AFG vs SL Highlights: Afghanistan have kept their semifinals hopes alive with a 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Pune. Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai stitched together an unbeaten 111-run partnership to chase down 242-run target with four overs to go. With that, Afghanistan have jumped to 5th spot with 6 points in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table with three matches to go. Earlier, Pathum Nissanka scored 46 but Sri Lanka struggled against Afghan attack to post 241. Fazalhaq Farooqi bagged four wickets for 34 runs.
Teams:
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil(w), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table
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