Bangladesh set up volleyball final against Sri Lanka

Bangladesh moved into the final of the Bangabandhu Asian Central Zone Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup with a thrilling 3-2 sets (21-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-13, 15-13) win over Uzbekistan in their last group match at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur today.

The hosts lost the first set but bounced back and finally managed to edge the Central Asian nation to register their third win in four matches. Bangladesh, champions of 2016 edition, collected eight points from four matches while Sri Lanka had earlier qualified with 12 points winning all four of their matches.

The final between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be played at 3:30pm today.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh women's team ended Bangabamata Asian Central Zone Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup with a win over Maldives today after having lost their four previous matches.