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In the Asia Cup 2023, the target for Afghanistan to win the match was 292 runs. Meanwhile, Afghanistan needed to achieve the target of reaching the Super-4 round within 37.1 overs or earlier.
SL vs AFG Match Report: Sri Lanka has defeated Afghanistan by 2 runs in an exciting contest. With this win, Dasun Shanaka’s team has advanced to the Super-4 round, while Afghanistan’s dream of playing in the Super-4 round has been shattered. Afghanistan needed to chase 292 runs to win, but their entire team was restricted to 289 runs in 37.4 overs. In this manner, Sri Lanka secured a thrilling victory.
After winning the toss, Sri Lanka came out to bat first and scored 291 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Consequently, Afghanistan had the target of 292 runs for victory. However, to reach the Super-4 round, Afghanistan needed to achieve the target in 37.1 overs or earlier. Mohammad Nabi played a crucial innings for Afghanistan, scoring 65 runs off 32 balls. He hit 6 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s captain Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 59 runs off 66 balls, including 3 fours and 1 six.
Kasun Rajitha took the most wickets for Sri Lanka, grabbing 4 wickets, while Dushmantha Chameera and Dhananjaya de Silva claimed 2 wickets each. Maheesh Theekshana and Maheesh Pathirana also took 1 wicket each for their team.
Kusal Mendis played an important inning
After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, Sri Lanka scored 291 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. This set a target of 292 runs for Afghanistan. Kusal Mendis scored the most runs for Sri Lanka, playing a crucial role. Kusal Mendis played a knock of 92 runs off 84 balls in his innings, including 6 boundaries and 3 sixes. Meanwhile, Charith Asalanka contributed 36 runs off 43 balls. For Afghanistan, Gulbadin Naib took 4 wickets, giving away 60 runs in his 10 overs. In addition, Rashid Khan claimed 2 wickets, while Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 1 wicket.
