After losing three wickets, the Afghan team won the match in 45.2 overs.Three strong half-centuries were scored by the team.Azmatullah Omarzai batted unassisted for 73 runs, and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi batted unassisted for 58 runs.While Rahmat Shah pitched a 62-run inning.
Rahmat Shah and captain Shahidi both hit 50 points in the match.They both helped the team by putting on a 58-run partnership for the third wicket.After Rahmat was out, Shahidi and Umarzai put on an unbeaten 111-run partnership to lead the team to victory.Dilshan Madushanka took two wickets for Sri Lanka, while Kasun Rajitha took one.
Afghanistan’s innings highlights: (242/3 (45.2 overs)
First wicket: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (0) Wicket- Dilshan Madushanka, 0/1
Second wicket: Ibrahim Zadran (39) Wicket- Dilshan Madushanka, 73/2
Third wicket: Rahmat Shah (62) Wicket- Kasun Rajitha, 131/3
Sri Lanka made a respectable score with the innings of Pathum-Mendis.
After losing the toss and electing to bat first, the Sri Lankan team got off to a bad start, losing Dimuth Karunaratne for 22 runs.Pathum Nissanka and captain Kusal Mendis then put together a 62-run partnership.Mendis then added 50 runs for the third wicket with Sadira Samarawickrama.Pathum Nissanka hit five fours and scored 46 runs in 60 balls.
Kusal Mendis scored 39 runs (50 balls, three fours), while Samarawickrama scored 36 runs (40 balls, three fours).Sri Lanka scored 139 runs for three wickets at one point in the game, but they then lost wickets at regular intervals.Angelo Mathews and Mahish Tikshina batted in the lower order and contributed to Sri Lanka’s total of 241 runs.
Tikshna had three fours and a six in her 29-run innings.Mathews, on the other hand, scored 23 runs on the strength of one four and one six.Fazalhaq Farooqui took the most wickets for Afghanistan, with four.Mujeeb ur Rehman took two wickets, while Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai each took one.
Sri Lanka’s innings highlights: (241/10, 49.3 overs)
First wicket: Dimuth Karunaratne (15) out Fazalhaq Farooqui, 22/1
Second wicket: Pathum Nissanka (46) out Azmatullah Umarzai, 84/2
Third wicket: Kusal Mendis (39) out Mujeeb ur Rahman, 134/3
Fourth wicket: Sadira Samarawickrama (36) out Mujeeb ur Rahman, 139/4
Fifth wicket: Dhananjay de Silva (14) out Rashid Khan, 167/5
Sixth wicket: Charith Asalanka (22) out Fazalhaq Farooqui, 180/6
Seventh wicket: Dushmantha Chameera (1) run out Ibrahim Zadran, 185/7
Eighth wicket: Mahish Tikshina (29) out Fazalhaq Farooqui, 230/8
Ninth wicket: Angelo Mathews (23) out Fazalhaq Farooqui, 239/9
Tenth wicket: Kasun Rajitha (5) run out Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 241 /10
Sri Lanka has lost three out of five matches
The Sri Lankan team, which won the World Cup in 1996, has struggled in this tournament, losing three of its first five games.The situation for the Afghanistan team is also similar.However, because Afghanistan has defeated teams such as England and Pakistan, its morale is high.
Afghanistan’s playing-11: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Azmatullah Umarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Sri Lanka’s playing-11: Pathum Nissanka (captain/wicketkeeper), Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Mahish Tikshina, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka.
