Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka, Asia Cup ODI: Video Highlights, Scorecard and Report

A narrow victory for Sri Lanka in the final group game of the 2014 Asia Cup protected their perfect streak and saw hosts Bangladesh finish bottom of the standings and winless in Dhaka.

The home side chose to bat first and posted 204-9 in their 50 overs—a score that looked light.

They struck early to leave Sri Lanka in trouble at 8-3, though, and suddenly looked capable of pulling off a consolation victory.

However, Angelo Mathews and Chaturanga de Silva steadied the innings and inched the team to victory.

Bangladesh Innings
Total	for 9	204	(50.0 ovs)
Sri Lanka Innings
Total	for 7	208	(49.0 ovs)
Batsman	Dismissal	Bowler	Runs	Mins	Balls
A Haque	c Thirimanne	b Priyanjan	49	110	86
Rahman	lbw	b A Mendis	39	67	57
M Haque		b A Mendis	1	2	2
Mushfiqur Rahim	lbw	b de Silva	4	8	6
Shakib	c Mathews	b Priyanjan	20	39	32
Nasir Hossain	c M Jayawardene	b Lakmal	30	65	49
Mahmudullah		b Lakmal	30	42	41
Rahman		b T Perera	12	20	14
Arafat Sunny	not out		2	16	10
Rubel Hossain		b T Perera	0		1
Al-Amin	not out		0		2
Extras	0nb 10w 4b 3lb	17
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Lakmal	10.0	0	32	2
T Perera	8.0	0	29	2
Senanayake	10.0	1	37	0
de Silva	10.0	0	33	1
A Mendis	9.0	0	55	2
Priyanjan	3.0	0	11	2
Batsman	Dismissal	Bowler	Runs	Mins	Balls
K Perera	c A Haque	b Al-Amin	0		2
Thirimanne	c Rubel Hossain	b Arafat Sunny	33	102	60
Sangakkara	c Nasir Hossain	b Al-Amin	2	7	5
M Jayawardene	run out (Mahmudullah)		0	5	5
Priyanjan	c A Haque	b Rahman	24	45	38
Mathews	not out		74	148	103
de Silva	c A Haque	b Mahmudullah	44	72	52
T Perera	run out (Rubel Hossain)		15	31	23
Senanayake	not out		7	8	6
Extras	0nb 5w 4b 0lb	9
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Al-Amin	10.0	2	42	2
Rubel Hossain	7.0	0	33	0
Shakib	10.0	0	27	0
Rahman	10.0	0	34	1
Arafat Sunny	7.0	0	46	1
Mahmudullah	5.0	1	22	1

Bangladesh had made a solid start, with Anamul Haque and Shamsur Rahman putting on 74 for the first wicket. 

However, when two wickets fell in the same over to Ajantha Mendis, the momentum and the platform was lost.

Anamul then departed one run short of his half-century, while key figures in the batting line-up Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim also fell for low scores, leaving Bangladesh 119-5.

There was no great tail order resistance—just a string of cameos to push the total narrowly past 200.

It looked like a formality, but an extraordinary start to the Sri Lanka chase changed the equation.

Kusal Perera departed for a second-ball duck, while Kumar Sangakkara edged behind to Al-Amin Hossain to give Bangladesh renewed hope.

In the confusion, Mahela Jayawardene became involved in a run out that left Sri Lanka's innings in ruins.

Out of the ruins, however, came fresh foundations. Lahiru Thirimanne and Ashan Priyanjan painstakingly stopped the fall of wickets in a patient partnership, before Mathews and de Silva took over.

It was rarely pretty, and it was far from Sri Lanka at their flowing best. However, their winning streak continued, and they'll be aiming for a repeat when they meet Pakistan in the final of the tournament on Saturday.