Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan in narrow contest in Lahore; Ban officially clinch Super Four spot
Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan in narrow contest in Lahore; Ban officially clinch Super Four spot
Sri Lanka got the better of Afghanistan in a narrow win as they topped Group B of the Asia Cup 2023. The two-run win against Afghanistan in Lahore on Tuesday (September 5) also saw Bangladesh officially book their place in the Super Four as they join India and Pakistan from Group A.
Needing three runs to win from 13 overs with two wickets in hand, Afghanistan were unable to capitalise and lost the contest that paved their exit from the Asia Cup.
Sri Lanka edge out Afghanistan
Needing to win the contest by a big margin, Afghanistan started their 292-run chase on a sloppy note as they lost early wickets.
Hashmatullah Shahidi’s side were 50/3 as the Sri Lanka bowlers were in top form at the start. Shahidi’s 59-run knock and Mohammad Nabi’s 65 runs helped them stay in the contest while maintaining a good run rate. The likes of Gulbadin Naib (22), Rahmat Shah (45) and others played valuable knocks to keep Afghanistan in the contest before they lost way in the chase.
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Earlier, Kusal Mendis' fighting 92 and a late partnership of 64 runs by Dunith Wellalage and Maheesh Theekshana helped Sri Lanka post a fine total of 291/8 against Afghanistan in their Asia Cup 2023 match here at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday.
Mendis scored the highest for Sri Lanka with 92 runs off 84 while Pathum Nissanka played a knock of 41 runs. For Afghanistan, Gulbadin Naib was the wrecker-in-chief as he bagged four wickets while star spinner Rashid Khan scalped two wickets.
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Super Four equations
The win for Sri Lanka also concluded the group stage of the Asia Cup with teams now moving their attentions to the Super Four stage kick starts with Pakistan vs Bangladesh on Wednesday (September 6) at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
India’s first Super Four contest will be against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Rohit Sharma’s men will then take on Sri Lanka on Tuesday before facing Bangladesh on Friday (September 15) at the same venue.
Two teams topping the Super Four stage will qualify for the final of the Asia Cup 2023 which will be contested at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday, September 17.
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