🏏ICC Men's T20I WC 2022: Super 12 - Group 1 - SL vs AFG - 01/11/22🏏 - Page 9

AFG 144/8 (20)

SL 148/4 (18.3)

Sri Lanka won by 6 wkts

Congratulations Sri Lanka team and to all its supporters

Clinical from Dhananjaya who fittingly hits the winning runs. Sri Lanka's bowlers bowled really well in the back end of the innings to restrict Afghanistan to a below-par score. In reply, the Asian champions got off to a slow start. They lost both their openers to spin and were 63/2 at the halfway stage. After the drinks break, Dhananjaya decided to up the ante and went about his business in style.

Wanindu Hasaranga, Player of the Match: We lost last two games against Australia and New Zealand. We had to play our best game. I am really happy. Last game also I thought Zampa bowled well. I tried to vary my pace here. Perth was very good for the batters. I had gone for a few runs against Australia. But I knew I will bounce back. I had the support of big boundaries here.

Congratulations SL. 🥳

Thanks

Afghanistan :144/8 (20 ovs)

Gurbaz 28, Ghani 27, Ibrahim 22

Rajitha>>4/0/31/1

Madushan>3/0/24/0

Kumara>4/0/30/2

Theekshana>4/0/33/0

Hasaranga->4/0/13/3

Dhananjaya >1/0/9/1

(G.Naib run out)

Sri lanka :148/4 (18.4 ovs)

Mendis 25, Asalanka 19, Dhananjya de Silva 42 ball 66 not out, Rajapaksa 18.

Only Successful bowler

Listed below

Mujeeb Ur Rahman>3.4/0/23/2

Rashid Khan> 4/0/31/2

SL won by 6 wkts

8 ball spares🤠

Player of the match

Hasaranga🤠🤓

If Sri lanka beat England they will Qualify for Semi Final

Originally posted by: Duetslover

If Sri lanka beat England they will Qualify for Semi Final

AFG 144/8

SL

(18.3/20 ov, T:145) 148/4

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Wanindu Hasaranga is the player of the match for his boundary-less three-wicket spell: "We lost our last two games against Australia and New Zealand. We had to play at our best. I am really happy with the way the boys played. I saw Zampa bowled really well in the last match and tried to bowl in line of the stumps and vary my pace. In Perth I went for some runs and that pitch is very good for batters. I knew how I could come back strong and I think I did that. [Bowling the last over] These [long] boundaries and on this surfaces, I knew how to bowl with these big boundaries."

Dhananjaya not just helps Sri Lanka romp home but also deals the knockout blow to Afghanistan, who are now out of the semi-final race. A target of 145 was not to be a huge challenge to this Sri Lankan line-up but a few early wickets could have helped Afghanistan. They managed to just pick up two in the first ten overs and thereon they were always fighting a tough battle. Dhananjaya's stay in the middle ensured that there is no other end to this script. The scorecard may or may not suggest it but this has been a clinical performance from the Asia Cup champs. They played smart, nullified the Mujeeb-Rashid threat and in the end, have smiles and points to show.