Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz feels that the victory against India in the last Super 4 fixture of the Asia Cup will boost their confidence, going into next month’s World Cup.

Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana has been ruled out of the Asia Cup final against India due to an injury, captain Dasun Shanaka confirmed Saturday.

Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman might not be as mysterious as he was at the beginning of his career but the left-arm paceman managed to achieve a feat he can be happy about against India in Colombo yesterday.

Ever since Bangladesh won the 2020 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, it was expected that a pool of players from that World Cup-winning batch would one day come through for the national side. The consensus was that it would happen sooner rather than later, given the youthful exuberance portrayed by that group of players in that tournament.

Head had to retire hurt in his country’s 164-run defeat to South Africa at Centurion on Friday after being hit on the hand by Gerald Coetzee.

Less than three weeks before the start of the World Cup in India, Southee suffered the injury while dropping a catch off England's Joe Root in the final one-day international of the four-match series.

"I think we have got a very good team (for the World Cup)," man of the match Shakib, who scored 80 in Bangladesh’s 265-8, said after the win.

When Shakib Al Hasan came to the crease yesterday in the fourth over, the top-order was once again struggling; this time at 15 for two. Shakib may not have found the hundred he would have been desperate to get, but during a crucial 101-run stand with Tawhid Hridoy, he batted to a plan to bring much-needed respite for Bangladesh in their Asia Cup Super Four fixture against India in Colombo.

Despite not being in the running for the final, Bangladesh ended their Asia Cup on a high by beating India in a tight Super Four game in Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.

Bangladesh prevailed in a game of nerves, exiting the Asia Cup with a narrow six-run win in their final Super Four game over tournament finalists India at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday.  

Bangladesh beat India by six runs in their final Asia Cup Super Four contest at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangladesh off-spinner Sheikh Mahedi Hasan managed to pick up the all-important wicket of centurion Shubman Gill to have a strong foothold in the game in their Asia Cup Super Four contest against India at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan castled India's Suryakumar Yadav to reduce them to five down for 139 in the 33rd over in their Asia Cup Super Four contest at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangladesh off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz got in on the act as he picked up his first wicket dismissing India batter Ishan Kishan for a 15-ball five leaving India four down for 98 after the end of the 24th over.  

Bangladesh off-spinner Sheikh Mahedi Hasan managed to take the wicket of in-form India batter KL Rahul to reduce India to three down for 74 in the 18th over in their pursuit of Bangladesh's target of 265 in the Asia Cup Super Four contest at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib struck for a second time to remove India's debutant Tilak Varma in the third of the innings in their Asia Cup Super Four encounter at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangladesh pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib marked his debut with the prized wicket of India skipper Rohit Sharma in their Asia Cup Super Four contest at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday. 

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and in-form batter Towhid Hridoy hit fifties as the tigers posted 265 for eight in their Asia Cup Super Four contest against India at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangladesh's Nasum Ahmed's solid contribution with the bat helped Bangladesh past the 200 mark in their Asia Cup Super Four encounter against India at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan missed out on his 10th ODI century as he departed for an 85-ball 80 following a 101-run stand with Towhid Hridoy in their Asia Cup Super Four contest against India at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.