Sri Lanka defeated United Arab Emirates by 14 runs in their Asia Cup opener at the Shere Bangla Stadium here today.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 129/8 in 20 overs (Dinesh Chandimal 50; Amjad Javed 3/25). UAE 115/9 (Swapnil Patil 37; Nuwan Kulasekara 3/10, Lasith Malinga 4/26).