MEN’S CRICKET: Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead into Wednesday’s second leg of their three-match Twenty20 series with Bangladesh in Sylhet.

Chasing 207 to win in Monday’s opening game Bangladesh fell four runs short despite Jaker Ali smashing 68 from just 38 balls as Dasun Shanaka took two wickets for eight runs in the last over.

Sri Lanka currently sit eighth in the world’s Twenty20 rankings with Bangladesh one place below them.