The game between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka was unexpected. Nobody anticipated Sri Lanka to win, especially because the Sri Lankan team had recently been performing well. Having said that, Gurbaz with the bat and Fazalhaq Farooqi’s outstanding efforts were the highlights. How did the game go then? What happened? Here is a detailed analysis of the same.
First innings of Sri Lanka vs. Afghanistan analysis:
The Afghanis won handily in the opening inning. From the beginning, they utterly controlled the opposition. Fazalhaq Farooqi represented the Afghan hegemony’s first astounding facet. This excellent bowler was like the underdog. He was correctly positioning the bowl so that it could swing a mile. He was giving Kusal Mendis a lot of trouble. Kusal Mendis was finally sent back on the innings’ fifth ball. The next player to leave the game after receiving his first ball was Charith Asalanka. Farooqi produced 3 overs with a 1.7 economy! Sri Lanka’s score was 3-2.
Then Mujeeb and Nabi seized control. Although Bhanuka Rajapakshe tried to form alliances, he was out of collaborators. Both the bowling and the batting were strong. Sri Lanka continued to lose wickets on a regular basis. Poor shots were being made by the players. The wickets fell in the following order: 5-3, 49-4, 60-5, 64-6, and so on. Sri Lanka was defeated for 105. Chamika Karunaratne delivered a few blows. Both Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman claimed two wickets.
The second innings of Sri Lanka vs. Afghanistan:
were an altogether different ballgame for the batsmen. The Afghan batters appeared to be hitting on a separate surface. Rahmanullah Gurbaz started cleaning up the bowlers. At 250 per minute, he was striking! On the other end, Hazrat Zazai was enjoying the fantastic performance. Gurbaz’s wicket was taken by Hasaranga for 40 runs, but it was already too late. Afghanistan won the match with just under 10 overs remaining and an advantage of 8 wickets. It was a professional performance that was in charge.
Brief Scores of Sri Lanka VS Afghanistan:
1st Innings:
Bhanuka Rajapaksha: 38 of 29 balls.
Chamika Karunaratne: 31 of 38 balls.
Fazalhaq Farooqi: 11/3.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman: 24/2.
2nd Innings:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 40 runs of 18 balls.
Hazratullah Zazai: 37 runs of 28 balls.
Wanindu Hasaranga: 19/1.
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