Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Bangladesh captain Litton Das admitted that their early batting collapse dug their graveyards in the crucial Asia Cup game against Sri Lanka at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

After being sent to bat first, Bangladesh were left to a precarious 11-3 in the fifth over, a start that determined the course of the game, according to Litton.

Litton, however, carried his form and gave the side a glimmer of hope to revive the innings but after scoring 26 ball-28, he too was dismissed by trying for an expensive reverse-sweep shot.

The captain's dismissal made Bangladesh five down for 53 runs in 10th over. Shamim Patwari (42) and Jaker Ali Anik (41) then shared an 86-run for the undefeated sixth wicket to help th...