AFG vs SL Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2019: Sri Lanka all out for 201, Afghanistan need 187 runs to win
Live Cricket Score: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka in World Cup 2019.
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Live Crickets Score, AFG vs SL in World Cup 2019: Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka under heavy skies in their World Cup clash on Tuesday.
Both sides were soundly beaten in their first matches of the tournament in England and Wales. Former champions Sri Lanka were thumped by 10 wickets by New Zealand on the same ground while Afghanistan went down by seven wickets to defending champions Australia in Bristol. Afghanistan were unchanged for the match in the Welsh capital and Sri Lanka brought in seamer Nuwan Pradeep for Jeevan Mendis.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Live Scorecard
Sri Lanka 182/8 ( 33 overs)
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka (AFG vs SL): As it happens
20:43 IST: OUT! THAT'S IT FROM SRI LANKA INNINGS. Sri Lanka are all out for just 201 runs. Afghanistan will need 187 to win the match in 41 overs to win the match via D/L method.
20:38 IST: OUT! Dawlat Zadran picks up his second- he sends down a yorker and Lasith Malinga's stumps are disturbed. Sri Lanka lose their ninth for 199.
20:20 IST: THE GAME WILL RESTART- So we are ready to again. It will be 41-overs per side match now with ten minute innings turnover. The target will be revised at the end of the Sri Lanka innings.
17:40 IST: RAIN STOPS PLAY! The covers are out as rain gets thick. Afghanistan will be hoping play resumes soon as they are on top right now. Sri Lanka 182/8 after 33 overs.
17:32 IST: OUT! Kusal Perera’s resistance ends for 78. Rashid Khan takes his first wicket.
17:25 IST: OUT! Dawlat Zadran has wicket now. Isuru Udaba goes for the big hit and misses- the ball does the rest.
17:05 IST: OUT! It's a run out. The Pereras- Kusal and Thisara have a failure to communicate and Hashmatullah Shahidi sends a great return. Mohammad Shehzad takes the bails off as Sri Lanka lose their sixth wicket. It's Thissara who walks back.
16:49 IST: OUT! This time Hamid Hassan takes the wicket. Dhananjaya de Silva nicks one behind to Shehzad. Sri Lanka 149/5 now in 23 overs.
16:42 IST: Another one bites the dust- Angelo Mathews is out for a duck. Sri Lanka go from 144/1 to 146/4 in the space of 5 balls.
16:40 IST: Mohammad Nabi takes his second wicket in the over. Kusal Mendis departs for just 2.
16: 38 IST: Nabi gets the breakthrough- Lahiru Thirimanne plays it on to his stumps. He goes for 25.
16:24 IST: Sri Lanka have reached 139 for 1 in 20 overs. They have already surpassed the score they made in their first match against New Zealand.
16:07 IST: 3000 ODI runs for Lahiru Thirimanne! With this Sri Lanka post 100 on the scoreboard.
15:58 IST: Sri Lanka skipper Karunaratne departs for 30. Mohammad Nabi gets the breakthrough! Karunaratne c Najibullah b Nabi 30(45) [4s-3].
Lahiru Thirimanne makes it to the middle.
A wicket for Afghanistan - they certainly needed that!
It's the skipper Karunaratne who departs – Mohammad Nabi the bowler. #AFGvSL LIVE https://t.co/tJgUF1NEFG pic.twitter.com/CE3mYWLdIK
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15:49 IST: Sri Lanka reach 79 without loss in the first 10 overs.
This is the highest Powerplay score for Sri Lanka when batting first since April 2015:
79 vs Afg Cardiff 2019
76 vs Ban Colombo 2017
76 vs Eng Pallekele 2018
72 vs Eng Colombo 2018
71 vs WI Bulawayo 2016
15:28 IST: 50 up for Sri Lanka in the fifth over. It has been a good start by the Lankan team.
This man is looking in fine touch.
Sri Lanka have passed 50!#AFGvSL LIVE https://t.co/tJgUF1NEFG pic.twitter.com/fhMjCI4qvf
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15:00 IST: HERE WE GO! Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera at the crease.
Play is set to get underway!
Here are the line-ups #AfghanAtalan #LionsRoar pic.twitter.com/tEIPtJEWsR
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14:34 IST: Afghanistan win the toss and opt to field first.
Teams:
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Lahiru Thirimanne, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga.
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Shahzad(w), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib(c), Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan.
Toss news from Cardiff!
Gulbadin Naib wins the toss and Afghanistan are having a bowl first. #AFGvSL LIVE https://t.co/tJgUF1NEFG pic.twitter.com/n0zTvH61g8
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AFG vs SL: Playing 11s
Afghanistan (AFG): Gulbadin Naib (C), Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Sri Lanka (SL): Dimuth Karunaratne (C), Dhananjaya de Silva, Avishka Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Isuru Udana and Jeffrey Vandersay.