Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2026 Oct 3 Full score card

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.

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

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.

Sahan Arachchige brings himself back on.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Short, outside off, Mustafizur Rahman stabs it to wide long off for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman is the last man in.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Full and straight, punched away down to long on for another single.

Floated up on the stumps, Aliss stays back and just dabs it behind point for a single.

Shorter over middle, hit away from inside the crease to long on for a single.

How's that missed the stumps? Wanuja Sahan flights it up, getting the ball to drift in towards middle and dip on the batter as well. Nasum Ahmed goes for the big heave on the leg side but misses. The ball turns and somehow goes over the stumps as well.

Pushed through quicker and flatter at the pads. Ahmed stays back and tucks it through mid-wicket for a run.

A jaffa of a comeback delivery. Googly from Hemantha, lands it on middle and leg, and gets it to turn past the off stump. Nasum Ahmed gets completely squared up here.

FOUR! Well struck! Tossed up on middle and leg, a bit too full. Nasum Ahmed goes on one knee and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Dragged shorter and wider of the off stump, a bit of hold in the deck as well. Ahmed makes room to cut but ends up chopping it in front of covers.

Full of a length, on off, punched away off the back foot through extr cover for another single.

Hemantha starts off with a good-length ball around off. Ahmed makes room and cuts it through backward point for one.

Nagging length around off, bowled a bit flatter too. Nasum Ahmed presses back to defend but gets an outside edge down to deep third for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, blocked off by Nasum.

Oh, nearly another wicket. Slower through the air, on a length and around off. This one grips and spins away. Aliss Al Islam has a late poke at it, dabbing it wide to the right of the slip fielder, who geta fingertip to it. Single taken.

Aliss Al Islam is the new man in.

Floated up at the stumps, blocked off by Aliss Al Islam.

OUT! TIMBER! That could well be the final nail in Bangladesh's coffin. Wanuja Sahan floats the ball up, full and on off and middle. This one drifts in and dips on the batter. Yasir Ali ends up playing all over a straight ball as he leans on to drive and the ball sneaks past the blade to crash into the stumps. Ali played for the turn there, but the ball went straight on.

A fullish delivery, angled in with the arm. Yasir Ali leans on to block but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

FOUR! Streaky, but the bowler won't mind that. Dragged length outside off, turning away. Nasum Ahmed backs away to cut but the ball bounces a bit more and catches the outside edge, running down to the deep third fence.

Tossed up straighter at the stumps, Ahmed leans on to defend.

The length is pulled back a bit more, pushing it across the left-hander. Nasum Ahmed looks to cut but misses.

Floated up around off, played with soft hands towards backward point.

Lovely bowling. A googly now, on a nagging length and on off, turning away a bit. Nasum Ahmed pokes at it but is beaten on the outside edge.

Very full and on leg, clipped away down to long on for a single.

DRINKS! A very similar start for both teams with the bat, but Sri Lanka were able to turn things around with one big partnership. In comparison, Bangladesh have crumbled under pressure and are on the verge of a surprise defeat in this Bronze Medal game. On paper, they are a far more experienced team than these young Lankan Lions, but with 99 needed off 60 balls, and only 3 wickets in hand, things are looking bleak for the Bangla Tigers. Also, Nasum Ahmed is the new batter in.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A sharp take from Wanuja Sahan to his own delivery and Bangladesh lose another wicket. Full-length delivery outside off stump, enticing Rishad Hossain into a front-foot drive. He connects well, driving it powerfully straight back down the pitch, but fails to keep the stroke grounded. Wanuja moves to his left swiftly and takes the catch.

Drifted into the pads, Yasir leans on and smothers it around the corner on the leg side for one more.

Floated up around leg, Rishad Hossain fails to work it away. The ball goes off the pads and rolls away towards square leg for a leg bye.

Slightly dragged length, on off. Ali presses back and pats it down to long on for a single.

FOUR! A touch shorter, outside off, Yasir Ali rocks back and cuts it to beat the diving backward point for a boundary.

Flighted up, fuller, on off. Yasir Ali pushes it to cover.

A lot of action going on in this Bronze Medal game, and we can also now see the Pakistan team arrive for the Gold Medal match. Wanuja Sahan is now brought into the attack as well.

FOUR! More runs for Sri Lanka. Short, around off. Rishad Hossain rocks back and pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for four runs.

SIX! HUMONGOUS! A touch fuller, on off and middle. Rishad Hossain gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Short on middle, Rishad Hossain dabs it down.

Bangladesh are in heaps of trouble now, and out walks Rishad Hossain to face the hat-trick delivery.

OUT! LBW! Two in two for Viyaskanth and now he is on a Hat-Trick. Another beautifully disguised googly, pitching it fractionally outside off stump and turning in sharply toward the stumps. Mahedi Hasan fails to pick the wrist variation, pressing forward with a defensive stroke only to be beaten on the inside edge. The ball hits him high on the front pad. Viyaskanth appeals out loud. The umpire takes all the time and raises his finger to it with a nod.

The next batter is Mahedi Hasan.

OUT! TAKEN! The wrong'un does the trick for Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, and Sri Lanka lose half of their team now. A deft variation from the bowler, pitching a good length googly out wide of off stump. Emon waits on the back foot, attempting a delicate late cut, but the subtle turn catches a faint feather off the blade. Sohan de Livera is momentarily blinded by the trajectory, fumbling the initial collection behind the stumps, but reacts swiftly to snatch the bobbling ball on the second attempt.

FOUR! Up and over! Much fuller, on off. Parvez Hossain Emon drills it uppishly, over the reach of the bowler and gets a boundary.

A bit more fuller, wide outside off. Yasir Ali misses on his drive.

A touch fuller, angling away. Ali looks to push it toward cover but misses.

SIX! Sent into the crowd! Drags his length back, does Arachchige, on middle. Yasir Ali opens his stance and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen.

Short, at the stumps, Parvez Hossain Emon flat bats it to the left of the bowler and gets a single.

Short, outside off, Yasir Ali punches it to long off for one.

Fullish, on middle, Emon sweeps it to square leg for one.

Sahan Arachchige brings himself into the attack now.

Fuller, on off, Emon drills it to long off for a single.

FOUR! HAMMERED AWAY! Viyaskanth drags his length back, outside off. Parvez Hossain Emon rocks back and pulls it hard toward deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Full, on off, Parvez Hossain Emon defends it down.

Beaten! Googly this time from Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, pitching it on off and angling away from the left-hander. Parvez Hossain Emon looks to defend it to his front but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short, on off and middle, Yasir Ali nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

Fuller, on middle, Parvez Hossain Emon flicks it to backward square leg for one.

Both teams losing 4 wickets in the Powerplay, with pretty similar scores on the board as well. Here's Vijayakanth Viyaskanth to bowl now.

Excellent fielding again. Full and outside off, smacks away to the left of short extra cover, where Sahan Arachchige dives across and gets a big hand on it, deflecting it down to long off for just a single. Bangladesh are 30/4 after the Powerplay, needing 136 more off 84 balls.

Tossed up around off, Emon leans on and blocks it to the right of point. The batters look for a run but decide against it, and rightly so, as the fielder pounces on it very quickly.

Streaky from the batter, and that's well fielded by Lasith Croospulle in the end. Floated up outside off, Emon goes across to sweep but gets an outside edge down to deep third. The fielder from inside the ring chases it down and keeps it down to two runs.

Floated up at the stumps, this time Emon makes a solid block.

Some turn here! Drifted into leg stump, on a good length. Parvez Hossain Emon backs away but the ball grips and goes away from the left-hander, but Emon blocks it off.

Full again, this time on off. Ali plays a punchy drive down to long off and collects a single.

WIDE! Fullish length, just drifting it down the leg side.

Change? Nope. Tharindu Ratnayake to continue as well.

Much fuller, just outside off. Parvez Hossain Emon drives it well, but finds the cover fielder.

Nails a yorker, at the base of the off stump. Parvez Hossain Emon blocks it to cover.

Bangs another bouncer, angling outside off. Parvez Hossain Emon makes a leave at it.

It seems like Yasir Ali has taken a hefty blow on the gloves, and the physio is out to apply a bit of magic spray, and Ali's right thumb is getting taped up as well. All good now.

Just short of the fielder! Hits the deck hard, does Thushara, on off and middle. Yasir Ali rocks back to defend it, but the ball gets off some good bounce off the deck and hits the gloves of the batter before it loops and drops short of the backward point fielder. They cross.

WIDE! A full toss now, but sprays it down the leg side. Yasir Ali fails to connect his flick.

On a good length, on middle, Yasir Ali defends it to the off side.

Full-length delivery, on off, Parvez Hossain Emon stabs it to cover for a single.

FOUR! Edged away. Nicely flighted, just outside off. Yasir Ali has a poke at it but gets an outside edge that goes between the keeper and the first slip fielder, rolling away into the deep third fence.

Yasir Ali is the next batter.

OUT! CAUGHT! That's the wicket Sri Lanka wanted. Tharindu Ratnayake floats it up at the stumps and this one slides back in with the arm. Towhid Hridoy skips down the pitch to go big, but miscues it badly to mid on, where Nuwanidu Fernando takes a simple catch. Bangladesh are now 18/4.

On the shorter side and over the stumps, pulled away off the back foot and wide of deep swuare leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Nicely played. Flatter one, a bit too straight. Towhid Hridoy gets inside the line and shovels it down to long leg for a boundary.

Floated up at the stumps, Emon works it away wide of mid-wicket for a single.

On the shorter side and outside off, cut away straight to the point fielder.

That one nearly sneaks through. Full of a good length, shaping back into the left-hander. Parvez Hossain Emon gets an inside edge off the pads and to short third for a single.

Full and wide outside off, Emon reaches out to drive but ends up squeezing it towards point.

Full of a length, around off. Hridoy pushes it wide of covers and picks up a single.

WIDE! A slingy delivery, fired down the leg side.

Good length in the channel, Hridoy dances down the track to go over the off side but misses.

FOUR! Half an appeal for LBW, but it's been given as runs off the bat. Full and straight, shaping away. Towhid Hridoy skews it off the outside edge and down to deep third for a boundary.

Three wickets in three overs. Towhid Hridoy walks out next.

OUT! TIMBER! That's a jaffa from Nuwan Thushara. Thushara goes full and straight, landing it in the blockhole and there's a hint of swing as well. Litton Das ends up playing all around a straight ball and misses. The ball goes on to make a mess of the stumps behind and Bangladesh are 4/3.

FOUR! Finally, Bangladesh are off the mark. Tossed up on leg stump, Emon sits down and sweepa it nicely behind square leg for a boundary.

No run, the off drive is played but it is stopped.

Flighted up on middle and leg, Parvez Hossain Emon goes down to sweep and nearly drags it back into the stumps.

Bangladesh loses two wickets without opening the account.

Nagging length at the stumps, watchfully blocked off.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tharindu Ratnayake can do no wrong today. Nicely flighted ball, on off and middle. Tanzid Hasan leans on to go over mid on but miscues it down to the left of long off. Wanuja Sahan runs across and takes a good catch over his head. Bangladesh are now 2 down without a run on the board.

Floated up on middle and leg, clipped away to wide mid on.

A dream start for Sri Lanka. Litton Das walks up as the first batter down. Also, Tharindu Ratnayake will bowl from the other end.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! What a start for Nuwan Thushara and Sri Lanka - a wicket maiden. Thushara bangs it into the surface, over middle. Saif Hassan comes down the pitch, trying to force it over the off side but edges it through to the keeper. Sohan de Livera makes no mistake and Bangladesh lose an early wicket.

Make that five dots in a row. Length ball in the channel. Saif times the punch sweetly but finds the fielder at extra cover.

Pitched up, a bit wide of the off stump. Saif Hassan laces a square drive but it is well stopped by the fielder at point. Four dots in a row.

Good length now, on off and it is the cross seamer. Hassan gets an inside edge back into the thigh pada. Good start from Nuwan Thushara so far.

A swing and a miss. Full again, shaping away sharply from off. Saif steps out to go over covers but is well beaten.

A dot to begin. Full and straight, shaping away. Saif Hassan watchfully blocks it off.

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.

Nuwan Thushara is the last batter for Sri Lanka.

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.

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.

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth is in next.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Wanuja Sahan is the new batter in.

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.

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

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

The next batter is Dushan Hemantha.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Towhid Hridoy nearly makes a real mess of that one. Length ball outside off, Arachchige reaches out and hits it wide of sweeper cover. Hridoy fumbles but manages to recover and just saves the ball from touching the ropes, and the batters get two runs. Mustafizur Rahman has overstepped yet again, though. Or has he? It is called a fair delivery.

WIDE! Fuller this time, but angled down leg. Arachchige looks for the scoop but misses. A total of 17 runs conceded in wides so far in this innings.

Slower again, dug in a bit short around off. Tharindu Ratnayake pulls it down in front of mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Oh, my! Tharindu Ratnayake has nearly cleaned up the bowler with that shot. Pace off, on a good length and around off. Ratnayake hits through the line, pummeling it down the ground for a boundary.

WIDE! False start. Full and wide outside off, slower too, and this is spilled past the tramline.

A change of ends now for Mustafizur Rahman. 25 runs off his single over thus far.

FOUR! That's an eye-catching shot from the skipper. Flighted ball, full and outside off. Arachchige leans on and just checks the cover drive, punching it sweetly and uppishly through extra cover for a boundary.

Good length around off, hit away off the back foot and down to long on for a single.

Flatter delivery, darted in from outside off. Ratnayake goes for the reverse sweep again but fails to get it away.

FOUR! Tharindu Ratnayake is playing a blinder here. On off and middle, Ratnayake drags the reverse sweep well in front of square on the leg side and finds the fence.

Nicely bowled. Tossed up outside off, it is the off-spinner that turns. Tharindu Ratnayake looks to swing it leg side but misses.

On the pads again, swept away well behind square leg for a single.

WIDE! Floated up, drifting down the leg side. Arachchige looks to tickle it away but misses.

It seems one of the Bangladesh players is struggling with a hamstring isseu and the physio is out to perform some stretching exercises. Also, Aliss Al Islam is back into the attack.

Floated up at the stumps, Ratnayake tentatively blocks it off.

FOUR! Too full, just outside off. Tharindu Ratnayake sits down and sweeps with the spin this time, nailing it in front of square leg for a boundary.

WIDE! Flighted up down leg, turning past the blade. The 100 is up for Sri Lanka.

SIX! Wow, what a hit! On a length, turning in from outside off. Tharindu Ratnayake sets up for the reverse sweep and nails it against the turn and over deep point for a biggie.

Floated up, spinning into the pads. Arachchige tucks it down to short fine leg for a quick single.

There's that extra bounce. Good length around off, spins back in with sharp bounce and Arachchige fails to get any bat on it.

FOUR! Nagging length around off, Arachchige goes for the reverse paddle, and ends up hitting it once of the face of the blade and once of the back of the blade, getting it past the keeper and into the deep third fence.

It stays 25 of the over, but Sri Lanka now have a shot of getting to a decent total from here. A cutter, back of a length and just angled across off. Ratnayake looks to cut and misses.

WIDE! Mustafizur gets away with this one. Very full and angling down leg. Tharindu Ratnayake fails to get any bat on it and it will just be a wide. 25 off the over with one ball to go.

Full and around off, slanting it across. Ratnayake pushes it out to mid off.

SIX! Wow, this could be a big turning point in this game. Shorter one around off, sitting up nicely for the batter. Tharindu Ratnayake lines it up and leans back, swinging it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

WIDE! Attempted slower ball, pushed well across the off stump, and the ball barely scrapes through to the keeper. Another extra from the Fizz.

Pace off, on middle and leg, nudged away to square leg for a single. Mustafizur Rahman has overstepped again, and another No Ball is called. Free Hit coming up...

Good-length delivery in the channel, Arachchige looks to block it off, but the ball grips a bit and beats the bat, hitting Arachchige on the thigh pad

Angled across the off stump, toe-ended down to deep third for a single.

FIVE WIDES! This is a nightmare for Mustafizur Rahman. Dug in halfway down the pitch, over off and middle. The ball just lobs up and goes over the batter's head, also beating the leap of the keeper, running away to the fence behind. Free Hit to continue...

FOUR MORE! Beautifully played. Mustafizur comes around the wicket, bowling it a bit short again, and angling it across off. Ratnayake gets leg side of the ball and guides it wide of deep third for another boundary. Also, the Fizz has overstepped. No Ball called, and a Free Hit to follow.

FOUR! That's been smashed away. Short of a length, wide outside off. Tharindu Ratnayake stands tall, frees his arms, and slaps it over covers for a boundary.

Mustafizur Rahman comes into the attack for the first time in this game.

Tossed up outside off, driven straight into covers.

That's nicely bowled. Flighted delivery, in and around off. This one drifts in before turning away. Arachchige looks to drive but the ball goes past the outside edge.

Tossed up around off, pushed away square through the off side for a single.

Another attempted sweep missed by Tharindu. Flighted ball around off, this one dips and leaves the left-hander. Ratnayake looks to swing it hard over mid-wicket but fails to connect.

Ratnayake is looking for the reverse sweep time and again. Flatter and around off, Ratnayake plays and misses again.

Aliss comes back in and floats it up from wider of the crease. This one floated up wide of the off stump and Tharindu Ratnayake fails to connect with the slog sweep.

Tossed up around off, Arachchige leans on and smothers it into the off side.

A big appeal for LBW, but it is turned down. Flatter one on middle, angling in sharply with the arm. Tharindu Ratnayake stays back and plays all around it, getting pinged on the pads. The ball then rolls towards point for a leg bye.

Darted in, just outside the off stump. Ratnayake looks for the reverse swee again but misses and gets hit on the pads.

SIX! Innovative and effective. Floated up outside off, Tharindu Ratnayake brings out the reverse sweep and drags it high over deep third for a biggie.

Nicely flighted, around off. Tharindu Ratnayake leans on and pushes it down to covers.

Quicker through the air, sliding in from middle. Arachchige clips it between square leg and mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up at the stumps, blocked off by Tharindu Ratnayake.

Tharindu Ratnayake is in next.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rishad Hossain breaks the budding stand, and Sri Lanka have now lost half their side. Rishad Hossain floats this one up, full and around off, getting the ball to turn away from the right-hander. Ashen Bandara lunges to fetch and play the slog sweep against the spin, but ends up toe-ending it. The ball lobs up behind short mid-wicket, where Mustafizur Rahman scampers behind and takes a solid catch over his left shoulder.

Fired in at the pads, angling down leg. Bandara looks to tickle it fine but gets it off the pads to short fine leg.

Pushed through flatter on middle, Arachchige hops back and cuts it to deep backward point for yet another single.

Dragged length around off, hit away off the back foot and past extra cover for one more.

Extra bounce, but that's well played. Good length around off, angling across the left-hander. Sahan Arachchige backs away and cuts it uppishly to the left of short third for a single.

DRINKS! We are midway through the first innings, and finally Sri Lanka have started to get their teeth in the contest. Bangladesh have been brilliant with the ball thus far and will be looking to get a couple more wickets, exposing the lower order. Sahan Arachchige and Ashen Bandara have settled in now and will look to build a big stand as they look to take their team to a defendable total.

Full-length delivery, on off, Sahan Arachchige nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

Pitches it up, around off, Ashen Bandara tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. That will bring up the 50 for Sri Lanka.

Full, on middle, Ashen Bandara eases it back to the bowler.

FOUR! More runs for the Lankans. Another shorter delivery, around off. Ashen Bandara yet again transfers his weight on his back foot and cuts it toward right of deep point for another boundary.

Fuller, on middle, Ashen Bandara defends it down.

FOUR! Sri Lanka are looking much brighter than before. A touch shorter, just outside off. Ashen Bandara rocks back and cuts it hard toward the rigth of the deep point fielder for a boundary.

Short, on off, Sahan Arachchige tucks it to the leg side.

Pitches it up, outside off, Ashen Bandara drives it to deep cover for one.

Angling down the leg side, much fuller in length. Ashen Bandara tries to sweep it away, but misses. However, there is some noise and Bangladesh appeals for a caught behind, but the umpire shakes his head. Probably it's a nick off the pad.

Pitches it up, on middle, Ashen Bandara pushes it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Oh, what a shot that is! Much fuller, just outside the off stump. Ashen Bandara plants his front foot to his front, crouches a bit low and drills it hard through cover for four runs.

Short, outside off, Sahan Arachchige guides it to short third and gets a quick single.

A touch fuller, wide outside off. Ashen Bandara looks to go for a big swing toward the leg side, but ends up connecting only air.

Short, outside off, defended by the batter.

Good running! A tentative shorter one, just outside off. Sahan Arachchige tucks it toward the leg side with soft hands and Ashen Bandara sprints hard, calling for the single.

Keeping it nice and full, around off. Ashen Bandara makes room and punches it to deep cover to get across.

Serves a shorter one, at the stumps. Sahan Arachchige rocks back and pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Short of a length, on middle, Sahan Arachchige blocks it down the deck.

A touch fuller, on off, Sahan Arachchige pushes it to cover for a single.

Fires a fuller one, just outside off. Sahan Arachchige rocks back to defend it down, but it takes the outside edge and goes to the slip fielder with one bounce.

Short, at the stumps. Ashen Bandara sweeps it to deep backward sqaure leg for a single.

Pitches it up, on off, Ashen Bandara defends it down the deck.

Pitches it up, around off, Sahan Arachchige drives it to long off for a single.

Fuller, wide outside off, Sahan Arachchige misses on his sweep.

Slightly shorter, around off, Ashen Bandara fends it to cover. That will be the end of the Powerplay, with Sri Lanka posting 29 and losing 4 wickets.

Short, on off, Ashen Bandara dabs it late to backward point.

On a length, on off, Ashen Bandara cuts it hard but finds the cover fielder.

Oh, that's a ripper! Pitches it up, on off, turning it away from the batter. Ashen Bandara offers a front-footed defense but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A touch fuller, on off, Sahan Arachchige nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Much better for Lanka! Short of a length, at the stumps. Sahan Arachchige gets down on one knee and sweeps it behind the backward square leg for a boundary.

Pitches it up, on middle, Sahan Arachchige flicks it to short fine leg for one.

Short, outside off, Sahan Arachchige cuts it to point for no runs.

Pitches it up, on off, Ashen Bandara nudges it to wide of long on for a single.

A touch fuller, around off, Ashen Bandara tries to clip it but takes the leading edge before it rolls to cover-point.

A touch fuller, on off, Sahan Arachchige sweeps it to sqaure leg for one.

Full, outside off, Sahan Arachchige drives it to cover.

Short, outside off, Ashen Bandara cuts it to cover.

The next batter is Ashen Bandara.

OUT! LIVERA IS RUN OUT! The horrors are just repeating itself from the semis for Sri Lanka. Pitched on a length and turning into the pads, tucked away comfortably into the deep square-leg region. They get the first with ease, but Sohan decides to push the arm of Mustafizur for two. Sharp work in the deep as Mustafizur swoops in rapidly and delivers an arrow-straight throw to Litton Das behind the stumps. Sohan stretches with a desperate slide, but third-umpire replays confirm he was just shy of his crease.

On a length, outside off, Sahan Arachchige sweeps it behind square leg for one.

WIDE! Short and way outside off, beyond the tramline. Sahan Arachchige makes a leave at it.

Pitches it up, outside off, Sahan Arachchige looks to clip it across the line but wears on the pad.

Full, on off, defended by Sahan Arachchige.

Sahan Arachchige is the next batter.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Aliss Al Islam gets his first maiden T20I wicket. Length ball outside off, spinning away from over the wicket, Nuwanidu pushes at it, misses completely, and Litton Das collects behind, erupting into a furious celebration! The umpire's finger shoots straight up into the sky, leaving Nuwanidu frozen in absolute disbelief. Replays come in and comfirms it that the ball was well away from the bat. Absolute disaster for the batter.

Short, around off, Nuwanidu Fernando pushes it to point for a single.

FIVE WIDES! A touch fuller, on middle, Nuwanidu Fernando fails to flick it away, as the ball past the inside edge and beats the keeper as well to race away to deep fine leg for a boundary with a wide.

Nuwanidu Fernando walks up next.

OUT! TAKEN! Two wickets in the second spell of Mahedi Hasan. The start is just getting sweeter for Bangladesh. Flighted and fuller, around off. Lasith Croospulle comes down the track and looks to flick it, but miscues the shot completely and the ball loops straight toward mid off, where Yasir Ali takes a calm and composed catch.

A touch fuller, at the stumps, Sohan de Livera flicks it to square leg for one.

FOUR! SHOT! Much fuller, around off, Sohan de Livera reverse sweeps it past the short third fielder for a boundary.

Full, around off, Sohan de Livera punches it to cover.

Sohan de Livera is the next batter.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Mahedi Hasan will get the first breakthrough and Bangladesh wastes no time in drawing the first blood. Arm ball from Hasan, pitching it short, on off and angling it in. Sineth Jayawardena makes room to cut it away, but it beats the top edge and hits the top of the middle stump.

Short outside off, Sineth Jayawardena frees his arms and cuts it to cover. The fielder in the region does well to make a diving stop and the batter gets time to take a single.

Short of a length, outside off, turning away. Sineth Jayawardena tries to fend it away, but it zips past the outside edge.

Flipper now, just a shade behind the fuller length, around off, Sineth Jayawardena blocks it away.

Short, just outside off, turning in. Lasith Croospulle dabs it late to backward point for a single.

Full toss, on off, Sineth Jayawardena drives it to long off for one.

Fuller, angling down the leg side. Sineth Jayawardena misses his flick and the ball goes past the stumps for a couple of byes.

Aliss Al Islam will bowl from the other end.

Short, angling in, Sineth Jayawardena works it to deep square leg for a single.

Chance for stumping! Tossed up, fuller, around off, turning it away. Sineth Jayawardena strides out to drive it through cover, but gets beaten on the outside edge due to spin. Litton Das fails to glove the ball and Sineth Jayawardena gets a lifeline as his back foot goes off the pooping crease.

A touch fuller, angling down the leg side. Sineth Jayawardena misses his flick and wears on the front pad.

Tossed up, fuller, around off, Lasith Croospulle comes down the track and drives it to wide mid off for a single to get off the mark. Sri Lanka are underway!

Pitches it up, around off, Lasith Croospulle nudges it to mid-wicket.

Fuller, on middle, Lasith Croospulle tucks it to the leg side.

All done with the prematch retuals and we are set to start this riveting contest. Sineth Jayawardena will open the innings with Lasith Croospulle for Sri Lanka. Mahedi Hasan will start things off with the new ball. Let's play...

We are moments away from the start of the game, but before that, the players from both sides make their way out to the middle and line up for the respective national anthems. It will be Sri Lanka's first followed by that of Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Wanuja Sahan, Ashen Bandara, Lasith Croospulle, Sineth Jayawardena, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushan Hemantha (In place of Chamika Karunaratne), Sahan Arachchige (C), Nuwan Thushara (In place of Binura Fernando), Sohan de Livera (WK), Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Tharindu Ratnayake.

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Litton Das (C/WK), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Yasir Ali (In place of Mosaddek Hossain), Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Aliss Al Islam (In place of Shoriful Islam).

TOSS TIME - The coin flip has landed in favour of Sri Lanka and they have opted to BAT first.

2010 Redux - The rivalry itself has history. The two sides first met at the Asian Games in 2010, when cricket made its debut at this competition, and Bangladesh won that day and powered into the finals, a result the Lankans have not forgotten. They crossed paths again in 2014, but the weather had the final say and the match ended without a result. Rain has been the unwelcome guest at this tournament this year as well, but today the radar looks far kinder than it has all week, so fingers crossed this one gets the full contest it deserves. Bronze medal, old scores, one final chance.

History, Heartbreak, and Bronze - For Bangladesh, the motivation runs deep. They stood on the podium in Hangzhou in 2022, beating Pakistan in the third-place match, and repeating that result today would cement them as regulars in the Asian Games medal rounds, something that matters well beyond a single tournament. For Sri Lanka, winless at this edition, this is the last chance to claim a medal and wash away the sting of Thursday's catastrophe. 

Greetings folks - Hello and a very warm welcome to all the viewers, where the Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition 2026 reaches its final medal match under the clearest skies the Korogi Sports Park has seen all week. Bronze is on the line, and for two sides who arrived in Japan chasing gold, today is about making sure the journey ends with something real to carry home.

... MATCHDAY ...

A medal to salvage - Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will meet with a Bronze medal at stake, with both sides looking to finish the Asian Games 2026 on a positive note after contrasting semi-final disappointments. Bangladesh are appearing in the Bronze medal match for the second successive Games, having beaten Pakistan to claim third place in Hangzhou in 2023, while Sri Lanka have already gone a step further than their quarter-final exit at the previous edition. What could have been? For Bangladesh, there will be a sense of what might have been. After the quarter-final against Malaysia was washed out, they earned a semi-final against Pakistan, where a place in the gold medal match was genuinely within reach. In a contest reduced to 13 overs a side, they recovered from 21/3 to post 111/7, with Towhid Hridoy's 42 off 25 leading the fightback. They then had Pakistan in trouble at 53/4, but the game slipped away in the final stages, with Abdul Samad taking apart Mustafizur Rahman for 23 in the 10th over. Mustafizur conceded 41 from his two overs as Pakistan completed the chase with nine balls to spare. A response needed with the bat - Bangladesh's batting will once again be central to their hopes. Hridoy showed in the semi-final that he can provide the acceleration needed in a shortened contest, while the likes of Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan and Mosaddek Hossain give the side plenty of experience through the order. With Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain and Nasum Ahmed offering options with the ball, Bangladesh have the variety to exploit conditions that have generally offered something to the spinners at Nisshin. Sri Lanka need to put the semi-final behind - Sri Lanka's semi-final was a far more one-sided affair. Their bowlers actually gave themselves something to work with against India, using the slow conditions effectively as the defending champions were restricted to 169/7. But the chase quickly unravelled, with Sri Lanka bowled out for just 45 in 9.5 overs. Ten batters were dismissed for single figures, while three run-outs underlined just how badly the chase fell apart under pressure. That collapse cannot simply be carried into another knockout match. Sahan Arachchige's side has several players capable of making an impact, with Ashen Bandara, Lasith Croospulle and Nuwanidu Fernando providing batting options, while Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Tharindu Ratnayake and Nuwan Thushara give them a varied bowling attack. The squad also includes experienced campaigners such as Chamika Karunaratne, meaning they have enough resources to recover from the disappointment of the semi-final. Weather watch - The weather has finally offered some encouragement after a frustrating start to the knockouts. All four quarter-finals were washed out, but we did eventually get some cricket in the semi-finals, albeit in shortened contests, with a wet outfield affecting one game and India's dominance bringing the other to an early finish. The forecast for finals day looks far more promising, though, and hopefully the rain stays away to give us full contests in both the Bronze Medal and Gold Medal matches. Form (Last 5 completed T20Is, most recent first) - BAN - LWWLL | SL - LLLLL. One last chance for a medal - The Bronze medal offers both teams an opportunity to salvage something from a campaign that promised more. Bangladesh will draw confidence from their ability to push Pakistan close, but must avoid another costly lapse if they are to repeat their podium finish from 2023. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, need to show that the 45 all out was an aberration rather than a reflection of their batting capabilities. At the Korogi Sports Park, with a medal on the line, the side that handles the pressure better could well leave Nisshin with something to celebrate.