Tags: World Cup 2023,
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, thirtieth Match at Pune, Oct 30, 2023,
Sri Lanka,
Afghanistan
Revealed on: Oct 31, 2023
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Afghanistan registered their second consecutive win of World Cup 2023 and third of the version, defeating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in match quantity 30 on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Pune on Monday, October 30. Bowling first after successful the toss, Afghanistan restricted Sri Lanka to 241 as Fazalhaq Farooqi shone with 4/34. Rahmat Shah (62), Hashmatullah Shahidi (58 not out) and Azmatullah Omarzai (73 not out) then mixed to raise Afghanistan to victory in 45.2 overs.
Afghanistan obtained off to a superb begin with the ball as Farooqi trapped Dimuth Karunaratne lbw for 15. The fielding aspect took a superb evaluate to overturn the unique choice to not out. Pathum Nissanka (46) and Kusal Mendis (39) added 62 runs for the second wicket as Sri Lanka construct a stable basis. Nonetheless, they misplaced their method after the partnership was damaged.
Nissanka fell 4 in need of his fifth consecutive half-century, caught behind after poking at a supply from Azmatullah that had a touch of additional bounce. Skipper Mendis additionally couldn’t convert his begin, top-edging a slog sweep off Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2/38) to deep midwicket. From 84/1, Sri Lanka had slipped to 134/3.
Getting in and getting out was a characteristic of Sri Lanka’s batting on the day that harm them severely ultimately. Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 36 earlier than being trapped leg earlier than by Mujeeb. Charith Asalanka (22), Dhananjaya de Silva (14) and Angelo Mathews (23) all obtained into double figures, however the massive knock was lacking.
Chasing 242, Afghanistan obtained off to a poor begin as Dilshan Madushanka knocked over Rahmanullah Gurbaz (0) with an inswinger. Nonetheless, that was about it so far as celebrations have been involved for Sri Lanka. Ibrahim Zadran (39) and Rahmat added 73 for the second wicket. After the previous perished to a brief ball from Madushanka, Rahmat and skipper Hashmatullah added 58 for the third wicket.
Rahmat’s wonderful knock ended when he chipped a catch to mid-on off Rajitha’s bowling. Nonetheless, Shahidi and Omarzai shut the door on Sri Lanka with contrasting knocks in an unbeaten fourth-wicket stand of 111. Whereas the Afghanistan captain anchored the innings, and Omarzai performed the aggressor. His emphatic knock featured six fours and three sixes as Afghanistan raced dwelling to a different memorable win.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
