Sharjah: Sri Lanka gained the initially Super 4 in Asia Cup 2020 cricket. They defeat Afghanistan by four wickets. If they get versus India on Tuesday, Lanka can acquire a stage in direction of the ultimate.
Beating initial in Saturday night’s activity, Afghanistan scored 175 factors for the reduction of six wickets. Sri Lanka batted in return and scored the profitable issue with only 5 balls to go. Openers Pathum Nisanka (35 out of 28 balls), Kushal Mendis (36 out of 19 balls) and Dhanushka Gunathilake (33 out of 20 balls) ensured the victory in Lanka.
The cause for Lanka’s victory is that they were ready to end Afghanistan, which jumped to a large rating. The Afghan batters have only managed to rating 37 factors in their past five overs. Forerunner and goalkeeper Rahmatullah Gurbaz scored 84 points in 45 balls, together with six 6 and four 4, and gave the effect that Afghanistan will arrive at two hundred. Ibrahim Zadran (40 out of 38 balls with a 6 and two fours) supplied great assistance for Gurbaz. The lankan bowlers have managed to just take wickets in the final couple of overs.
Lankan skipper Dasun Sanaka received the draw and still left Afghanistan to beat. Hazratullah Sazai (13 out of 16 balls) and Gurbaz acquired off to a great get started. Sasai was a spectator when Gurbaz was crushed. When Madhushanaka pitched Sasai, the Afghan rating arrived at 46 in 5 overs. Gurbaz produced his plan clear by scoring 50 factors in 22 balls. It was the next speediest fifty percent century by an Afghan player in the T20I. In advance of exceeding 50, the participant experienced scored four sixes. Gurbaz and Sadran also destroyed the second wicket partnership. 50 out of 44 balls for them. In the 13th version, the Afghan rating achieved 100. The partnership broke up when Gurbas was marketed to Fernando Vanindu de Silva.
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