Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Highlights, Asia Cup 2022: Rajapaksa, Hasaranga help SL edge AFG in Super 4 contest in Sharjah

"Of course disappointed with the result. But it happens. We were short 25 runs. Just tried to play my natural game and be positive. He (Trott) works so hard with us. So happy with him. We will take it from here to the World Cup as well," says Gurbaz, who gets Player of the Match award for 84 off 45 balls.

"It's the belief of the dressing room. As a team we believe we can chase anything on these kind of wickets. When chasing, we have a clear idea of how the wicket behaves. Boys executed the plan very well - Fernando, Hasaranga, Theekshana. Very pleased to see how Mendis and Pathum got started. And the others followed," says Dasun Shanaka.

"When I went to bat in, it was just a matter of connecting the ball well and running initially, but the wicket seemed quite good, and we thought 175 was a pretty good score. All in all, the boys did a great job and it was a fantastic win for us," says Bhanuka Rajapaksa.

"In the IPL I have batted at number 3, and coming back to Sri Lanka's squad, they wanted me to bat at number 3 initially, but in order to strengthen the middle-order they wanted me to bat at number 5, or number 6," he adds.

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176 Sri Lanka vs Afg Sharjah 2022*

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Karunaratne finishes with a four to long-off! Sri Lanka win by 4 wickets against Afghanistan.

Sri Lanka complete the highest successful T20I chase, thanks to a 62-run opening stand between Nissanka and Mendis, followed by Gunathilaka's 33. In the end, Rajapaksa's 31 off 14 and Hasaranga's 16 not out helped the islanders edge Afghanistan in the Super-4 contest.

Bowled him!!! Naveen-ul-Haq gets Rajapaksa with a slower one. But is it too late? Sri Lanka need 2 runs in 9 deliveries. Rajapaksa falls after hitting 31 off 14.

SL 174-6

Short and wide from Farooqi... and Hasaranga gets a four to third man. His hand comes off the bat but Hasaranga gets a thick top-edge. He gets two off the next delivery! 12 runs off the over and Sri Lanka need 8 runs in remaining 12 balls.

SL 168-5

Hasaranga comes to the party! He opens the face of the bat to find the gap towards backward point. Four runs!

SL 162-5

Little bit of width and Hasaranga slices it through backward point... SL get closer to the target.

SL 156-5

Bowled him!!! Huge moment in the game as Rashid cleans up Gunathilaka, who looked to play it across the line.

SL 151-5

15.3: Too easy for Rajapaksa, who hits Naveen-ul-Haq through the line over long-off. Six runs! He picks up the slower one and steps out to whack it straight down the ground.

15.6: Dropped!!! Will it cost the match? Rajapaksa hits straight to sweeper cover but Shinwari drops it after a bit of juggle. 18 runs off the over!

SL 145-4

Back-to-back boundaries for Rajapaksa, who is timing it beautifully! Proper cricketing shots – one through point and the next one off cover.

SL 135-4

What a catch!!! Shanaka hits Mujeeb's delivery towards long-on but Najib grabs a stunner at the boundary rope. He takes the catch and throws it inside before coming back in to complete it. Sri Lanka lose their fourth wicket.

Two wickets in two deliveries for Mujeeb, who had removed Nissanka on the last ball of his previous over.

SL 119-4

Almost another one! Rashid Khan strikes to nab Dasun Shanaka. He reviews it but ball tracking shows the impact was outside the off stump. Seems like this match will go down to the wire. Stay tuned for Live updates!

SL 101-3

11.1: The pressure was building and Gunathilaka hits Nabi through the line. Not much turn from the AFG captain and Gunathilaka comfortably clears long-off. Six runs!

11.3: OUT! Nabi gets Asalanka, who goes for a slog-sweep but gets an inside edge. Ball goes to crash into the stumps. Asalanka perishes after scoring 8.

Nissanka falls for 35 after his opening partner perished for 36 before two overs. Drinks are on the field, with Asalanka and Gunathilaka in the middle. Sri Lanka are 82-2 in 10 overs. They need 94 runs off the remaining 10.

SL 82-2

Mujeeb strikes after being hit for a six. Nissanka goes for a cut but picks up a healthy edge. A sharp catch by Gurbaz behind the stumps.

SL 80-2

Mendis goes for another one but picks out Ibrahim Zadran at deep mid-wicket! Naveen-ul-Haq picks the first wicket for Afghanistan.

Excellent over from Naveen-ul-Haq, who gets rid of Mendis and concedes 7 runs from his over.

SL 64-1

Rashid Khan is into the attack to bowl the final over of the powerplay... and he goes for 17! That surely puts Afghanistan under a lot of pressure. Mendis hits back-to-back sixes to finish the over. He slog sweeps one over deep mid-wicket and then hits the next one over deep square leg. Boundaries are flying at the moment!

SL 57-0

Too straight from Naveen-ul-Haq and Mendis guides it past the fielder at short leg. Four runs!

Boundaries keep on coming for the islanders, who have gathered 40 runs in the first five overs.

SL 40-0

Short from Mujeeb and Mendis whacks it over deep mid-wicket. He went down on one knee with all the time in the world to clear it over the fence. 8 runs off the over and Sri Lanka are off to an impressive start.

SL 31-0

Boundaries off consecutive deliveries! Nissanka top-edges one over the keeper's head and then hits the next ball towards the mid-on boundary.

SL 23-0

Mujeeb Ur Rahman into the attack and he concedes five off the second over. Nissanka gets one through square to take two off the last ball.

SL 14-0

Nissanka begins with a four! He goes for a drive but picks up an inside edge, which helps the ball get past short fine leg.

Good start from the Sri Lankan openers, who get 9 off the first over.

SL 9-0

Nissanka and Kusal Mendis begin for Sri Lanka, whille Fazalhaq Farooqi opens the attack for Afghanistan. Let's begin the chase!