Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Highlights, 2nd T20I, 19 February, 2024
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
187/6 (20 ov)
115/10 (17 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 72 runs.
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Player of the match
Angelo Mathews,
Sri Lanka
Angelo Mathews to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Hazratullah Zazai c K Mendis b A Mathews 1 (2) Angelo Mathews to Hazratullah Zazai, no run, c K Mendis b A Mathews, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Hazratullah Zazai as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Kusal Mendis for Hazratullah Zazai's dismissal. Remarkable fielding display by the keeper.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good 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 Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Ibrahim Zadran c M Theekshana b A Mathews 10 (7) Angelo Mathews to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, c M Theekshana b A Mathews, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease to take the gamble with push towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Maheesh Theekshana. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Maheesh Theekshana to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz lbw b M Theekshana 13 (8) Maheesh Theekshana to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, lbw b M Theekshana, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Maheesh Theekshana appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has to go back.
Gulbadin Naib c W Hasaranga b B Fernando 4 (8) Binura Fernando to Gulbadin Naib, no run, c W Hasaranga b B Fernando, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the stumps, Gulbadin Naib hangs in the crease to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Wanindu Hasaranga. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Azmatullah Omarzai b B Fernando 0 (1) Binura Fernando to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, b B Fernando, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, A bold move from Azmatullah Omarzai as batter hangs in the crease 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 Karim Janat, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Karim Janat hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nabi, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook inside out shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards mid off for 1 run. Dropped catch
Wanindu Hasaranga to Mohammad Nabi, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Dasun Shanaka to Mohammad Nabi, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, good length, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Mohammad Nabi c K Mendis b D Shanaka 27 (17) Dasun Shanaka to Mohammad Nabi, no run, c K Mendis b D Shanaka, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease, strikes the ball hard, edged!! and sails to Kusal Mendis, who makes no mistake in taking a clean catch, batter has to depart. Remarkable fielding display by the keeper.
Matheesha Pathirana to Najibullah Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Najibullah Zadran goes forward and caresses push to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dasun Shanaka to Karim Janat, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Karim Janat hangs in the crease and caresses sloge sweep to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Maheesh Theekshana to Karim Janat, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the stumps, Karim Janat goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Najibullah Zadran b W Hasaranga 9 (15) Wanindu Hasaranga to Najibullah Zadran, no run, b W Hasaranga, Bowled out !! googly, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Najibullah Zadran 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!
Karim Janat c D Shanaka b W Hasaranga 28 (23) Wanindu Hasaranga to Karim Janat, no run, c D Shanaka b W Hasaranga, Caught out!! googly good length on the off stump, Karim Janat hangs in the crease to take the gamble with inside out shot towards short cover, edged!! and expertly caught by Dasun Shanaka. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Maheesh Theekshana to Naveen ul Haq, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Naveen Ul Haq hangs in the crease, plays push in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Naveen ul Haq b M Pathirana 5 (9) Matheesha Pathirana to Naveen ul Haq, no run, b M Pathirana, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, 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!
Fazalhaq Farooqi c D Shanaka b M Pathirana 2 (3) Matheesha Pathirana to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, c D Shanaka b M Pathirana, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs in the crease to take the gamble with inside out shot towards deep cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Dasun Shanaka. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Angelo Mathews to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Hazratullah Zazai c K Mendis b A Mathews 1 (2) Angelo Mathews to Hazratullah Zazai, no run, c K Mendis b A Mathews, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Hazratullah Zazai as the batter hangs in the crease to play defensive shot, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Kusal Mendis for Hazratullah Zazai's dismissal. Remarkable fielding display by the keeper.
Binura Fernando to Ibrahim Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good 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 Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Ibrahim Zadran c M Theekshana b A Mathews 10 (7) Angelo Mathews to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, c M Theekshana b A Mathews, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran hangs in the crease to take the gamble with push towards short cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Maheesh Theekshana. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Maheesh Theekshana to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz lbw b M Theekshana 13 (8) Maheesh Theekshana to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, lbw b M Theekshana, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Maheesh Theekshana appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has to go back.
Gulbadin Naib c W Hasaranga b B Fernando 4 (8) Binura Fernando to Gulbadin Naib, no run, c W Hasaranga b B Fernando, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the stumps, Gulbadin Naib hangs in the crease to take the gamble with sloge sweep towards long on, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Wanindu Hasaranga. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Azmatullah Omarzai b B Fernando 0 (1) Binura Fernando to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run, b B Fernando, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, A bold move from Azmatullah Omarzai as batter hangs in the crease 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 Karim Janat, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Karim Janat hangs in the crease, plays flick shot in the air to deep square leg. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nabi, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi goes forward, plays drive in the air to long off. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook inside out shot, edged!! and the ball sails towards mid off for 1 run. Dropped catch
Wanindu Hasaranga to Mohammad Nabi, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers inside out shot sending it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
Dasun Shanaka to Mohammad Nabi, Six, Six !! fast ball is delivered on the stumps, good length, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering sloge sweep to deep mid wicket for a magnificent Maximum!
Mohammad Nabi c K Mendis b D Shanaka 27 (17) Dasun Shanaka to Mohammad Nabi, no run, c K Mendis b D Shanaka, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Nabi hangs in the crease, strikes the ball hard, edged!! and sails to Kusal Mendis, who makes no mistake in taking a clean catch, batter has to depart. Remarkable fielding display by the keeper.
Matheesha Pathirana to Najibullah Zadran, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Najibullah Zadran goes forward and caresses push to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Dasun Shanaka to Karim Janat, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Karim Janat hangs in the crease and caresses sloge sweep to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Maheesh Theekshana to Karim Janat, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the stumps, Karim Janat goes forward and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to deep square leg for a colossal Maximum!
Najibullah Zadran b W Hasaranga 9 (15) Wanindu Hasaranga to Najibullah Zadran, no run, b W Hasaranga, Bowled out !! googly, full length, on the stumps, A bold move from Najibullah Zadran 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!
Karim Janat c D Shanaka b W Hasaranga 28 (23) Wanindu Hasaranga to Karim Janat, no run, c D Shanaka b W Hasaranga, Caught out!! googly good length on the off stump, Karim Janat hangs in the crease to take the gamble with inside out shot towards short cover, edged!! and expertly caught by Dasun Shanaka. Leading to a soft dismissal.
Maheesh Theekshana to Naveen ul Haq, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Naveen Ul Haq hangs in the crease, plays push in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Naveen ul Haq b M Pathirana 5 (9) Matheesha Pathirana to Naveen ul Haq, no run, b M Pathirana, Bowled out !! fast ball, full length, 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!
Fazalhaq Farooqi c D Shanaka b M Pathirana 2 (3) Matheesha Pathirana to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run, c D Shanaka b M Pathirana, Caught out!! fast ball full length on the off stump, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs in the crease to take the gamble with inside out shot towards deep cover, in the air!! and is perfectly caught by Dasun Shanaka. Leading to a soft dismissal.