AFG vs SL Match Analysis
SL 171 /4 k. Mendis 74 , kamindu 26, A. Omarzai 1-10, Nabi 1-20 ) Beat AFG 169/8 Nabi 60 , Zadran 24, Thushara 4-18. shanka 1-29) by 6 wickets
AFG vs SL match analysis
Sri Lanka did not start bowling well, they had 22 runs in the first 2 overs. But in the second over, Thisara made a comeback and took 2 wickets in a single over, from where the Afghanistan batting line broke. And his first victim was Rahmanullah Gurbaz who wanted to play an advance short but was hit by a top edge and was bowled. And very soon, Jannat was also bowled. Afghanistan was at 32 runs in 3 overs and lost 2 wickets.
Now the Sri Lankan bowler kept his line tight and only allowed 42 runs in the powerplay. Ibrahim stood firm on the pitch but no one supported him. After that, Afghanistan lost its balance and wickets kept falling. Now Ibrahim Zadran also wanted to play but was out.
Hisaranga and Thashara did not allow runs to be scored. But Chimera lost his line and became a victim of the Afghanistan batsmen. He was accompanied by Dusan Shankar. But his projected score was only 130 runs. Rashid Khan also played a good innings but later he became sluggish. He scored only 24 runs in 23 balls, including only 2 fours.
Their cricketing style today was very poor, especially in T20Is. It seemed like they could have scored 120 runs with difficulty, but Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi’s innings helped them reach that mark. They have 74 runs in the last 5 overs.
Last 5 overs thrilling
Rashid Khan had some right in the last 5 overs, he had 20 runs on the first 12 balls but I don’t know what happened and the Sri Lankan bowler didn’t let him score runs. This shows that the bowler has come back. He has only scored 12 runs in the first 3 overs. It starts from here when Chimera bowls his last over and goes for 20 runs which gives Afghanistan a green signal. Even worse was the over of Willingley who gave away 32 runs in his last over which proved to be a costly over of the Asia Cup. Mohammad hit 5 sixes on those 5 balls. His momentum was over. And Willingley has never bowled such a bad over in his career.
Muhammad Nabi in the player spotlight
Did Muhammad Nabi play an innings today? It was very slow in the beginning. But as time went on, he got faster. He completed his innings by hitting 6 sixes and 3 fours. He had 29 runs off his first 16 balls. Now, as soon as Villalga’s over comes, he completes 60 runs off 22 balls by hitting 5 sixes. Which was a memorable move.
The team which was scoring 130 runs with difficulty earlier reached 169 runs in those 2 overs. And in this, Thushara bowled well, she gave away only 18 runs in 4 overs and took 4 wickets. Hisaranga also showed her pace but she could not take a wicket.
Sri Lanka come and bat and create a noise as soon as they come in, they score 2 and 22 runs first. But Azmatullah gives a word to Umarzai and he dismisses Nisanka on his second ball. But Kisal Mendis keeps the game on.
Soon they are out for 47 for 2 and Kamil Mishra is out after scoring just 4 runs off 10 balls. The partnership of Kisal Mendis and Kisal Perara takes them to 93 runs, then Perara is out after scoring 20 runs off 28 balls. Here Sri Lanka were 3 for 93. They were playing well, Sri Lanka hit a wrong shot and they would have been out, but Sri Lanka came under pressure. But suddenly Commando Mendis comes and takes the game to the end. In which he plays with a strike rate of 200, he scores 26 runs off 13 balls, which includes 2 huge sixes.
If Kushal Mendis had been out, Sri Lanka would have lost the match. His total of 74 runs has become the highest total player score, which no player has ever scored so much.
turnings points
Mohammad Nabi’s batting at a strike rate of 300 helped him to a big total.
On the other hand, Kusal Mendis’s not being out made him a good match-winner as an opener.
Sri Lanka concede 52 runs in the last 2 overs.
Don’t break the Commando and Mendis pair. Don’t lose a wicket for Sri Lanka.
Player of the match
Along with this, Kaushal Mendis also led his team to victory and was awarded the Player of the Match award.
And that’s how Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets and 8 balls.
Conculion
- Sri Lanka’s last 2 overs couldn’t have been better. Otherwise, Sri Lanka would have won already.
- Afghanistan’s poor bowling performance could not be stopped even despite such a high score.
good bye Afghanistan roled out from Asia Cup 2025 next good play
Well, what did you think? But Afghanistan made a mistake by not winning this match.
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