New Delhi. The whole world accepts the Afghanistan team as the emerging power of cricket. But Sri Lanka taught the Afghan cricketers a lesson on Monday which they will not soon forget. Host Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by a huge margin of 72 runs in the second T20 match. The Afghanistan team could not bat even the full 20 overs in this match.
Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran won the toss and fielded first in the T20 match played in Dambulla, but his bowlers could not take advantage of it. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 187 runs for 6 wickets. On his behalf, Sadira Samarawickrama (51) scored a half-century. All-rounder Angelo Mathews scored 42 runs in 22 balls in the last overs. Pathum Nissanka scored 25 runs, Kusal Mendis scored 23 runs and captain Wanindu Hasaranga scored 22 runs.
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The Afghanistan team, which came to chase the target of 188 runs, was seen faltering from the very beginning. Its opener Hazratullah Zazai was out after scoring one run. After this, the situation became Ayaram Gayaram. Except Mohammad Nabi (27) and Karim Janat (28), not a single Afghan batsman could go beyond 20 runs.
Angelo Mathews scored 42 runs and also took 2 wickets in this match. Due to this performance he was chosen Player of the Match. This is Sri Lanka’s second consecutive victory over Afghanistan. With this victory, he has won the 3-match T20 series. Host Sri Lanka won the first T20 match by 4 runs.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: February 19, 2024, 22:37 IST