Bangladesh opted to bat first after winning the toss and made a good start scoring 54 runs in 8.5 overs in the opening stand, losing 2nd wicket on 93 runs in 23.5 overs and third wicket on 139 runs in 40.3 overs.
Later in the 4th wicket strand, number four batsman cum captain Towhid Hridoy pairing with number five Shamim Hasan added an unbeaten 70 to carry the team total to 209 from 139 runs.
Towhid Hridoy was batting on 54 runs off 98 balls hitting three fours and one six, opener Prantik Nawroz Nabil made 35 off 114 balls with three boundaries, Shamim Hasan was also in batting with 43 runs off 64 balls featuring four fours and one six while another opener Tanzid Hasan scored 42 runs off 31 balls with seven boundaries.
A Daniel, C Wijesinghe and ST Mendis took one wicket each conceding 42, 46 and 58 runs respectively.