Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Live Score and Commentary, Asia Cup, 18 September, 2025

Noor Ahmad to Kamindu Mendis, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! googly full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Kamindu Mendis with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

Noor Ahmad to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, An accurately pitched legbreak on the leg stump, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 2 runs.

Rashid Khan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Kusal Mendis goes back to take googly of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.

Rashid Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed chip shot off an googly delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

Rashid Khan to Kamindu Mendis, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Kamindu Mendis goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards mid off, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run. Excellent fielding effort by the bowler.

Rashid Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed sweep off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Rashid Khan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Kusal Mendis goes forward and chunks it towards the long on for 1 run.

Rashid Khan to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers googly at good length, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Kamindu Mendis to just 1 run. Swift fielding by the bowler.

Noor Ahmad to Kamindu Mendis, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak full length on the leg stump, That sails wide of the leg-stump, leaving Kamindu Mendis with no chance to make contact. The umpire calls it a wide.

Noor Ahmad to Kamindu Mendis, Six, Six !! With a brilliant legbreak on the off stump, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular sloge sweep to long on for a colossal Maximum!

Noor Ahmad to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, Kamindu Mendis goes forward and plays a well-timed sweep off an googly delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.

Noor Ahmad to Kamindu Mendis, 2 wide, Wide Ball !! legbreak, good length, on the leg stump, An attempted bouncer misses the mark and sails high over Kamindu Mendis's head, It gets past the keeper, and they snatch 2 runs, Umpire Calls it wide. Misfielding has cost them runs

Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease and strives to hit reverse sweep, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.

Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump. Kusal Mendis goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Kusal Mendis goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards slip for 1 run.

Noor Ahmad to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease to take googly of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook sloge sweep, edged!! and the ball sails towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, Kamindu Mendis goes forward and plays ramp shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short fine leg for 1 run.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease and caresses pull to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards mid off for 1 run.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kamindu Mendis, Six, Six !! What a delivery! bouncer lands right on the off stump, Kamindu Mendis goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep fine leg region for a remarkable Maximum!

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, An accurately pitched outswinger on the stumps, Kamindu Mendis goes forward to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, Fazalhaq Farooqi delivers slower ball at fulltoss, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman delivers off break ball at full length, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep mid wicket, limits Kamindu Mendis to just 2 runs.

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the stumps, Kamindu Mendis hangs in the crease to make a confident push, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Kusal Mendis goes back, plays cut in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Kusal Mendis elegantly goes back into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep mid wicket region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.