Live Cricket Scorecard - SL vs AFG 1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of AFG in SL, 3 ODIs, 2023

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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

MATCH TEAMS

Sri Lanka
Dimuth Karunaratne
Kusal Mendis (W)
Pathum Nissanka
Charith Asalanka
Angelo Mathews
Dasun Shanaka (C)
Dhananjaya de Silva
Dushan Hemantha
Kasun Rajitha
Lahiru Kumara
Matheesha Pathirana

Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)
Ibrahim Zadran
Rahmat Shah
Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)
Najibullah Zadran
Mohammad Nabi
Azmatullah Omarzai
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Noor Ahmad
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fareed Ahmad

MATCH INFO

Toss:Afghanistan, who chose to field
Venue:Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires:Nitin Menon (IND), Prageeth Rambukwella (SL) and Michael Gough (ENG)
Match Referee:Ranjan Madugalle (SL)
Match Date:Fri, 02nd Jun 2023

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SL - INN AFG - INN

1
46.5: Matheesha Pathirana to Najibullah Zadran, Short and wide of off, Najibullah Zadran smashes this towards backward point for a single as the visitors achieve what was need to win this game.

4
46.4: Matheesha Pathirana to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! Short and wide of off, Najibullah Zadran lofts this over the point fielder for a boundary. The visitors need just 1 run to win.

1
46.3: Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nabi, Yorker on off, Mohammad Nabi pushes this to sweeper cover for a single.

4
46.2: Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nice shot! This is full and on off, Mohammad Nabi opens the face of the bat late and steers it wide of third man for a boundary. Afghanistan one big hit away from the win now.

1
46.1: Matheesha Pathirana to Najibullah Zadran, A low full toss, on off, Najibullah Zadran forces it towards covers for a single.

End of over 46
AFG258/4
AFG Batting M Nabi 22(26) N Zadran 1(3)

4
45.6: Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! A pressure-releasing shot! This is short again, outside off, Mohammad Nabi this time hops up a bit and cuts it over point for a boundary.

0
45.5: Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Nabi, Kasun Rajitha bangs this short again, on middle, Mohammad Nabi looks to pull but gets hurried and the ball hits his helmet. The physio is in for the mandatory concussion check but Nabi seems okay to continue.

1
45.4: Kasun Rajitha to Najibullah Zadran, Fuller and on off, Najibullah Zadran taps it wide of point for a single.

0
45.3: Kasun Rajitha to Najibullah Zadran, Back of a length and around off, shaping away, Najibullah Zadran leaves it alone.

0
45.2: Kasun Rajitha to Najibullah Zadran, On a length and on off, Najibullah Zadran pushes it towards short covers.

0
45.1: Kasun Rajitha to Hashmatullah Shahidi, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kasun Rajitha gets another wicket! He bangs this short and around off, Hashmatullah Shahidi stays there and tries to cut it away but gets the slightest of edge behind where Kusal Mendis pouches it safely. However, only Kasun Rajitha is appealing for the catch and finally Shahidi walks off the field. Afghanistan four down now!

End of over 45
AFG253/3
AFG Batting M Nabi 18(24) H Shahidi 38(46)

0
44.6: Dhananjaya de Silva to Mohammad Nabi, A full toss, on middle, Mohammad Nabi drives it straight back to the bowler.

1
44.5: Dhananjaya de Silva to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Flatter, full and on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi uses his feet and drills it towards long on for one.

2
44.4: Dhananjaya de Silva to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shortish and on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi turns it towards deep square leg for a brace.

1
44.3: Dhananjaya de Silva to Mohammad Nabi, Floated, full and on leg, Mohammad Nabi tucks it through square leg for a run.

0
44.2: Dhananjaya de Silva to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Short and around leg, Hashmatullah Shahidi misses his flick and it goes off his pads towards short fine leg. A leg bye is taken.

2
44.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Buzzers! This is tossed up, full and on middle, Hashmatullah Shahidi reverse-sweeps it towards point where the fielder dives to his left to stop it as the batters set off foe a run. However, his throw is a wild one at the batter's end where Kusal Mendis fails to stop it which allows an extra run.

End of over 50
SL268/10
SL Batting M Pathirana 1(2) L Kumara 4(5)

0
49.6: Azmatullah Omarzai to Matheesha Pathirana, OUT! RUN OUT! Sri Lanka have been bowled out on the last ball of their innings then. Azmatullah Omarzai serves this full and on off, Matheesha Pathirana pushes it towards extra covers and sets off for the run but Hashmatullah Shahidi there pick up and throws at the bowler's end where Azmatullah Omarzai does the rest. The replay shows that Matheesha Pathirana is well shot of the crease. Sri Lanka finishes on 268!

1
49.5: Azmatullah Omarzai to Lahiru Kumara, Overpitched and on off, Lahiru Kumara looks to scoop it but miscues it towards short third man for one.

2
49.4: Azmatullah Omarzai to Lahiru Kumara, Full again and on off, Lahiru Kumara manages to just loft it over mid off for a couple of runs. They should have tried for the third there.

1
49.3: Azmatullah Omarzai to Matheesha Pathirana, Fullish and on middle, Matheesha Pathirana tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

0
49.2: Azmatullah Omarzai to Kasun Rajitha, OUT! TIMBER! Azmatullah Omarzai strikes! Kasun Rajitha goes back for a golden duck. Azmatullah Omarzai nails the yorker, on leg, Kasun Rajitha is very late and misses it as the ball goes of his pads to shatter the stumps. Sri Lanka nine down now! Also, Matheesha Pathirana is the last man in.

0
49.1: Azmatullah Omarzai to Lahiru Kumara, OUT! RUN OUT! A disappointing end to an incredible knock from Charith Asalanka. This is full and around off, Lahiru Kumara swings wildly at it but misses as the batters set off for the bye, but Rahmanullah Gurbaz is sharp behind the stumps and is quick to collect and hits bullseye at the batter's end where Charith Asalanka is not even in the frame. He has done his job though but he would have liked to get that hundred. Kasun Rajitha walks out next to bat.

End of over 49
SL264/7
SL Batting L Kumara 1(2) C Asalanka 91(95)

1
48.6: Fareed Ahmad to Lahiru Kumara, A low full toss, on off, Lahiru Kumara drills it through covers for a single. So, Charith Asalanka will not be on strike in the last over.

0
48.5: Fareed Ahmad to Lahiru Kumara, Fullish and on middle, Lahiru Kumara knocks it back towards the bowler.

0
48.4: Fareed Ahmad to Dushan Hemantha, OUT! TAKEN! Fareed Ahmad has the last laugh here! He bowls a high full toss, on off, Dushan Hemantha tries loft it over mid off but fails to get the timing right as he tries to hit it too hard. As a result, it loops in the air wide of mid off where Noor Ahmad runs to his right and takes a simple catch. A good cameo though from Dushan Hemantha.

0
48.3: Fareed Ahmad to Dushan Hemantha, Good comeback from Fareed Ahmad! He nails the yorker, outside off, Dushan Hemantha is late to put his bat down in time and misses.

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48.2: Fareed Ahmad to Dushan Hemantha, SIX! BANG! Dushan Hemantha goes big! Fareed Ahmad bowls this slower again, short and on off, Dushan Hemantha waits for it and hammers it way over the deep square leg fence for a biggie.

1
48.1: Fareed Ahmad to Charith Asalanka, A slower one, short and on off, Charith Asalanka backs away and toe-ends it over the bowler's head for a single.

End of over 48
SL256/6
SL Batting D Hemantha 16(17) C Asalanka 90(94)

2
47.6: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dushan Hemantha, Fullish and around off, Dushan Hemantha shuffles across and lofts it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

1
47.5: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charith Asalanka, A high full toss, on off, Charith Asalanka miscues his heave towards deep square leg for one.

2
47.4: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charith Asalanka, A good yorker now, on off, Charith Asalanka digs it off the inner half towards the mid on region and comes back for the second.

0
47.3: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charith Asalanka, Swing and a miss! This is fuller one and on off, Charith Asalanka swings hard but fails to connect.

4
47.2: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Great batting! Fazalhaq Farooqi tries the slower one but serves a full toss, on off, Charith Asalanka moves across early and slogs it towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

1
47.1: Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dushan Hemantha, This is on a hard length and on off, Dushan Hemantha slaps it towards long off for a single.

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AFG in SL, 3 ODIs, 2023 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

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