For the first time, as the coach of his country, Sri Lanka, he got the opportunity of defeating the former disciples and getting the taste of defeat. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 163 runs in the third match of the tournament at Mirpur Sher-E-Bangla National Stadium.
Mashrafe decided to bat first before winning the toss. Tamim-Shakib-Mushfiq's batting performance reached the target at the end of the scoreboard, scored 320 for seven wickets in the host Bangladesh In reply, in the 32.3 overs, all the wickets lost 157 runs and the current disciples of Hankur Singh.