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Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights, T20 World Cup 2022 Today's Match: Sri Lanka knocked out Afghanistan with a six-wicket victory in the Super 12 Stage, on Tuesday. Follow HIGHLIGHTS of AFG vs SL, straight from The Gabba in Brisbane.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights: Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in their T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 Stage fixture, at The Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday. The defeat also saw Afghanistan get knocked out of the tournament. Chasing a target of 145 runs, Sri Lanka reached 148 for four in 18.3 overs, with Dhananjaya de Silva smacking an unbeaten knock of 66 runs off 42 balls. Meanwhile, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan took two wickets each for Afghanistan. Initially, the Afghans posted 144/8 in 20 overs, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz registered 28 runs off 24 balls, including two fours and two sixes. Meanwhile, Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets for Sri Lanka and Lahiru Kumara bagged two.
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Afghanistan captain Nabi has won the toss and opted to bat vs Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2022, Live: Weather report
According to weather reports, the temperature in Brisbane will be around 23 degrees Celsius during the day and fall to 14 degrees at night. Also, there is a high chance of rain.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2022, Live: Head-to-head
Sri Lanka lead 2-1 vs Afghanistan in head-to-head. In T20 World Cup, they have faced each other only once with Sri Lanka coming out on top.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2022, Live: 'Our mentality is very good', said SL's Kasun Rajitha
Ahead of the match, Rajitha said, "We know we're the Asian champions. We are using that for confidence. Our mentality is very good. We are trying to bounce back from the match against New Zealand".
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2022, Live: 'We'll be fresh', said Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott
"I think we'll be fresh. We will have a lot of energy going into the game, so it's exciting times. We've played here in a pre-tournament game, and had that experience. And we had over two weeks preparing here in Brisbane. It's a little bit warmer now than it was when we were here preparing for the tournament", said Trott, ahead of the game.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2022, Live: Squads
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Saleem Safi
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Ashen Bandara, Asitha Fernando
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2022, Live: Hello and good morning everyone!
Hello and good morning everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of today's Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 Stage fixture, straight from The Gabba in Brisbane. Stay tuned folks, for an exciting cricket match!
