Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 04 wickets to Extract Sweet Revenge on their Unbeaten Opponents with Clinical Chase
ACC 15th Asia Cup T20 Championship 2022 – Super 4 League Stage – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates – Match 07
Afghanistan put into bat, 175 / 6 – ( 20 Overs ) Rahmanullah Gurbaz 84 ( 6×6, 4×4, 45 balls ), Ibrahim Zadran 40, Najibullah Zadran 17, Hazratullah Zazai 13, Extras 11 – Hazratullah Zazai / Rahmanullah Gurbaz put on a 46 run opening stand, Rahmanullah Gurbaz / Ibrahim Zadran added 93 runs for the 02nd wicket – then lost the last 05 wickets for the addition of 36 runs – first 06 overs : 49 / 1, 10 overs : 83 / 1, 15 0vers : 138 / 1, last 05 overs : 37 / 5 – Dilshan MaduShanka 2 / 37, Maheesh Theekshana 1 / 29, Asitha Fernando 1 / 34, Kusal Mendis 02 run out assists.
Sri Lanka in reply, 179 / 6 – ( 19.1 Overs ) Kusal Mendis 36, Pathum Nissanka 35, Dhanushka Gunathilaka 33, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 31, Wanidu Hasaranga 16no, Skipper Dasun Shanaka 10 – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis involved in a 62 run opening stand, then lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 32 runs – Dhanushka Gunathilaka / Dasun Shanaka put on 25 runs for the 04th wicket, Dhanushka Gunathilaka / Bhanuka Rajapaksa added 32 runs for the 05th wicket, Bhanuka Rajapaksa / Wanidu Hasaranga associated in a 23 run partnership for the 06th wicket – 03 batters were dismissed bowled – first 06 overs : 49 / 1, 10 overs : 82 / 2, 15 overs : 127 / 4, last 4.1 overs : 52 / 2 – Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2 / 30, Naveen – ul – Haq 2 / 40.
Player of the Match : Rahmanullah Gurbaz – Afghanistan