SL vs Ban, Asia Cup 2025: Mahedi Hasan's dismissal of Kusal Mendis Sparks Nagin Dance Celebration in Dubai - watching video

The dismissal of Kusal Mendis caused a Nagin dance in the Dubai International Cricket Stadium during Sri Lanka’s Super 4 collision against Bangladesh in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. The incident occurred in eighth place of Sri Lanka. Mendis, who batted at 34 at the time, swept Mahedi Hasan. Mendis got an upper edge for Saif Hassan to get an easy catch at the deep backward bone. The dismissal of Mendis created celebrations on as well as outside the field. While Mahedi was in celebration of the sky in the air, the Bangladesh fans performed Nagin Dance on the Tribune, the video of which went on social media viral. Mendis beat three sixes and one four during his turn of 25 balls. Sri Lanka was 58/2 at the time. Sri Lanka rode on Mendis’s 34 and former captain Dasun Shanaka’s unbeaten 64, and they drove themselves to a reverent 168/7 in 20 overs. Shanaka, who was dropped by Mustafizur Rahman at 38, used his brutal power, especially against Nasum Ahmed, who hammered the left arm spinner for 4, 6, 6 to push his team over 160 runs. The top two teams in the Super 4 stage play the Asia Cup 2025 final on September 28. What is the story of Nagin Dance in SL vs Ban? The festive dance only got the news in 2018 during the Nidahas trophy. While many people associate the Nagin dance with Mushfiqur Rahim and other players in Bangladesh, according to former captain Tamim Iqbal, it was created by Sri Lanka’s Dasun Gunathilaka when Sri Lanka toured in Bangladesh in the same year. According to Tamim, Gunathilaka celebrated in this way after Sri Lanka Bangladesh beat Sylhet after the final T20i, seen by Mushfiqur. In the first match of the Nidahas trophy, Mushfiqur repeated the same celebration to Thisara Perera after his match-winning fifty in front of a packed Sri Lankan crowd.