Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Highlights, 1st T20I, 17 February, 2024
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
160/10 (19 ov)
156/9 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 4 runs.
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Player of the match
Matheesha Pathirana,
Sri Lanka
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Angelo Mathews to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep fine leg for a colossal Maximum!
Angelo Mathews to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c M Pathirana b A Mathews 13 (6) Angelo Mathews to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, c M Pathirana b A Mathews, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Rahmanullah Gurbaz as the batter goes forward to play sloge sweep, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Matheesha Pathirana for Rahmanullah Gurbaz's dismissal.
Maheesh Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes back, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes back, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Wanindu Hasaranga to Gulbadin Naib, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Gulbadin Naib goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Maheesh Theekshana to Gulbadin Naib, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Gulbadin Naib goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Gulbadin Naib b W Hasaranga 16 (17) Wanindu Hasaranga to Gulbadin Naib, no run, b W Hasaranga, Bowled out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Gulbadin Naib tries to be aggressive, goes forward and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Azmatullah Omarzai c D Shanaka b M Pathirana 2 (5) Matheesha Pathirana to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, c D Shanaka b M Pathirana, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai goes forward to hit inside out shot to short cover but it resulted in a catch taken by Dasun Shanaka. Azmatullah Omarzai is dismissed.
Mohammad Nabi c W Hasaranga b D Shanaka 9 (8) Dasun Shanaka to Mohammad Nabi, no run, c W Hasaranga b D Shanaka, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mohammad Nabi goes forward to hit sloge sweep to deep mid wicket but it resulted in a catch taken by Wanindu Hasaranga. Mohammad Nabi is dismissed.
Najibullah Zadran c D Silva b D Shanaka 0 (1) Dasun Shanaka to Najibullah Zadran, no run, c D Silva b D Shanaka, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Najibullah Zadran goes forward to hit sloge sweep to long on but it resulted in a catch taken by Dhananjaya De Silva. Najibullah Zadran is dismissed.
Dasun Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays pull in the air to point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Karim Janat, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Karim Janat goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Karim Janat, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Karim Janat goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Wanindu Hasaranga to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Karim Janat lbw b M Pathirana 20 (16) Matheesha Pathirana to Karim Janat, no run, lbw b M Pathirana, Out LBW !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Karim Janat goes forward, swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Matheesha Pathirana, and Umpire gives it out ! Karim Janat has to depart.
Matheesha Pathirana to Qais Ahmad, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Qais Ahmad goes forward, plays cut, gets an edge!, in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad c (sub K Mendis) b M Theekshana 7 (4) Maheesh Theekshana to Qais Ahmad, no run, c (sub K Mendis) b M Theekshana, Caught out!! fast ball fulltoss on the stumps, Qais Ahmad goes forward to take the gamble with pull towards point, edged!! and expertly caught by Kamindu Mendis. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Maheesh Theekshana to Noor Ahmad, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the stumps, Noor Ahmad goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Noor Ahmad b M Pathirana 9 (6) Matheesha Pathirana to Noor Ahmad, no run, b M Pathirana, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Noor Ahmad tries to be aggressive, goes forward and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Naveen ul Haq b M Pathirana 1 (2) Matheesha Pathirana to Naveen ul Haq, no run, b M Pathirana, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Naveen Ul Haq as batter goes forward and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 2 runs. Dropped catch
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Angelo Mathews to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six, Six !! With a brilliant fast ball on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep fine leg for a colossal Maximum!
Angelo Mathews to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep fine leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c M Pathirana b A Mathews 13 (6) Angelo Mathews to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, c M Pathirana b A Mathews, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, A risky shot choice by Rahmanullah Gurbaz as the batter goes forward to play sloge sweep, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Matheesha Pathirana for Rahmanullah Gurbaz's dismissal.
Maheesh Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes back, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes back, plays cut in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Wanindu Hasaranga to Gulbadin Naib, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Gulbadin Naib goes forward, plays sweep in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Maheesh Theekshana to Gulbadin Naib, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Gulbadin Naib goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Gulbadin Naib b W Hasaranga 16 (17) Wanindu Hasaranga to Gulbadin Naib, no run, b W Hasaranga, Bowled out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Gulbadin Naib tries to be aggressive, goes forward and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Azmatullah Omarzai c D Shanaka b M Pathirana 2 (5) Matheesha Pathirana to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, c D Shanaka b M Pathirana, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Azmatullah Omarzai goes forward to hit inside out shot to short cover but it resulted in a catch taken by Dasun Shanaka. Azmatullah Omarzai is dismissed.
Mohammad Nabi c W Hasaranga b D Shanaka 9 (8) Dasun Shanaka to Mohammad Nabi, no run, c W Hasaranga b D Shanaka, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Mohammad Nabi goes forward to hit sloge sweep to deep mid wicket but it resulted in a catch taken by Wanindu Hasaranga. Mohammad Nabi is dismissed.
Najibullah Zadran c D Silva b D Shanaka 0 (1) Dasun Shanaka to Najibullah Zadran, no run, c D Silva b D Shanaka, Caught out !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Najibullah Zadran goes forward to hit sloge sweep to long on but it resulted in a catch taken by Dhananjaya De Silva. Najibullah Zadran is dismissed.
Dasun Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays pull in the air to point. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Karim Janat, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Karim Janat goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Binura Fernando to Karim Janat, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Karim Janat goes forward, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Wanindu Hasaranga to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays sloge sweep in the air to deep mid wicket. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Karim Janat lbw b M Pathirana 20 (16) Matheesha Pathirana to Karim Janat, no run, lbw b M Pathirana, Out LBW !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Karim Janat goes forward, swings the bat but mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, prompting an LBW appeal from Matheesha Pathirana, and Umpire gives it out ! Karim Janat has to depart.
Matheesha Pathirana to Qais Ahmad, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Qais Ahmad goes forward, plays cut, gets an edge!, in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Qais Ahmad c (sub K Mendis) b M Theekshana 7 (4) Maheesh Theekshana to Qais Ahmad, no run, c (sub K Mendis) b M Theekshana, Caught out!! fast ball fulltoss on the stumps, Qais Ahmad goes forward to take the gamble with pull towards point, edged!! and expertly caught by Kamindu Mendis. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Maheesh Theekshana to Noor Ahmad, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball on the stumps, Noor Ahmad goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!
Noor Ahmad b M Pathirana 9 (6) Matheesha Pathirana to Noor Ahmad, no run, b M Pathirana, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, Noor Ahmad tries to be aggressive, goes forward and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Naveen ul Haq b M Pathirana 1 (2) Matheesha Pathirana to Naveen ul Haq, no run, b M Pathirana, Bowled out !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, A bold move from Naveen Ul Haq as batter goes forward and plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident inside out shot that sent the ball sailing towards third man for 2 runs. Dropped catch
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran goes forward, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.