SL vs AFG Highlights: Asia Cup 2022 Live: Afghanistan win by 8 wickets: Afghanistan have demolished Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to get off to a flying start in the Asia Cup 2022. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Fazalhaq Farooqi were their stars. Sent to bat, Sri Lanka could only manage 105 as Farooqi returned with 3/11. Afghanistan chased down the target in 10.1 overs with Gurbaz smashing 18-ball 40. Follow SriLanka vs Afghanistan Highlights & Asia Cup Cricket Live updates on Insidesport.IN
Chasing a small target of 106, Afghanistan looked in a hurry. The inexperienced bowling attack of Sri Lanka made plenty of mistakes early on. But it was the brilliance of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai was there for everyone to see. Gurbaz was off to a flying start, smashing 40 off 18 balls.
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SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR as Afghanistan DEMOLISH Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in opener, Check Asia Cup 2022 Highlights
Maheesh Theekshana and Chamika Karunaratne went for 21 each in the 5th and 6th overs as Afghanistan scored 83/0 in the powerplay. This was an Asia Cup record while also the highest by an Asian side.
While Wanindu Hasaranga cleaned up Gurbaz, it was too little too late. Zazai and Ibrahim Zadran kept the scorecard ticking. But then, Zadran departed off a run-out. In the end, Afghanistan chased the target with 59 balls remaining.
SL vs AFG Highlights:
- Player of the Match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (3/11 in 3.4)
- 105: It was Sri Lanka’s lowest score against Afghanistan.
- 83: Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Hazaratullah Zazai hit 83 runs in powerplay. It is an Asia Cup record.
- 2: Afghanistan’s 8-wicket win with 59 balls to spare is the 2nd biggest margin in terms of balls remaining. The highest remains against Ireland with 73 balls to spare. Afghanistan hold that record as well.
SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR as Afghanistan DEMOLISH Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in opener, Check Asia Cup 2022 Highlights
Earlier, Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bowl first. Sri Lanka were off to a terrible start with Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka departing in the first over of Fazalhaq Farooqi bagging both. Then Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka rather controversially. While he referred the umpire’s decision, the TV umpire gave it OUT although there was no clear spike on the Ultra-edge.
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With Sri Lanka down 5/3, Danushka Gunathilaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa began the rescue act. They added 44 runs to delay the inevitable for some time. However, Mujeeb Ur Rahman removed Gunathilaka and soon Wanindu Hasaranga also departed. Then, there was a harakiri with Rajapaksa and Theekshana run-out in two successive balls.
In the end, Rajapaksa’s 29-ball 38 was the highest while Karunaratne scored 38-ball 31 to help Sri Lanka avoid their lowest total.
SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR as Afghanistan DEMOLISH Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in opener, Check Asia Cup 2022 Highlights
Afghanistan Live Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazratullah Zazai | 37 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 132.14 | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) | 40 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 222.22 | |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 115.38 | |
| Najibullah Zadran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 12 (b 0, w 7, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 106/2 (10.1) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Charith Asalanka | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1-83 | 6.1 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 2-103 | 9.2 |
Sri Lanka Batting Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Kusal Mendis (WK) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | 17 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 38 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 131.03 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Dasun Shanaka (C) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 31 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 81.58 | |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.67 | |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Extra | 6 (b 0, w 4, nb 1, lb 1) | |||||
| Total | 105/10 (19.4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3.4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.50 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| K Mendis | 1-3 | 0.5 |
| C Asalanka | 2-3 | 0.6 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 3-5 | 1.6 |
| D Gunathilaka | 4-49 | 7.2 |
| W Hasaranga | 5-60 | 9.2 |
| D Shanaka | 6-64 | 10.1 |
| B Rajapaksa | 7-69 | 12.2 |
| M Theekshana | 8-69 | 12.3 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 9-75 | 14.6 |
| C Karunaratne | 10-105 | 19.4 |
| Group B | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.176 |
| Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.176 |
Afghanistan Playing XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana
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