2023-09-05 17:41:33
Lahore: Sri Lankan bowler Dhananjaya de Silva bowled the first ball of the 38th over. Three runs gap between Afghanistan and Asia Cup Super Four. Mujeeb Rahman, who was at the striking end, hit the ball, but Sadira Samaravikrama caught the ball.
If Sri Lanka achieved the target of 292 runs in 37.1 overs, Afghanistan could have reached the Super Four from Group B. They were all out for 289 and lost their deserved victory. Sri Lanka (4) won the group by two runs. Bangladesh is another team that has come from B with two points. Aiming for a Super Four, Afghanistan started with a poor start. The first two wickets fell while scoring 27 runs in five overs.
Then Gulabuddin Naib (22 off 16 balls), Rahmat Shah (45 off 40 balls), captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (59 off 66 balls), Mohammad Nabi (65 off 32 balls), Karim Janat (22 off 13 balls), Najeebullah Sadran (23 off 15 balls), Rashid Khan (27 off 16 balls) and batting performance respectively brought the team to the verge of victory and Super Four qualification.
But unfortunately both were abandoned. Earlier, Sri Lanka scored 291 runs for eight wickets in 50 overs. The top scorer is Kushal Mendis who scored 92 runs off 84 balls. Among the Afghan bowlers, Gulabuddin and Sri Lankan player Kasun Rajitha took four wickets each.
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