Sri Lanka have saved themselves alive within the race to the semifinals of the continuing T20 World Cup 2022 after a six-wicket victory against Afghanistan at The Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Chasing the paltry goal of 145, Dhananjaya de Silva shined with the bat for the Islanders, serving to his facet end the proceedings in 18.3 overs with six wickets in hand. De Silva performed an unbeaten knock of 66 from simply 42 deliveries, with the assistance of six fours and a few sixes.
Rashid Khan (2/31) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2/24) did decide two wickets every to keep Afghanistan within the sport however the low-total wasn’t sufficient to place additional stress on the Lankans.
Earlier, Afghanistan high order began effectively however Sri Lanka bowlers got here again and restricted the Mohammad Nabi-led facet to 144/8 of their allotted 20 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga was the star with the ball, taking a superb three-wicket haul whereas conceding solely 13 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
Apart from the leg-spinner, pacer Lahiru Kumara additionally contributed effectively with a few wickets for 30 in 4 overs. For Afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (28 off 24) and Usman Ghani (27 of 27) had been the highest scorers.
“We lost last two games against Australia and New Zealand. We had to play our best game. I am really happy. Last game also I thought Zampa bowled well. I tried to vary my pace here. Perth was very good for the batters. I had gone for a few runs against Australia. But I knew I will bounce back. I had the support of big boundaries here,” mentioned Hasaranga the post-match presentation.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
⭐ A batting masterclass from DDS! @dds75official#SLvAFG #RoaringForGlory #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/k8bIRvJGAs
— Sri Lanka Cricket ?? (@OfficialSLC) November 1, 2022
Sri Lanka reside to combat one other day and knock Afghanistan out of the #T20WorldCup semi-final race.#AFGvSL | ?: https://t.co/pTVRiIsilr
Head to our app and web site to comply with the #T20WorldCup motion ? https://t.co/wGiqb2epBe pic.twitter.com/XhjJ24GQwU
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 1, 2022
Great sport @Wanindu49 @dds75official @GasManLahiru preserving us alive nonetheless within the comp ?? let’s win the following one and management what we will ??
— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) November 1, 2022
An enormous win for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan, they keep their hopes alive within the event. They would now need New Zealand to win the following match against England, it is a must-win match for England too. Such a aggressive group this. Huge match developing now! #T20WorldCup
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 1, 2022
“Royal Challenger, he’s a ROYAL CHALLENGER!” ?#PlayBold #T20WorldCup #AFGvSL pic.twitter.com/oo5fYi1Z3m
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 1, 2022
Sri Lanka knocks Afghanistan out of the event.
Scorecard: https://t.co/Jto1tFo7Cm#SLvAFG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/cd1Hd20F4e— CricketOccasions.com (@CricketTimesHQ) November 1, 2022
What a spell by Wanindu Hasaranga – 3/13 in 4 overs. Yet one other high class work performed by Hasaranga!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 1, 2022
Great win for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan on the Gabba. Dhananjaya de Silva with an important knock below stress with good cameos from the remainder. Bowling was nice nevertheless fielding has been abysmal
— Joshua Samaraweera (@joshsamaraweera) November 1, 2022
What a knock by Dhananjaya de Silva, He scored a match profitable knock of 66(42)*, Under-pressure in a should win sport, Well performed. #SLvAFG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/DT598eIUXX
— Resanth. (@Cric_Resanth) November 1, 2022
Well performed, @OfficialSLC! ???
Hasaranga and DDS??#SLvAFG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/z2PyOX9HZj— Lazeenah (@LazeenahS) November 1, 2022
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