Published: Feb 22, 2015, 06:29 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 22, 2015, 06:29 AM (IST)
Afghanistan were handed their sixth blow of the innings wit 175 runs on board, as they were beginning to lose wickets in tandem against Sri Lanka in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool A fixture at the University Oval in Dunedin on Sunday. Najibullah Zadran was the latest batsman to depart, ending up mishitting a Suranga Lakmal delivery to get caught by Thisara Perera. Live Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Pool A match at Dunedin
Afghanistan were cruising at 128 for two at one stage, with Asghar Stanikzai and Samiullah Shenwari well-settled at the crease and looking likely in guiding their side to a decent finish. Stanikzai’s departure after scoring his fifty turned out to be the turning point of the match. A couple of big hits by Mohammad Nabi restored some faith in the side, but some superb bowling by the Sri Lankans in the batting powerplay saw the Lankans tightening the noose around Afghanistan’s neck. Live Updates: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Pool A match at Dunedin
Sri Lanka had earlier won the toss and put Afghanistan to bat. While Sri Lanka opted to replace Nuwan Kulasekara with all-rounder Thisara Perera, pacer Dawlat Zadran was brought in place of Aftab Alam. The Afghans got off to a slow start, scoring at a run an over for the first four overs, before getting 11 runs in the fifth over. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
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