Asia Cup 2018, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: 4 reasons why Sri Lanka lost

#3 SL missing the services of Akila and Chandimal

Akila Dananjaya is known to shift the momentum of the match by picking up crucial wickets and defending the target. He won't be playing some part of the tournament due to family reasons.

Dinesh Chandimal won't be playing the Asia Cup 2018 due to a finger injury. In the playing XI of Sri Lanka, some of the players didn't have much experience in ODIs like Dananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Dilruwan Perera and Amila Aponso.

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#4 Batting Collapse

Sri Lanka was bundled out for a total of 124 due to an unbelievable batting collapse.

The openers didn't have a good day with the bat. Tharanga scored 27 runs with a strike rate of 160+, but he failed to convert it. Also, Kusal Mendis didn't manage to score a single run.

Dhananjaya de Silva had a forgettable performance in the match as he was dismissed for a duck. Mathews and Shanaka did not trouble the scorers much. Hard-hitting Kusal Perera and Thisara Perera were unable to perform in the match.