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[NomiPk]

Today is the match between Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. Sri Lanka qualified for Super 4. No matter if Afghanistan wins this match or not because Afghanistan can't reach Super 4. If Afghanistan wins today's match with a good run rate then tomorrow's match will be played in Lahore, between Pakistan and Bangladesh, and this is the first match of Asia Cup 2023.

If Sri Lanka wins today's match, then the first match of Super 4 will be played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

[jasonjm]

Indian squad for the World Cup announced!


K L Rahul is back, which order will he bat is uncertain. I think they will not make any changes to the existing opening pair. I feel he will come after Kholi and most probably Kishan will come after him and Iyer after Kishan. Apart from Rahul the team is exactly the same that is currently playing in the Asia Cup. This might be the last World Cup for a few senior players in the team.

@Bureau no surprises here but what concerns me is if the senior’s fail like they did against Pakistan it’ll be very tough for team India and even against Nepal they didn’t really convince me hence I hope that the selectors will rebuild the team immediately post the World Cup. Furthermore KL Rahul form hasn’t been great so I’m not sure if his inclusion will help the team but if he wishes to prolong his career then he better perform as he’s already been given way too many opportunities now.

I think this can be a very destructive combination keeping in mind the Indian conditions and Team India's performance in the home series. Yes, the team is almost the same, and there is a question mark on KL Rahul's batting form, but I think, on his day, he is a match-winner. 
Against Pakistan, winning the toss and choosing to bat was not a good decision, looking at the Team practice and familiarization with the condition.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Afghanistan V Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. It seems their decision is correct. Looking at the pitch, batting seems to help a lot. Giving a target of 300 runs on a batting first pitch will not be difficult. Sri Lankan batsmen are in good enough form. However, their performance is very erratic. But the two openers managed to get off to a good start today. Sri Lanka are yet to lose a wicket in 6 overs. Sri Lanka collected 38 runs in 6 overs. It will not be difficult to collect like 320 without losing wickets very quickly.

Afghanistan's bowlers cannot do well against Bangladesh. Bangladesh easily set up a huge target of 335 runs. Even in today's match, if Afghanistan's bowlers can't do well, they have no chance of winning. Moreover, it is not the case that the Afghanistan team will go to the next round only by winning. Afghanistan will need to win by a big margin if they want to qualify for the next round.

Sri Lanka collected 111 runs in 21 overs, they lost three wickets. Both the openers have performed well, but the middle-order batsmen need to continue this consistency. Only then can they deliver bigger targets.

I can see they lost their first wicket for 63 runs. Opener Pathum Nissanka returned to the fold with 41 runs and Karunaratne 31 runs. Samarawickrama was dismissed for just 3 runs. Kushal Mendis and Asalanka are now at the crease. These two batsmen are batting with enough responsibility, Kushal Mendis scored 25 runs. But the interesting thing is that only Gulbadin Naib took 3 wickets. Also we are not seeing good performances from other bowlers of Afghanistan.

[CryptoBuds]

Afghanistan V Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. It seems their decision is correct. Looking at the pitch, batting seems to help a lot. Giving a target of 300 runs on a batting first pitch will not be difficult. Sri Lankan batsmen are in good enough form. However, their performance is very erratic. But the two openers managed to get off to a good start today. Sri Lanka are yet to lose a wicket in 6 overs. Sri Lanka collected 38 runs in 6 overs. It will not be difficult to collect like 320 without losing wickets very quickly.

Afghanistan's bowlers cannot do well against Bangladesh. Bangladesh easily set up a huge target of 335 runs. Even in today's match, if Afghanistan's bowlers can't do well, they have no chance of winning. Moreover, it is not the case that the Afghanistan team will go to the next round only by winning. Afghanistan will need to win by a big margin if they want to qualify for the next round.

Sri Lanka collected 111 runs in 21 overs. They lost three wickets. Both the openers have performed well. The middle order batsmen need to continue this consistency. Only then can they deliver bigger targets.
Sri Lanka lost their first wicket for 63 runs. Opener Pathum Nissanka returned to the fold with 41 runs and Karunaratne 31 runs. Samarawickrama was dismissed for just 3 runs. Kushal Mendis and Asalanka are now at the crease. These two batsmen are batting with enough responsibility. Kushal Mendis scored 25 runs. But the interesting thing is that only Gulbadin Naib took 3 wickets. Also we are not seeing good performance from other bowlers of Afghanistan.

The pairing of Kushal Mendis and Asalanka is getting longer. Kushal remained unbeaten with 43 runs from 56 balls and Asalanka with 24 runs from 29 balls. Sri Lanka now collects 153 runs in 28 overs. If these two batsmen survive at the crease, Sri Lanka will probably be able to collect 300 runs.

Afghanistan bowlers are not bowling well. Gulbadin Naib took 3 wickets with 34 runs in 7 overs. Besides, Mohammad Nabi bowled 8 overs and gave only 29 runs. Except for these two bowlers, every bowler is giving lots of runs. Even an experienced spinner like Rashid Khan conceded 31 runs in 4 overs. I don't see a chance for Afghanistan to win if the bowlers perform like this. Sri Lankan bowlers have played well against Bangladesh in the previous matches.

[Gladitorcomeback]

Afghanistan V Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. It seems their decision is correct. Looking at the pitch, batting seems to help a lot. Giving a target of 300 runs on a batting first pitch will not be difficult. Sri Lankan batsmen are in good enough form. However, their performance is very erratic. But the two openers managed to get off to a good start today. Sri Lanka are yet to lose a wicket in 6 overs. Sri Lanka collected 38 runs in 6 overs. It will not be difficult to collect like 320 without losing wickets very quickly.

Srilanka lost their three wickets but runs are coming and seem no pressure on Srilanka batsmens. The way Srilanka playing, i am predicting three hundred easily. 30 overs gone and SRILANKA have 169 runs on the board. The last ten over the more damage will be done. Kusal Mendis is playing in his own style. If he stay at the crease till the end then i hope he will get 150 easily.

Afghanistan's bowlers cannot do well against Bangladesh. Bangladesh easily set up a huge target of 335 runs. Even in today's match, if Afghanistan's bowlers can't do well, they have no chance of winning. Moreover, it is not the case that the Afghanistan team will go to the next round only by winning. Afghanistan will need to win by a big margin if they want to qualify for the next round.

Afghanistan bowling is very bad and they are losing all matches because of the poor bowling. Afg bowlers don't know how to put pressure on opponent team and loss delivery help batsmen to deliver it for boundaries . Gulbadin took 3 wickets and that was a time to create pressure but they not able to slow the run rate. Srilanka is going to give big target and Afghanistan bowlers have no strategy to stop it

[Insanity]

Today, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will meet in a high-voltage Group B match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. By winning the first match against Bangladesh, the Lankans will confirm the Super Four if they win this match. However, Afghans have to do something superhuman to make sure of the Super Four. Who will go to the Super Four depends on the results of the match between these two teams in the last match of the group stage of this Asia Cup.  On the batting friendly pitch of Lahore, the Afghans will have to win first and that will have to be by a huge margin. As a result, the question arises in the minds of many, exactly how big a victory Rashid Khan needs against the Lankans? If the Afghans bat first, then they must score 275 or more runs. Then the Lankans need to chase down at least 68 runs all out in pursuit of the target. That is, if they score 275 runs first, then Dasun Shanaka will have to stop before 207 runs.

The tournament is all but over for Afghanistan. They went down to Bangladesh by a heavy margin, and today they will be facing Sri Lanka at their backyard. They need something superhuman, but unfortunately there is no one in the Afghan team who is capable of doing something similar. We saw how the Bangladeshi batsmen treated Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman with absolute disdain. Pacers were far worse. Fazalhaq Farooqi went for 9 runs per over against Bangladesh. I don't have any hope from the current Afghan side.  

In a must win game for the Afghanistan team, they have not started not started the match well. Srilanka have scored 74 runs in 14 overs and lost only one wicket. They have managed to lay a good foundation.

Afghanistan needs to play well as it is a do and die match for them.  Though the chances are very slim but they should try thier level best.

While Sri Lanka's run side is very good, the wicket side is a bit of a disaster. The Sri Lankan team has lost three wickets in 23 overs so far. Sri Lankan batsman Pathul Nissanka scored 41 runs from 40 balls, Dimuth Karunaratne scored 32 from 35 balls, and Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 3 runs from 8 balls. Now kusal mendis is fighting face to face with Afghan bowlers along with Charith Asalanka. Now it remains to be seen how far these two players can take the Sri Lankan team. Sri Lanka's team score so far, 117-3(23)

[elevates]

Indian squad for the World Cup announced!


K L Rahul is back, which order will he bat is uncertain. I think they will not make any changes to the existing opening pair. I feel he will come after Kholi and most probably Kishan will come after him and Iyer after Kishan. Apart from Rahul the team is exactly the same that is currently playing in the Asia Cup. This might be the last World Cup for a few senior players in the team.

@Bureau no surprises here but what concerns me is if the senior’s fail like they did against Pakistan it’ll be very tough for team India and even against Nepal they didn’t really convince me hence I hope that the selectors will rebuild the team immediately post the World Cup. Furthermore KL Rahul form hasn’t been great so I’m not sure if his inclusion will help the team but if he wishes to prolong his career then he better perform as he’s already been given way too many opportunities now.

@Juggy777 just chill bro! You are basically concluding that this team doesn't have a chance. They will do what they are supposed to do, which is win matches. They haven't got a full day/night match in the Asia Cup as the rain has been frustrating  for everyone. It takes a lot of skills like concentration, energy on the game and a strategy to win a match. Didn't you noticed how Rohit played yesterday? It reminded me his days when he was just a young lad trying to get a space in the squad. It is too easy for fans like us to conclude and decide the outcome without even understanding the issues a player faces. We don't even bother to think about other stuffs. They are doing whatever they need to do in order to seal their name in the history book.

[noormcs5]

Today, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will meet in a high-voltage Group B match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. By winning the first match against Bangladesh, the Lankans will confirm the Super Four if they win this match. However, Afghans have to do something superhuman to make sure of the Super Four. Who will go to the Super Four depends on the results of the match between these two teams in the last match of the group stage of this Asia Cup.  On the batting friendly pitch of Lahore, the Afghans will have to win first and that will have to be by a huge margin. As a result, the question arises in the minds of many, exactly how big a victory Rashid Khan needs against the Lankans? If the Afghans bat first, then they must score 275 or more runs. Then the Lankans need to chase down at least 68 runs all out in pursuit of the target. That is, if they score 275 runs first, then Dasun Shanaka will have to stop before 207 runs.

The tournament is all but over for Afghanistan. They went down to Bangladesh by a heavy margin, and today they will be facing Sri Lanka at their backyard. They need something superhuman, but unfortunately there is no one in the Afghan team who is capable of doing something similar. We saw how the Bangladeshi batsmen treated Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman with absolute disdain. Pacers were far worse. Fazalhaq Farooqi went for 9 runs per over against Bangladesh. I don't have any hope from the current Afghan side.  

In a must win game for the Afghanistan team, they have not started not started the match well. Srilanka have scored 74 runs in 14 overs and lost only one wicket. They have managed to lay a good foundation.

Afghanistan needs to play well as it is a do and die match for them.  Though the chances are very slim but they should try thier level best.

While Sri Lanka's run side is very good, the wicket side is a bit of a disaster. The Sri Lankan team has lost three wickets in 23 overs so far. Sri Lankan batsman Pathul Nissanka scored 41 runs from 40 balls, Dimuth Karunaratne scored 32 from 35 balls, and Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 3 runs from 8 balls. Now kusal mendis is fighting face to face with Afghan bowlers along with Charith Asalanka. Now it remains to be seen how far these two players can take the Sri Lankan team. Sri Lanka's team score so far, 117-3(23)

Srilanka has scored 291 runs in their allotted 50 overs.  However, the target for the Afghanistan team is not 291 in 50 overs, but they need to chase this total in 37.1 or fewer overs in order to qualify for the Super 4. This is a very tough target but I think they should go for it and see if luck favors the brave.

I think we will have some big hitting and excitement in the 2nd innings. Either the Afghanistan team will go for the kill or they may lose early wickets in the process.

[JohnBitCo]

Today, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will meet in a high-voltage Group B match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. By winning the first match against Bangladesh, the Lankans will confirm the Super Four if they win this match. However, Afghans have to do something superhuman to make sure of the Super Four. Who will go to the Super Four depends on the results of the match between these two teams in the last match of the group stage of this Asia Cup.  On the batting friendly pitch of Lahore, the Afghans will have to win first and that will have to be by a huge margin. As a result, the question arises in the minds of many, exactly how big a victory Rashid Khan needs against the Lankans? If the Afghans bat first, then they must score 275 or more runs. Then the Lankans need to chase down at least 68 runs all out in pursuit of the target. That is, if they score 275 runs first, then Dasun Shanaka will have to stop before 207 runs.

The tournament is all but over for Afghanistan. They went down to Bangladesh by a heavy margin, and today they will be facing Sri Lanka at their backyard. They need something superhuman, but unfortunately there is no one in the Afghan team who is capable of doing something similar. We saw how the Bangladeshi batsmen treated Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman with absolute disdain. Pacers were far worse. Fazalhaq Farooqi went for 9 runs per over against Bangladesh. I don't have any hope from the current Afghan side.  

In a must win game for the Afghanistan team, they have not started not started the match well. Srilanka have scored 74 runs in 14 overs and lost only one wicket. They have managed to lay a good foundation.

Afghanistan needs to play well as it is a do and die match for them.  Though the chances are very slim but they should try thier level best.

While Sri Lanka's run side is very good, the wicket side is a bit of a disaster. The Sri Lankan team has lost three wickets in 23 overs so far. Sri Lankan batsman Pathul Nissanka scored 41 runs from 40 balls, Dimuth Karunaratne scored 32 from 35 balls, and Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 3 runs from 8 balls. Now kusal mendis is fighting face to face with Afghan bowlers along with Charith Asalanka. Now it remains to be seen how far these two players can take the Sri Lankan team. Sri Lanka's team score so far, 117-3(23)

The score is very good for SriLanka. they gave the target of a 291 score, but Sri Lanka lost 8 good wickets. According to the pitch, The pitch can help to win Sri Lanka. The pitch is good for Sri Lanka because it is another hot day in Lahore, The pitch is drier than two days ago, and the country that batting first can score 250 to 300 at least.

Sri Lanka makes 291 scores with the struggle. It means Afghani bowlers don't want the Sri Lanka batsman to take advantage of this thing. Anyhow, Srilanka give a good target to Afghanistan.

[Popkon6]

The Sri Lankan team scored enough runs to set a big target for Afghanistan. The Sri Lankan team scored 291 runs with all the batsmen performing well and defending the wicket till the end. But the Afghanistan team fell by one wicket almost at the start as Gurbaz entered the field as the opening batsman but did not perform well. Gurbaz also performed so poorly against Bangladesh that Afghanistan's batsmen are much weaker than the Sri Lankan team. If the Afghanistan team should defend the wicket and stay on the field till the end, then it will be possible to enjoy a good game, and the competition will be full.

[Compromise me]

The Sri Lankan team scored enough runs to set a big target for Afghanistan. The Sri Lankan team scored 291 runs with all the batsmen performing well and defending the wicket till the end. But the Afghanistan team fell by one wicket almost at the start as Gurbaz entered the field as the opening batsman but did not perform well. Gurbaz also performed so poorly against Bangladesh that Afghanistan's batsmen are much weaker than the Sri Lankan team. If the Afghanistan team should defend the wicket and stay on the field till the end, then it will be possible to enjoy a good game, and the competition will be full.

Afghanistan gave a very bad performance in bowling and now they are seen doing bad performance in batting too .sri Lankan have taken
 Afghanistan by three wickets for 50 run which is a very good victory for Sri Lanka. Afghanistan  R .Gurbaz Zadran and G . Naib have lost their wickets due to their relentless batting .This match is quite tough for both these teams as whoever loses will be out of the Asia cup.

[hafiztalha]

Afghanistan V Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. It seems their decision is correct. Looking at the pitch, batting seems to help a lot. Giving a target of 300 runs on a batting first pitch will not be difficult. Sri Lankan batsmen are in good enough form. However, their performance is very erratic. But the two openers managed to get off to a good start today. Sri Lanka are yet to lose a wicket in 6 overs. Sri Lanka collected 38 runs in 6 overs. It will not be difficult to collect like 320 without losing wickets very quickly.

Afghanistan's bowlers cannot do well against Bangladesh. Bangladesh easily set up a huge target of 335 runs. Even in today's match, if Afghanistan's bowlers can't do well, they have no chance of winning. Moreover, it is not the case that the Afghanistan team will go to the next round only by winning. Afghanistan will need to win by a big margin if they want to qualify for the next round.

You are correct. it appears that Sri Lanka made the correct choice for batting first. The Sri Lankan team successfully set a good target of 291 runs in 50 overs while losing 8 wicket. When Sri Lanka  opening batsmen P. Nissanka and D. Karunaratne out early I had realized that they might encounter difficulties in giving 250 runs.K. Mendis outstanding performance changed the situation entirely as he contributed impressive 92 runs in 84 balls and then Sri Lanka able to give a score of 291 runs.

At present, Afghanistan is currently batting and his performance similar to their previous match and they have only scored 50 runs in 9 overs while losing 3 wicket. Based on this I believed that Sri Lanka has a strong chance to win this match. So let's see at the ending of this exciting match.

[onecall123]

The Sri Lankan team scored enough runs to set a big target for Afghanistan. The Sri Lankan team scored 291 runs with all the batsmen performing well and defending the wicket till the end. But the Afghanistan team fell by one wicket almost at the start as Gurbaz entered the field as the opening batsman but did not perform well. Gurbaz also performed so poorly against Bangladesh that Afghanistan's batsmen are much weaker than the Sri Lankan team. If the Afghanistan team should defend the wicket and stay on the field till the end, then it will be possible to enjoy a good game, and the competition will be full.

It was possible to score between 330-340 runs without any trouble. Anyway, the target of  is still quite quit enough for Afghanistan. But, they have to chase this within a maximum of 37.1 overs to make it to the Super Fours. However, Gurbaz and Zadran losing their wickets just when Afghanistan needed a solid partnership. At this moment, Afghanistan batters charging hard though.

[ZAINmalik75]

Afghanistan bowling is very bad and they are losing all matches because of the poor bowling. Afg bowlers don't know how to put pressure on opponent team and loss delivery help batsmen to deliver it for boundaries .

I think at current Multan situation this statement should be wrong because that ground were known for high runs and the reason is batting friendly conditions, so definitely each and every quality spinner and seamer will lose much runs than expectation because pitch doesn't behave according to thier plan. While now thier batting is really a head Ache because none of thier batter has ability to stay long take the inning deeper and build some significant partnership which really help them not only chasedown the required target but make some good target, I think thier aggressive mindset really push them down and lose early on quick important wicket that why they collapse before done something decent.

[Patrol69]

Today is the match between Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. Sri Lanka qualified for Super 4. No matter if Afghanistan wins this match or not because Afghanistan can't reach Super 4. If Afghanistan wins today's match with a good run rate then tomorrow's match will be played in Lahore, between Pakistan and Bangladesh, and this is the first match of Asia Cup 2023.

If Sri Lanka wins today's match, then the first match of Super 4 will be played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Afghanistan has entered the field today against Sri Lanka in an important match. Afghanistan is already in danger of going out of the Asia Cup after losing by a big margin against Bangladesh. Afghanistan must win against Sri Lanka by a huge margin if they want to survive in this tournament. If the margin of victory is not too big, Afghanistan will not qualify for the next round even if they win.  
Afghanistan must have won by a big margin in the second innings against Sri Lanka, maybe Afghanistan came into the field with such a plan because Afghanistan managed to score 147 runs for four wickets in just 22 overs. Only 145 runs needed to win. Wickets Since there are not many wickets in hand and Afghanistan will have to go a long way to win this match, Sri Lanka are more likely to win this match.

[rojan]

The Sri Lankan team scored enough runs to set a big target for Afghanistan. The Sri Lankan team scored 291 runs with all the batsmen performing well and defending the wicket till the end. But the Afghanistan team fell by one wicket almost at the start as Gurbaz entered the field as the opening batsman but did not perform well. Gurbaz also performed so poorly against Bangladesh that Afghanistan's batsmen are much weaker than the Sri Lankan team. If the Afghanistan team should defend the wicket and stay on the field till the end, then it will be possible to enjoy a good game, and the competition will be full.

Sri Lanka team batted first and set a target of 291 runs in 50 overs. Sri Lanka team batsman Kusal Mendis was dismissed for 92 runs off 84 balls. If Kusal Mendis could have played a few more overs, he could have scored 100 runs in today's match, but he got out before that.  Now Afghanistan come to bat. They have scored 154 runs in 22.4 overs. Afghanistan has lost 4 strong wickets so far. But in today's match, if Afghanistan team can keep the wickets at a level, then they can win this match very easily. What Sri Lanka team has to say.  If the bowling line can perform well then we will see a tough fight between the two teams in this match.

[Shishir99]

Oh wow. I did not watch the match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan and just checked the scorecard and was surprised to see they are almost close. Currently, they need 91 runs from 61 Balls to qualify for the super four. The problem is that Mohammad Nabi is out and he was charging Sri Lankan bowlers with 200 strike rates. Another Afghan batter has to step up like Nabi so they can chase it.

Who thought Afghans will be that much aggressive against Sri Lanka? It's understandable that Sri Lankan bowling line up is not up to the mark at this time. Which is why they are at trouble right now. Interesting match. Gotta go!

[leonair]

The Sri Lankan team scored enough runs to set a big target for Afghanistan. The Sri Lankan team scored 291 runs with all the batsmen performing well and defending the wicket till the end. But the Afghanistan team fell by one wicket almost at the start as Gurbaz entered the field as the opening batsman but did not perform well. Gurbaz also performed so poorly against Bangladesh that Afghanistan's batsmen are much weaker than the Sri Lankan team. If the Afghanistan team should defend the wicket and stay on the field till the end, then it will be possible to enjoy a good game, and the competition will be full.

Sri Lanka team batted first and set a target of 291 runs in 50 overs. Sri Lanka team batsman Kusal Mendis was dismissed for 92 runs off 84 balls. If Kusal Mendis could have played a few more overs, he could have scored 100 runs in today's match, but he got out before that.  Now Afghanistan come to bat. They have scored 154 runs in 22.4 overs. Afghanistan has lost 4 strong wickets so far. But in today's match, if Afghanistan team can keep the wickets at a level, then they can win this match very easily. What Sri Lanka team has to say.  If the bowling line can perform well then we will see a tough fight between the two teams in this match.

Afghanistan was very hyped for Nabi but suddenly Nabi was caught out. now Jannat entered the field instead of Nabi. Afghanistan are still ahead in the run rate but they are under a lot of pressure with Nabi out. Afghanistan now need just 84 runs in 22 overs.  Which is very easy to collect for every good teams. Now let's see if Afghanistan can win the match or not. As they still have 5 wickets to play and enough overs, they still have a chance to win.

[Haunebu]

Indian squad for the World Cup announced!


This might be the last World Cup for a few senior players in the team.

This is a pretty good team though it remains to be seen how Iyer and Bumrah perform since they just returned and they need to get back in form pretty quickly since the World Cup is starting soon.

I feel that Rohit, Kohli, Shami and Jadeja won't play in the next World Cup since they might retire from the ODI format by then.

[Shishir99]

Afghanistan was very hyped for Nabi but suddenly Nabi was caught out. now Jannat entered the field instead of Nabi. Afghanistan are still ahead in the run rate but they are under a lot of pressure with Nabi out. Afghanistan now need just 84 runs in 22 overs.  Which is very easy to collect for every good teams. Now let's see if Afghanistan can win the match or not. As they still have 5 wickets to play and enough overs, they still have a chance to win.

This match is not all about winning for Afghanistan. There are a lot of maths in this match. Afghanistan has to win this match with 77 balls in hand which is 12 Overs and five balls. Afghanistan are already seven down and they still need 54 runs from 31 balls. It could have been easy if they had top-order batter on the crease. Sri Lanka have to bowl tight at this moment.

They might win the match but it won't be easy for them to win it with 77 balls in hand. Rashid Khan is the last recognized batter from Afghanistan who is in the crease right now. He is the last hope Afghanistan have. Interesting!