, sliding it into the pads. Wanuja Sahan goes for the reverse sweep, misses, and gets it off the pads to the off side for a leg bye.
18.6

Back of a length, angled into the batter. This is tucked away wide of mid-wicket for a single.
18.5

FOUR! A cracking shot to get off the mark. Slower ball, a tad short and outside off. Sahan stays back and smacks it past point for a boundary.
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Wanuja Sahan is the new batter in.
18.4

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust, and Sri Lanka are now 7 down. Mustafizur Rahman takes pace off, serving it full and on the stumps. Dushan Hemantha takes the front leg out and heaves it down to long on, where Tanzid Hasan takes a straightforward catch.
18.3

Short of a length, tucked away off the hips and past square leg for a couple of runs.
18.2

Slower one, back of a length and angled across off. Dushan Hemantha stays back and dabs it to backward point.
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The next batter is Dushan Hemantha.
18.1

OUT! CAUGHT! Finally, some respite for Mustafizur Rahman and Bangladesh, but the damage has already been done. Rahman serves it a bit fuller and outside off, Tharindu Ratnayake looks to get forward and hammer it over covers but doesn't get the elevation. Rishad Hossain at extra cover leaps up and snaffles it nicely with both hands. End of a game-changing knock from Ratnayake.
17.6

DROPPED! That's poor fielding from Parvez Hossain Emon. Shorter and around off, Tharindu Ratnayake reverse-sweeps it high down to deep backward point, where Emon doesn't get forward at all, and tries to take it really low, ending up in a dropped catch. Single taken.
17.5

SIX! Flatter one, angled across off. Tharindu Ratnayake goes on one knee and slog-sweeps it in front of mid-wicket for a biggie. 20 off the over with a ball to go.
17.4

FOUR! Oh, nearly a superb piece of fielding, but the ball ends over the ropes. Good length around off, swatted away between long on and deep mid-wicket. The fielder from the latter position runs to his right and dives in, flicking the ball back up and unfortunately for him, over the ropes as well.
17.3

Nagging length just outside off. This time Ratnayake fails to connect with the reverse sweep.
17.2

FOUR! Length ball, angled into the batter. Tharindu Ratnayake swings it leg side, smearing away in front of square leg for a boundary.
17.1

SIX! Tharindu Ratnayake keeps throwing caution to the wind and nails the reverse this time, bringing up his maiden T20I FIFTY, off just 26 balls. Floated up on a length around off, Ratnayake reverse sweeps it over deep backward point for a huge six.
16.8

Full and straight, angling it back in. Tharindu Ratnayake flicks it away to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single.
16.7

Pace off again, a bit fuller and spinning back into the off stump. Arachchige plays it late, jamming it down to short third for a single.
16.6

The off-cutter now, just back of a length and wide outside off. Arachchige stays back to cut but chops it back down to the keeper.

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Time for the summit clash - Now that we know our three teams on the podium, with Sri Lanka securing the bronze medal, it is now time to see which side takes home the Gold Medal at the 20th Asian Games. An age-old rivalry reignites at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, as India take on Pakistan. The winner gets to stand at the top with the coveted gold medal wrapped around their neck, whereas the loser has to settle for silver. Fireworks are destined to fly, so stick around for all the action. The final game is about to begin at 4.30 am GMT, but you can join our build-up, which is about to get underway in a bit. Cheers!
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Bangladesh's mental strength in question - Bangladesh certainly seemed to have a more experienced side, and they also had a bowling attack that was conducive to the conditions out in the middle. They began impeccably, getting the opposition down to 21/4. Mahedi Hasan was brilliant up top, but then there was a bit of a lull. Bangladesh did manage to pick the 5th wicket and at that time, it seemed like they would keep Sri Lanka down to under 100 runs. However, things changed drastically when Mustafizur Rahman came in and bowled a howler of a first over, giving away 25 runs that included plenty of extras as well. From thereon, they never recovered. With the bat, the story was even worse. Bangladesh are 2/0 inside the first couple of overs and were under immense pressure. Sri Lanka bogged them down with spin from both ends as well. The top three all went out for ducks, as Parvez Hossain Emon and Yasir Ali made a couple of 20s. It was never going to be enough as they kept bleeding wickets. Nasum Ahmed hit a few boundaries at the end, but he was also the last one to fall on 26, leaving Bangladesh heartbroken.
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Ratnayake's day out - Sri Lanka lost 4 wickets early on, and then they were 54/5 after a decent stand between Sahan Arachchige and Ashen Bandara when Tharindu Ratnayake walked out to bat. He played a few shots, but once he found his range, he made the Bangladesh bowlers pay. The score went from 54/5 to 147/6 in a flash when Ratnayake finally got out for 65. The skipper played second fiddle but played a very crucial knock nonetheless. With the ball, Nuwan Thushara got the ball rolling with a wicket-maiden, before Ratnayake joined the action again. He picked up a couple of wickets along with Thushara, and Sri Lanka also got 4 wickets in the Powerplay. The bowling changes kept on coming, and all of the Lankan spinners got plenty of purchase from the deck. Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Wanuja Sahan also picked up a couple of wickets each, as the skipper himself got the final wicket and sealed a podium finish.
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Sri Lanka take home Bronze - What a turnaround for the young Lions from Sri Lanka. They were dreadful with the bat for about one and a half games, but that final half today was exemplary. Their bowlers have then gone on and completed the job in iconic fashion. Bangladesh will feel the Bronze Medal was there for the taking, and they self-destructed quite a bit in this pressure clash.
17.3

Nasum Ahmed c Ashen Bandara b Sahan Arachchige 26 (28)

OUT! CAUGHT! The bowling change from Sahan Arachchige to bring himself back into the attack will do the last bit for Sri Lanka, as they have beaten Bangladesh by 63 runs to secure a bronze medal in the Asian Games 2026. Pitching full, wide outside the off stump. Nasum bites on the bait to hit it downtown. He swings hard, aiming to clear the boundary, but fails to reach the middle of the blade. Ashen Bandara judges the skier with ease, moving in slightly from the rope to take a routine catch.
17.2

A touch shorter, on off, Nasum Ahmed flat bats it to long on, but Ahmed denies the single.
17.1

Fuller, outside off, Nasum Ahmed tries to slap it away, but the delivery is way to full for that shot. The ball gets the inside edge and bounces wide of the stumps.
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Sahan Arachchige brings himself back on.
16.7

Pitches it up, on off, Mustafizur Rahman defends it to the right of the bowler.
16.6

Aiming for a yorker, but spill out a full toss, with pace, on middle. Mustafizur Rahman pushes it to mid off.
16.5

Bangs a bouncer, over middle, Nasum Ahmed pulls it to long on for one.

16.4

SIX! KABOOM! Full-length delivery, on middle. Nasum Ahmed clears his front foot and smokes it downtown for half a dozen. 100 comes up for Bangladesh.
16.3

Nails a yorker this time, does Thushara, at the stumps. Nasum Ahmed makes room and digs it to cover.
16.2

Overpitched, but sprays down the leg side. Nasum Ahmed misses on his flick.
16.1

Nice and full, just outside off, Nasum Ahmed blocks it down.
15.6

Short, outside off, Mustafizur Rahman tries to pull, but offers his shot way too early.
15.5

Full, outside off, Nasum Ahmed clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
15.4

Full wide outside off, Nasum miscues a big slog into the deep. It falls short of the incoming long-on fielder, allowing the batters to get a double.
15.3

In the air... SAFE! Tossed up, fuller, around off. Mustafizur Rahman miscues his slog sweep and the ball lands safely down the ground, where three players were convergint to take the catch, but none of them reaches the destination in time.
15.2

Full, on off, Nasum Ahmed nudges it to the leg side for one.
15.1

Short, at the stumps, Mustafizur Rahman pushes it to long off for a single.

14.6

Short, outside off, Mustafizur Rahman stabs it to wide long off for a single.
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Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in.
14.5

Aliss Al Islam b Dushan Hemantha 4 (8)

OUT! CHOPPED ON! The googly finally proves to be too good for Aliss Al Islam, and Sri Lanka are just one wicket away from sealing the Bronze Medal. Dushan Hemantha drags the length back, bowling it just outside off. Islam rocks back and tries to punch it through the off side but the ball turns back in and takes the inside edge, before eventually rolling back onto the stumps. The bails fall off and Islam has to walk back.
14.4

Floated up on the stumps, and this is swept away behind square leg for a single.
14.3

A big appeal for caught behind, but it is turned down. Flatter googly, turning past the off stump and staying low. Nasum Ahmed sits down to sweep but misses and the ball goes past the bottom edge. Excellent take from the keeper. The shout might have actually been for LBW as the ball flicked the backside of the pad.
14.2

Tossed up at the stumps, Aliss Al Islam slogs it without much timing and over mid on for a single.
14.1

This is flighted up on leg, Ahmed goes for the slog sweep and gets an inside edge down to short fine leg for a single.
13.6

Floated up, fuller and at the stumps. Aliss Al Islam lunges forward to defend.
13.5

Good length, angled into the batter. Aliss Al Islam backs away and jabs at the ball, nearly getting chopped on as well.

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