🏏T20 Asia Cup 2025: AFG vs SL, 11th Match, Group B at Abu Dhabi🏏 - Page 18

Kudos Sri Lanka. Definitely the 2nd best team in asia if not the best. Love from Bangladesh. Afghanistan needed a reality check. Very good spin attack with top heavy batting and mediocre pace bowling will not win you clutch matches. And Jonathan Trott and Rashid should talk less and play better cricket.

A very well calculated chase where the team with the greater experience and better cricketing smarts have outwitted a spirited challenger. Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka early, and Kamil Mishara was out cheaply as well. However, it was Kusal Mendis who took the mantle on himself as he anchored and carried the bat for his side in a tricky chase. Kusal Perera, Asalanka and Kamindu Mendis played handy cameos, as they attacked the Afghan bowlers, allowing Kusal Mendis to build an innings around them. The Lankan opener top scored with 74, seeing his side through. Afghanistan had their chances, but they lacked some discipline with the ball and the fielding was a bit wayward and that has come to cost them dearly. That's the end of the journey for them now. Stick around for the presentations now.

Kusal Mendis, Player of the Match: I am very happy. I got good support. I enjoyed it. The spinners were bowling a little faster compared to the other teams. Kamindu batted well. Made it easier for me. We will have three good games in the Super Four. I hope we will do well.

55

Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad's 55-run partnership is AFG's highest for the 8th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 44 between Rashid Khan and Mujeeb

Sri Lankan cricketer Dunith Wellalage’s father, Suranga Wellalage, has passed away in Colombo following a suspected heart attack, NewsWire has confirmed.

Dunith, who is currently in Dubai representing Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup. The 22-year-old all-rounder is regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s most promising young talents.

OMG this is so sad

Charith Asalanka, Sri Lanka captain: I am really pleased with the performance today. It was almost a perfect game for us. Up front, pacers doing their job and only one time we got it wrong - the last over. But apart from that, we did a good job. (On Thushara) He is a phenomenal person for us. With the new ball, most of the times, he bowls two or three overs and does his job for the country. (On their catching) It was outstanding, especially Perera's two catches and Dushmantha's catch, it was outstanding. (How much time they spend on fielding) We want to be the best fielding side. We work a lot on that. 100 percent catching is one of our main targets. When it comes to shorter formats, we need to catch everything. (On the support from the fans) That is what we need. When we are outside in other countries, their support (means) a lot to us, and hopefully they are supporting us in the future as well.

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan captain: (On Nabi and his last-over exploits) The way we finished off the innings was so special. We knew one over was there of the spinner and if one proper batter was there, we had maximum chance of (getting a big over). We did not bowl as well as we should have and that is why we did not win. It is pretty hard on a track like that. It is not a typical spinning wicket. Different to Dubai. But still, if you play good cricketing shots, it is possible to chase 170-180. We had a great chance in the last game, we did not chase 150. That is what happens in T20 cricket. But we have to move forward and not repeat the mistakes. Last three years, we have played a lot of ICC events and Asia Cups. We had great preparation for each, but I was expecting a lot more from the boys. Was not expecting to be eliminated. We had a semi-final at the last T20 World Cup and the expectation was to be at least in the next round. We will think about it, analyze and come back stronger.

Congratulations to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for reaching the Super Four level.

A very well-calculated chase where the team with the greater experience and better cricketing smarts have outwitted a spirited challenger. Sri Lanka lost Pathum Nissanka early, and Kamil Mishara was out cheaply as well. However, it was Kusal Mendis who took the mantle on himself as he anchored and carried the bat for his side in a tricky chase. Kusal Perera, Asalanka and Kamindu Mendis played handy cameos, as they attacked the Afghan bowlers, allowing Kusal Mendis to build an innings around them. The Lankan opener top scored with 74, seeing his side through. Afghanistan had their chances, but they lacked some discipline with the ball and the fielding was a bit wayward, and that has come to cost them dearly.

Details for today's match--

India vs Oman, 12th Match, Group A

Series: Asia Cup 2025

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Date & Time: Sep 19, 06:30 PM LOCAL

Nabi went off! 💥 5 sixes in one over , pure power, pure class. Unreal hitting! 🔥