Bangladesh, opting to bat, made a poor start when Angelo Mathews, captaining in place of the missing Lasith Malinga, trapped Mohammad Mithun lbw off the second ball AFP
Nuwan Kulasekara accounted for Soumya Sarkar, and Bangladesh were soon tottering at 26 for 3 Associated Press
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Enter Sabbir Rahman Associated Press
Sabbir led a one-man effort, stroking a 54-ball 80, more than 50% of his team's total score Associated Press
Sabbir and Shakib Al Hasan added 82 runs for the fourth wicket, as Bangladesh looked for a late push Associated Press
Runs were hard to come by after Sabbir's dismissal, but Bangladesh huffed and puffed their way to a competent 147 for 7 Associated Press
Sri Lanka were sedate throughout the chase, and Tillakaratne Dilshan was the first to depart, for 12 Associated Press
The dismissal came courtesy a stunning catch from Soumya, who charged to the boundary all the way from long-off and held on to the ball with both hands Associated Press
Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with a run-a-ball 37, but Bangladesh kept striking at regular intervals to wrest the advantage. Al-Amin Hossain ended with figures of 3 for 34 Associated Press
The visitors couldn't cope with the high asking rate and had to settle for 124 for 8, ensuring Bangladesh completed a 23-run win - their second of the tournament Associated Press
