- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 off stump pegged back! You felt like something was gonna give - either a boundary or a wicket, and it is the latter. Back of a length outside off and angling into off stump. Ball stays a shade low with Zazai trying to slog across the line. He misses, Madushanka hits. 46/115.3 And Gurbaz's fantastic innings comes to an end! This was full outside off, and Gurbaz looks to heave this across the line. Ends up getting a top edge that goes high towards Hasaranga at deep midwicket, who does well to keep his eyes on the ball and take a pressure-filled catch. 139/217.2 Scooped but straight to short fine leg! This was premeditated as Ibrahim goes across the crease early. Madushanka spots the move and slows it right up. Ibrahim goes through with the stroke, but he only manages height without distance. Simple catch at fine leg. 151/318.5 And is this another one!? Yes, yes it is! This is driven hard to mid-off and they look to steal a single. But the throw is a good one to the striker's end and Kusal picking up the ball in front of the stumps catches him short. 166/518.4 Takes a good return catch! Carrom ball outside off, and Nabi tries to flat bat this down the ground, it's straight back at Theekshana who uses every inch of his tall frame to leap over head and take the catch. 166/419.6 Full, attempted yorker wide of off stump, it's dug out towards Nissanka sweeping in the deep. Who puts in an accurate throw that finds Rashid, who dropped his bat half way through the run, short of his crease as he attempts to complete a second run. 175/6Extras12 (lb 2, nb 1, w 9)TOTAL175/6 (20 Overs, RR: 8.75)Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Hazratullah Zazai, 4.5 ov), 2-139 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 15.3 ov), 3-151 (Ibrahim Zadran, 17.2 ov), 4-166 (Mohammad Nabi, 18.4 ov), 5-166 (Najibullah Zadran, 18.5 ov), 6-175 (Rashid Khan, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Theekshana 4 0 29 1 7.25 8 1 2 0 0 AM Fernando 4 0 34 1 8.50 11 3 2 0 0 D Madushanka 4 0 36 2 9.00 8 4 1 2 1 PW Hasaranga 4 0 23 0 5.75 8 0 1 0 0 C Karunaratne 2 0 29 0 14.50 1 0 2 2 0 MD Shanaka 2 0 22 0 11.00 2 1 1 1 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.6 wicket off the wide ball! Nissanka gets back to cut off this wide ball outside off, but perhaps the extra bounce does the trick. Big edge, but swiftly into Gurbaz's gloves, so credit to him for grabbing onto it. No turn this time, looks like the carrom ball. 80/26.3 Massive wicket! Momentum broken. Mendis wants to continue hitting but Naveen has cramped him with a short ball angling into his chest. Attempts the pull but doesn't really have the opportunity to have a full followthrough of the shot. Down deep midwicket's throat. 62/111.3 Inside edge on to the stumps! Goes for the big slog sweep, but only manages to deflect it onto the stumps. 94/316.4 Gunathilaka goes for one sweep too many, and he's castled! Rashid gets his man in the end, as Gunathilaka goes across the line and misses completely. The off peg is disturbed. Is this yet another twist in this game? 151/514.1 Brilliance on the boundary from Najeeb! This is a full toss that's absolutely creamed down the ground by Shanaka. It's hit flat and hard, but Najeeb balances himself on the line and takes it, with his back foot agonisingly close to the ropes. He's then about to go over so he pops it up, and takes it once coming back inside. And yes, the third umpire has given the all clear! 119/418.3 Slower ball cleans him up! And Rajapaksa can't see it through. Goes across the line, looking to win this in style, but he's way early on the stroke, as his off stump is rattled. But what a cameo this has been! 174/6Extras5 (lb 2, w 3)TOTAL179/6 (19.1 Overs, RR: 9.33)Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Kusal Mendis, 6.3 ov), 2-80 (Pathum Nissanka, 8.6 ov), 3-94 (Charith Asalanka, 11.3 ov), 4-119 (Dasun Shanaka, 14.1 ov), 5-151 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 16.4 ov), 6-174 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 3.1 0 34 0 10.73 5 6 0 1 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 30 2 7.50 9 1 2 1 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 4 0 40 2 10.00 8 5 1 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 39 1 9.75 6 3 2 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 34 1 8.50 5 1 2 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
03 September 2022 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 2, Afghanistan 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 1
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 22 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Over 8.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Struck down)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 83/1 in 10.0 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 54, Ibrahim Zadran 15)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 25, Ibrahim Zadran 22, Ex 3)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (74 balls), Extras 4
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 175/6 in 20.0 overs (Karim Janat 0)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (P Nissanka 23, BKG Mendis 26, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 82/2 in 10.0 overs (KIC Asalanka 7, MD Gunathilaka 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 4
- Over 12.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - Gazi Sohel, Batter - MD Shanaka (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
Match Coverage
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