Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    1.6 full ball just outside off. Rolls his fingers over this delivery, and the ball ends up being a legcutter of sorts, holding its line instead of angling in with the arm. Nissanka tries to swing across the line, with an attempt to mow a shot over mid on, but the ball goes past the outside edge instead. Was there an edge? Umpire thinks so! But again there's a review: Sri Lanka ask for the TV umpire. Nervous Sri Lanka fans in the crowd as we wait for the ultraedge. And even though UltraEdge shows almost no deviation, the umpire says out! The Sri Lankan camp is stunned. Nissanka has to go while the Sri Lanka players still have their jaw on the floor. 5/3
    0.5 fullish on middle and leg stump. Bit of swing into the leg stump. Tries to flick behind square, but misses. Hits the back pad. LBW appeal turned down But Afghanistan review. Ball tracking says the umpire got it wrong. Pitching on leg, hitting leg stump too. Afghanistan strike in the first over! 3/1
    0.6 is he one? Looks like! Gets this length ball landing outside off stump and zipping in, surprising the left-hander. He tried to shuffle forward to fend at it, but the ball whizzes past the inside edge and hits him in front of off stump. Asalanka considers reviewing but eventually doesn't, replays confirm that would hit top of middle 3/2
    7.2 brought out the reverse sweep and while he connected well, he sends it straight down Janat's throat at deep point. Mujeeb strikes, and a colourful Sri Lankan partnership draws to a close 49/4
    12.2 this is run-out, surely. Sri Lanka shooting themselves in the foot with this running. A direct hit at the non-striker's end puts an end to Rajapaksa's resistance, and SL in dire straits now 69/7
    9.2 Hasaranga heaves once more, and this time there's no salvation for him. Poor batting, this. This particular shot always looked low percentage, and he skied this to mid-off, where Mohammad Nabi made no mistake 60/5
    10.1 strikes first ball after drinks. Dangled his bat wide outside off and gets a faint edge on it 64/6
    19.4 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? 105/10
    12.3 Whoa, I think this is another run-out, and so do Afghanistan! Another unbelievably unnecessary bit of running. he was never going to make it. The keeper has time to collect and whip off the bails, and Theekshana's on his way 69/8
    14.6 finally, the sweep leads to his downfall. There was no conviction, or, frankly, ability behind that shot. So it's little surprise he skies it into the covers 75/9
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    Extras
    6 (lb 1, nb 1, w 4)
    TOTAL
    105 all out (19.4 Overs, RR: 5.33)
    Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Kusal Mendis, 0.5 ov), 2-3 (Charith Asalanka, 0.6 ov), 3-5 (Pathum Nissanka, 1.6 ov), 4-49 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 7.2 ov), 5-60 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 9.2 ov), 6-64 (Dasun Shanaka, 10.1 ov), 7-69 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 12.2 ov), 8-69 (Maheesh Theekshana, 12.3 ov), 9-75 (Matheesha Pathirana, 14.6 ov), 10-105 (Chamika Karunaratne, 19.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Fazalhaq Farooqi3.411133.00171000
    Naveen-ul-Haq302317.66102101
    Mujeeb Ur Rahman402426.00143100
    Azmatullah Omarzai1020020.0004020
    Mohammad Nabi401423.50141010
    Rashid Khan401203.00150010

Match Details

Toss

Afghanistan , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Match days

27 August 2022 - night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Afghanistan 2, Sri Lanka 0

Match Notes

Afghanistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st83Hazratullah ZazaiRahmanullah Gurbaz
2nd20Hazratullah ZazaiIbrahim Zadran
3rd3Najibullah ZadranHazratullah Zazai

Men's T20 Asia Cup

Super Four
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33060.701
PAK3214-0.279
IND31221.607
AFG3030-2.006
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND22041.096
PAK21123.811
HKG2020-4.875
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
AFG22042.467
SL2112-2.233
BAN2020-0.576