Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh were put on the back foot straightaway.

Lasith Malinga sent back Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan for ducks in the very first over, and Suranga Lakmal then struck Tamim Iqbal on the left wrist with a short delivery – Iqbal walked off and it was confirmed later that he had fractured his wrist and was out of the tournament.

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— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) September 15, 2018

Still, he wasn’t out of the game yet.

Rahim resurrected the innings from No.4 with a superb knock of 144, and it was his 131-run stand with Mohammad Mithun (63) that lifted Bangladesh. Despite that, they were 229/9 when they lost Mustafizur Rahman, only for Iqbal to walk back out.

He could only use one hand, but that was good enough for him to keep Lakmal out for one ball.

As for Rahim, whose 144 was the second-highest score in Asia Cup history – joint with Younis Khan – it was celebration time.

“We didn’t get the start we wanted, but credit to Mithun for taking the pressure away from me. And after that I just took my chances and it paid off,” he said.

“It is probably the best I’ve batted because it’s difficult to concentrate with the heat and the running between the wickets as well. We’ve been in great nick, but I haven’t been able to convert my starts into big innings. So that’s paid off.”

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