An unlikely interference from a monitor lizard stopped the SL vs AFG Test briefly. The incident occurred in the 47th over as Afghanistan’s Nijat was bowling to Angelo Mathews who was at strike.
Unexpected creature stops SL vs AFG briefly
The incident occurred at the 47th over of the game as Nijat was bowling to Mathews, who was unbeaten on 46 runs. A monitor lizard that almost ventured into the field from the boundary line distarcted the fielder at the deep, who flagged the issue.
Sri Lanka bundled out Afghanistan for 198 runs in the 1st innings in the one-off SL vs AFG Test. The hosts managed to get off to a flying start, with opener Karunaratne scoring 77 runs off 72 deliveries. Mathews and Chandimal continued the onslauhght on Afghanistan after the openers were dismissed.
Sri Lanka cricket team’s wicketkeeper Sadeera Samarawickrama grabbed a stunning catch behind the stumps to dismiss Rahmat Shah. In the 46th over, Shah tried to play a paddle sweep off Prabath Jayasuriya’s delivery. However, Samarawickrama quickly moved to his left and plucked a low catch near his shin to end Rahat’s knock on 91.
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