SL vs AFG Ball by Ball Commentary

FOUR! JOB DONE! Kusal Mendis finishes off in style! Shorter delivery on middle, Kusal Mendis pulls it to the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a boundary. He is pumped up and punches the air in celebration. Sri Lanka win by 6 wickets.

FOUR! Another boundary required! Shorter and wide of off. Kusal Mendis frees his arms and cuts it past backward point, the fielder is too wide and it rolls to the fence.

Flatter delivery, around off. Kamindu nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. He wants another run but is sent back. Sri Lanka do not want any kind of trouble at this point. Just 7 runs needed.

Tossed up on middle, Kamindu Mendis flicks it to deep square leg where a misfield allows a couple of runs.

A gentle full toss on middle, Kusal Mendis gets inside the line and low to whack it to deep mid-wicket. Sediqullah Atal runs to his left, dives and stops to save a couple. 15 runs off the over.

Fazalhaq Farooqi pushes it full and just outside off. Kamindu steps across and lofts it to long on who picks up on a bonunce.

SIX! Sri Lanka want to finish it off now! Drops it short and climbs onto the batter, on leg. Kamindu pulls it over fine leg and it goes all the way. 12 runs in four balls.

Overpitches and keeps it away from the batter, outside off. Kusal works it to long off for a single.

FOUR! 150 up for Sri Lanka! Short of a length and on middle, bowls the off-cutter but the length was poor. Kusal Mendis pulls it in the gap to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Short of a length and on middle, Kamindu tries to lap it over but edges it to the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who dives forward but fails to carry it cleanly. It rolls away for a quick single.

Tossed up around off, Kamindu goes for the big slog-sweep but mistimes it on the leg side for a single. 17 runs off the over.

Width given again, outside off. Kusal Mendis looks to cut but bottom edges it to short third man for a single.

FOUR! UP AND OVER! Keeps it on a length and bowls it wide of off with not much turn. Kusal Mendis gets big as he opens himself and thumps it over extra-cover for a boundary.

Drops it flat and quick, outside off. Kusal Mendis looks to reverse hit but misses.

TWO WIDES! Slides it well down the leg side. Kamindu fails to hit it. The keeper fumbles to collect and it rolls to short fine leg for one.

Flatter delivery around off, Kamindu sweeps it to deep square leg. Two fielders converge in the deep to save a couple.

SIX! Welcome boundary! Huge six! Floats it full and on middle, Kamindu slog-sweeps it high and to long on where it goes the distance. Huge, huge six.

Wide! Was there a bat on it? Bowls it full and going down the leg side. Kamindu looks too sweep but misses. Rahmanullah Gurbaz fails to pick up cleanly but Afghanistan are disappointed as the umpire deems it as a wide.

Fractionally short and around off, Kamindu pulls it while cramping for some room, hits it to mid-wicket for one.

Rashid Khan bowls with a bit of width and bowls it full. Kusal Mendis uses his feet and hits it to long on for a single.

Tossed up full and on middle, Kamindu sweeps it in front of square on the leg side for one.

Ohh! Tossed up on middle, Kamindu chips it back just over Rashid Khan who runs back and tries hard but it falls safely. Khan sees Kusal out of his line and quickly goes into the ground to pick up. He throws it back but misses his shy. Kusal Mendis would have gone for all the money. Trouble for Rashid Khan as he has hurt his back in the process.

On the pads with a straighter line. Kamindu flicks it wide of deep square leg. Pushes hard for the second and gets it.

A googly on middle, comes in by a long way. Kusal chops it to point for a quick single.

Drops it flat and on middle, spinning in. Kamindu gets his front foot across and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a couple.

Wide! Tossed up, sliding down the leg side. Kamindu Mendis looks to flick but misses.

OUT! GONE! What a catch by the skipper. Drops it short and quicker around off. Asalanka rocks back and opens up his body to pull, hits it flat and to deep mid-wicket where Rashid Khan slides in and takes it low. It wasn't easy as it was hit flat and dipping towards the fielder. Much-needed wicket.

Keeps the length up and bowls it on middle, Mendis works it to long on for a single.

Pushes across a length ball, outside off. Mendis looks to push it away on the off side but misses.

FOUR! Poor ball and punished! Fifty for Kusal Mendis! Too full and down the leg side, Mendis sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. Kusal Mendis needs to continue as the job is not yet finished.

Noor Ahmad begins with a fuller delivery, outside off, Asalanka drags it to long on for a single.

Flatter delivery on leg, slower in the air. Asalanka flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

An arm ball, full and outside off, driven to long off for a quick couple of runs. Good running.

FOUR! Asalanka again finds the gap! Two excellent shots from Asalanka! Nabi bowls it slowly but gives width outside off. Asalanka cuts it through backward point fora boundary.

Mohammad Nabi bowls a quicker delivery to the right-hander, this is on leg, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

Slows up the arm ball on middle, Asalanka nicely pushes it to long off for a single.

Nabi bowls it quick and short on leg. Mendis gets low to pull behind square leg for a single.

MISFIELD! Pitched up delivery, outside off. Mendis drives it hard to cover where the fielder gets a hand on it and lets it roll through for a single.

Tossed up on middle, Asalanka nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! In the gap! Nicely played! 101 comes up and Sri Lanka have qualified. Shorter and outside off, Asalanka plays with an angled bat through backward point and it rolls into the fence.

Flatter and around off, a googly. Asalanka knocks it straight to cover.

Touch flatter and on middle, Mendis nudges it to deep square leg for a single.

SO CLOSE! Rashid Khan at his best! Fuller-length delivery, outside off and it was the googly. Mendis looks to sweep but misses and it whizzes past the off pole.

Tossed up, full and around off, Asalanka defends it solidly.

A half-tracker on middle, Kusal Mendis pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Very full and on middle, Asalanka eases it to long on for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman drops it on a length and outside off, Asalanka strokes it through covers for a couple of runs.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The partnership is broken! Mujeeb Ur Rahman floats it on a length and outside off, turns slightly in. Kusal Perera is drawn forward to push it but gets a faint outside edge to the keeper, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who makes no mistake. Perfect time for Afghanistan to get in a wicket.

FOUR! Plays with the field! Floats it full and around off, Kusal Perera brings out the reverse sweep and hits it well over short third man for a boundary. There was no one in the deep.

Bowls a googly, tight around off. Mendis dabs it straight to short third man.

Very full and darting on the pads, Perera nudges it to deep mid-wicket for one.

TOP EDGE AND LANDS SAFELY! Rashid Khan bowls it flat and generates some extra bounce on middle, Perera looks to pull with soft hands but top edges it past short fine leg for a couple of runs.

Fuller delivery on middle and leg, Mendis sweeps it firmly through square leg for one more.

Drops it slightly short, outside off. Perera cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Rashid Khan starts with a wrong 'un, full and on middle, Mendis nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! CHANCE! Tossed up full and on middle, Kusal Perera slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder was stationed there but yards in front of the ropes. The ball travels over him and into the fence.

Tossed up on leg, tailing in a bit. Mendis sweeps it to deep square leg for one more.

Floats it full and outside off, Mendis lofts it down to long off for an easy couple of runs.

Quicker, flatter and outside off. Perera backs away and cuts it through cover for a run.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman pushes it full and drifting a bit on off, Mendis drops it to cover for a single.

Flatter delivery, outside off, spins away. Perera slaps it to deep point for a single.

Leg bye! An optimistic appeal but this was going down. A googly, bowled on the pads. Perera fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads. It rolls on the leg side for a leg bye.

FIVE WIDES! Freebies! Drops it short and quick, down the leg side. Perera fails to connect and it rolls past the keeper to the fine leg fence.

Noor Ahmad bowls a googly on the fuller side and around off, Mendis sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Length delivery, outside off. Mendis dabs it straight to short third man. Good over so far for Afghans.

Very full and around off, Perera clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

TWO MORE! Boundaries are hard to come by, so Sri Lanka are running hard. Flatter delivery on middle, Perera flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Tossed up, around off, Perera nudges it to deep mid-wicket. Runs the first one hard and goes for the second. The throw comes in at the bowler's end but the fielder misses his shy. Two runs.

DROP AND RUN! Tossed up full and around off, Kusal Perera taps it in front of cover for a single.

Mohammad Nabi slows up the pace, gives a bit of flight and bowls it on middle and leg. Kusal Perera leans to defend but misses to get hit on the pads. A huge appeal from Afghanistan, mainly from Mohammad Nabi but turned down. The replay shows there was an inside edge.

Touch fuller and on middle and leg. Mendis rocks back and nudges it to square leg for a single.

Another dot! Mohammad Nabi bowls a bit quicker, shorter and on leg, Mendis looks to sweep again but misses and gets hit on the body.

Flatter delivery on middle, hangs low a bit. Mendis gets on his knee to sweep but finds the man at short fine leg.

This is full and outside off, Kusal Perera drives it to deep cover for a single.

Beaten! Slower through the air, full and around off, skids through with no turn, Kusal Mendis looks to work it across the line but misses it completely. Just 4 runs off Rashid's first over. Sri Lanka needs 44 runs to seal qualification for the Super Four.

Flighted, full and on leg, Kusal Perera tucks it away through mid-wicket for one.

Flatter, full and on middle, Kusal Mendis goes down and sweeps it to deep square leg for another run.

Tossed up, full and on off, Kusal Mendis defends it on the front foot.

Goes short and around off, Kusal Perera cuts it away to deep point for a run.

A googly, full and on midle, turns in, Kusal Mendis works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Short again, on middle, Kusal Mendis nudges it through mid-wicket for on. Sri Lanka are 53/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Quicker, short and on leg, Kusal Perera swipes it away wide of deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Put away! Flighted, full and on middle, Kusal Perera goes down and sweeps it away nicely through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep is too square and has no chance as the ball races to the fence for a boundary. 50 UP FOR LANKA!

Slows it up, full and on middle, Kusal Perera defends it on the front foot.

OUT! TAKEN! Mohammad Nabi cannot do anything wrong in this game! He did it with the bat, now doing it with the ball. He tosses it up, full and around off, Kamil Mishara gets tempted into the drive. He strides forward but gets beaten on the flight and just lobs it straight to short covers, where Ibrahim Zadran takes a dolly. Mishara struggled to get going here, and walks back for 4 off 10. Sri Lanka are 47/2, still needing 123 runs in 88 balls.

Flatter, full and on middle, angles away, Kusal Mendis knocks it towards mid off for a quick single.

Slower one, full and on middle, Kusal Mendis taps it towards covers for one more.

Bangs this into the pitch, on middle and leg, takes pace off, Kamil Mishara mistimes his pull towards deep square leg for just one.

Back of a length and outside off, Kusal Mendis cuts it away to deep point for a run.

FOUR! Poor bowling and rightly punished! Azmatullah Omarzai goes fuller but angling into the pads, Kusal Mendis just has to get some bat on that and tickles it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Good length and on off, Kamil Mishara uses his feet but only manages to bunt it off the upper half of the bat towards mid off for a single.

Fuller and on off, Kamil Mishara pushes it to short covers.

Short of a length and on middle, Kusal Mendis heaves it away towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. 13 runs off the over!

FOUR! Nicely done! Fazalhaq Farooqi sees the batter advance a bit, bangs this into the pitch, on middle, angling in. Kusal Mendis picks up the length early and plays the short-arm jab in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

FIVE WIDES! Free runs for Sri Lanka! Bangladeshi hearts will be beating fast with every run here. Fazalhaq Farooqi loses his line and hits the length hard, on middle and leg, this one shapes a long way to the leg side. Kusal Mendis fails to glance it away, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz also fails to stop it with a dive to his left as the ball rolls to the fine leg fence.

WIDE! Pitched up but just outside the tramline, Kusal Mendis lets it go. Wided.

Back of a length and on middle, nips back in, Kamil Mishara tries to play at it but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a run.

Good length and on middle, attacking the stumps, Kamil Mishara blocks it out well.

Goes fuller and outside off, shapes away, very close to the tramline, Kamil Mishara fails to reach for it. Not called a wide!

Short of a length and outside off, Kusal Mendis cuts it to deep point for a single.

And again! Back of a length and outside off, shapes away, Kamil Mishara goes for the cut but misses. Rahmanullah Gurbaz dives to his left to collect it nicely. Just 2 runs and a big wicket from the over!

A massive appeal for caught behind, but turned down! Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the keeper, looks very interested, and Rashid Khan, after thinking for a while, goes for the review. Azmatullah Omarzai bangs this into the pitch around off, angling it away, Kamil Mishara slashes at it but looks like he misses. UltraEdge shows no spike, and Afghanistan lose a review early.

Touch fuller and on leg, Kusal Mendis clips it to mid-wicket for a run.

On a length and on leg Kamil Mishara flicks it thorugh square leg for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Are we seeing an action replay from the Afghan innings? They lost their first wicket in the 3rd over, and the same has happened here for the Lankans. Azmatullah Omarzai lands this back of a length and around leg, begging to be put away. Pathum Nissanka hooks it away, knowing that short fine is up in the circle but fails to keep it down and hits it from the bottom half of the bat straight at that fielder. Mujeeb Ur Rahman shows good reflexes and dives forward to take a fine catch as the ball was travelling really fast. A big wicket for Afghanistan as Nissanka walks back cheaply here. Sri Lanka are 22/1, chasing 170!

Good length and on middle, Pathum Nissanka gets behind the line of it and blocks it out.

FOUR! 13 runs off Mujeeb's first over! He bowls it short again and around middle, turns in,  Kusal Mendis goes down quickly and heaves it away to the vacant deep square leg fence for another boundary. Afghanistan were 26/0 at the same stage, but it started to derail from the third over.

Dragged back, on middle, Kusal Mendis moves back and swipes it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.

Slows it up, full and on off, Kusal Mendis knocks it down the pitch.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Mujeeb Ur Rahman errs in line and darts this full, but angling down the leg side, Kusal Mendis just uses the pace to glance it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Floated, full and on middle, Kusal Mendis steps across and clips it away towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Flatter, short and on middle, angles in, Pathum Nissanka stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Much better! Pitched up and on middle, shaping in a shy bit, Kusal Mendis almost gets beaten on the inside edge, but just manages to get some bat on it to keep it out. 9 runs off the first over!

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes fuller but wide outside off, Kusal Mendis does well to reach out for it and carves it away over cover-point for another boundary. Not good bowling this!

A bit fuller, similar line and angling away, Kusal Mendis leaves it alone.

Play and a miss! Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this on a good length and on off, angling across the batter, Kusal Mendis has a slash at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length and on middle, Pathum Nissanka backs away and cuts it to deep point for a single.

FOUR! Streaky but Sri Lanka won't mind! Fazalhaq Farooqi goes fuller and outside off, angles away, Pathum Nissanka throws his bat at it. Gets an outside edge that flies over the slip cordon for the first boundary of the chase.