🏏Asia Cup 2023: M6: SL vs AFG in Lahore on 05/09/2023 at 3PM IST 🏏 - Page 45

Kasun Rajitha [7.0-0-41-3] is back into the attack

Hussain:6 teams? There is 7. Rain is performing quite well too

23.4 Shanaka to Shahidi, FOUR, hit me full toss, Shahidi doesn't overhit. Funky field with no deep point. There is a very square short third man in addition to short third man, so Shahidi guides this drive through point to comfortable beat the patrol in the deep

AFG: 180-4 after 24 overs

39 off the last 2 overs. 112 runs needed in 13.1 overs to advance. Very doable. Sri Lanka need breakthroughs. They need smart bowlers willing to attack than just look to hide the ball wide of off stump. Afghanistan are very likely to qualify if they have wickets in hand anyway

Originally posted by: Prizi

Hussain:6 teams? There is 7. Rain is performing quite well too

106 needed now from 73 deliveries for Afghanistan to make the super fours

24.4 Pathirana to Nabi, FOUR, fullish delivery outside off stump, smashed over cover and what a time for the 38 years young Mohammad Nabi to smash Afghanistan's fastest ODI fifty - off 24 balls. Sri Lanka's defensive weapon isn't working against Nabi. Nabi knew Pathirana is going to look to bowl only wide of off and he was waiting. Brilliantly paced 16th ODI fifty from the veteran. Delivering at the crunch, what a warrior he's been for Afghanistan

25.3 Rajitha to Nabi, SIX, what a pull shot! Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Nabi pulls over deep mid-wicket and it's gone 96m. Made it look so easy

AFG: 186-4 after 25 overs