🏏T20 Asia Cup 2025: AFG vs SL, 11th Match, Group B at Abu Dhabi🏏 - Page 6

Khalid: "Wellalage's left arm spin will be the main headache for Afghan top order batsmen"

Teams:

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka(c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Pitch and Conditions: "The tracks here are a different color. Lot more grass than the adjacent pitch. It might be two-paced and there will be some help for the pacers. You have to give yourself some time as a batter. Thank God for the breeze, it will help the players. The ball comes on here better than Dubai. The ball might not turn much but the Afghanistan spinners can spin a web around anyone. Get a good start and keep rotating the strike instead of looking for big hits," inform Mike Haysman and Ravi Shastri.

Atal and Gurbaz will open the batting and have a crucial role to play at the top of the order. Thushara to take the new ball, like he has done in both games so far. He has a tendency to go full early. Gurbaz on strike, slip in place, let's play!

Common Gurbaz we need a big game from you especially because you love to play against SL

0.4 4

Thushara to Gurbaz, FOUR runs

much better connection, and Gurbaz has his first boundary! Full outside off. Gurbaz charges down, gets close to the ball and crashes it over extra cover!

These opening batsmen strike rates are diabolical, but it’s probably good if they play games mostly on spin friendly

Thushara better fix his lengths today, better teams would have scored a lot vs the tons of full tosses he is bowled so far

1.3

Chameera to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, shot! This is class batting. Chameera overcorrects his line and offers width, Atal opens the bat face and creams the drive square on the off-side

1.2

Chameera to Sediqullah Atal, SIX, lovely shot! 135.6ks length delivery on the pads and Atal picks it up over the leg-side, he gets plenty of power behind the shot and clears the deep mid-wicket fence. 74-meter six..

1.5 4

Chameera to Gurbaz, FOUR runs

the runs continue to flow!

Afghanistan is in some mood today