Asia Cup 2022: Mahela Jayawardene lauds Sri Lanka team for world-class performance vs Bangladesh
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Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawerdebne praised the Lankan side for their win against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup group stage. Lanka finished the game with just 2 wickets in hand and 4 balls remaining.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene lauded the Sri Lanka team for their victory over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup 2022. The Islanders clinched a win with just two wickets remaining, recording the highest chase in the T20I format of the tournament. Jayawardene tweeted after the winning, calling it a superb victory.
“Well done guys!!! Fantastic fight back to win this game under pressure.. safe to say it was a world class performance,” wrote Jayawardene.
Well done guys!!! Fantastic fight back to win this game under pressure.. safe to say it was a world class performance @OfficialSLC #AsiaCup2022
Ahead of the game, a heated war of words broke out between the Bangladesh and Sri Lanka camp after the two sides took pot shots at each other. It started off with Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka who said that Bangladesh did not have more than two quality bowlers. Bangladesh team manager Sujon hit back at Shanaka right away calling the Sri Lanka bowling side, one without a single good bowler.
When it came to the match, Bangladesh failed to defend a big total despite making early inroads into the Sri Lanka side. However, four no balls at crucial stages of the game became their downfall as they failed to defend 8 runs in the final match of the over.
After the win, Sri Lanka player Chamika Karunaratne brought out the infamous ‘Naagin Dance’, something that has turned out to be synonymous with this budding rivalry. Both teams chose to keep things respectful after the clash and chose to implore instead of provoke.
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