With a collective batting effort, Sri Lanka comfortably defeated Afghanistan in the 1st match of the Super Four of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 edition in UAE. Afghanistan were indeed 20-30 short runs after batting first and that was clearly evident in the second half of the game as Lankans chased down the target quite comfortably!
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Toss Update: Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field first.
After being sent into bat first, Afghanistan scored 175 on the board losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 84 runs off just 45 deliveries and was the main contributor to this competitive total. Their no. 3 Ibrahim Zadran scored just 40 runs after facing 38 deliveries or else their score would have been much more!
Dilshan Madushanaka (2-36), Maheesh Theekshana (1-29), and Asitha Fernando (1-34) are the wicket-takers for Sri Lanka in this Afghanistan innings that also has 2 unnecessary run-outs!
Sri Lanka, chasing 176 runs to win, got over the line losing 6 wickets in 19.1 overs. There were 4 scores in the 30s in this successful run-chase as Sri Lanka made a good start to their Super 4 campaign!
Match result: Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by a margin of 4 wickets.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 84 runs off 45 deliveries with 4 fours and 6 sixes.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 179-6 in 19.1 overs (Kusal Mendis - 36, Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 2-30) defeated Afghanistan: 175-6 in 20 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 84, Dilshan Madushanaka - 2-36) by a margin of 4 wickets
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