Bangladesh sink after 7 for 5 collapse and Asalanka century
The visitors succumbed to one of the worst collapses in ODI history
02/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 2 2025
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
167 (35.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
02/07Result
1st ODI (D/N), Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Jul 2 2025
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
167 (35.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Khettarama bites back as Bangladesh unravel in magnificent fashion
The pitch was meant to be more batting-friendly than usual, and seemed so for a while, but then changed character and one team bore the brunt more than the other
Taskin on Bangladesh's 7 for 5 collapse: 'We panicked a bit'
Najmul Hossain Shanto's run-out in the 17th over and the two-wicket 18th over, Taskin said, turned the match in Sri Lanka's favour
Asalanka expects seam and batter-friendly pitch at Khettarama
"There's definitely a difference in this surface," says Sri Lanka's ODI captain
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Preview
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