Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2023 Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota Date & Time: Jun 04, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Maheesh Theekshana 1-35(7.1 ov)
42.1
Theekshana to Azmatullah, out Caught by Shanaka!! Sri Lanka win by 132 runs. A thumping victory for the home side and it keeps the series alive. Theekshana gets his name in the wicket's column. The flicker and it straightens a tad, Omarzai goes for the loft down town but ends up slicing it towards long-off, Shanaka settles under it and takes it calmly. Azmatullah c Shanaka b Theekshana 28(31) [4s-4 6s-1]
40.6
Theekshana to Azmatullah, no run, whipped to mid-wicket and Hasaranga is quick to pounce. Omarzai cannot keep strike
40.5
Theekshana to Azmatullah, no run, carrom ball on off, Omarzai prods forward and defends it back
40.4
Theekshana to Azmatullah, no run, makes room and Theekshana follows him, Omarzai knocks it towards cover and sends back Fareed
40.3
Theekshana to Azmatullah, no run, off-break that is fraction short, Omarzai cuts and picks out cover
40.2
Theekshana to Azmatullah, FOUR, dragged short and Omarzai does not miss out, he pulls in front of square and splits the two fielders in the deep
40.1
Theekshana to Azmatullah, no run, flatter carrom ball on off, Omarzai punches it to the right of Theekshana
27.6
Theekshana to Shahidi, no run, turn and bounce for Theekshana - drifted in, drew Shahidi forward and this off-break ripped past the outside edge
27.5
Theekshana to Shahidi, no run, flatter and slanting into the left-hander, eased down to mid-on
27.4
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, tossed up on middle, eased down to long-on for a run
27.3
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, flatter and at the stumps, punched off the back-foot to cover
27.2
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, flighted delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler
27.1
Theekshana to Shahidi, 3 runs, nicely played, flighted delivery outside off, Shahidi bent down low, reversed the stance and placed the sweep past slip - long chase for Asalanka and he keeps them down to three
25.6
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Theekshana tosses one just outside off, dropped in front of cover and Zadran wanted a single, sent back by his partner
25.5
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, hammered, Zadran is starting to look good - was nicely tossed up outside off, he got a big stride forward, feet right to the pitch of the ball and then swings it high and wide of long-on
25.4
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, the off-break now, spun back in sharply and cramped Zadran for room on the cut, gets an inside edge onto the pads
25.3
Theekshana to Shahidi, 1 run, flighted on off, punched towards mid-on for a single
25.2
Theekshana to Shahidi, no run, the carrom ball from Theekshana, Shahidi pressed across and gets a soft edge to the off-side
25.1
Theekshana to Shahidi, 2 runs, too straight from Theekshana, at the pads and it's tucked behind square on the on-side, Shahidi comes back for the second
12.6
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 90kph, full in length, Ibrahim Zadran goes hard on the drive and miscues it towards short mid-wicket
12.5
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, 89kph, offie, tucked to deep mid-wicket
12.4
Theekshana to Rahmat, FOUR, 83kph, Theekshana shortens his length and pays the price. It was the attempted leggie, Rahmat backs away and slaps the cut through extra cover
12.3
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, 89kph, another one drifting down leg, glanced past the leg slip fielder. A single to fine leg
12.2
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, 84kph, leg-lined, worked with the spin to deep square leg
12.1
Theekshana to Rahmat, no run, moves leg-side and late-dabs it to short third man
10.6
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 81kph, slower through the air, Ibrahim Zadran gets forward and defends it back to the bowler
10.5
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, 83kph, on a length and around off, Rahmat moves back to punch it to sweeper cover
10.4
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, 87kph, full around off, pushed to the left of cover
10.3
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, 96kph, full in length, knocked to long-on
10.2
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, glanced to the right of mid-wicket. Hasaranga attacks but fails to pick it up cleanly on this occasion
10.1
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, 90kph, worked with the spin to mid-wicket. The fielder - Hasaranga - picks up the ball and scores a direct-hit at the bowler's end. Sri Lanka are confident but Rahmat is in! Excellent work from Hasaranga
8.6
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, 84kph, touch too full and that's been driven to long-on
8.5
Theekshana to Rahmat, no run, 92kph, fuller length ball, driven to the right of the bowler and Theekshana dives to deflect it towards the mid-wicket fielder
8.4
Theekshana to Rahmat, no run, 90kph, Rahmat treks back to punch it straight to point
8.3
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, 93kph, glanced through square leg
8.2
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, offbreak, Ibrahim Zadran defends off the front foot
8.1
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, short ball and Rahmat miscues the pull, falls well short of deep mid-wicket
6.6
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, 91kph, off-stump line, Ibrahim Zadran makes room and stabs it to extra cover. A misfield allows the batsmen to take the single
6.5
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, 87kph, full in length, driven past the diving bowler, a single to long-on
6.4
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, leg byes, 1 run, 83kph, drifting in on the pads, Ibrahim Zadran misses the flick and the ball dribbles to short fine leg off the batsman's pad
6.3
Theekshana to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 88kph, off-stump line, defended into the leg-side
6.2
Theekshana to Rahmat, 1 run, 81kph, flighted delivery, full in length, driven to long-on
6.1
Theekshana to Rahmat, no run, 82kph, starts with an offie, Rahmat gets forward to push it back to Theekshana
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