DALLAS: Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by two wickets for triumph in Group D of the T20 World Cup at Grand Prairie on Friday.
Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain finished with 3-22 as Sri Lanka were limited to 124-9 and then Towhid Hridoy smashed four sixes in his 40 from 20 balls as his team reached the target with an over to spare.
Brief Scores
Sri Lanka 124-9 off 20 overs
Pathum Nissanka: 47, Dhananjaya de Silva: 21
Rishad Hossain 3-22,
Mustafizur Rahman 3-17
Bangladesh 125/8 off 19 overs
Liton Das: 36, Towhid Hridoy: 40,
Nuwan Thushara 4-18
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to elect field first.
