SL vs BAN: "Bye Bye Bangladesh" - Fans Laud Sri Lanka As They Win Their 13th Consecutive Game In ODIs

Fans on X reacted after the Sri Lanka Cricket Team thumped Bangladesh by 21 runs in the second game of the Super Four stage of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023. The match took place at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo and the Dasun Shanaka-led side extended their 12-match winning streak in ODIs. 

After being put into bat first, Sri Lanka were off to a decent start despite losing Dimuth Karunaratne (17) early. Pathum Nissanka slammed a vital 40-run knock whereas Kusal Mendis smashed a half-century at No.3. However, they failed to continue after that and lost their wickets quickly. 

Sadeera Samarawickrama then made sure that Sri Lanka didn’t throw away the start they got. He carried his hand till the last over despite no support from the other end. Dasun Shanaka chipped in with a valiant knock of 24 runs as his side posted a total of 257 runs on the board. 

Bangladesh bowlers kept things tight throughout the innings. Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud in particular were the key bowlers. They picked three wickets each whereas Shoriful Islam also bagged two scalps as they picked a total of 9 wickets in the innings. 

Bangladesh openers Mehidy Hasan Miraz (28) and Mohammad Naim (21) took their side off a decent start, smashing 55 runs for the opening partnership. However, after that stand, the visitors tumbled and lost four wickets quickly. Shakib Al Hasan (3) and Litton Das (3) went back early as they were reduced to 83/4. 

Mushfiqur Rahim (29) along with Towhid Hridoy (82) brought some stability in the innings but their 72-run partnership was broken by Dasun Shanaka at a crucial juncture of the game. Also, Sri Lanka made a strong comeback and removed them to be in the driver’s seat. 

But Bangladesh’s Nasum Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud gave a real scare to Sri Lanka in the end. They hit some lusty blows in the end but Matheesha Pathirana won the game for his side. Sri Lanka won the game by the margin of 21 runs and won their 13th consecutive ODI.

SL vs BAN: X Reacts As Sri Lanka Thump Bangladesh By 21 runs to win their First Super Four Game 

As the Sri Lanka Cricket Team thumped Bangladesh by 21 runs, fans on X reacted to it. They lauded the Dasun Shanaka-led side for their staggering win and gave some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:

Hasaranga injured, Chameera injured, Madushanka injured, Kumara injured, Perera not available, Avishka not available then Sri Lanka came to Asia Cup:

– Beat BAN by 5 wickets
– Beat AFG by 2 runs
– Beat BAN by 21 runs

Won their 13th consecutive match in ODIs – What a team. pic.twitter.com/CuXrQOt3Y6

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 9, 2023

Sri Lanka have done it!

They defeated Bangladesh by defending 257. A solid bowling performance by Sri Lanka, Theekshana, Shanaka and Pathirana picked 3 wickets each. pic.twitter.com/5jrh6vrAaJ

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 9, 2023

Seems like just yesterday we were dissecting all of Sri Lanka cricket's issues, but they have completely flipped the script in the past year. It's pure joy to witness their resurgence. Here's to even better days ahead!

— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) September 9, 2023

Bye bye Bangladesh ?

— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) September 9, 2023

Sri Lanka has just set a remarkable record with 13 consecutive ODI wins, making them the longest-winning Asian team in ODI history! Only Australia has more wins with 21 in the World. ??? pic.twitter.com/bJs5myr6Z6

— Azzam Ameen (@AzzamAmeen) September 9, 2023

That was some show by Nasum Ahmed in the end. But even that wasn't enough.

Sri Lanka win by 21 runs. Their 13th ODI win a row. ??#AsiaCup2023 #SLvBAN pic.twitter.com/SLMqwamcWj

— Saif Ahmed ?? (@saifahmed75) September 9, 2023

Before I could say Asia Cup is Asia Cupping, Pathirana comes with a beautiful Yorker to end things.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) September 9, 2023

HISTORY IN COLOMBO! Sri Lanka have defeated Bangladesh to win their 13th ODI match in a row. They have bowled out oppositions in all 13 matches, which is a world record. Unbelievable ???? #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/poIs7JsdG5

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) September 9, 2023

13th consecutive victory for Sri Lanka, the second largest winning streak in men’s ODIs after Australia (21).

Sri Lanka have also bowled out opponents in 13 ODIs in a row, a World Record.

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) September 9, 2023

The reason behind Srilanka's win #ban https://t.co/AYhidN9hgv

— Bibi Hadid?? (@Bibihadidi) September 9, 2023

13th consecutive ODI win for defending Asian champions Sri Lanka ? #SLvBAN #AsiaCup2023

— X (@writentweet) September 9, 2023

So close yet so far for Bangladesh
Well played Srilanka #SLvsBAN

— Anuraj Kumar (@BeAnuraj) September 9, 2023

Srilanka is the best in Asian team as of now. They are not much dependent on star players and very quick to adopt to the situation. Complete agile team in nature. What do you say? #SLvBAN

— Devesh (@DeveshMishra17) September 9, 2023