Sri Lanka narrow 4-run victory over Afghanistan in 1st T20I

Sri Lanka vs  Afghanistan 1st T20I , Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 160 runs.

Wanindu Hasaranga was the standout performer with 67 runs, supported by partnerships with Sadeera Samarawickrama.

Fazalhaq Farooqi's bowling shone with 3 wickets. The crucial moment came in the 14th over when Sri Lanka capitalized with 22 runs.

In the chase, Afghanistan started well but Ibrahim Zadran's 67 runs weren't enough as Matheesha Pathirana's 4 wickets for 24 runs sealed the win for Sri Lanka by 4 runs.

Afghanistan showed resilience with boundaries in the 16th and 18th overs, but Sri Lanka's timely wickets proved decisive in the end.Wanindu Hasaranga batted well as Sri Lanka scored 160/10, before Matheesha Pathirana led with the ball as Afghanistan were restricted to 156/9 as Sri Lanka won by 4 runs.

Match Summary

Sri Lanka 160/10 (19 ov)

Afghanistan 156/9 (20 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 4 runs.

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Match Stats

Sri Lanka Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Pathum Nissanka - 0.4 ov), 2-36 (Kusal Mendis - 4.1 ov), 3-48 (Dhananjaya de Silva - 5.4 ov), 4-55 (Charith Asalanka - 7.2 ov), 5-127 (Sadeera Samarawickrama - 14.1 ov), 6-146 (Wanindu Hasaranga - 15.6 ov), 7-152 (Angelo Mathews - 16.4 ov), 8-155 (Maheesh Theekshana - 17.5 ov), 9-155 (Dasun Shanaka - 18.1 ov), 10-160 (Binura Fernando - 18.6 ov)

Afghanistan Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 2.5 ov), 2-68 (Gulbadin Naib - 7.5 ov), 3-71 (Azmatullah Omarzai - 8.6 ov), 4-85 (Mohammad Nabi - 11.2 ov), 5-86 (Najibullah Zadran - 11.3 ov), 6-125 (Karim Janat - 16.1 ov), 7-137 (Qais Ahmad - 17.1 ov), 8-148 (Noor Ahmad - 18.3 ov), 9-150 (Naveen ul Haq - 18.6 ov)

 

 

Playing XI

Sri Lanka 

• Pathum Nissanka
• Kusal Mendis(WK)
• Dhananjaya de Silva
• Sadeera Samarawickrama
• Charith Asalanka
• Angelo Mathews
• Dasun Shanaka
• Wanindu Hasaranga(C)
• Maheesh Theekshana
• Binura Fernando
• Matheesha Pathirana

Afghanistan 

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK)
• Ibrahim Zadran(C)
• Gulbadin Naib
• Azmatullah Omarzai
• Najibullah Zadran
• Mohammad Nabi
• Karim Janat
• Noor Ahmad
• Qais Ahmad
• Naveen ul Haq
• Fazalhaq Farooqi

 

Match Details:

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024 13:30

Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

Toss: Afghanistan elected to bowl