<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh faced a substantial batting collapse in their inaugural Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka on Thursday in Kandy.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Opting to bat after winning the toss, Bangladesh could only muster a total of 164 runs, losing all their wickets. The team's last four wickets fell for a mere two runs, painting a grim picture of their batting performance.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh's opening pair, consisting of Mohammad Naim and debutant Tanzid Hasan Tamim, failed to lay a solid foundation. Tanzid faced a duck, while Naim managed a mere 16 runs from 23 balls.</div><div><br></div><div>Najmul Hossain Shanto, batting at number three, displayed some resilience by contributing 89 runs off 122 deliveries. However, the rest of the Bangladeshi batters struggled against the skillful Sri Lankan bowling attack.</div><div><br></div><div>Captain Shakib Al Hasan's contribution was limited to just 5 runs, and both Towhid Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim reached double-digit scores but couldn't sustain their innings.</div><div><br></div><div>Towhid fell victim to the bowling of Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka, missing the ball that went on to hit his stumps. Shanaka's successful appeal for an lbw decision after a review added to Bangladesh's woes. Mushfiqur was dismissed by a well-executed short ball from Matheesha Pathirana.</div><div><br></div><div>Towards the tail end of the batting lineup, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, and Taskin Ahmed struggled to provide the required contribution to the team's total.</div><div><br></div><div>In the end, Bangladesh was dismissed for 164 runs in 42.4 overs.</div><div><br></div><div>Sri Lanka's Pathirana proved to be the main tormentor, taking four wickets for 32 runs in 7.4 overs, while Maheesh Theekshana secured two wickets. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>