🏏Asia Cup 2023: M6: SL vs AFG in Lahore on 05/09/2023 at 3PM IST 🏏 - Page 5

What all that means is that, despite Shahidi's assertion they would've bowled first, it's a good toss for Sri Lanka to win as they will likely have the best of the batting conditions, while subjecting the Afghan players to this quite taxing heat.

National Anthems out of the way. Couple of minutes away from the match to begin.

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, FOUR, to sweeper cover

Nissanka and Karunaratne are at the crease. Nissanka is on strike. Fazalhaq Farooqi will open the attack

All in readiness. Farooqi with the new ball. One slip in place, off we go...

0.3 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, FOUR, off the mark with a boundary. Pure timing from Dimuth Karunaratne. Short outside off, he stands tall and punches crisply in the gap through covers

Sri Lanka

(0.6/50 ov) 9/0

Afghanistan

Sri Lanka chose to bat.

Current RR: 9.00

0.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Karunaratne, FOUR, to deep mid-wicket

SL: 9-0 after 1 overs

END OF OVER 1

9 runs

SL: 9/0

CRR: 9.00

FDM Karunaratne

8 (4)

P Nissanka

1 (2)

Fazalhaq Farooqi

1-0-9-0

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, right-arm off break, comes into the attack