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Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka 2024 Only Test Full Commentary
Result · Feb 02 2024, Fri - 10:00 AM (IST)
AFGHANISTAN198, 296
SRI LANKA439, 56/0
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
CRR:7.64
AFGHANISTAN SRI LANKA
OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Saleem. Yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, missed. That will be the end of the innings. Afghanistan got bowled out for 198 runs. They have lost five quick wickets in the first half of the final session. Vishwa Fernando was outstanding as he picked up five wickets. Sri Lanka batters will try to give a solid start. Join us back in a while.
APPEAL! Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Saleem. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama, appeal made for Caught. Sri Lanka burns a review.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Nijat Masood. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Fernando. Asitha takes a good catch.
Asitha Fernando to Nijat Masood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to gully for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Naveed Zadran. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, mis-fielded by Jayasuriya, fielded by Chandimal.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
SIX! Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Asitha Fernando to Naveed Zadran. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.
Asitha Fernando to Naveed Zadran. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Asitha Fernando to Naveed Zadran. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
Asitha Fernando to Nijat Masood. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
Asitha Fernando to Nijat Masood. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Asitha Fernando to Nijat Masood. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Naveed Zadran. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Naveed Zadran. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
OUT! L.B.W. Prabath Jayasuriya to Qais Ahmad. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Trapped in front and gone.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Qais Ahmad. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Qais Ahmad. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed to long off for no runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Qais Ahmad. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Asitha Fernando to Nijat Masood. Length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Nijat Masood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Asitha Fernando to Qais Ahmad. Short, down leg side on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run.
Asitha Fernando to Qais Ahmad. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot driving, hit pad to mid off for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.
Asitha Fernando to Qais Ahmad. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Asitha Fernando to Qais Ahmad. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
OUT! Bowled. Nijat Masood to Asitha Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. That's the end of Sri Lanka's innings, and they have posted an excellent lead of 241. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 141. For Afghanistan, Naveed Zadran picked up four crucial wickets. Join us for the Afghanistan innings in a while.
FOUR! Nijat Masood to Chamika Gunasekara. Length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, outside edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Chamika Gunasekara is having the concussion effect and he is walking off the field.
Naveed Zadran to Vishwa Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Akbar.
Naveed Zadran to Vishwa Fernando. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
OUT! Bowled. Naveed Zadran to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed. Cleaned him up.
Naveed Zadran to Chamika Gunasekara. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Akbar.
Naveed Zadran to Chamika Gunasekara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid off for no runs. Naveed has hurt his fingers and he is getting some treatment.
Naveed Zadran to Chamika Gunasekara. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
Nijat Masood to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Safi.
Nijat Masood to Prabath Jayasuriya. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
Nijat Masood to Prabath Jayasuriya. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
Nijat Masood to Chamika Gunasekara. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Chamika Gunasekara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Akbar.
Nijat Masood to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Shahidi.
Naveed Zadran to Chamika Gunasekara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
Naveed Zadran to Chamika Gunasekara. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, hit helmet past fine leg for 4 runs. Gunasekara will have a concussion test
Naveed Zadran to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for 1 run, shy attempt by Shahidi, fielded by Ahmadzai.
Naveed Zadran to Prabath Jayasuriya. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Ahmadzai.
Naveed Zadran to Prabath Jayasuriya. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Akbar.
OUT! Caught. Naveed Zadran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to gully, caught by Zurmatai. Edged and gone.
Nijat Masood to Chamika Gunasekara. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
Nijat Masood to Chamika Gunasekara. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Akbar.
Nijat Masood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Kamawal.
Nijat Masood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
Nijat Masood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Akbar.
FOUR! Nijat Masood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to third man and it was a no ball.
Nijat Masood to Chamika Gunasekara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to third man for 3 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Naveed Zadran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
Naveed Zadran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
OUT! Caught. Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Saleem. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, top edge to short third man, caught by de Silva. That's the end of the innings as Saleem takes a huge hook at the bumper and it's an easy catch for slip running back. Just 56 runs required for a home victory.
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Saleem. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Rajitha.
Asitha Fernando to Mohammad Saleem. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot defending, hit pad back to bowler for no runs. Great yorker but just sliding down leg.
SIX! Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for no runs, mis-fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, to deep backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Saleem. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot working, well timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Fernando.
Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Saleem. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Saleem. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Saleem. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Saleem. In-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Kasun Rajitha to Mohammad Saleem. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.
FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Rajitha.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nasir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Kasun Rajitha to Nijat Masood. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Samarawickrama. Good decision from the TV umpire.
Kasun Rajitha to Nasir Jamal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.
Kasun Rajitha to Nasir Jamal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Kasun Rajitha to Nasir Jamal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
Kasun Rajitha to Nasir Jamal. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Kasun Rajitha to Nasir Jamal. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Nijat Masood. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
FOUR! Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Sri Lanka chased down this paltry target with ease to seal victory in this one-off test. Afghanistan fought hard after being bundled out for 198 on the first day. Big runs for Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal put the game out of reach for Afghanistan. A fine century by Ibrahim Zadran extended proceedings but Afghanistan had no answer to the craft and guile of Prabath Jayasuriya who finished with eight wickets in the match and takes home the player of the match award. Attention now turns to the ODI series starting on Friday.
FOUR! Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. One more of those will do for Sri Lanka.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, hit pad to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kamawal.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to third slip for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Kamawal.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 3 runs, fielded by Zadran.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
SIX! Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs. Has been troubled by the short ball this over but not this time. Belted into the crowd.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Khil.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Kamawal.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short, off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Ahmadzai.
No ball Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, Gloved and it was a no ball, fielded by Khil.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, bat-pad back to bowler for no runs.
FOUR! Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs. He got in an awkward position and got lucky as it flew for four.
Zia-ur-Rehman to Nishan Madushka. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
Zia-ur-Rehman to Nishan Madushka. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
FOUR! Zia-ur-Rehman to Nishan Madushka. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Strong shot. Danced down and smashed it.
Zia-ur-Rehman to Nishan Madushka. Arm length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Zia-ur-Rehman to Nishan Madushka. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, bat-pad for no runs, fielded by Khil.
FOUR! Zia-ur-Rehman to Nishan Madushka. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Lovely timing as the bowler erred slightly on the short side.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to cover for 2 runs, fielded by Akbar.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Masood.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Safi.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Kamawal.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Masood.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, in the air under control to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Zurmatai.
Zia-ur-Rehman to Nishan Madushka. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Zia-ur-Rehman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Stock ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
Zia-ur-Rehman to Dimuth Karunaratne. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.