Sri Lanka (SL) vs Afghanistan (SL), 2nd ODI Live Score and UpdatesSri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan in the must-win second ODI of the series in Hambantota on Sunday. Afghanistan lead the ODI series 1-0.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second ODI between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
Slight halt! Kusal Mendis is struggling a bit. Looks like he got a hit on his right knee. The physio is out in the middle to have a check on him.
32.3Noor Ahmad to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Full and on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama taps it to covers for one.
32.2Noor Ahmad to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR! Fine shot. Errs his line and bowls it on leg, Sadeera Samarawickrama moves forward and flicks it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
32.1Noor Ahmad to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Full and on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama eases it to mid-wicket.
Drinks! A fine, fine start from the hosts as they are 162/2 inside 32 overs of play. They will look to move up the gears and post a mammoth total on the board. Afghanistan on the other hand will look to bag some quick wickets and get the game in their control. An interesting phase awaits…
31.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Bowls it on middle, Sadeera Samarawickrama pulls it to backward square leg for one.
31.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Shorter one, this is blocked towards mid-wicket.
31.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kusal Mendis, Full and on off, this is defended towards mid off.
31.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Lands it on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama looks to flick it but gets an edge onto his pads. They collect a quick single.
31.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR! Excellent timing. Slightly shorter one, on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama cuts it through cover-point for a boundary.
31.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, On a length and on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama taps it to mid on.
30.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Kusal Mendis, Two more as this is again guided towards deep backward point.
30.5Azmatullah Omarzai to Kusal Mendis, Short and on off, Kusal Mendis cuts it to deep backward point for a couple of runs.
30.4Azmatullah Omarzai to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Full and on middle, Sadeera Samarawickrama pushes it to mid off for one.
30.3Azmatullah Omarzai to Sadeera Samarawickrama, On off, defended out.
30.2Azmatullah Omarzai to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR! Short and on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama pulls it but gets a top edge. The ball flies from over the keeper’s head for a boundary.
30.1Azmatullah Omarzai to Kusal Mendis, Short and on off, Kusal Mendis punches it to covers for one.
29.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama drills this back towards the bowler as he ends up deflecting it of his hands towards the stumps. Kusal Mendis was safely back in his crease.
29.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, On a length around off, Sadeera Samarawickrama looks to nudge this on the on side but gets hit on his thigh pads.
29.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama drives this straight towards short cover fielder for no run.
29.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Short and wide of off, Sadeera Samarawickrama looks to cut but misses out. A bit of extra bounce for Fazalhaq Farooqi.
29.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Back of a length on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama tucks this towards the short mid-wicket fielder for no run.
29.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one on off, Kusal Mendis pushes this towards sweeper cover for a single.
28.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up on off, Kusal Mendis drills this towards long off for a single.
28.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Tossed up in middle, Sadeera Samarawickrama pushes this towards long on for a single.
28.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Quicker and flatter wide of off, Sadeera Samarawickrama looks to cut but misses out.
28.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one on pads, Kusal Mendis sweeps this towards fine leg for a single.
28.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one on off, Kusal Mendis pushes this towards short cover for no run.
28.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Short of a length on pads, Sadeera Samarawickrama tucks this towards short fine leg and takes a quick single.
27.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Sadeera Samarawickrama, On a length outside off, Sadeera Samarawickrama pushes this towards sweeper cover for a single.
27.5Azmatullah Omarzai to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Good length delivery on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama taps this towards point for no run.
27.4Azmatullah Omarzai to Kusal Mendis, On a length outside off, Kusal Mendis punches this towards sweeper cover for a single.
27.3Azmatullah Omarzai to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Back of a length on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama punches this off his back foot towards sweeper cover for a single.
27.2Azmatullah Omarzai to Kusal Mendis, back of a length on off, Kusal Mendis pushes this towards the off side for a single.
27.1Azmatullah Omarzai to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one in middle, Kusal Mendis pushes this towards short mid-wicket fielder for no run.
26.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Quicker and flatter in middle, Kusal Mendis nudges this towards deep square leg for a single.
26.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up on off, Kusal Mendis defends this towards the short cover fielder for no run.
26.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sadeera Samarawickrama, On a length in middle, Sadeera Samarawickrama tucks this to long leg for a single.
26.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one outside off, Sadeera Samarawickrama pushes this back towards the bowler for no run.
26.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Short of a length in middle, Kusal Mendis pushes this towards square leg for a single.
26.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one in middle, Kusal Mendis defends this well.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes back into the attack.
25.6Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Short in length in middle, Kusal Mendis drills this towards long on for a single.
25.5Mohammad Nabi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Quicker and flatter on leg, Sadeera Samarawickrama pushes this towards long on for a single.
25.4Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Short in length on off, Kusal Mendis rolls this over towards long on for a single.
25.3Mohammad Nabi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Leg bye. Fuller one and a bit quicker, Sadeera Samarawickrama deflects this off his pads towards the square leg region for a single.
25.2Mohammad Nabi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one in middle, Sadeera Samarawickrama rolls it over towards deep square leg for a couple.
25.1Mohammad Nabi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama charges down the ground and edges this towards the short cover fielder for no run.
24.6Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one with pace on offer outside off, Kusal Mendis gives it a good look and decides to leave.
24.5Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up outside off, Kusal Mendis leaves this all alone.
24.4Noor Ahmad to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama drives this to long off for a single.
24.3Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one outside off, Kusal Mendis drives this to sweeper cover for a single.
24.2Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up in middle, Kusal Mendis nudges this towards deep mid-wicket region for a couple.
24.1Noor Ahmad to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one wide of off, Sadeera Samarawickrama shuffles to his leg and pushes this towards sweeper cover for a single.
23.6Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one in middle, Kusal Mendis pushes this towards the fielder at short mid-wicket for no run.
23.5Mohammad Nabi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one in middle, Sadeera Samarawickrama rolls this over towards mid-wicket region for a single.
23.4Mohammad Nabi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR! Short and wide of off, Sadeera Samarawickrama hops onto his backfoot and cuts this wide of the short third man fielder for a boundary.
23.3Mohammad Nabi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, FOUR! Fuller one on pads, Sadeera Samarawickrama sweeps this and finds the fence at the fine leg region. Noor Ahmad misfields this and the ball jumps over the fence.
23.2Mohammad Nabi to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one on off, Sadeera Samarawickrama drills this towards the bowler for no run. Mohammad Nabi fields well with hit fancy footwork.
23.1Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up on off, Kusal Mendis plays this late and slices this to short third man for a single.
22.6Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up in middle, Kusal Mendis pushes this towards the fielder at long on for a single.
22.5Noor Ahmad to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Fuller one in middle, Sadeera Samarawickrama nudges this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
22.4Noor Ahmad to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Short in length outside off, Sadeera Samarawickrama looks to cut but misses out.
22.3Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, OUT! Trapped in front of the wickets and gone. Quicker and flatter turning in towards the batter, Dimuth Karunaratne hops onto his back foot to roll it over towards the on side but gets beaten by the pace on it and the ball has hit him on his front pad. Loud appeal by the fielding unit and the umpire raises his finger. Dimuth Karunaratne takes a long walk back after a good half-century.
22.3Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Wide! Fuller one going down leg, Dimuth Karunaratne looks to flick but misses out.
22.2Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Short and closer to the off-stump line, Dimuth Karunaratne plays this very late and threads this wide of the diving short third man fielder for a boundary. Half-century for the experienced batter.
22.1Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Tossed up outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne drives this towards the extra cover fielder for no run.
21.6Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Length dragged back a bit, Dimuth Karunaratne punches this to sweeper cover for a single.
21.5Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one in middle, Kusal Mendis drills this wide of the sort mid-wicket fielder for a single.
21.4Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Leg-break on off, Kusal Mendis slices this towards the fielder at point for no run.
21.3Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Tossed up on off, Dimuth Karunaratne drives this to the fielder at short long off for a single.
21.2Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller and a bit quicker, Dimuth Karunaratne pushes this straight to the fielder at point for no run.
21.1Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Tossed up wide of off, Dimuth Karunaratne cuts this to the fielder at point.
20.6Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one in middle, Dimuth Karunaratne rolls this over towards long on for a single.
20.5Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Short in length on pads, Dimuth Karunaratne picks it up and smashes this past the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
20.4Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one in middle, Dimuth Karunaratne pushs this back towards the bowler for no run.
20.4Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Wide! Fuller one down leg, Dimuth Karunaratne looks to flick but misses out.
20.3Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Lands it outside off, Kusal Mendis cuts it to point for one.
20.2Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, A single as this is played towards covers.
20.1Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, On off, blocked out.
19.6Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Lands it on off, Kusal Mendis taps it to the man at covers.
19.5Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Some turn and bounce, pace off, Dimuth Karunaratne plays it uppishly towards the left of bowler who makes a diving attempt but just misses it. That was close!
19.4Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller and on off, Dimuth Karunaratne covers his line and blocks it away.
19.3Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Bowls it outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne slaps it to deep covers for a brace.
19.2Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Full and on off, Kusal Mendis eases it to mid on for one.
19.1Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Short and on middle, Kusal Mendis eases it to mid on.
18.6Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Quicker one, on off, Dimuth Karunaratne looks to block it but gets his pads. A loud appeal but the finger stays down. Afghanistan decides to go upstairs again. The replay shows that the impact was outside off and the onfield decision stands NOT OUT!
18.5Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Full and on off, Kusal Mendis pushes it to overs for one.
18.4Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Lands it on middle, Kusal Mendis blocks it away.
18.3Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller and outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne looks to play at it but misses. The keeper misses it as well and the batters cross.
18.2Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Full and on off, Kusal Mendis taps it to point and calls for a quick single. The fielder does well and throws it to the bowler who whips the bails off. The replay shows that Dimuth Karunaratne was just in. Close!
18.1Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Quicker one, outside off, Kusal Mendis looks to slap it but gets beaten.
17.6Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Lands it on leg, this is played towards the cover fielder.
17.5Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Shorter and on off, Kusal Mendis punches it to covers for one.
17.4Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Outside off, Kusal Mendis blocks it out.
17.3Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Another one on middle, Kusal Mendis eases it back.
17.2Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Straight on the pads, Kusal Mendis covers his line and blocks it away.
17.1Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Full and on off, Dimuth Karunaratne defends it away.
16.6Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Quicker one, on off, Kusal Mendis blocks it away.
16.5Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Lands it outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne drives it to covers for one.
16.4Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, On middle, this is defended towards covers.
16.3Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, On off, kept out.
16.2Noor Ahmad to Kusal Mendis, Fuller one, on middle, Kusal Mendis pushes it to covers for one.
16.1Noor Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Full and on off, Dimuth Karunaratne flicks it to square leg for one.
Spin from both ends as Noor Ahmad comes into the attack now.
15.6Mohammad Nabi to Kusal Mendis, Full and on off, this is defended back. A successful over from Mohammad Nabi comes to an end.
Drinks! It was a desired start from the hosts but they just lost their first wicket. They will look to build another gritty stand here and put up a mammoth total on the board. Afghanistan will look to get some quick wickets and put the hosts under pressure. Let’s see how the remaining contest pans out. Kusal Mendis is the next batter in.
15.5Mohammad Nabi to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! LBW! Full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka looks to block it but misses as it hits the pads. A loud appeal but the finger stays down. Mohammad Nabi decides to go upstairs after a long chat with Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Fair delivery and Ultra Edge shows no spike. Ball Tracking shows three reds and the onfield decision is overturned. Afghanistan gets their first.
15.4Mohammad Nabi to Pathum Nissanka, Full and on middle, this is defended back.
15.3Mohammad Nabi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one, this is flicked towards id on. The misfield allows the batters to cross.
15.2Mohammad Nabi to Pathum Nissanka, Slower one, this is flicked towards mid-wicket for one.
15.1Mohammad Nabi to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it outside off, Pathum Nissanka looks to slap it but misses.
Mohammad Nabi comes into the attack from the first time in the game.
14.6Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Angles it in from outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne looks to play at it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. Dot to end with.
14.5Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, On off, blocked out.
14.4Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Lands it on middle, Dimuth Karunaratne flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.
14.3Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Excellent timing. Full and around leg, Dimuth Karunaratne picks it well and flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder chases it but the ball wins the race.
14.2Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Outside off again, Pathum Nissanka guides it to point for one.
14.1Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it outside off, Pathum Nissanka looks to play at it but misses.
13.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it on middle, Nissanka taps it to mid off for one.
13.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Slower one on middle, this is defended back.
13.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Another single as a fuller ball is flicked towards mid-wicket.
13.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, A single as this is played towards mid off.
13.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Lands it outside off, Karunarathe eases it to backward point for a single.
13.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Slower one, outside off, Karunarathe looks to sweep it but misses.
12.6Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Full and outside off, Nissanka eases it to point.
12.5Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Short ball, pace off. Nissanka picks it well and pulls it through mid-wicket as the ball finds the fence in a flash.
12.4Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, On off, defended out.
12.4Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Wide! Short and on middle, Nissanka looks to pull it but misses. A stifled appeal from the keeper, but it is turned down. The umpire signals wide.
12.3Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Full and on off, Nissanka drives it but finds the cover fielder.
12.2Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Short and on outside off, Nissanka looks to block it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls towards the keeper.
12.1Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Short and on middle, Dimuth Karunaratne tucks it to backward square leg for one.
11.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Fine shot. Full and outside off, Pathum Nissanka makes room and slaps it through covers as the ball races away from the fence in no time.
11.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne guides it to fine leg for one.
11.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Lands it on off, this is pushed to covers.
11.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker one this time, Pathum Nissanka works it to mid-wicket for one.
11.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Full and on off, defended again.
11.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Bowls it on middle, this is defended back.
10.6Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, On middle, this is defended towards mid on.
10.5Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Short ball, on middle, Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it away.
10.4Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Too full, on off, Pathum Nissanka drives it to deep covers for one.
10.3Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Angling in from outside off, this is eased away towards point for a quick one.
10.2Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Full this time, on off, Pathum Nissanka looks to slap it but miscues it to mid off for one.
10.1Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Short and on off, this is punched towards the cover fielder.
9.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one in middle, Dimuth Karunaratne drills this towards long on for a couple of runs.
9.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up in middle, Pathum Nissanka works this towards the fielder at square leg for a single.
9.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Tossed up in middle, Dimuth Karunaratne nudges this towards the fielder at long leg for a single.
9.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Tossed up on off, Dimuth Karunaratne slices this towards the fielder at point for no run.
9.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Tossed up on off, Dimuth Karunaratne strides forward and pushes this wide of the mid off fielder for a beautifully struck boundary.
9.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one on off, Dimuth Karunaratne defends this right in front for no run.
8.6Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, On a length around middle and leg, Dimuth Karunaratne tucks this wide of the fielder at mid-on for a single.
8.5Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one around leg, Dimuth Karunaratne tucks this straight to the fielder at short mid-wicket.
8.5Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Wide! Fuller one down leg, Dimuth Karunaratne looks to flick but misses out. Wide signaled by the umpire.
8.4Fareed Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, On a length around middle, Dimuth Karunaratne looks to play across but edges this in front of short cover for no run.
8.3Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one outside off, Pathum Nissanka opens his arms and lofts this from the bottom of his bat over short cover fielder for three runs.
8.2Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one wide of off, Pathum Nissanka drives this and finds the fielder at cover for no run.
8.1Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller delivery wide of off, Pathum Nissanka leaves this for the keeper to collect.
8.1Fareed Ahmad to Pathum Nissanka, Wide! Full and wide outside off, Pathum Nissanka leaves this as this was way too wide.
Fareed Ahmad replaces Fazalhaq Farooqi.
7.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one on off, Dimuth Karunaratne strides out and defends this back towards the bowler.
7.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller and flatter around off, Dimuth Karunaratne looks to defend but gets beaten by the turn on this as the ball hits his back pad. Loud appeal by the bowler and the umpire turns this down. Hashmatullah Shahidi asks for a review but the ball was missing and the visitors lose a review here.
7.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one around middle, Pathum Nissanka drills this towards long on for a single.
7.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Wide! Quicker and flatter drifting down leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to roll it down but misses out.
7.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one in middle, Pathum Nissanka rolls it over towards the fielder at short mid-wicket for no run.
7.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one on off, Pathum Nissanka solidly defends this.
7.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one in middle, Pathum Nissanka defends this back towards the bowler.
6.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one on off, Dimuth Karunaratne cuts this and finds the fielder at cover-point.
6.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Poor delivery from Fazalhaq Farooqi gets the treatment it deserves as Dimuth Karunaratne smashes this away for a boundary. Half-tracker outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne drives this and threads the off side for a boundary.
6.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Full and wide outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne pushes this towards the off side for no run.
6.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length around the waist, Pathum Nissanka tucks it towards square leg and takes a quick single.
6.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, On a length around middle, Pathum Nissanka defends this solidly from behind.
6.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Overpitched delivery in the slot on off, Pathum Nissanka clears his front leg and drives this, finds the gap at the off side for a boundary.
5.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one in the line of stumps, Pathum Nissanka pushes this towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
5.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Short in length on middle, Pathum Nissanka pushes this towards the fielder at short mid-wicket for no run.
5.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller and flatter on pads, Pathum Nissanka pushes this towards the on side for no run.
5.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Pathum Nissanka, Quicker and flatter going down leg, Pathum Nissanka gets hit on his pads.
5.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one around off, Dimuth Karunaratne pushes this towards long on for a single.
5.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one wide of off, Dimuth Karunaratne leaves it all alone.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes into the attack.
4.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one on middle, Pathum Nissanka tucks it towards the square leg fielder for no run.
4.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one on off, Pathum Nissanka defends this off his front foot for no run.
4.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Good length delivery on pads, Dimuth Karunaratne rolls it over towards the short mid-wicket fielder for a single.
4.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one on off, Dimuth Karunaratne slices this towards point for no run.
4.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Touch fuller outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne gives it a good look and leaves it.
4.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Fuller one outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne strides forwards and drives this towards mid off for no run.
3.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Pathum Nissanka punches this off his back foot and threads the gap between point and cover-point for a boundary.
3.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, Wide! On a length drifting down leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to flick but misses out.
3.5Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, On a length outside off, Pathum Nissanka cuts this straight towards Najibullah Zadran at point.
3.4Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one outside off, Pathum Nissanka drills this back towards the bowler.
3.3Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one on off, Pathum Nissanka defends this well.
3.2Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Back of a length delivery on top of off, Pathum Nissanka looks to defends but gets a thickish outside edge that takes the ball away from the fielder at first slip and into the fence at the third man region.
3.1Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one going down leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to glance this but gets hit on his pads.
2.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Bread and butter stuff for Dimuth Karunaratne here. Fuller one on his pads, Dimuth Karunaratne could hit these deliveries for boundaries all day along. He rolls his wrists yet again and threads the gap on the on side for a boundary towards mid-wicket.
2.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, Back of a length around middle, Dimuth Karunaratne pushes this back towards the bowler for no run.
2.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Overpitched delivery on the pads, Dimuth Karunaratne picks it up and rolls his wrists for a beautifully struck boundary towards the deep mid-wicket region.
2.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Good length delivery around the pads, Pathum Nissanka rolls this over towards deep square leg region for 3 runs.
2.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Full and wide outside off, Pathum Nissanka leaves this for the keeper to collect.
2.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller one outside off with some width on offer to open up his arms, Pathum Nissanka slashes hard at this but fails to connect.
1.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Dimuth Karunaratne, On a length around the waist, Dimuth Karunaratne pushes this to the fielder at mid-wicket region for no run.
1.5Azmatullah Omarzai to Dimuth Karunaratne, Good length delivery outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne leaves this all alone.
1.4Azmatullah Omarzai to Dimuth Karunaratne, On a length outside off, Dimuth Karunaratne pushes this to the fielder at short cover.
1.3Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, On a length around middle, Pathum Nissanka nudges this in front of mid-wicket fielder for a single.
1.2Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! A stroke stating conviction from the bat of Pathum Nissanka. Back of a length around off, Pathum Nissanka gets into the position early and pulls this towards the vacant sqaure leg fence for a boundary.
1.1Azmatullah Omarzai to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller delivery around off, Pathum Nissanka drives this towards mid on for no run.
Azmatullah Omarzai will bowl from the other end.
0.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Good length delivery outside off, Pathum Nissanka punches this to cover-point and takes a single as the fielder fumbles a bit.
0.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Fuller delivery going down leg, Pathum Nissanka looks to flick this but gets a deflection of his pads as the keeper collects it.
0.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Short and wide outside off, Pathum Nissanka looks to capitalise on this but hits this straight to the fielder at cover-point.
0.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Good length delivery around off-stump line, Pathum Nissanka solidly defends this back towards the bowler.
0.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, On a length around middle and off, Pathum Nissanka looks to poke at this but it was angling away from the batter as he gets beaten on his outside edge.
0.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pathum Nissanka, Back of a length on top of off, Pathum Nissanka hops on his toes and defends this well.
The players are out in the middle followed by the umpires. Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne are the two openers for the hosts while Fazalhaq Farooqi will bowl the first over.
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Skipper Afghanistan) says they would have bowled first here so happy with the toss. He adds that the last game was one of the best performances from the side and we are going with the same team. He also adds that they need to be a bit more attentive in the field and the bowlers need to execute plans even more so that they could keep improving.
Dasun Shanaka (Skipper Sri Lanka) says they will bat first as the pitch is the same as the other day. He adds that the main aim is to play a positive brand of cricket and the team would be looking to play with that in this game as well. He also adds that the chaos at the top is being taken care of well and Dimuth Karunaratne came back into the side after a long time so the team will back him. The team has shuffled and they have 4 changes today.
Afghanistan (Playing XI) – Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad
Sri Lanka (Playing XI) – Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (WK), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama (Replaces Angelo Mathews), Dasun Shanaka (C), Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga (replaces Dushan Hemantha), Maheesh Theekshana (Replaces Lahiru Kumara), Dushmantha Chameera (replaces Matheesha Pathirana), Kasun Rajitha.
Sri Lanka has won the toss and they have decided to bat first.
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