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 8.1: No runs. Rashid Khan to Wanindu Hasaranga,

Over 8.2: Single. Rashid Khan to Wanindu Hasaranga,

Over 8.3: Wide ball. Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,

Over 8.3: Two runs. Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,

Over 8.4: Single. Rashid Khan to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,

Over 8.5: No runs. Rashid Khan to Wanindu Hasaranga,

Over 8.6: No runs. Rashid Khan to Wanindu Hasaranga,

Over 11.1 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, no run, steered to short third man and Rajapaksa sets off for a non-existent single, gets rightly sent back by Karunaratne

Over 11.2 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa,1 run,  gets down low and miscues the sweep to deep square leg

Over 11.3 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Chamika Karunaratne,1 run, gets forward and  nudges it into the on-side. Rashid Khan gets to the ball quickly and has a shy at the bowler's end.

Over 11.4 Rashid Khan bowls it flat in the air to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it on the off-side.

Over 11.5 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, no run, gets forward and throws his arms to try and launch it over extra cover, connects with thin air

Over 11.6 Rashid Khan bowls a quicker arm ball to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, no run, brings his bat down hurriedly to somehow keep it out towards point with a chop

Over 13.1 Rashid Khan bowls it short of length to Matheesha Pathirana, no run, goes on to the back foot and went for a cut but misses.

Over 13.2 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Matheesha Pathirana, no run, gets a big stride forward and blocks it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 13.3 Rashid Khan bowls it flat in the air to Matheesha Pathirana, 2 runs, got an inside edge that went between his legs before rolling to fine leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 13.4 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Matheesha Pathirana, no run, gets inside the line and  played back at the bowler off the back foot

Over 13.5 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Matheesha Pathirana,1 run, goes down on one leg for a slog-sweep and gets an inside edge onto his pad that rolls to square leg.

Over 13.6 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Chamika Karunaratne, no run, shuffled across to defend and got beaten on the inside edge to get pinned on the pads.

Over 15.1 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Dilshan Madushanka,1 run, pushed to backward point off the back foot

Over 15.2 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Chamika Karunaratne, no run, stays deep inside the crease and  jammed down to long-on and Karunaratne doesn't take the single

Over 15.3 Rashid Khan bowls a quicker arm ball to Chamika Karunaratne, no run, makes room to cut and gets an under-edge that eludes the keeper

Over 15.4 Rashid Khan tossed up delivery to Chamika Karunaratne, no run, gets forward and misses the defence, the ball struck on the pads down the leg side.

Over 15.5 Rashid Khan bowls it flat in the air to Chamika Karunaratne, no run, skips down the pitch and misses the clip. The ball dies down on the leg-side off the pad

Over 15.6 Rashid Khan bowls it short of length to Chamika Karunaratne,1 run, makes room and cuts hurriedly to deep point.