An incredible comeback helped Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka and advance to the semifinals of the ICC U19 World Cup. The final score was 4 runs for Afghanistan and 2 for Sri Lanka.
The odds were heavily stacked against them when they posted just 134 on the board after Sri Lanka asked them to take first strike; however, Afghanistan produced an outstanding performance with the ball to bowl the island nation out for 130 in 46 overs. This resulted in a victory for Afghanistan.
The odds were heavily stacked against them when they posted just 134 on the board after Sri Lanka asked them to take first strike; however, Afghanistan produced an outstanding performance with the ball to bowl the island nation out for 130 in 46 overs. This resulted in a victory for Afghanistan.
It appeared as though Sri Lanka captain Dunith Wellalage’s (34 out of 61) composed stay at the crease would be enough to pull his team across the finish line, but it was not meant to be.
On the first of February, Afghanistan will now compete against England in the first semifinal of the Super League.
When Afghanistan was given the opportunity to bat first, the opening pair of Nangeyalia Kharote and Bilal Sayedi performed admirably for the first 10 overs of the innings. However, Sayedi was eventually bowled out by a wicked delivery from Traveen Mathew.
ATTAN
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— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) January 27, 2022
Afghanistan’s batting collapsed after the loss of Kharote in the very next over, and their skipper Suliman Safi was trapped leg before wicket after making just one run.
Ijaz Ahmadzai was unable to contribute to the scoreboard before losing his wicket, but fellow middle-order batter Abdul Hadi was able to keep the ship afloat with an important knock of 37 runs.
Vinjua Ranpul then assisted Sri Lanka in cleaning up the bottom of their batting order, finishing with a five-wicket haul while only costing his team ten runs.
The response that was provided by Sri Lanka was shaky right from the beginning. The first batter, Sadisha Rajapaksa, was out in the first over without scoring, and his replacement, Shevon Daniel, was out after scoring only two runs after being bowled clean by Bilal Sami.
They were in a worse position after 13 overs than Afghanistan was when they were batting during their innings. After that, Noor Ahmed produced a sensational delivery that got rid of Ranuda Somarathne and put Sri Lanka in a significant amount of trouble.
Their hopes of becoming the first team to win the U-19 World Cup were quickly becoming unattainable. However, the eighth wicket partnership between captain Wellalage and Raveen de Silva looked like it might save the day for Sri Lanka, as it took the team from 43 runs for seven to 112 runs.
The crucial wicket of the skipper, who played poorly, was taken by Kharote, and then Naveed claimed the wicket of de Silva to set up a nail-biting finish. Sri Lanka was only five runs away from victory when they suffered their fourth run-out of the innings. This cost them the game.
Mathew took the last wicket, which resulted in an exciting victory for Afghanistan.
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