Srilanka vs afghanistan

Dasun Shanaka says he is very pleased with the performance especially after going 1-0 down. States Dimuth Karunaratne has been really good for sometime now and he has a lot more to offer to Sri Lanka cricket. Adds they showed what they are capable off and the bowlers were brilliant in this game, especially Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara! Says the selectors and coaches will decide the squad for the Qualifiers. Hashmatullah Shahidi says it was a bad day for them, they were under pressure after losing wickets early. States it was a good batting wicket but losing early wickets did not help. Adds they need to improve and they are looking forward to the games ahead. Credits the way Ibrahim Zadran has played and he hopes he continues the good work. Can't really blame the Afghanistan bowlers, they just did not have enough runs on the board. They though will still be unhappy with how easily they let Lanka get to the target. They just were not upto the mark, first with the bat and then with the ball and in the field. Overall, it was a poor performance from them in a decider. Quite an easy win for Lanka and this will be a confidence booster heading into the World Cup Qualifiers. They were heavy favourites after their bowlers ran through the Afghanistan batting line-up and then their openers came out all guns blazing. Pathum Nissanka was on the attack and he got his fifty up in no time. The openers more or less sealed the deal with a good partnership. Pathum Nissanka fell but D...

Sri Lanka have thumped Afghanistan in the last two ODIs. Will keep them in good stead going forward. Dimuth's return to the ODI fold has allowed Nissanka to be the free spirited batter he is. Mendis at three adds a lot of meat. There is the experience of Mathews and power of Asalanka and Shanaka. Not to miss the mercurial DDS. Not a bad batting line up going forward. Their bowling also looked very decent. The pacers hitting the right straps would increase their chances at the qualifiers. Afghanistan will meet Bangladesh next whereas Sri Lanka go on to play the qualifiers. On that note, we will take a leave. See ya soon! Dasun Shanaka: After being 1-0 down, coming here and wrapping it up was special. Dimuth has been outstanding in the last two years. He has lot more to offer for Sri Lankan cricket. We played as a group and showed what we can do. Chameera and Kumara set it up for us. Selectors showed the faith in them and they have showed what they can do. Always good to have selection headache. Hashmatullah Shahidi: We had a bad day as batters. It happens in cricket. Still a good batting wicket. We lost early wickets. Some bad shot selections didn't help us. We need to improve. Specially in batting. We will work harder for the series against Bangladesh. Ibrahim has been doing good for the last one year. Hoping he will do good in Asia Cup and the World Cup. 13:42 Local Time, 08:12 GMT, 13:42 IST: Sri Lanka have won this in a hurry! They were chasing 117 and have done it in 1...

The first One Day International (ODI) match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in the 2023 series will take place on June 2, Friday, at Hambantota. The series consists of three matches and will be played over a span of five days from June 2 to June 7. All the matches will be held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Sri Lanka. Afghanistan has secured a direct qualification for the upcoming ODI World Cup, which will take place later this year. On the other hand, Sri Lanka did not manage to secure a position in the top eight rankings and will participate in the qualifiers starting later this month to seal a spot in the marquee event. Two teams will advance to the World Cup from the Qualifiers, which will also see Ireland, West Indies, Zimbabwe and the Netherlands battle it out with five Associate nations for two places. Hashmatullah Shahidi will captain the Afghanistan team. IPL star players. Rashid Khan will miss the first two games due to a lower back injury, but he is expected to make a comeback for the final ODI on June 7. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, is led by Dasun Shanaka, who was involved in the IPL 2023 recently. Matheesha Pathirana, who helped Chennai Super Kings to the title earlier this week, is also included. None Found SL vs AFG ODIs 2023 live: Where to watch In Sri Lanka: Supreme TV, Dialog TV and IPTV, SLBC (Radio) In Afghanistan: Telecast is available on RTA Sport and Sony Liv In India: The series will be shown live on the SonyLiv app. Fancode w...

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