Can Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka for the first time in Colombo?

Did you know that the first-ever meet-up between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was in the Asia Cup? 

As the Tigers prepare to take on Sri Lanka in their second Asia Cup Super Four game just a few hours later in Colombo, let's take a look at some more interesting facts regarding the contest. 

• To date, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka featured in 52 ODIs. The Tigers won on nine occasions while Sri Lanka won 41. Two matches yielded no result.
• The first time the two sides squared off in the ODIs was in the Asia Cup in 1986. Bangladesh lost that game by seven wickets in Kandy.
• It took the Tigers 16 attempts to beat Sri Lanka for the first time in ODIs.
• In 14 Asia Cup (ODIs) encounters, Bangladesh won two times against Sri Lanka -- in 2012 and 2018 editions in Mirpur and Dubai, respectively.
• Since the 2019 World Cup, Bangladesh won two of their seven ODIs against Sri Lanka.
• The last time Bangladesh won against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka was in Dambulla in 2017.
• Bangladesh are yet to win against Sri Lanka in Colombo after 15 outings. The two wins for Bangladesh away at Sri Lanka came in Pallekele and Dambulla, in 2013 and 2017, respectively. 
• Overall, the Tigers emerged victorious in two of 21 fixtures in the island nation.
• A win against Bangladesh today will take Sri Lanka's winning streak to 13 -- the second-highest in history, behind Australia's 21 achieved in 2003. Meanwhile, the Tigers won six of their last 12 matches, with two encounters yielding no result.
• Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by five wickets when they met in the group stage of this edition of the Asia Cup.