The meeting between Group B's two unbeaten sides went the way of the team that came in on top. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by four wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 6, restricting Bangladesh to 114 for 8 before chasing the target down with four balls to spare.
Put in to bat, Bangladesh never found the acceleration a T20 total needs. Sobhana Mostary top-scored with 34 off 41 balls and opener Dilara Akter made a run-a-ball 26, while Juairiya Ferdous and Fahima Khatun chipped in with 14 apiece as the rest of the order struggled to make an impact. Bangladesh closed on 114 for 8 in their 20 overs — competitive on paper, but light against a Sri Lankan batting line-up that had chased far bigger totals earlier in the tournament.
Chamudi Praboda led the attack with figures of 3 for 21 off her four overs, with Sugandika Kumari taking two wickets and Chamari Athapaththu and Kavisha Dilhari picking up one apiece. Between them, Sri Lanka's bowlers gave Bangladesh's middle order no room to build the kind of platform that might have pushed the total closer to 140 or 150.
Sri Lanka's reply was nowhere near the formality the final margin might suggest. Chasing 115 to win, the side slipped to 44 for 5 in the 10th over against tight Bangladesh bowling on a slow pitch. Harshitha Samarawickrama, who had walked in with the score at 29 for 3, held the innings together from there, finishing unbeaten on 48 off 37 balls with four fours and two sixes to take the game away from Bangladesh. She was named Player of the Match, sealing the win alongside Kaushani Nuthyangana, unbeaten on 11 off 9, with four wickets and four balls to spare.
The result rounds off Sri Lanka's group phase unbeaten, giving the defending champions the kind of form line they'll want heading into the knockouts. Bangladesh, who opened their own campaign with a win, still have one group game left against UAE on September 8 to firm up their own semi-final position — meaning their spot in the last four isn't the formality some early tournament reporting suggested, and comes down to that final fixture.
Analysis: a four-wicket win looks routine in the scoreline, but slipping to 44 for 5 while chasing just 115 is a real wobble against a total that shouldn't have troubled a top-order this experienced. That Sri Lanka still got over the line says as much about Samarawickrama's composure as it does about any batting fragility — but a semi-final opponent who sets a total north of 115 will have taken real encouragement from how close Bangladesh came to exposing it.
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