Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I 2023/24: Live Score, Highlights, Reports | ScoreWaves
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Get ready for the showdown - Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 3rd T20I! Read our comprehensive preview, including head-to-head stats, prediction, and live scores. Stay updated with the latest news, stats, and H2H results on ScoreWave.
It is the third match of the T20I contest and the final contest of the Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2024. Sri Lanka has already overpowered the Afghans, the visiting team has not won any match in the entire tour.
SL vs AFG - 1st T20I Preview
Talking about the Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I. Sri Lanka won the first T20I match by a close call of (4) runs. Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Afghanistan was able to dismiss Pathum Nissanka in the fourth ball of the first innings. Afghanistan had taken control after the fall of this wicket.
Wickets were falling, and Sri Lanka was struggling, till Hasaranga took charge. The captain scored (67 off 32) balls. The rest of the batters couldn’t withstand Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Azmatullah. Three of them took (3), (2), (2) wickets respectively. Ahmad and Janat grabbed one wicket each.
The entire Sri Lanka team was white-washed by Afghanistan before the final over at (160) runs. What looked like an easy-to-chase for Afghanistan, but the Lankan bowlers were one step ahead. Ibrahim started the innings and played persistently till the last bowl of the innings when the captain scored (67 off 55) balls.
Things started to crumble for AFG after the fall of Gurbaz, the top and middle batting order didn’t work. Things changed drastically and Sri Lanka won the match (4) runs. Pathirana took (4) wickets, Shanaka took (2), and Mathews, Theekshana, and Hasaranga took one wicket each.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 2nd T20I
Things weren’t any different in Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I, just like the first T20I, AFG chose to field first. Sri Lanka has a stronger hand when it comes to scoring runs first. The team scored (187) runs, equal contribution came from every batsman. Samarawickrama scored (51) runs off (42) balls.
Considering the past performances of the Afghanistan team, it was a difficult task for the team to chase the score. The same happened, AFG could not chase the target, Sri Lanka bowlers finished the innings in the (17th) over, Mathews, Fernando, Hasaranga, and Pathirana took (2) wickets each. Theekshana and Shanaka took one wicket each.
Eventually, Sri Lanka won the match by (72) runs.
Head-to-Head
In the last five T20I matches, Sri Lanka has won (3) of them, and Afghanistan (2). Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan on the away pitch as well. Considering the head-to-head records, Sri Lanka is likely to win the final match of the Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka as well.
Venue’s Pitch Report
The third T20I is happening on the same pitch. We all can take another T20I action of the Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. The pitch favors batters and spinners.
The pitch does not let the team bring many runs on the scoreboard as per the former T20I matches in this venue. So, considering the same, trying to bat first and score maximum runs would be beneficial for the team winning the toss.
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