| 2.4 : Over 2.4: Mathews to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR, first boundary of the innings, hit hard straight down the ground to long off |
| 2.5 : Over 2.5: Mathews to Mohammad Shahzad, OUT, no run, short delivery, top edge high in the air and easy catch at short mid wicket |
| 3.2 : Over 3.2: Kulasekara to Noor Ali Zadran, FOUR, in the air but just away from the fielder at covers, gets his fingers |
| 3.3 : Over 3.3: Kulasekara to Noor Ali Zadran, FOUR, this time nicely flicked in the air over the infield at mid wicket |
| 4.2 : Over 4.2: Mathews to Noor Ali Zadran, FOUR, poor delivery on the legs, flicked well to square leg |
| Over 6.2: Herath to Asghar Stanikzai, FOUR, hammered away in the gap at mid wicket |
| 8.1 : Over 8.1: Herath to Noor Ali Zadran, OUT, no run, went for a sweep and bowled off his legs, excellent delivery |
| 9.3 : Over 9.3: Perera to Karim Sadiq, OUT, no run, outside off, comes forward for a biggy, fine edge and well taken behind the stumps |
| 10.6 : Over 10.6: Herath to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, no run, straighter delivery, hit on the pads, loud appeal, went in favour of the bowler. AFG 51/4 (Asghar Stanikzai 15, Mohammad Nabi 3) |
| 11.5 : Over 11.5: Perera to Samiullah Shenwari, FOUR, width outside off, sliced hard in the gap at backward point fence |
| 12.4 : Over 12.4: Siriwardana to Asghar Stanikzai, SIX, short delivery, lofted high over mid wicket |
| 12.5 : Over 12.5: Siriwardana to Asghar Stanikzai, SIX, this time over the bowler's head, excellent shot |
| 14.3 : Over 14.3: Herath to Asghar Stanikzai, SIX, hammered flat over the fielder at long on, DROPPED there |
| 14.5 : Over 14.5: Herath to Samiullah Shenwari, SIX, swept high over square leg, superb shot |
| Over 15.5: Perera to Samiullah Shenwari, FOUR, hammered hard down the ground, no chance for any fielder |
| 15.6 : Over 15.6: Perera to Samiullah Shenwari, FOUR, swept reverse and slips on the track but well played shot. AFG 105/4 (Asghar Stanikzai 43, Samiullah Shenwari 25) |
| 16.2 : Over 16.2: Kulasekara to Samiullah Shenwari, SIX, slower delivery, lovely lofted hit over the ropes at mid wicket |
| 16.3 : Over 16.3: Kulasekara to Samiullah Shenwari, OUT, no run, slower outside off, lofted again high in the air but could not beat the fielder at long off, well taken |
| 16.6 : Over 16.6: Kulasekara to Asghar Stanikzai, FOUR, width outside off, lofted well in the gap at extra cover. AFG 118/5 (Asghar Stanikzai 49, Shafiqullah Shafiq 1) |
| 18.2 : Over 18.2: Perera to Asghar Stanikzai, SIX, massive hit straight over the bowler's head in the crowd |
| 18.4 : Over 18.4: Perera to Shafiqullah Shafiq, OUT, no run, hit hard in the air and well taken at mid wicket |
| 18.5 : Over 18.5: Perera to Asghar Stanikzai, FOUR, outside off, hit powerfully in the air and landed just inside the ropes at extra cover |
| 18.6 : Over 18.6: Perera to Asghar Stanikzai, OUT, no run, moved across for a scoop, mistimed it in the air, taken easily behind the stumps. AFG 136/7 (Asghar Stanikzai 62, Dawlat Zadran 0) |
| 19.4 : Over 19.4: Kulasekara to Najibullah Zadran, SIX, width outside off, lofted high over extra cover in the stands, excellent hit |
| 19.5 : Over 19.5: Kulasekara to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, hammered away to extra cover this time |
| 0.4 : Over 0.4: Karim Sadiq to Chandimal, FOUR, loose delivery on the legs, pulled away to backward square leg |
| 0.5 : Over 0.5: Karim Sadiq to Chandimal, SIX, down the track and in the crowd over mid wicket |
| 2.3 : Over 2.3: Dawlat Zadran to Dilshan, SIX, short delivery, hit hard and flat over mid wicket, excellent one |
| 2.4 : Over 2.4: Dawlat Zadran to Dilshan, SIX, this time scooped over fine leg, massive and perfect |
| 3.2 : Over 3.2: Hamid Hassan to Dilshan, FOUR, slower outside off, played across to mid wicket |
| 3.3 : Over 3.3: Hamid Hassan to Dilshan, FOUR, full toss on the legs, pulled hard to mid wicket, easy shot for Dilshan |
| 4.5 : Over 4.5: Dawlat Zadran to Chandimal, FOUR, short and pulled hard to mid wicket like a bullet |
| 5.2 : Over 5.2: Mohammad Nabi to Chandimal, OUT, no run, down the track and hit in the air towards mid wicket, taken nicely at short mid wicket |
| 7.4 : Over 7.4: Mohammad Nabi to Dilshan, FOUR, width outside off, timed well and placed well towards backward point |
| 8.2 : Over 8.2: Rashid Khan to Thirimanne, FOUR, pulled well to long on , landed just in the ropes |
| 8.4 : Over 8.4: Rashid Khan to Thirimanne, OUT, no run, bowled him this time, tossed up in the air, inside edge onto the stumps, big wicket for Afghanistan |
| 9.6 : Over 9.6: Karim Sadiq to Perera, SIX, lofted high straight over the bowler's head. SLA 2/71 (Dilshan 38, Perera 9) |
| 83 required off 60 balls |
| 10.5 : Over 10.5: Samiullah Shenwari to Perera, four byes, outside off, beaten and missed by the keeper too |
| 12.1 : Over 12.1: Samiullah Shenwari to Dilshan, OUT, no run, edged down to leg side, direct throw on the stumps and given out by the third umpire |
| 12.3 : Over 12.3: Samiullah Shenwari to Dilshan, FOUR, width outside off, sliced hard in the gap at backward point |
| 13.6 : Over 13.6: Rashid Khan to Dilshan, FOUR, loose delivery, juicy full toss on the legs, pulled to mid wicket, misfielding allowed a boundary. SLA 3/99 (Dilshan 55, Kapugedera 4) |
| 14.2 : Over 14.2: Hamid Hassan to Dilshan, SIX, full toss, sent in the stands over mid wicket |
| 14.6 : Over 14.6: Hamid Hassan to Kapugedera, FOUR, slower and short in length, pulled hard to mid wicket. SLA 3/113 (Dilshan 63, Kapugedera 10) |
| 41 required off 30 balls |
| 15.1 : Over 15.1: Mohammad Nabi to Dilshan, OUT, no run, played back to the bowler, deflected onto the stumps by Nabi found Kapugedera well short |
| 15.5 : Over 15.5: Mohammad Nabi to Dilshan, FOUR, full toss, pulled and another misfielding in the deep allowed a boundary |
| 16.3 : Over 16.3: Rashid Khan to Mathews, SIX, pulled hard over mid wicket, excellent shot |
| 16.6 : Over 16.6: Rashid Khan to Mathews, FOUR, googly, pulled well to mid wicket. SLA 4/131 (Dilshan 70, Mathews 11) |
| 23 required off 18 balls |
| 17.3 : Over 17.3: Dawlat Zadran to Mathews, FOUR, short delivery outside off, edged and another misfielding in the deep allowed another boundary |
| 17.4 : Over 17.4: Dawlat Zadran to Mathews, FOUR, full toss on the legs, placed well in the gap at mid wicket |
| 18.1 : Over 18.1: Hamid Hassan to Dilshan, FOUR, outside off, driven nicely through the covers |
| 18.5 : Over 18.5: Hamid Hassan to Dilshan, FOUR, another juicy full toss, hammered away to mid wicket and Sri Lanka win by 6 wickets |
| Comprehensive win for Sri Lanka. The encounter which was looking an exciting one turned into a one sided by the poor bowling and ground fielding by Afghanistan. |
| Afghanistan bowlers could not stick to their line and length and bowled too many full toss deliveries on the legs to the experienced batsmen and ground fielding was also below average today. Sri Lanka proved too strong for spirited Afghanistan side. |
| Dilshan batted quite sensibly and made full use of the loose deliveries for his unbeaten 83 off 56 balls. |
| Dilshan has been awarded as the Man of the Match for his brilliant batting performance. |
| That's all for the day.Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Do join us for the next, till then good bye and take care. |
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