Bangladesh won the opening match of the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka by a huge margin. Mushfiqur Rahim's best century in batting and bowling controlled by the bowlers beat Sri Lanka by a big margin of 137 runs, Bangladesh got off to a good start in the opening match.
With this victory, the Tigers started their mission by winning the Asia Cup. However, Mushfiqur's sole credit is for Bangladesh's victory. Because the second highest 144 runs in the history of Bangladesh ODI cricket came from his bat. So at the end of the match, Mushfiq was the man of the match in the eyes of the judges. The best award was given to him. On this day, Mushfiq got out with a career-best 144 after picking up the sixth century of his ODI career. His previous best was his innings of 117 against India at Fatulla in 2014.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka lost their eighth wicket in the 26th over of the innings, batting for 105 runs. Meanwhile, Mustafiz bowled the Lankan tail-ender batsman Suranga Lakmal with a superb length ball in the second ball of the over. This is his second wicket in the innings. And in the 18th over of the innings, pacer Rubel Hossain caught the Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews in the leg-beaver trap with the second ball of his first over. Sri Lanka lost its seventh wicket when Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera was caught by Mirage. This is how Bangladesh moves towards victory.
In the opening match of the current season, the Tigers entered the field against Sri Lanka at 5:30 pm Bangladesh time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. After winning the toss and going to bat, Mushfiqur Rahim's impeccable century ended Bangladesh's innings at 261 runs after losing all the wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim's 144 and Mohammad Mithun's 63 runs gave Sri Lanka a target of 262 runs.
