- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.4 Edged and taken. That's a screamer from Gurbaz! Nissanka throws his bat at a wide delivery that was seaming away. Got an outside edge and Gurbaz throws himself to his right and takes it one-handed inches off the ground. The in-form man is out early 7/14.1 Mendis miscues an attempted scoop and it's lobbed up straight to short third. It's full outside off, he goes across and looks to scoop it fine on the leg side, but gets a top edge and it's a dolly for Omarzai. Farooqi taking the pace off worked wonders 36/25.4 Can he clear deep square? No! Banged in short outside off and angling into de Silva. He hit it well, pulling as he swivelled, but he hit it straight to the fielder, who takes it above head height. An intent-filled knock from DDS comes to an end 48/314.1 Direct hit! Samarawickrama will have to walk back! Offcutter on a length, Samarawickrama taps it towards cover and wants the quick single. There was never a run there. But he had sprinted almost halfway down when he turns back. Ibrahim is on the money with his throw and Samarawickrama knew he was out instantly. I was wondering when Sri Lanka would suffer a run out with their very aggressive running today, and it's finally happened. Hasaranga drops his shoulder and looks up in frustration as his partner departs 127/57.2 Has he strangled him down leg? Afghanistan review. This was a length ball dragged down leg side. Asalanka went after it, trying to flick it. Gurbaz is convinced he's nicked it and convinces Ibrahim to review. And he is vindicated as UltraEdge confirms there was a slight inside edge! Afghanistan have a fourth! The wrong'un fetches Noor a wicket, although, it wasn't the best ball he has bowled by far 55/415.6 Hasaranga holes out at long-off! Slower ball outside off, Hasaranga went for another drive down the ground, but doesn't time this at all. It goes high in the air and Ibrahim settles under it before taking it easily. A whirlwind knock comes to an end. That's Hasaranga's second-highest score in T20Is, and his second half-century 146/616.4 Big shout for lbw as a slower ball beats Mathews who was waiting on it and looking to clip it leg-side. Length ball that angles in from off. Hits him around leg. There could have been bat involved there. Afghanistan have reviewed. No bat on that. Oh, and that's three reds! That's shown to be hitting the top of leg stump. And Mathews has to walk back 152/718.1 Hit straight to backward point! Omarzai goes for the wide yorker and Shanaka was looking to steer it fine on the off side. He ends up slicing it straight to Naib, who enjoys some catching practice 155/917.5 Farooqi has a third! Dug in short again, this time Theekshana wants to pull. The ball gets an edge, goes high and Mohammad Nabi takes a very good catch running in to his left from long-on 155/818.6 Slower ball does the trick. Afghanistan bowl Sri Lanka out for 160! Full around off, Binura looks for a big swing but was early into his shot. The ball crashes into the off pole 160/10Extras6 (lb 3, w 3)TOTAL160 all out (19 Overs, RR: 8.42)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Pathum Nissanka, 0.4 ov), 2-36 (Kusal Mendis, 4.1 ov), 3-48 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 5.4 ov), 4-55 (Charith Asalanka, 7.2 ov), 5-127 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 14.1 ov), 6-146 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 15.6 ov), 7-152 (Angelo Mathews, 16.4 ov), 8-155 (Maheesh Theekshana, 17.5 ov), 9-155 (Dasun Shanaka, 18.1 ov), 10-160 (Binura Fernando, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 0 25 3 6.25 13 2 1 1 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 3 0 25 2 8.33 4 2 0 2 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 4 0 30 2 7.50 10 3 1 0 0 Noor Ahmad 2 0 18 1 9.00 5 3 0 0 0 Qais Ahmad 3 0 36 0 12.00 1 3 2 0 0 Karim Janat 3 0 23 1 7.66 6 2 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 Pathirana holds on to a brilliant catch! Mathews gets the big wicket of Gurbaz. This was a length ball that was angling in. It straightened after pitching to take the leading edge as Gurbaz looks to whip it leg-side. Goes high and behind the wicket. Mendis left it for Pathirana at short third and the youngster makes no mistake, getting under it and grabbing it 25/17.5 Goes through him! Hasaranga with the breakthrough. Googly tossed up on off. Naib looks to slog it away and it slides under the bat to knock back the middle stump. Hasaranga punches the air, lets out a loud roar followed by a "come on!" That's 99 T20I wickets for Wanindu Hasaranga! 68/28.6 Pathirana strikes! It's full outside off, Omarzai looks for the drive, but spoons it straight to cover. Shanaka takes the catch and Pathirana is pumped! 71/311.2 Driven straight to cover! The bowling change works again. Nabi has hit this straight to the fielder. Slower ball does the trick. Hasaranga takes it in front of his face. He is pumped, so is Shanaka. Sri Lanka are in the ascendancy here! 85/411.3 What a catch at long-on! It is a slower ball again, full outside off. Najibullah ends up chipping it off the inside half and DDS runs to his right to get under it and hold on while falling back. Shanaka's slower balls have done the trick, much how it got success for the Afghanistan seamers! 86/516.1 Huge shout for lbw, and it's given! Length ball around off, Janat was looking to work it leg side but played for the wrong line. He is hit around the knee roll of the front pad. No bat involved. And ball-tracking shows that's hitting top of middle and leg. Pathirana gets the breakthrough, ending Janat's cameo 125/617.1 Would you believe it?! He has miscued a full toss! That was there for the taking and he has a big swipe across the line. Ends up getting a leading edge that lobs up to substitute fielder Kamindu Mendis at backward point 137/718.3 Castled! The yorker is on target there. Noor Ahmad got nowhere near the last one, he gets nowhere near this one. This one wasn't as full, but it goes under the bat and smashes into off stump. Pathirana has been fantastic today, except that last over when he gave away a bunch of wides. Other than that, absolutely brilliant! 148/818.6 Oh Pathirana, you beauty! Knocks him over! That's fired in full and fast on middle and off. Naveen had backed away and tries to get his bat down, but the yorker is on the money again! What a stunning display of fast bowling today from Pathirana! 150/9Extras12 (b 4, w 8)TOTAL156/9 (20 Overs, RR: 7.8)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.5 ov), 2-68 (Gulbadin Naib, 7.5 ov), 3-71 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 8.6 ov), 4-85 (Mohammad Nabi, 11.2 ov), 5-86 (Najibullah Zadran, 11.3 ov), 6-125 (Karim Janat, 16.1 ov), 7-137 (Qais Ahmad, 17.1 ov), 8-148 (Noor Ahmad, 18.3 ov), 9-150 (Naveen-ul-Haq, 18.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AD Mathews 2 0 16 1 8.00 5 1 1 0 0 B Fernando 4 0 44 0 11.00 9 7 0 1 0 M Theekshana 4 0 31 1 7.75 6 2 1 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 20 1 5.00 11 2 0 0 0 M Pathirana 4 0 24 4 6.00 11 1 0 4 0 MD Shanaka 2 0 17 2 8.50 3 1 0 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.10
Match days
17 February 2024 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 3
- Over 7.2: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - KIC Asalanka (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 5
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (S Samarawickrama 17, PW Hasaranga 33, Ex 0)
- PW Hasaranga: 50 off 24 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (98 balls), Extras 6
- Over 16.4: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - AD Mathews (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 160/10 in 19.0 overs (M Pathirana 5)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 4
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 7
- Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 39 balls (6 x 4)
- Over 15.3: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batter - Ibrahim Zadran (Upheld)
- Over 16.1: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - Karim Janat (Struck down)
- Over 16.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RMPJ Rambukwella, Batter - Qais Ahmad (Struck down)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 12
Match Coverage
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