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Afghanistan got a thrilling victory by 3 runs
Sri Lanka won the 3-match T20 series 2-1
New Delhi. Afghanistan defeated host Sri Lanka by 3 runs in the third and last high-scoring T20 International match of the series. In the last over, the host team needed 19 runs to win but the team could score only 15 runs. We have to praise Afghanistan’s fast bowler Loyal Momand, who bowled tightly in a moment of pressure and gave his team a thrilling victory. Of course, the visiting Afghanistan team was successful in winning this match but the host Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2-1.
Afghanistan (SL vs AFG) batting first scored 209 runs for 5 wickets. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz played the highest innings of 70 runs in 43 balls with the help of 7 fours and one six. He was chosen player of the match. Opener Hazratullah Zazai was out after scoring 45 runs while Azmatullah Umarzai scored 31 runs in 23 balls. For Sri Lanka, Mathisa Pathirana and Dhananjay de Silva took two wickets each.
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Kamindu Mendis scored 15 runs in the last over
The Sri Lankan team, which came to chase the target of 210 runs, had a good start. Opener Pathum Nissanka and wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis gave half-century starts. Both added 64 runs for the first wicket. However, after this two wickets fell at a gap of one run. Kusal Perera could not even open the account while captain Wanindu Hasaranga returned to the pavilion after scoring 13 runs. Sadar Samarawickrama and Kamindu Mendis tried their best to control the innings and both took the total score to 146. After this Sadira was out after scoring 23 runs. Kamindu (Kamindu Mendis) stood at one end. Sri Lanka needed 19 runs in the last over. Kamindu definitely hit a four and a six in the last over but these were not enough for the team’s victory. Sri Lankan team could score only 206 runs for 6 wickets.
Afghanistan captain is sad with the series defeat
For Afghanistan, Mohammad Nabi took 2 wickets while Noor Ahmed, Farid Ahmed Malik and Qais Ahmed took one wicket each. After the victory, Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran expressed happiness and said that he is happy to win this match but is sad to lose the series. Keeping in mind the upcoming T20 World Cup, we wanted to play in a positive manner in this match. We wanted to give a chance to everyone in this series.
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Tags: afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, sri lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga
FIRST PUBLISHED: February 22, 2024, 06:01 IST