Sri Lanka’s fiery new-ball attack ripped through Bangladesh’s top order in dramatic fashion at the Asia Cup 2025 Group B clash in Abu Dhabi. Nuwan Thushara and Dushmantha Chameera struck in successive overs, each delivering a maiden over with a wicket, leaving Bangladesh reeling at 0/2 in just two overs.
Thushara set the tone in the opening over, troubling Tanzid Hasan with relentless inswingers. The left-hander survived a couple of close calls but was eventually undone on the final delivery. A pinpoint inswinging ball sneaked past his defense to crash into the stumps, sending Tanzid back for a six-ball duck.
If Bangladesh hoped to regroup, Chameera ensured they had no such chance. In the very next over, he kept Parvez Hossain Emon under pressure with back-to-back good length and short-of-length deliveries. On the fourth ball of his over, Emon’s struggle ended when he edged a rising delivery straight to keeper Kusal Mendis, falling for 0 off 4 balls.
The scoreboard after just 12 deliveries painted a grim picture: Bangladesh 0/2, both openers dismissed without scoring. With two consecutive maiden wicket overs to start the innings, Sri Lanka’s bowlers stamped early dominance, making full use of the conditions at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
The responsibility now falls on captain Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy to steer Bangladesh out of early disaster, but the momentum is firmly with Sri Lanka after a sensational opening burst.
