1st ODI Highlights | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 2023

good morning from hamantota, it's a great opportunity here to have a good start before the qualifiers for Sri Lanka. Nippon Pt. It features the ODI series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. These two teams are certainly no strangers to each other having played against each other. in November 2022 and if that series has anything to do with it, this should be a real madness here in the middle, I will match the referee Mr. Angel madagali hashmatullah Shahidi, our captain of Afghanistan, and dasan shanaka, the local captain of Sri Lanka, That's when hitting the faces of the coins is the charcoal hashmatullah, that's just when you get a little bit ahead, please, thank you, so what are you going to do first and why do we want to play first?

The reason is that Wicket is fresh and looks like it will be a bit Sim in the first half hour, oh no surprises you win the toss and the ball, first take a look at the Sri Lankan team they have two debutants tell us more about them and also comes into the team to add some stability, yes, but as far as debut terms are concerned, we don't know about Patil coming out with the IPL, but Dushman, you know, is an unknown quantity as far as regards international food, but he was extremely good against the England lions in the White Ball series in which he was the player. the tournament and is also an all-rounder, he plays as a bowler here but he can bat, he is a leg-spinner which is an invaluable quality as vanity does not play, so the Sri Lankan selectors are looking for a option in case they get injured or have an additional option.

Let's take a quick look at Afghanistan or not. There's been a lot of talk about Rashid Khan, he's got a lower back injury so he's rested for the first two games, that's the official call-up, but there's still a lot to deal with in terms of these 11 that are on offer. Oh yes, they are a wonderful white ball site, aren't they? I mean, they are in high demand all over the world. There is so much good in that shorter format but the 50-overs have always been a challenge for them last time in Sri Lanka. and Afghanistan played, it was one, the whole last game was a spoiler, you know, that series of the series is not UHD and good morning to all our viewers, yes, there are definitely exciting times ahead.

Question this morning, it's a big opportunity for the band on the screen that I better return with the ODI side, so it's no wonder that you were there, you had a look at the middle a little earlier and you felt that first the right decision, absolutely the team composition of both teams, is a no-brainer, he said. returning to the ODI side after almost three and a half years in his usual position as an opening batsman with a new ball for Afghanistan. trying to bowl towards us, third man for a single, eventually find the field at second slip, brahmicha and Afghanistan attack off a new ball, nice and easy, good length, good line for Coke Sri Lanka, this should slip away for four and we. then there is the fifth over 24.

The long half-volley received treatment at the end of the sixth 25th for a beautiful four-stroke shot of the morning so far definitely very close to the Cover Drive played by Gustav Mendes in the last gate, that is, he has played some exquisite shots. that's another one of those, that's a good shot looking back in space, this field is fast, what a shot to see and he's got it, it's a catch. I'd probably call it a soft dismissal, he was there to be hit, but he just found out Fielder has a short midwicket, he's looking at the tip of the bat, well Kusan Mendes, I guess he didn't find the ball coming as fast as he expected, that one. is the reason he looked at the bat path, it looked good for Lemon. 38 for two slightly short and found that the Gap Square leg doesn't reach him and neither does the deep fine leg, I don't think the left arm quick is shy to use the bounce like that and the outside edge just talked about the A bouncer will be used and Farid did and Angela Matthews played a little early in the three pace muni serve on that occasion, a couple of deliveries bowled and then a strong keeper was caught behind, but it's attacks for Afghanistan who are on top in this one moment 61 for three Angela Matthews, the veteran goes for 12.

The boss tried to play cleanly for uh by sector that Gap is a beautiful and great shot for the limit after a while. it's 84 for three Fielder shorts What A Catch looks like it's a captain Hospital never pick it up running behind look at this one of the music once again the camera delivery getting the top edge and there's a perfect perfect catch completed finally by hashmatullah Shahidi would you be ? strikes are 844 nishanka goes for 38. minor through the base of ramla gurbaza's boundary sword was offered by the new classic rahman and silva through the offside plan dismissal but that is a big blow that It's really good, well, okay, it's good and away for four. that's a good shot, that's a smart shot, don't forget that there are day and night games, okay, and for a moment I thought we had escaped towards the boundary, in fact we did and the garden was passed, it was a poor fielding from this position, it's a 30 seconds left to complete it, we played well, it was an exchange of tools, we played it well and we found the gap when the bouncer tried as if the intention was his area, he has a lot of runs in that area both against the base like against Spain and I think they won. the Fielder factor that was given to Sri Lanka after they lost the toss came to the Gap, it went for four so it is on 48.

This has been a great partnership, it was beaten to disappear before it is 50 up on the overseas versus Afghanistan and what a time to get there helping decide to rack up a good score by batting first these two have done very well building that 96 run partnership and yet you played on the other side of the line he went through the second spell of mom and Nabi and he comes in and breaks that 99 run partnership he will be furious with himself it is him and he again president just rolling precise lines striking distance trying to play through the line eliminated by children for a well done half century 51 it's 183 for five Sri Lanka betting first yes finished the top of the midwicket will be challenged for the free group to cut that one, gone for four, welcome boundary for Sri Lanka, found the Gap, that's a magnificent shot, gone for four , yes, great delivery, new Ram of the strikes, it was a matter of At that time he was getting into the group and finally found the chance to do something magical for South Africa Sri Lanka.

Look at this Gujarat teammate with that Titans teammate Young has fired and an exciting new remedy is emerging. Sanaka goes for 17. He reviews the up, chooses his Gap charu Casa Lanka has been very good with his shot selection before also on the ball piece and that is a foreign limit, they could very well go up here and hamantara said please and Asa

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said absolutely, so go up, yes, go on. going through freezing it there freezing it there thank you we have a peak with the ball next to the bat and there is no deer like between the bat and the ball so furious I will make you orbit your decision to knock out you are on the screen now bright On Bended Knee oh it has all of that, absolutely everything, the first six of the match and that is provided by Tushan Hemanta.

However, it's a slow ball coming onto the surface and he just waits and waits and helps himself, that's a big hit, no he doesn't. No, he didn't, he didn't do it in the middle, but a good innings, a nice little hand here by himanta, yes, real urgency. He was looking to get over the top again. Face the ball at both ends of the bat. 22 out of 20. It's 263. percent without exhaustion, Asa

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's innings will come to an end in the most unfortunate of circumstances, but a very good innings in which he was out by yards is very unfortunate but very well played 91 out of 95. call it first ball beautiful scene presentation to stop the pads if you are looking for that run on the leg side two wickets or two balls oh one runs, one doesn't and there will be another run for uh there we are I'm going to go up, here's the end again , I'm just taking a look now, yeah, okay, satisfied, just keep going, yeah, keep going, yeah, the removal of the bells, but the weakness of the batter's shot being broken was really based on my decision on the screen big, yes, I put 80 more. for four eighty four for four Sri Lanka would be very pleased with how they finished, but going into the final three hours with Jared Asalanka you would have expected a better finish, which resulted in reaching 268 when I thought it might have come close to around 268 on the surface in this field is not going to be the easiest Chase, but what about this man HD, good boss, what a player, he is such a powerful player and his opening partner Brian Zadron?

I think that's been a criticism of his team over the years. as they have grown as an international team is that they have become too reliant on their spin bowling, oh how bold is that, how's that for a late swing and they will go for four, so this time it doesn't swing and all. They will run away they will also be leg buyers, although again not in the middle, but the field is very fast here, this will be Touch and Go, boundary wins cut it off, yes there was growing frustration, it was frustrating but then it became as a minor on the lake staff, that is. the wicked Sri Lanka want if they needed a breakthrough for 14 Afghanistan 25 for one our time is so it's so good, beautiful hit, more runs, this one does not turn, it is pushed towards the lake shore and again a tough Chase and the boundary will win once again, most of the time, as a batsman has scored runs in the air and is overlooked for a moment, I thought that fine, deep, whitish leg would be a little shorter and, for the moment, you and I thought the second one was going to be a good catch, that's what. a slip of the hand try to make a ball of greater length oh it's a quick move that will also go all the way that's very expensive more than 17 of them, a timing rhyme just driving that one through drills it to a limit and what?

Why not? Because you are missing a free throw, three balls are missing. Yes, that will be another limit. A leaky Thinking Fast now appears a half-century for Ibrahim Zadron with that shot 50 off 35. Offside, it's four. starting to change gears oh, well played, very well played, will get a boundary, pads just above midfield, more runs here, should run to the boundary, having fun, there's a beautiful shot this time from Brian Zadron, very strong , we will probably be super tempting. Batman's big draw maybe just maybe he'll get the job done Andy Empire walks up the stairs and Sri Lankan body language is pretty good, freeze him and just take him back please for TV Empire, Michael Goff decides and it's the right decision. a lot of non-delivery runs counted that's not really working for Sri Lanka trying to do that that's another good shot just played beautifully no chance in the deep chance in the deep made him fall short of a hundred today Sri Lanka needed it that It was the keeper who He surprised him with the short throw.

He was looking to release it. It was a good catch. He was setting it up very well, bowling it and then bending back very unlucky for 98. Oh, this is a good shot. good shot, it went away on the lake side, we will find the boundary stroke for me beautifully hit for four and there is 200 up for Afghanistan, caressed over the top of the middle Wicket, it will go to the boundary for four, it is the top edge. a chance here and the foreigner gets it good and goes to take a boundary keeps it low and does it very well Muhammad Nabi a boundary drive again this should be runs here it should be four of them 35 or 35 outside edge similar delivery but Muhammad Nabi he fulfilled all day he fulfills and this time the outside edge brings the boundary now there is a big appeal from all the fielders and finally rajata turns around and asks the question to the standing umpire and the afghan captain gets this slate in the game he still gets that rebound Shahid in the pattern gone for 38 and has made 253 for four or more and more this will fall for sure better than that better than that Nabi gets a good fine work for the man in the deep third too that 'It will be four, it will be four and that will be it, Zadron with the winning races.

Afghanistan has won this first one-day international very comfortably. Afghanistan, that ball first, okay, I have yet to chase anything significant, particularly on this pitch, in the day's games, no I didn't see high scoring games 268 was a good total in a set in the end they did it very comfortably Brilliant innings 98 falling well short of what his support would have been one day international 100 in just nine matches ramachar ably supported him Navi as The consumer professional took them to Sri Lanka regarding the start of the person who is really well tomorrow abroad .