AFG vs SL Live : Asia Cup Afghanistan against Sri Lanka This match looks to be extremely tight… in the ongoing match in Lahore to Afghanistan There is a lot of support and their game seems to be flourishing as well. Sri Lanka were in control of the match till the 33rd over, but the planets turned and Afghanistan staged a stunning comeback. Kusal Mendis’s unfortunate run out on 92 runs turned the tide. Rashid Khan took 2 wickets for 63 runs, while Gulbadin Naib took 4 wickets for 60 runs.
Both the teams need a win to advance to the Super 4 and it looks like a tough encounter. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. Pathum Nisanka and Dimuth Karunaratne added 63 runs for the first wicket. Gulbadin Naib dismissed Karunaratne (32) in the 11th over to give Sri Lanka their first blow. The pair of Kulas Mendis and Nisanka broke up before they got together. Nisanka (41) was dismissed on Naib’s bowling. Sadira Samarwickraman (3) failed today. But, Mendis and Charith Aslanka completed the innings. Both shared a century partnership for the fourth wicket. The match was in Sri Lanka’s hands till the 33rd over.
In the 34th over, Rashid Khan took a catch on his own bowling and Aslanka (36) was dismissed. Mujeeb ur Rahman then bowled Dhananjaya de Silva (14). Sri Lanka suffered two shocks in Rashid’s 40th over. Rashid tried to catch a straight delivery from skipper Dasun Shanka, but the ball eluded him and hit the wickets at the non-striker’s end. Mendis had left the crease and had to be run out. He scored 92 runs off 84 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes. Shanakahi (5) was followed by Triphala. Dunith Vellalage (33*) and Mahish Thikshana (24) put on a 50+ run partnership for the eighth wicket to take Sri Lanka to 291 for 8.
Equation of Super 4…
From Group B, Bangladesh have secured their spot in the Super 4 with 2 points at a net run rate of 0.373. For second place Sri Lanka And there is a square between Afghanistan. Sri Lanka have won their first match to retain the top spot with a net run rate of 0.951 and 2 points, while Afghanistan have lost 1 match.
