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.
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.
Jayawardene had earlier said that it was time for Sri Lanka to show who was the better team among the two.
With the win, Sri Lanka became the second and final team to qualify for the Super 4s from their group. Afghanistan were the first team to qualify for the next stages.
