Published: Feb 22, 2015, 08:46 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 22, 2015, 08:46 AM (IST)
Hamid Hassan was on fire as he removed Dimuth Karunaratne, who edged the delivery to Nawroz Mangal at the slips, to depart for a score of 23 off 32 balls during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Pool A fixture between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at the University Oval in Dunedin on Sunday. It was Hassan’s second wicket of the innings, as the Sri Lankans lost their fourth wicket of the innings with just 51 runs on board after 12 overs, with the likeliness of Afghanistan’s maiden World Cup victory looking very likely. Hassan became the fastest bowler from an associate nation to 50 One-Day International (ODI) wickets. Live Scorecard: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Pool A match at Dunedin
Afghanistan were earlier bowled out for a score of 232 in 49.4 overs after being put to bat by Sri Lanka at the start of the match. Asghar Stanikzai and Samiullah Shenwari top-scored for the Afghans with scores of 54 and 38 respectively, while Lasith Malinga and Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews were the pick in the Sri Lankan bowling department with figures of three for 41. Afghanistan were cruising at a score of 128 for two, before Stanikzai’s dismissal caused a change of fortunes for the Afghans. Live Updates: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Pool A match at Dunedin
Both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan opted for changes in their playing eleven, with all-rounder Thisara Perera replacing Nuwan Kulasekara for Sri Lanka. Afghanistan, on the other hand, opted to play Dawlat Zadran instead of Aftab Alam. Both sides aim to register their first win of the tournament, after Sri Lanka an Afghanistan lost their opening games to New Zealand and Bangladesh respectively. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Complete Coverage
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
