49.3 -
Malinga to Zazai, FOUR, that is a powerful blow from Zazai. Full and in the slot, Zazai takes his front leg out of the way and drives very hard, sends it between mid-off and extra-cover and it races away
48.3 -
Mathews to Dawlat Zadran, FOUR, edged and just past the keeper. Fullish and outside off stump, Zadran swings hard, the ball goes off the toe-end of the bat, Sanga tries to grab it with his right hand but it went well wide of him
47.2 -
Malinga to Mirwais, FOUR, slower ball low full toss, Ashraf swings across the line, he was surprised a bit by the lack of pace but managed to send it past the diving short fine leg fielder
32.1 -
T Perera to Nabi, FOUR, Nabi advances down the track, Perera shortens his length, Nabi goes through with slap and sends it between mid-off and extra-cover. It was in the air for a while, but it was in the gap
31.5 -
Herath to Shenwari, FOUR, it's too full, it's in the slot and Shenwari doesn't miss out. He waits for the ball to come and slogs it wide of long-on and it almost goes all the way
28.4 -
J Mendis to Nabi, FOUR, Malinga dives again, but the ball escapes this time. Nabi gets low down on one knee and paddles the flighted delivery along the ground through short fine leg
25.3 -
Herath to Stanikzai, FOUR, dances down the wicket, gets to the pitch of the ball and muscles it straight down the ground, long-on had no chance. That is his 5th ODI fifty as well. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause from the crowd and his teammates
23.2 -
Malinga to Stanikzai, FOUR, on a length just outside off, Stanikzai stays in the crease and looks to defend, takes the outside edge and runs away to the third man fence
22.2 -
Herath to Shenwari, FOUR, it was a calculated shot from Shenwari, kneels down and fetches it from outside off, top-edges the sweep over backward square, there was on one in the deep to save the boundary
21.2 -
Mathews to Shenwari, FOUR, edged and safe! There was a slip fielder and the ball eludes him. Shenwari pushes at it and the outside edge goes wide of Mahela at wide slip
19.2 -
T Perera to Stanikzai, FOUR, super shot! It was a gift though from Perera, short and outside off, Stanikzai rides the bounce and cuts it to the left of backward point, no chance for third man to stop it
18.0 -
T Perera to Stanikzai, FOUR, cracking shot! Short and plenty of room on offer, Stanikzai jumps up and cuts it in the air to the left of sweeper cover, Karunaratne runs across, dives and fails to stop the ball
13.5 -
T Perera to Shenwari, FOUR, that was a better shot from Shenwari, if the ball is pitched up these Afghan batsmen are not afraid to go after it, Shenwari comes forward and drives it in the air, wide of mid-off, beats a desperate dive from the fielder
13.2 -
T Perera to Shenwari, FOUR, fuller and on the stumps, Shenwari hits it through the line, the bat turns in his hands and the ball comes off the inside part, beats mid-on to his left and runs away to the fence
8.5 -
Mathews to Stanikzai, FOUR, almost another one! Stanikzai shuffles across and walks down the wicket, the ball nips back in, he looks to force it through the off-side, the inside edge goes over the stumps and beats Sanga to his left
8.0 -
Lakmal to Ahmadi, FOUR, another well played shot! Too full and on the stumps, almost a yorker, Ahmadi squeezes it through cover, the timing was so good that it beats Herath's chase from mid-on
7.5 -
Lakmal to Ahmadi, FOUR, superb shot! It travelled to the fence in no time. Pitched up delivery on off, Ahmadi presents the full face of the bat and drives it through the line, it was in the air and to the left of Lakmal, who does not get a hand to it
7.0 -
Malinga to Nawroz, FOUR, nice shot! It was an overpitched delivery and Mangal puts it away, he comes on the front foot and creams the drive between extra cover and mid-off, the timing on that takes it to the fence
4.2 -
Malinga to Ahmadi, FOUR, short and plenty of room on offer, Ahmadi pounces onto it, he hangs on the back foot and cracks the cut through cover-point, even the heavy outfield can't stop it from reaching the rope
4.1 -
Malinga to Ahmadi, FOUR, shortish and outside off, Ahmadi waits for it in the crease, looks to steer it, the ball takes the outer half and runs away between second slip and gully. The third man fielder was pretty square
46.5 -
Lakmal to Mirwais, SIX, this is unfair! The batsman swings in one direction, but the ball goes in a different direction and that too it's an edge. Full and on the off stump, Ashraf slogs, gets a leading edge, bizarrely it flies over the keeper and goes all the way
45.1 -
T Perera to Mirwais, SIX, it's a top edge but it's gone all the way. Short and on the leg stump, Ashraf tries to pull, but gets lucky with the edge and it flies over fine leg
33.4 -
Herath to Najibullah, SIX, that's a fine connection from Najibullah! Flighted from Herath, Najibullah gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps it with the spin over deep mid-wicket
32.2 -
T Perera to Nabi, SIX, oh what a shot! Short again from Perera, Nabi rocks back and absolutely smashes the pull shot over the mid-wicket boundary
10.1 -
Mathews to Stanikzai, SIX, where did that come from? Just out of the blue, Stanikzai sends it into the stands. Length delivery on off, Stanikzai kneels down and slogs it over deep mid-wicket. A spectator takes a one-handed catch, he might have just won a million New Zealand dollars
49.4 -
Malinga to Zazai, out Caught by Herath!! Afghanistan are bowled out for 232, Malinga ends with three. Slower delivery outside off stump, Zazai goes across the stumps and attempts a slog, gets a thick outside edge, Herath runs back and to his right from short third man to complete the catch. Dilshan was also approaching the ball from backward point and they almost collided. Zazai c Herath b Malinga 19(38) [4s-1]
49.0 -
Mathews to Hamid, out Caught by J Mendis!! Two-in-two for Mathews and Sri Lanka. Good length delivery on the leg stump, Hamid goes hard at the slog, but mistimes it completely, it goes very square than he anticipated, deep square leg ran forward to complete a good catch. Hamid c J Mendis b Mathews 0(1)
48.5 -
Mathews to Dawlat Zadran, out Bowled!! He was moving too much in the crease and this time he exposes all the sticks. Nothing but a good length delivery from Mathews, Zadran doesn't get behind the line and swings his bat, misses and the ball hits the top of off stump. Dawlat Zadran b Mathews 4(5) [4s-1]
47.4 -
Malinga to Mirwais, out Caught by Lakmal!! Second wicket for Malinga. Change of pace again from Malinga, Ashraf goes early into the slog, the ball takes the top edge, fine leg was pushed back after that boundary earlier in the over and it turned out to be a great move and as it went to him. Lakmal doesn't drop those. Mirwais c Lakmal b Malinga 28(32) [4s-1 6s-2]
38.1 -
Lakmal to Najibullah, out Caught by T Perera!! That's an easy catch for Perera. Full and in the slot, Najibullah went for the big shot but mistimed it, the ball went high in the air, mid-off runs forward and takes the dolly. Afghanistan are losing their way quickly here. They need to bat out the 50 overs. Najibullah c T Perera b Lakmal 10(15) [6s-1]
35.4 -
Malinga to Nabi, out Bowled!! This was on the cards. With field restrictions and batsmen trying to get quick runs, Malinga always has a great chance of picking up a few wickets in the powerplay. Slower delivery on the leg stump, not quite a yorker, Nabi slogs early and misses it completely. The ball rattles the leg stump. Mathews is pumped as he jumps in joy. Nabi b Malinga 21(27) [4s-2 6s-1]
32.5 -
T Perera to Shenwari, out Caught by Mathews!! Afghanistan lose another set batsman. Not what they wanted. It was fullish and in the slot, Shenwari got greeedy and tried to play a gallery shot and in the end, he hit it straight to mid-off, who swallowed the ball easily. Shenwari c Mathews b T Perera 38(70) [4s-5]
27.1 -
Herath to Stanikzai, out Caught by J Mendis!! In the air and he's hit it straight down the throat of the man at long-on. End of a fine innings and a fine 88-run partnership. Sri Lanka have managed to get the breakthrough they wanted. Flighted delivery from Herath, Stanikzai advances and tries to go big, but the bat turns in hands and in the end he offers a simple catch to Mendis. Stanikzai c J Mendis b Herath 54(57) [4s-5 6s-1]
9.4 -
Lakmal to Ahmadi, out Caught by Herath!! Ahmadi has thrown it away! A needless shot from him. He keeps staring at the wicket after the catch is completed. Short delivery on off, Ahmadi was in no position to play the pull, he top-edges it to the left of mid-wicket, Herath calls for it, runs across and reverse cups it safely. Ahmadi c Herath b Lakmal 24(23) [4s-4]
8.1 -
Mathews to Nawroz, out Caught by Thirimanne!! Soft dismissal! Mathews brings himself on and strikes with his first delivery. It was a 119kph slower ball, he had the field set for that as well, Mangal presses forward and pushes at it, checks his shot and finds short cover to perfection. Nawroz c Thirimanne b Mathews 10(30) [4s-1]
5.2 -
Lakmal to Nawroz, no run, dropped! MJ puts down a tough chance, but you expect him to take those. Lakmal is disappointed, he turns and marches back to his run-up. It was a touch short and moving away outside off, Mangal feels for it away from the body, the outside edge flies to the right of second slip, Mahela dives, gets both hands but couldn't hold on
38.5 -
Lakmal to Zazai, 1 run, a direct-hit would have been curtains for Mirwais. Zazai taps it to point and sets off, Karunaratne runs to his left and has a shy at the stumps at the striker's end but misses. That ball almost shaved the stumps