Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Bangladesh stormed into the semi-finals of the SAFF Championship as Group A champions after thrashing Sri Lanka 4-0 in their final group-stage match at the National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday night.

Captain Hamza Choudhury marked his SAFF Championship debut with a goal as Bangladesh produced an impressive performance in front of the home crowd.

Shamit Shome opened the scoring in the eighth minute before Hamza doubled the lead with a superb individual effort in the 44th minute.

Farhaan Ali Wahid extended Bangladesh's lead in the 53rd minute with a brilliant solo effort, while Rakib Hossain completed the rout in the 87th minute.

Bangladesh made three changes to their starting XI, with Hamza and Farhaan returning to ...