Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Live Score and Commentary, Asia Cup, 3 September, 2022
COMPLETED / Match 1 (B1 v B2) / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
175/6 (20 ov)
179/6 (19.1 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
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Player of the match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz,
Afghanistan
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamika Karunaratne | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 177.78 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3.1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 10.74 |
| Naveen ul Haq | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10.00 |
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
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|---|---|---|
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 5 run (0.4 ov): Chamika Karunaratne: 5 (2), Wanindu Hasaranga: 0 (2)
- Last Bat: Bhanuka Rajapaksa 31(14) - b N Haq Naveen ul Haq
- Fall of Wickets: 62 - 1 Kusal Mendis, 80 - 2 Pathum Nissanka, 94 - 3 Charith Asalanka, 119 - 4 Dasun Shanaka, 151 - 5 Danushka Gunathilaka, 174 - 6 Bhanuka Rajapaksa
- Reviews Remaining: Sri Lanka - 0 of 0, Afghanistan - 0 of 0
- Toss: Sri Lanka elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: Match 1 (B1 v B2)
- Series: Asia Cup
- Date: Saturday, September 03, 2022
- Time: 07:30 PM
- Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- City: Sharjah
- Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh), Anil Chaudhary (India, TV)
- Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 1 run, off break full length, outside the leg stump, Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays along the ground flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
End of over 15 (8 runs)
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Four, full length, outside off Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays the along the ground cut, of the frontfoot to the point for four
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Four, full length, outside off Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays the along the ground of the frontfoot to the cover for four
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Six, excellent shot!! A sight to watch! full length on the middle stump Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays lofted down the track of the frontfoot over the straight
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 1 run, full length, outside off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to Danushka Gunathilaka, 1 run, full length, outside off, Danushka Gunathilaka plays along the ground of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 2 runs, full length, outside off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays lofted inside out, of the frontfoot to cover for 2 run fielded by Samiullah Shenwari. Dropped catch.
End of over 16 (18 runs)
Rashid Khan to Danushka Gunathilaka, Four, googly full length, outside off Danushka Gunathilaka plays the along the ground reverse sweep, of the frontfoot to the point for four
Rashid Khan to Danushka Gunathilaka, 1 run, googly full length, outside off, Danushka Gunathilaka plays along the ground cut, to point for 1 run
Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 1 run, googly full length, outside off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays along the ground of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
Danushka Gunathilaka b R Khan 33 (20) Rashid Khan to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, b R Khan, Bowled out!!! Rashid Khan bowled legbreak full length, on the middle stump, Danushka Gunathilaka gets on the frontfoot to play sweep, but could not get it on time, wicket smashed
Rashid Khan to Wanindu Hasaranga, Four, googly full length, outside off Wanindu Hasaranga plays the along the ground cut, of the backfoot to the point for four
Rashid Khan to Wanindu Hasaranga, 1 run, legbreak full length, outside the leg stump, Wanindu Hasaranga plays along the ground flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
End of over 17 (11 runs)
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Wanindu Hasaranga, 1 run, good length, outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga plays along the ground cut, to point for 1 run
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 1 run, good length, outside off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Wanindu Hasaranga, Four, full length, outside off Wanindu Hasaranga plays the along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to the cover for four
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Wanindu Hasaranga, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Wanindu Hasaranga, Four, good length, outside off Wanindu Hasaranga plays the along the ground cut, of the backfoot to the third man for four
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Wanindu Hasaranga, 2 runs, full length, outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 2 run
End of over 18 (12 runs)
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Four, full length, outside off Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays the along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to the cover for four
Naveen-ul-Haq to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 2 runs, full length, outside off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa plays along the ground flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 2 run
Bhanuka Rajapaksa b N Haq 31 (14) Naveen-ul-Haq to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, no run, b N Haq, Bowled out!!! Naveen-ul-Haq bowled slower ball full length, on the middle stump, Bhanuka Rajapaksa gets on the frontfoot to play sweep, but could not get it on time, wicket smashed
Naveen-ul-Haq to Chamika Karunaratne, 1 run, full length, outside off, Chamika Karunaratne plays along the ground of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wanindu Hasaranga, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point.
Naveen-ul-Haq to Wanindu Hasaranga, no run, full length, outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
End of over 19 (7 runs)
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Chamika Karunaratne, Four, full toss, outside off Chamika Karunaratne plays the along the ground of the frontfoot to the mid off for four