They were able to chase down 280, albeit the match was fought to the wire, with Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto spearheading the attack.
Charith Asalanka of Sri Lanka struck for 108 runs, but it was in vain.
Notably, Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka in the World Cup for the first time.
Boost up Asalanka leads Sri Lanka to 279 after Bangladesh chooses to field, losing to Kusal Perera early on.
Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis performed admirably, but they were out before the 100-run threshold.
After that, Asalanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama propelled the Lankans over 130. After Samarawickrama, Mathews made a contentious dismissal.
Mahesh Theekshana, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Asalanka propelled SL over 250.
With Tanzim Hasan Sakib collecting three wickets, SL was defeated for 279 runs.
Bangladesh perseveres through the chase despite stalling
In the opening Powerplay, Bangladesh’s openers Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das were out.
But Shanto and Shakib’s stand of more than a century turned the hunt one-sided.
Mathews dismissed Shakib and Shanto on consecutive balls, putting SL back in the chase. All of a sudden, SL dropped from 210/2 to 255/6.
Bangladesh managed to stay composed and win the 42nd over. Madushanka Dilshan claimed three wickets.
Bangladesh is led by Shakib from the front.
Shakib moved to the center after Bangladesh was down to 41/2. Tanzid and Litton were both lost.
Shakib continued to play his strokes despite going through a lean period prior to this match.
Shakib and Shanto together propelled Bangladesh over 200.
With 12 fours and two sixes in his 82-ball performance, the former player dominated. It was his fifty-sixth ODI.
third-most fifty-plus ODI World Cup scores
With 13 fifty-plus runs in ODI World Cups, Shakib is currently third in the record book behind Virat Kohli (14), and Sachin Tendulkar (21) of India.
In this regard, the captain of Bangladesh broke a tie with Rohit Sharma (12) of India and Kumar Sangakkara (12) of Sri Lanka.
In the competition, Shakib has two tons and eleven fifty. In the 2019 edition, these two centuries were recorded.
This is what transpired in the midst.
Mathews entered the field in the allotted two minutes, but the replacement helmet caused a delay.
He appeared to have experienced some problems with his helmet strap after taking a hit.
Mathews was given a replacement helmet, but Bangladesh requested a timed out because the former was unable to face the ball for two minutes.
Mathews left after failing to persuade the umpires.