Asian Games Mens T20I: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Match Preview, Asian Games Mens T20I

Quarter Final 3 • Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field • Hangzhou

Afghanistan

116 (18.3)

Sri Lanka

108 (19.1)

AFG won by 8 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Date & Time

04 Oct, 06:30 AM IST

Venue

Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou

Match

Quarter Final 3,

Asian Games Mens T20I

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh), Vrinda Rathi (India, TV)

Referee

Prakash Bhatt (India)

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bowl

Pitch Report

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingSwing Favourable

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

3- 1

AFG

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

AFG

Info

Afghanistan

116/10 (18.3)

Batters

Sediqullah Atal

14.29

b N Thushara

Mohammad Shahzad

83.33

c S Arachchige b SMLD Samarakoon

Noor Ali Zadran

98.08

runout (L Udara / V Viyaskanth)

Shahidullah Kamal

164.29

c R Fernando b V Viyaskanth

Gulbadin Naib

(C)

233.33

c R Fernando b S Arachchige

Karim Janat

75.00

c N Fernando b N Thushara

Sharafuddin Ashraf

0.00

lbw b N Thushara

Afsar Zazai

33.33

b N Thushara

Qais Ahmad

0.00

runout (L Udara / SMLD Samarakoon)

Zahir Khan

0.00

lbw b S Arachchige

Fareed Malik

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 1, NB: 2, W: 3)

TOTAL

(18.3 Ov, RR: 6.27)

116/10

Bowlers

EXT

Lahiru Samarakoon

3.33

Nuwan Thushara

5.67

Nimesh Vimukthi

3.25

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

7.00

Sahan Arachchige

3.3

7.43

Ravindu Suharshana Fernando

17.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Sediqullah Atal

b N Thushara

1-1

1.1

Mohammad Shahzad

c S Arachchige b SMLD Samarakoon

2-55

11.1

Shahidullah Kamal

c R Fernando b V Viyaskanth

3-92

14.3

Gulbadin Naib

c R Fernando b S Arachchige

4-101

15.2

Noor Ali Zadran

runout (L Udara / V Viyaskanth)

5-112

16.6

Karim Janat

c N Fernando b N Thushara

6-112

17.1

Sharafuddin Ashraf

lbw b N Thushara

7-113

17.4

Afsar Zazai

b N Thushara

8-114

17.6

Qais Ahmad

runout (L Udara / SMLD Samarakoon)

9-116

18.1

Zahir Khan

lbw b S Arachchige

10-116

18.3

Sri Lanka

108/10 (19.1)

Batters

Shevon Daniel

150.00

c Q Ahmad b G Naib

Lasith Croospulle

133.33

c S Kamal b S Ashraf

Nuwanidu Fernando

62.50

c K Janat b G Naib

Sahan Arachchige

(C)

75.86

runout (M Mohammadi / S Kamal)

Ashen Bandara

144.44

b Q Ahmad

Lahiru Udara

0.00

b Q Ahmad

Ravindu Suharshana Fernando

90.00

c Q Ahmad b Z Khan

Lahiru Samarakoon

33.33

c M Mohammadi b Q Ahmad

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

68.42

Not out

Nimesh Vimukthi

50.00

c Q Ahmad b G Naib

Nuwan Thushara *

120.00

c S Kamal b K Janat

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 2, NB: 1, W: 4)

TOTAL

(19.1 Ov, RR: 5.63)

108/10

Bowlers

EXT

4.50

7.00

10.00

4.00

4.00

1.1

6.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Lasith Croospulle

c S Kamal b S Ashraf

1-19

2.2

Shevon Daniel

c Q Ahmad b G Naib

2-31

3.3

Nuwanidu Fernando

c K Janat b G Naib

3-36

5.5

Ashen Bandara

b Q Ahmad

4-60

8.2

Lahiru Udara

b Q Ahmad

5-60

8.5

Ravindu Suharshana Fernando

c Q Ahmad b Z Khan

6-73

11.4

Lahiru Samarakoon

c M Mohammadi b Q Ahmad

7-78

12.5

Sahan Arachchige

runout (M Mohammadi / S Kamal)

8-84

14.3

Nimesh Vimukthi

c Q Ahmad b G Naib

9-96

17.2

Nuwan Thushara

c S Kamal b K Janat

10-108

19.1

Match Info

Date & Time

04 Oct, 06:30 AM IST

Venue

Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou

Match

Quarter Final 3,

Asian Games Mens T20I

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh), Vrinda Rathi (India, TV)

Referee

Prakash Bhatt (India)

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bowl

0 2 0 1 1 0

Over 17

Runs: 4

1 W 1 1 0 4

Over 18

Runs: 7

4 0 0 0 1lb 1

Over 19

Runs: 6

Over 20

Runs: 0

All Overs

Commentary

So that will be all from our coverage of this third quarterfinal. India, Pakistan and Afghanistan are through to the semifinals and one of Bangladesh or Malaysia will join them. Who will it be? Do switch tabs in over an hour from now and catch our coverage of the final quarterfinal right here on Sportskeeda, while also keeping a tab of all the other action at the Asian Games with a certain Neeraj Chopra set to make his presence felt later this evening. For now though, this is the duo of Mohul Bhowmick and Sooryanarayanan Sesha taking your leave. Thank you so much for tuning in as we hope you enjoyed our coverage. See you around soon - take care and buh-bye!

Match summary: Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 runs to qualify for the semifinals of the Asian Games 2023.

Noor Ali Zadran 51 (52) | Qais Ahmad 3/16 (4)
Sahan Arachchige 22 (29) | Nuwan Thushara 4/17 (3)

A low-scoring thriller at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field! One that certainly had its share of ordinary cricket but in the end, an outstanding bowling and fielding display by the Afghans sees them overcome a terrible batting collapse and march into the semifinals, dumping Sri Lanka out in the process.

A measly 116 is all that Afghanistan had to work with even on a raging turner. Gulbadin Naib surprisingly went for five overs of pace in the powerplay especially after Lasith Croospulle and Shevon Daniel got off to a flyer. Having bowled three of them himself though, he vindicated the move by striking twice after Sharafuddin Ashraf removed Croospulle. Things were poised evenly at the end of the powerplay, putting the onus on Shehan Arachchige and Ashen Bandara to rescue the Lankans.

They duly did so by cashing in on anything in the slot although attempting one shot too many cost Bandara his wicket. Qais Ahmad was on a roll as he chipped away regularly with Zahir Khan also letting it off a string at the other end as skipper Arachchige ran out of partners at regular intervals. The asking rate was never a treacherous one but Sri Lanka did not help their cause one bit with their shot selection. Afghanistan were completely switched on with Qais' stellar one-handed leap to send Ravindu Fernando back standing out.

A big mix-up between Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Arachchige saw the latter being run out - one of many ordinary dismissals throughout this game with the batters from both sides not showing the kind of game awareness warranted of them. Eventually, the writing was on the wall and despite Sri Lanka's tail trying to pull it off with the game entering the last over, defeat was inevitable. Afghanistan have progressed to the semifinals and will now face Pakistan - a spicy encounter if their recent duels are anything to go by! As for Sri Lanka, this is it for the Asian Games. A great experience for their many debutants but the lack of experience has cost them dearly.

Straight to the man and that's the end of that! Afghanistan will rejoice as they set up a semifinal date with Pakistan on Friday. Alas for Sri Lanka, their campaign is done.

20.0

19.1 Karim Janat to Nuwan Thushara, AFGHANISTAN ARE THROUGH! SRI LANKA BOTTLE THIS GAME! Short of a length on off and middle, comes back in. Thushara gets into position and pulls it straight to the man at deep square leg, who takes a simple catch. Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 runs!

Nuwan Thushara c Shahidullah Kamal b Karim Janat 6 (5b, 1x4, 0x6)

Karim Janat to bowl the final over of the game

And here we go - a last-over finish folks! We've seen a lot of these in this format and this one's equally hard to predict. One false shot and Sri Lanka will kiss their medal hopes goodbye. A couple of poor deliveries and Afghanistan will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Sri Lanka require 9 runs to win off the last over!

overs

108 /9 score

1lb

runs

Nuwan Thushara *

6 (4)

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

14 (19)

Fareed Malik

0 /18

18.6 Fareed Malik to Nuwan Thushara, short of a length on off and middle. Thushara pats it down to mid on and crosses over.

18.5 Fareed Malik to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, at a length outside off, comes back in. Vijay gets rapped on the pads outside the line. A leg bye taken.

18.4 Fareed Malik to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, at a length outside off, comes back in. Vijay manages to get behind it and keep it out.

11 required off 9...

18.3 Fareed Malik to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, at a length on off and middle. Vijay goes in line and defends it well.

Around the wicket.

18.2 Fareed Malik to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, excellent yorker on off and middle. Vijay just about manages to keep it out.

Just used the pace on offer there! Poor line from Fareed and the crowd is getting into it now.

18.1 Fareed Malik to Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, FOUR! SHOT! Short of a length on off and middle, comes back in. Vijay pulls it away wide of midwicket and square leg for a boundary!

Much needed boundary and it's the 100 up for Sri Lanka! One wicket and this is Afghanistan's game. But just a few hits to the fence will result in heartbreak for the Afghans and ecstasy for the Islanders. Sri Lanka require 15 runs off 12 deliveries at 7.50 RPO.

overs

102 /9 score

runs

Nuwan Thushara *

5 (3)

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

10 (14)

Gulbadin Naib

3 /28

17.6 Gulbadin Naib to Nuwan Thushara, EDGED AND FOUR! Short of a length outside off. Thushara tries to pull it away but gets a top edge over the fielder at mid off for a boundary!

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