Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    14.4 Big appeal for lbw, and the finger goes up! This was tossed up on middle and leg, and Gurbaz goes for the sweep but misses. He's hit flush on the front pad. Question is, was this straightening enough? Gurbaz decides to roll the dice and review! But no luck for Gurbaz, as DRS shows the ball pitching on leg, straightening and crashing into leg stump. Gurbaz has to go. 84/1
    41.4 gone this time! Back of a length delivery on middle and off stump and this one just seems to hold in the surface a touch. Ibrahim is early into his stroke, meaning that he chalks his shot terribly. The ball lobs up towards long on, where Hasaranga makes no mistake! What a knock this has been from Ibrahim, though! Simply stunning! 232/3
    38.1 Yes he can! Rahmat looks to shift gears, make room and go inside out over the covers, but only manages a clear edge through to the keeper. 202/2
    46.1 is that out? Yes, it is! Length delivery on middle and leg stump that skids through. Najibullah has a swipe across the line and seems to miss it first time out. But then, the ball deflects off the pads and kisses the glove before lobbing up for Mendis to complete the catch. A freak dismissal but Sri Lanka will not mind one bit! 267/4
    48.6 gone this time! Another slower delivery on a length outside off stump and Naib's eyes light up. He nearly swings himself off his feet but in that process, he gets underneath it too much. The ball spirals towards long on, where Hasaranga settles himself and completes the catch! 289/6
    48.1 what a stop! And it leads to Rashid being run out! Length delivery just outside off stump. Rashid lumps it towards deep mid wicket, where Bandara flings himself to his right and saves the boundary. He then sees Rashid and Naib stuck at the same end, largely because Naib is still admiring Bandara's work, and Sri Lanka do the rest to send Rashid packing 277/5
    49.3 Nabi bites the dust! Full delivery outside off stump and this one is just full enough to prevent Nabi from getting enough elevation. He tries his best but ends up arrowing it straight to long off, where Lakshan completes the catch. The wide line also took it out of Nabi's hitting arc, and credit must be given to Rajitha for sticking to his plans! 291/7
    49.5 Another run-out! Oh dear! Off-pace delivery on a full length on middle and off stump. Shahidi shuffles across and clips it towards deep mid wicket. Mujeeb is intent on the second but his captain is not interested at all. Mendis waits for an eternity to take the bails off, meaning that there is a bit of confusion on who has actually been dismissed. And after countless replays, the umpire decide that Shahidi is the one who has been dismissed. It was very close, mind you. Like one of those photo finishes you have at the end of 100m races, only that this one was to decide a run-out! 293/8
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    10 (b 1, lb 3, w 6)
    TOTAL
    294/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.88)
    Did not bat: Fazalhaq Farooqi
    Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 14.4 ov), 2-202 (Rahmat Shah, 38.1 ov), 3-232 (Ibrahim Zadran, 41.4 ov), 4-267 (Najibullah Zadran, 46.1 ov), 5-277 (Rashid Khan, 48.1 ov), 6-289 (Gulbadin Naib, 48.6 ov), 7-291 (Mohammad Nabi, 49.3 ov), 8-293 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 49.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    CAK Rajitha1005615.60305130
    D Lakshan604317.16113120
    CBRLS Kumara805416.75218000
    MD Shanaka301906.3393000
    PW Hasaranga1004224.20313010
    M Theekshana1006216.20237000
    DM de Silva301404.6650000
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    29.3 plays on! Oh my, massive moment! Back of a length delivery angled across the batter just outside off stump. Nissanka looks to dab it down to third man but because this one holds in the surface, he is early into the stroke. The ball kisses the inside edge and Nissanka hears the death rattle soon after! What a wicket this is for Afghanistan! Just what Sri Lanka did not need though! 168/6
    3.1 It's Mendis' turn now to go to the DRS gods! This one nips in and hits him on the pads, as he's rooted to the crease! Umpire's finger goes straight up. This looks very close, but Mendis chooses to review. Gotta say, this looked plumb on first look and the three reds confirm it! Mendis has to go, after ball tracking shows this careening into leg stump. 16/1
    6.2 And he's cleaned him up! What an absolute corker from Farooqi! This was again angled in from around the wicket. Similar length, similar line to the last one, but this jags back in sharply. Chandimal is all at sea, as he leaves a gaping chasm between bat and pad. The ball crashes into to the top of off stump! 35/2
    10.4 And Naib's warning earlier in the over was not heeded! And it's the big wicket of Dhananjaya, as it's another inside edge, but this time one that finds the stumps! Dhananjaya looks to drive this but the foot movement is just not there, and the movement in the air and off the surface does the rest. 74/3
    14.5 edged and taken! Catch Naib if you can! Length delivery in the channel that holds its line ever so slightly. Asalanka goes feeling for it away from his body and gets a thick outside edge that floats through to first slip, where Ibrahim dives forward and completes a smart catch 90/4
    23.5 straight to the fielder in the deep! Full delivery slanted into the batter on off stump. Shanaka plants his front foot and looks to clip it over deep mid wicket. All he does, though, is hit it straight down deep mid wicket's throat. It might have come off the bottom of the bat too but Naib and Afghanistan will not mind one bit! They have the wicket they dearly wanted and Sri Lanka are in all sorts of trouble now! 137/5
    37.6 And that is the game! Hasaranga is that last man to fall, as he makes room and this time the ball makes it way through him. Bottom edge on to the leg stump. Afghanistan take a 1-0 lead in the series! 234/10
    31.5 Cracking yorker! And Afghanistan are into the tail! This tailed in late, and Lakshan had no answer as the ball crashed into the base of middle stump. Hasaranga at the other end cannot hide his disappointment as he throws his bat in the air - he knows things just got considerably harder. 198/7
    35.2 And Theekshana is given out lbw! But he reviews. This was a length ball, angled in and it struck him on the front pad in the crease. And DRS shows that the ball is just clipping leg stump, umpire's call means the review is retained. Fine margins this game. 216/8
    36.5 And the googly gets him! Rajitha however reviews! This was tossed up and goes past the forward defence, only question is, is this spinning past leg? And it's another one that's umpire's call! Sri Lanka keep hold of their review, but that will be little consolation. 230/9
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    TOTAL
    234 all out (38 Overs, RR: 6.15)
    Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Kusal Mendis, 3.1 ov), 2-35 (Dinesh Chandimal, 6.2 ov), 3-74 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 10.4 ov), 4-90 (Charith Asalanka, 14.5 ov), 5-137 (Dasun Shanaka, 23.5 ov), 6-168 (Pathum Nissanka, 29.3 ov), 7-198 (Dhananjaya Lakshan, 31.5 ov), 8-216 (Maheesh Theekshana, 35.2 ov), 9-230 (Kasun Rajitha, 36.5 ov), 10-234 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 37.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Fazalhaq Farooqi904945.44338010
    Yamin Ahmadzai604627.66199010
    Mujeeb Ur Rahman503306.60113050
    Gulbadin Naib803434.25263010
    Rashid Khan804015.00222100
    Mohammad Nabi2027013.5055100

Match Details

Toss

Afghanistan , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Match days

25 November 2022 - day/night match (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Afghanistan 10, Sri Lanka 0

Match Notes

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st16BKG MendisP Nissanka
2nd19LD ChandimalP Nissanka
3rd39DM de SilvaP Nissanka
4th16KIC AsalankaP Nissanka
5th47MD ShanakaP Nissanka
6th31PW HasarangaP Nissanka
7th30PW HasarangaD Lakshan
8th18PW HasarangaM Theekshana
9th14CAK RajithaPW Hasaranga
10th4CBRLS KumaraPW Hasaranga