But Sri Lanka made sure that victory did not come at their expense as Lasith Malinga bowled Hamid Hassan with a yorker four balls later. "One hundred and eighty seven is not easy to defend, we know their openers go hard, but once we got them they were on the backfoot and we kept getting wickets," Sri Lanka captain Karunaratne said. Sri Lanka slid steadily to 182-8 before play was paused due to rain. Some big hits by the tailenders carried Sri Lanka over the 200 run mark after play resumed. The win over Afghanistan handed Sri Lanka their first win of the tournament after they were beaten by South Africa in their opener.

Source: bd News24 June 04, 2019 18:56 UTC