Bangladesh reached its first Asia Cup final when it cruised past Sri Lanka by five wickets with nearly three overs to spare in a rain-disrupted match on Tuesday.

Bangladesh will meet Pakistan in the final on Thursday at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium having upset both finalists from last year’s World Cup.

After limiting Sri Lanka to 232 in 49.5 overs, Bangladesh was handicapped by a mid-innings downpour that reduced the winning target to 212 but increased the required run rate from 40 overs.

The home side did it with ease, as Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan smashed half centuries to reach the target in 37.1 overs.