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SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR as Afghanistan DEMOLISH Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in Asia Cup 2022 opener, Watch Afghanistan beat SriLanka Highlights

SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR as Afghanistan DEMOLISH Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in Asia Cup 2022 opener, Watch Afghanistan beat SriLanka Highlights

SL vs AFG Highlights: Asia Cup 2022 Live: Afghanistan win by 8 wickets: Afghanistan have demolished Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to get off to a flying start in the Asia Cup 2022. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Fazalhaq Farooqi were their stars. Sent to bat, Sri Lanka could only manage 105 as Farooqi returned with 3/11. […]

SL vs AFG Highlights: Asia Cup 2022 Live: Afghanistan win by 8 wickets: Afghanistan have demolished Sri Lanka by 8 wickets to get off to a flying start in the Asia Cup 2022. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Fazalhaq Farooqi were their stars. Sent to bat, Sri Lanka could only manage 105 as Farooqi returned with 3/11. Afghanistan chased down the target in 10.1 overs with Gurbaz smashing 18-ball 40. Follow SriLanka vs Afghanistan Highlights & Asia Cup Cricket Live updates on Insidesport.IN

Chasing a small target of 106, Afghanistan looked in a hurry. The inexperienced bowling attack of Sri Lanka made plenty of mistakes early on. But it was the brilliance of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai was there for everyone to see. Gurbaz was off to a flying start, smashing 40 off 18 balls. 

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SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR as Afghanistan DEMOLISH Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in opener, Check Asia Cup 2022 Highlights

SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR, Afghanistan DEMOLISH SriLanka by 8 wickets in opener, Follow Asia Cup 2022 LIVE Updates, Asia Cup Live

Maheesh Theekshana and Chamika Karunaratne went for 21 each in the 5th and 6th overs as Afghanistan scored 83/0 in the powerplay. This was an Asia Cup record while also the highest by an Asian side.

While Wanindu Hasaranga cleaned up Gurbaz, it was too little too late. Zazai and Ibrahim Zadran kept the scorecard ticking. But then, Zadran departed off a run-out. In the end, Afghanistan chased the target with 59 balls remaining.

SL vs AFG Highlights:

  • Player of the Match: Fazalhaq Farooqi (3/11 in 3.4)
  • 105: It was Sri Lanka’s lowest score against Afghanistan.
  • 83: Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Hazaratullah Zazai hit 83 runs in powerplay. It is an Asia Cup record.
  • 2: Afghanistan’s 8-wicket win with 59 balls to spare is the 2nd biggest margin in terms of balls remaining. The highest remains against Ireland with 73 balls to spare. Afghanistan hold that record as well.  

SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR as Afghanistan DEMOLISH Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in opener, Check Asia Cup 2022 Highlights

SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR, Afghanistan DEMOLISH SriLanka by 8 wickets in opener, Follow Asia Cup 2022 LIVE Updates, Asia Cup Live

Earlier, Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bowl first. Sri Lanka were off to a terrible start with Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka departing in the first over of Fazalhaq Farooqi bagging both. Then Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka rather controversially. While he referred the umpire’s decision, the TV umpire gave it OUT although there was no clear spike on the Ultra-edge.

With Sri Lanka down 5/3, Danushka Gunathilaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa began the rescue act. They added 44 runs to delay the inevitable for some time. However, Mujeeb Ur Rahman removed Gunathilaka and soon Wanindu Hasaranga also departed. Then, there was a harakiri with Rajapaksa and Theekshana run-out in two successive balls. 

In the end, Rajapaksa’s 29-ball 38 was the highest while Karunaratne scored 38-ball 31 to help Sri Lanka avoid their lowest total.

SL vs AFG Highlights: Gurbaz & Farooqi STAR as Afghanistan DEMOLISH Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in opener, Check Asia Cup 2022 Highlights

Afghanistan Live Scorecard:

Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR
Hazratullah Zazai Not out 37 28 5 1 132.14
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) b W Hasaranga 40 18 3 4 222.22
Ibrahim Zadran runout (M Theekshana) 15 13 2 0 115.38
Najibullah Zadran Not out 2 2 0 0 100.00
Extra 12 (b 0, w 7, nb 0, lb 5)
Total 106/2 (10.1)
Yet To Bat Karim JanatMohammad NabiRashid KhanAzmatullah OmarzaiNaveen-ul-HaqMujeeb Ur RahmanFazalhaq Farooqi
BOWLING O M R W ECON
Dilshan Madushanka 1 0 10 0 10.00
Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 35 0 8.75
Matheesha Pathirana 1 0 16 0 16.00
Wanindu Hasaranga 3 0 19 1 6.33
Chamika Karunaratne 1 0 20 0 20.00
Charith Asalanka 0.1 0 1 0 6.00
Fall Of Wickets FOW Over
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 1-83 6.1
Ibrahim Zadran 2-103 9.2

 

Sri Lanka Batting Scorecard:

Batsmen R B 4S 6S SR
Pathum Nissanka c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Naveen-ul-Haq 3 7 0 0 42.86
Kusal Mendis (WK) lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 4 0 0 50.00
Charith Asalanka lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi 0 1 0 0 0.00
Danushka Gunathilaka c Karim Janat b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 17 17 3 0 100.00
Bhanuka Rajapaksa runout (Mohammad Nabi) 38 29 5 1 131.03
Wanindu Hasaranga c Mohammad Nabi b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2 8 0 0 25.00
Dasun Shanaka (C) c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mohammad Nabi 0 1 0 0 0.00
Chamika Karunaratne b Fazalhaq Farooqi 31 38 3 1 81.58
Maheesh Theekshana runout (Rahmanullah Gurbaz / Naveen-ul-Haq) 0 0 0 0 0.00
Matheesha Pathirana c Najibullah Zadran b Mohammad Nabi 5 12 0 0 41.67
Dilshan Madushanka Not out 1 2 0 0 50.00
Extra 6 (b 0, w 4, nb 1, lb 1)
Total 105/10 (19.4)
Yet To Bat
BOWLING O M R W ECON
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3.4 1 11 3 3.00
Naveen-ul-Haq 3 0 23 1 7.67
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4 0 24 2 6.00
Azmatullah Omarzai 1 0 20 0 20.00
Mohammad Nabi 4 0 14 2 3.50
Rashid Khan 4 0 12 0 3.00
Fall Of Wickets FOW Over
K Mendis 1-3 0.5
C Asalanka 2-3 0.6
Pathum Nissanka 3-5 1.6
D Gunathilaka 4-49 7.2
W Hasaranga 5-60 9.2
D Shanaka 6-64 10.1
B Rajapaksa 7-69 12.2
M Theekshana 8-69 12.3
Matheesha Pathirana 9-75 14.6
C Karunaratne 10-105 19.4

 

Group B Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0 2 5.176
Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 1 0 1 0 0 0 -5.176

Afghanistan Playing XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana

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