19.4
W
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, OUT, cleans him up this time! Looked to crunch it through the offside, but gets an inside edge and it clatters into the stumps. Sri Lanka have something to defend, thanks to Karunaratne. But is it too little too late?
C Karunaratne b Fazalhaq Farooqi 31 (45m 38b 3x4 1x6) SR: 81.57
19.3
2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, 2 runs, slower ball, places tghis in the gap around midwicket. Brilliant fielding in the deep keeps it to a couple
19.2
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, no run, waist high full toss, dangerously close to a no-ball. But not quite, according to the square leg umpire
19.1
4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, FOUR, stand and deliver. Stayed back in his crease and smashed it down the ground for four
END OF OVER:19 | 8 Runs | SL: 99/9 | RR: 5.21
- Dilshan Madushanka1 (2b)
- Chamika Karunaratne25 (34b)
- Naveen-ul-Haq3-0-23-1
- Fazalhaq Farooqi3-1-5-2
18.6
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Madushanka, no run, big appeal, and Afghanistan review. But it's going down leg
18.5
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Karunaratne, 1 run, To add insult to injury, he smashes it down long-off's throat, who takes a catch. Of course it won't count, but SL have come through for a single. Which means Madushanka will need to face a ball
18.5
5nb
Naveen-ul-Haq to Karunaratne, (no ball) FOUR, waist high no-ball, and he smashes it over fine leg for four! Free hit upcoming!
18.4
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Karunaratne, 2 runs, slower bouncer, but he manages to nudge it into a ga and hare back for a couple
Zain: "Madushanka is very lazy there. On the ball they took and last ball. Infact this whole inning the running between wickets is very lazy."
18.3
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Karunaratne, no run, slower ball, eased into the offside
18.2
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Karunaratne, no run, one bounce to long-on
18.1
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Karunaratne, no run, slapped down to long-on. Initially they thought about running, but decided against
ammad: "50 runs conceded by rashid, nabi and mujeeb in 12 overs, that is some bowling. "
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs | SL: 91/9 | RR: 5.05
- Chamika Karunaratne18 (28b)
- Dilshan Madushanka1 (1b)
- Fazalhaq Farooqi3-1-5-2
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-0-24-2
17.6
1lb
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, 1 leg bye, hits the pad and they absolutely hare through for a single. Whatever else he might have done, Karunaratne really knows how to keep the strike
17.5
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, no run, comes down the wicket and Farooqi throws in a slower bouncer that beats him
17.4
2
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, 2 runs, driven down the ground, and this time, after a bit of hesitation, he takes a couple
17.3
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, no run, really thought there might have been two on, but Karunaratne's opinion is the one that matters, and he turns it down
17.2
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, no run, slapped to long-off. Another slower ball
17.1
0
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, no run, slower ball. Worked to long-off. No run
END OF OVER:17 | 11 Runs | SL: 88/9 | RR: 5.17
- Chamika Karunaratne16 (22b)
- Dilshan Madushanka1 (1b)
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman4-0-24-2
- Rashid Khan4-0-12-0
16.6
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Karunaratne, 1 run, keeps the strike with a single into the onside
16.5
6
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Karunaratne, SIX, gets this away all the way for six! It should perhaps have been taken, but the deep midwicket fielder gets a palm on it and it carries over the rope.
16.4
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Karunaratne, no run, slashed to deep cover, and once more, the single is spurned
16.3
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Karunaratne, no run, slapped to long-off on the bounce. No run again
16.2
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Karunaratne, no run, good-looking shot to long-on. There was probably two on, but he didn't run at all
16.1
4
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Karunaratne, FOUR, rare loose delivery. A dragdown that's sliding down leg, and it's helped away for four
Hamid Seddiqi: "The more that Afg chase comes close, my heart beat faster... You never know how the nerves of chasing low score combined with a tricky pitch get into their mind"
