Sri lanka vs afghanistan asia cup 2022

Chamika Karunaratne: The right-handed pacer has played 66 T20s and picked 40 wickets with his best figures being 4/28. With the bat, Karunaratne has scored 485 runs with his best score being 75 not out. Bhanuka Rajapaksa: The top-order batter has played 124 T20s and scored 2332 runs. Rajapaksa, who bowls right-arm medium fast, has also picked 28 wickets.

Last Saturday, Sri Lanka were all out for 105 against Afghanistan. Just seven days later, though, the very same batters put in a strong all-round performance - this time batting second, out of choice - to thwart Afghanistan's challenge and complete a four-wicket win in the first match of the Super 4 round of the 2022 Asia Cup. Maheesh Theekshana conceded just eight runs off his two overs at the death, Hasaranga went for only 23 in his four overs, and left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka took 2 for 37. Overall, it was the highest successful T20I chase in Sharjah and, more importantly, gave Sri Lanka two points on the Super 4 table. For Afghanistan, it was a first T20I loss after posting a 170-plus total. They will now have to recover quickly, otherwise a slide is a realistic possibility with fixtures against India and Pakistan to follow. Rashid Khan went for 39, no other batter apart from Gurbaz looked fluent, and the 2022 Asia Cup suddenly seems very wide open. The Gurbaz show It was an early reprieve for Gurbaz that kickstarted the Afghanistan innings' lift-off. After hitting his first six of the day in the third over, Gurbaz tried to repeat the same on the next ball but ended up hitting it to long-off where Gunathilaka took the catch but stepped on the boundary skirting in the process. Gurbaz's eight off five balls soon became 50 off 22 as he continued finding boundaries, preferring the region between long-on and deep midwicket most. With Hazratullah Zazai struggling to a ...

The ACC is likely to confirm the same and make a formal announcement on Tuesday, June 13. Once the hybrid model is accepted, the impasse over With regard to the latest development in the Asia Cup saga, a PTI report quoted an ACC board member as saying: "Oman Cricket board chief Pankaj Khimji, one of the respected ACC executive board members, was entrusted to find a solution as most countries didn't want a Hybrid Model. But as of now four non-India games -- Pakistan vs Nepal, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh -- will be held at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore. While the ICC is yet to release the schedule for World Cup 2023, some reports have stated that the marquee India-Pakistan clash is likely to be held at the How India and Pakistan can meet thrice in Asia Cup 2023 As per the tournament format, a total of 13 matches will be played - six league matches, six Super 4 matches, and a final. The top two nations from each group will advance to the Super 4 round. From here, the top two placed teams will contest the final.

With the advent of the Super Four stage at the Asia Cup, the tournament has only been more intense. Group B toppers Afghanistan who had beaten Sri Lanka earlier with utmost ease, now After batting first, Afghanistan posted 175 on the back of Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s brilliant 84-run innings that came with a blistering strike rate of 186.67. Afghanistan could have had a lot more on the board but the Sri Lankan bowlers were excellent at death and restricted their opponents even as they tried to create carnage. Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Highlights, 3rd ODI at Hambantota: SL thump AFG by 9 wickets, win series 2-1 Sri Lanka thrash Afghanistan in third ODI, win series 2-1 Sri Lanka’s batting was a team effort as four batters scored in thirties and had priceless contributions towards their run chase. The openers built a lovely platform for their middle order to bank on as they registered a 62-run partnership in 6.3 overs before Kusal Mendis was caught at deep mid-wicket. Stat Attack: Afghanistan fought till the last over, even managed three dot balls and a wicket, but they will rue the dropped chances which gave Sri Lankan batters a lifeline. Highest score in men’s T20 Asia Cup: 84 – Rahmanullah Gurbaz🇦🇫 v SL, today 83 – Rohit Sharma🇮🇳 v BAN, 2016 80 – Sabbir Rahman🇧🇩 v SL, 2016 78* – Mohammad Rizwan🇵🇰 v HK, 2022 75* – Tillakaratne Dilshan🇱🇰 v PAK, 2016 All 5 Asian full-member teams for the top-5. — Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) Gurbaz also got a lifeline when he was caught at long-on...

T20 MATCH LIVE UPDATES Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2022 Highlights: Mendis, Rajapaksa guide Sri Lanka to 4-wicket win over Afghanistan Stay with TOI for all the live cricket score updates, ball by ball commentary, scorecard and highlights of the Asia Cup 2022 Super Four, Match 1 match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84 off 45 balls) is declared the Player of the Match despite ending on the losing side. Says that he is disappointed with the result and feels that they were 25 runs short. Shares that he was trying to stay positive and play his natural game. Admits that they didn't finish their batting innings well and they can do better. Tells that in his busy schedule, he just tries to follow the process and adds that Jonathan Trott, the head coach, works very hard with them. Hopes to do well and take that momentum to the T20 World Cup. Bhanuka Rajapaksa (31 off 14 balls) comes up for a quick word. Says that the wicket looked quite good when Afghanistan were batting and they just needed to be a bit cautious when the spinners bowled. Talks about his batting position and tells that in the Indian T20 League, he can bat at three, but to strengthen the middle order of Sri Lanka, he has been given the number five spot. Further says that his job is as a floater and he likes that. Tells that it's redemption for them and they have shown to the world that they are a good team. That's a wrap to this game. Get ready for Super Sunday now as the mother of all...

Afghanistan's Najibullah Zadran, third left, and Hazratullah Zazai, second right, shakes hand with Sri Lankan players on the end of the T20 cricket match of Asia Cup between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Highlights: Afghanistan bundled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 105 after opting to bowl in a Group B Asia Cup match on Saturday. Bhanuka Rajapaksa top-scored for Sri Lanka with a 29-ball 38, while Chamika Karunaratne made 31. Fazalhaq Farooqi (3/11), Mohammad Nabi (2/14) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2/24) shared seven wickets among them for Afghanistan. Follow SL vs AFG highlights below Dasun Shanaka:We would have bowled first as well. Six batters, two all-ronders and three genuine bowlers. We've got two new faces - Dilshan Madushanka and Matheesha Pathirana are making their debuts. Mohammad Nabi:We want to bowl first here. It's a fresh wicket, there's cricket after a long time in Dubai. We have plenty of all-rounders. Sri Lanka Squad: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Nuwanidu Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara Afghanistan Squad: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Na...