Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Match at Dubai, 27 Aug, 2022

Toss: Afghanistan, who chose to bowl
Sri Lanka 105/10 (19.4)
Afghanistan 106/2 (10.1)
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Fazalhaq Farooqi
  • Najibullah Zadran 2 * (2)
  • Hazratullah Zazai 37 * (28)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka,1 run, gets forward and glanced through backward square leg

Over 0.2 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, A mini-shuffle and he lifts it over the bowler's head. Nabi runs back from mid-on, slides and pulls the ball back in

Over 0.3 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no run, comes on to the front foot and lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls it short of length to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets back in the crease and steered straight to backward point

Over 0.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, out Lbw!!  Kusal Mendis got into an awkward position as he looked to play across the line. Beaten on the inside edge and pinned on the back leg. Clearly no bat. Three reds on HawkEye.

Over 0.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Charith Asalanka, out Lbw!!

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it down the pitch watchfully.

Over 1.2 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a back of length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, gets across the line and misses the flick to wear it on the pads

Over 1.3 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a pitched up delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, gets forward and drives towards cover

Over 1.4 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka, no run, goes back in the crease and  defending it on the off-side

Over 1.5 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a slower one to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs, down the track and waits before dragging it to deep mid-wicket with a heave

Over 1.6 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good length delivery to Pathum Nissanka,  out Caught by Gurbaz!! Nissanka walked forward and moved slightly leg-side for an ambitious heave across the line. Was there a faint outside edge? "I see a spike as the ball passes the bat. Satisified bat involved," says the TV umpire.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, gets forward and brings his bat down hurriedly and somehow keeps it out. Inside-edges onto his pad

Over 2.2 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a pitched up delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, gets forward and knocked to mid-on

Over 2.3 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, gets right behind the line on the back foot and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 2.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, stands tall and pushes this length ball toards extra cover

Over 2.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a good length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, gets forward and throws his bat for a cut. Gets an inside edge onto his pad

Over 2.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a slower one to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, stays deep inside the crease and blocks it out watchfully.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a good length delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,1 run, moves across in the crease and clipped away in front of square on the on-side

Over 3.2 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a pitched up delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, gets forward and  jams is down the pitch, past the bowler

Over 3.3 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a pitched up delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,Six!  Gets latches onto it. Spots the change of pace, gets under it and swings through the line to loft it over long-off

Over 3.4 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a back of length delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, no run, gets inside the line on the back foot and defends it back to Naveen-ul-Haq

Over 3.5 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a back of length delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,1 run, opens his bat-face and guides this length ball towards short third man

Over 3.6 Naveen-ul-Haq bowls a pitched up delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, Boundary! Leans across with a bent back leg and plays a sublime drive through the off-side and gets a boundary.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, no run,  comes down the track and goes hard on the drive only to miscue it to mid-off

Over 4.2 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,1 run, gets forward and  nudged towards short fine leg

Over 4.3 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls a quicker arm ball to Danushka Gunathilaka, no run, goes deep inside the crease and clipped to mid-wicket

Over 4.4 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it flat in the air to Danushka Gunathilaka,1 run, gets back in the crease and punched to long-on

Over 4.5 Mujeeb Ur Rahman tossed up delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, no run, gets forward and fails to make contact with his cut shot as the ball bounces over the edge

Over 4.6 Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowls it flat in the air to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,1 run, gets forward and worked with the angle to square leg

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