Postpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 24 October 2021
If you missed any of the action earlier, Bangladesh reached 171-4, largely thanks to a stunning knock of 57 from 37 balls from Mushfiqur.
Sri Lanka chase 172 with seven balls to spare
Asalanka hits 80 not out from 49 balls - Rajapaksa 53 from 31
Pair lead recovery from 79-4
Das drops Rajapaksa on 14 & Asalanka on 63
Mushfiqur catapults Bangladesh to 171-4 with 57* from 37
Opener Naim hits 62 from 52
Players in heated exchange after Das (10) dismissal
Third match of Super 12s, Group 1 - wins for England & Australia on Saturday
India meet rivals Pakistan at 15:00 BST in Group 2
Ffion Wynne and Amy Lofthouse
If you missed any of the action earlier, Bangladesh reached 171-4, largely thanks to a stunning knock of 57 from 37 balls from Mushfiqur.
Target 172
Four more! This time Mustafizur Rahman gets a ball to kick up viciously off the surface but it's Asalanka's day - the ball glances off the outside edge and down to the third man boundary.
13 from that over and Sri Lanka continue to charge.
Carlos Brathwaite
West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Sri Lanka need to motor on a bit and control this passage of play, like Bangladesh did.
Mustafizur Rahman comes into the attack and is greeted by a glorious cover drive for four from Asalanka. He's shown real power in this innings so far but that was a shot of class.
Sri Lanka lost just one wicket in the powerplay - Kusal Perera perishing in the first over. It hasn't bothered them too much, though ...
Asalanka 32, Nissanka 19
A brilliant powerplay for Sri Lanka comes to an end. Can they maintain this run-rate with more fielders out on the boundary, or is it an opportunity for Bangladesh to fight back?
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special
This is brilliant! Very smart cricket by these two, they are targeting the right bowler, opting for someone bringing the ball into them. The pressure is on Bangladesh.
Mahedi Hasan is copping it here.
Nissanka comes down the track and launches another six. It goes very, very high but still has the distance to clear the ropes and Sri Lanka are piling the pressure on.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special
Very good start for Sri Lanka, they will be very happy with this. There's been some wonderful batting, especially from Asalanka, he has really put the pressure on the spinners.
Thanks, Amy!
And what a start for my stint here as Nissanka gets down on one knee and slog sweeps to the boundary. A stunning start for Sri Lanka!
And with that, I'll take my leave and look for somewhere to deliver me a roast dinner.
Ffion Wynne is your girl for the rest of this run chase.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special
Shakib will try and bowl as flat as possible, not giving any flight for the batters to work with.
Target 172
Pathum Nissanka advances to Shakib's first delivery and inside edges it juuuust past his stumps.
Charith Asalanka sends a nice-looking sweep away for a couple, before Shakib ends the over with a half-hearted lbw appeal agains Nissanka.
Now then.
Here's Shakib.
Isa Guha
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Asalanka is on a mission!
Asalanka 27, Nissanka 5
That's a better bit of fielding in the deep, this time from Liton Das, who parries the ball back to keep Sri Lanka to a single.
That's definitely four, though, Charith Asalanka whipping a ball with aplomb off his pads to beat the man at square leg.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special
You can sense the urgency in Nissanka here. Sri Lanka have got a good start but they know they can't afford to be behind the run-rate at the end of the powerplay.
Here's Mohammad Saifuddin with a bit of seam.
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Target 172
Nasum Ahmed gets through the rest of the over without too much more damage.
Charith Asalanka is on 21 from just 10 balls!