Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    not out
    210
    139
    221
    20
    8
    151.07
    26.2 Screamer at backward point! This is short outside off and Avishka goes on the back foot to slap it hard behind point. It was flying to Ibrahim Zadran's right, but he sharply throws both hands at it leaping to his right and holds on! Great work and Fareed, thanks largely to Ibrahim, gets the breakthrough for Afghanistan. Avishka goes for a very well made 88. 182-run stand comes to an end 182/1
    35.2 Straight in the air, and that's taken by Gulbadin running across from mid-off! Mendis was tied down and wanted to let loose. Goes for a big slog, but only gets a top edge. This was on a length around off, and Mendis doesn't get to the pitch of it as he skips out. Good catch by Gulbadin, getting under that and grabbing it. A difficult innings comes to an end for Mendis 225/2
    47.1 Samarawickrama holes out at deep midwicket. Slower bouncer going across the batter from Fareed and Samarawickrama goes for the pull but doesn't get nearly enough on it. Omarzai takes the catch, with the ball hit against the wind. Sadeera departs for a very useful 44 off 36. Another brilliant stand ends thanks to Fareed! 345/3
    not out
    7
    8
    13
    0
    0
    87.50
    Extras
    15 (lb 3, nb 2, w 10)
    TOTAL
    381/3 (50 Overs, RR: 7.62)
    Fall of wickets: 1-182 (Avishka Fernando, 26.2 ov), 2-225 (Kusal Mendis, 35.2 ov), 3-345 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 47.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Fazalhaq Farooqi907708.552310211
    Azmatullah Omarzai605509.16157140
    Fareed Ahmad917928.77217331
    Gulbadin Naib806107.62153300
    Noor Ahmad806207.75173310
    Mohammad Nabi1004414.40273010
  • BATSMEN
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    1.1 bowled him with a perfect inducker! Gurbaz can't quite believe it. This is hitting the top of off, and Madushan is ecstatic. It was that in-between length, and Gurbaz was rooted to the crease, perhaps expecting the ball to go away. It pitches slightly outside off and comes back at him instead, whooshes between bat and pad and rattles timber. Afghanistan will have hoped for Gurbaz runs chasing 382 5/1
    3.1 another wicket off the first ball of the over. Madushan is rocking here. This is length outside off, but it leaves the batter off the pitch. And he's got the prize-wicket of Ibrahim, who is a longtime tormentor of Sri Lanka. It's a bit of a leaden-footed push, really. It takes the outside edge and flies into the hands of slip, where main man Nissanka is waiting. 10/2
    6.2 superb from Chameera and Kusal Mendis, who leaps to his right in front of slip to take this catch! This is a length ball outside off stump which Shah throws his bat at. The ball was dying well in front of Nissanka at slip though, and Mendis made the early decision to go for it, and gets across beautifully to pouch that chance. 27/4
    5.2 but today Madushan does not take that kind of treatment! What a response. This is swinging in again, pitching on a length, and Hasmat is across already, expecting the angle to take the ball away from him. Madushan's wrists are working some magic though, because this comes back in at him, and it passes between bat and pad to hit the top of off. This is special from Madushan, who did this exact thing to a right-hander to get his first wicket. 19/3
    not out
    149
    115
    197
    13
    6
    129.56
    8.3 out now! Chameera wins the battle. Bowls full outside off stump, and Gulbadin carves him directly to point. It's that guy Nissanka again (suspect if Sri Lanka win he'll be player of the match, just quietly), who takes the catch at belly-height. Gulbadin was looking to go after the bowling, but hasn't lasted long. 55/5
    45.2 Madushan is Sri Lanka's star this innings! Outfoxes Nabi with a slower ball. Full and wide, legcutter. Nabi looks to swing it down the ground but ends up slicing it straight up in the air. Madushan claims it, settles under it and holds on with ease. A fantastic effort from Nabi comes to an end, a fantastic partnership comes to an end. And Madushan has his fourth! 297/6
    not out
    10
    14
    20
    1
    0
    71.42
    Extras
    9 (lb 3, nb 1, w 5)
    TOTAL
    339/6 (50 Overs, RR: 6.78)
    Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1.1 ov), 2-10 (Ibrahim Zadran, 3.1 ov), 3-19 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 5.2 ov), 4-27 (Rahmat Shah, 6.2 ov), 5-55 (Gulbadin Naib, 8.3 ov), 6-297 (Mohammad Nabi, 45.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    D Madushanka906507.222310020
    Pramod Madushan1007547.50328311
    PVD Chameera7.305527.332210000
    PW Hasaranga1015705.70252310
    M Theekshana1005605.60274200
    J Liyanage302508.3341110
    KIC Asalanka0.30306.0010000

Match Details

Toss

Afghanistan , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.30, Second Session 18.30-22.00

Match days

9 February 2024 - day/night match (50-over match)

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Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5Ibrahim ZadranRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd5Rahmat ShahIbrahim Zadran
3rd9Hashmatullah ShahidiRahmat Shah
4th8Rahmat ShahAzmatullah Omarzai
5th28Gulbadin NaibAzmatullah Omarzai
6th242Mohammad NabiAzmatullah Omarzai
7th42Azmatullah OmarzaiIkram Alikhil