Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka 32nd Match at Brisbane, 01 Nov, 2022

Toss: Afghanistan,who chose to bat
Afghanistan 144/8 (20)
Sri Lanka 148/4 (18.3)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Wanindu Hasaranga
  • Dasun Shanaka 0 * (0)
  • Dhananjaya de Silva 66 * (42)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, gets forward and tries to play away from the body but gets beaten.

Over 0.2 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a pitched up delivery to Pathum Nissanka, Boundary! Leans forward and cracks the drive to perfection and gets off the mark with a boundary.

Over 0.3 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, gets forward and nudges to deep square leg

Over 0.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, gets back in the crease and nudges it away through backward square leg and picks up an easy single.

Over 0.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and works it to short fine leg.

Over 0.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets inside the line and defends off the front foot

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, gets forward and drives and finds the man at cover

Over 1.2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it short of length to Pathum Nissanka, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and cuts it through cover-point and the  ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 1.3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a quicker arm ball to Pathum Nissanka, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 1.4 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it flat in the air to Pathum Nissanka, no run, gets closes the bat face early looking to nudge to leg, leading edge rolls back to the bowler

Over 1.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a quicker arm ball to Pathum Nissanka, no run, the ball takes the outside half of the bat and rolls to the off-side

Over 1.6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a quicker arm ball to Pathum Nissanka, out Bowled!! Nissanka playing well inside the line and missed it by a mile. Wears a puzzled face. But this was literally coming. First a leading edge, then found the outer half of the bat and now completely goes past the bat to hit off stump.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and plays inside the line and misses

Over 2.2 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a back of length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it down the leg side.

Over 2.3 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, no run, stays deep inside the crease and blocks it down the pitch.

Over 2.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and played well inside the line again to miss the ball. Lucky not to have edged that or be bowled

Over 2.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and went for a drive through the line, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 2.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run,  respects with a forward defence. Maiden over to back up Mujeeb's wicket-taking over

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it watchfully.

Over 3.2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets forward and tries the one-handed slice as he loses grip trying to flay through off-side, played to backward point

Over 3.3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it flat in the air to Dhananjaya de Silva,1 run, gets forward and drives hard, Mujeeb gets a hand on it and they get a single as the ball escapes to mid-off

Over 3.4 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis,1 run, goes deep inside the crease and pulls this to deep square leg

Over 3.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a quicker arm ball to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, gets  covers the line and keeps it out.

Over 3.6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, manages to keep it out

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Fareed Ahmad bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets late on the pull shot and got him on the inner thigh.

Over 4.2 Fareed Ahmad bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and defends it towards point.

Over 4.3 Fareed Ahmad bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and pulls and sends this aerial over mid-wicket for four.

Over 4.4 Fareed Ahmad bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, Boundary!  Short of a length delivery, sits up nicely, Kusal powers it over the infield. Another four.

Over 4.5 Fareed Ahmad bowls a back of length delivery to Kusal Mendis,1 run, Flicked this towards mid-on and took Rashid on, had to put in the dive in the end as Rashid had a shy

Over 4.6 Fareed Ahmad bowls a pitched up delivery to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, comes on to the front foot and driven straight to the man at cover.

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