Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 11th Match, Group B - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Wellalage to Nabi, out Nabi Run Out!! 1 run completed. No 6 sixes. But still 32 runs off the final over. Nabi perishes while trying to come back for the second. But he has done a fine job. Finally Wellalage manages to nail one close to yorker length, squeezed out to deep backward point and Nabi tries to go back, but the throw is good and Kusal Mendis flicks the ball onto the stumps. Nabi is well short of the crease. Nabi run out (Kusal Perera/Kusal Mendis) 60(22) [4s-3 6s-6]

Wellalage to Nabi, SIX, he's on course for 6 sixes. Wellalage is down and out. He cannot believe what is happening. Once more fires it across, offers readymade width and Nabi heaves it towards cow corner. This is huge and might be the biggest of the lot

Wellalage to Nabi, SIX, fifty for Nabi. What a knock! Cometh the hour, cometh the man! He has showed his experience. Knew Wellalage had an over up his sleeve and waited for it. He did take on Chameera but this is next level. Darted outside off, Nabi slams it over wide long-off and once again no problems clearing the rope. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause

Wellalage to Nabi, SIX, Nabi is turning it on. He is taking Wellalage apart. 101.5ks fired full and in the arc, Nabi clears his front leg and lofts it down the ground. 88-meter six..

Wellalage to Nabi, SIX, back to back sixes. They are close to 150 now. 89.6ks slows it up a bit and Nabi gets under it, swings it high and gets the distance to clear deep mid-wicket. Pressure on Wellalage..

Wellalage to Nabi, SIX, that's the start Nabi and Afghanistan wanted. Wellalage misses his length and feeds it in the slot, Nabi hammers it down the ground and clears long-off with ease. How many more can he get?

Chameera to Nabi, FOUR, hat-trick of boundaries. This is streaky but Afghanistan won't mind how they come. Another low full toss at the stumps, Nabi swings hard and squeezes it off the inside edge past the stumps

Chameera to Nabi, FOUR, back to back fours. Full toss on leg, Nabi clears his front leg and heaves it towards deep mid-wicket. He gets enough contact to beat the fielder on the rope

Chameera to Nabi, FOUR, shot! Nothing much wrong with the delivery. Yorker outside off, Nabi opens the bat face and slices it behind square on the off-side. Third man was inside the rope and the ball races away

Nuwan Thushara to Rashid Khan, out Bowled!! Got him! Thushara comes back and gets the big wicket of Rashid. He was appealing for a LBW, Rashid was ready to review but umpire Asif Yaqoob points at the stumps - the ball had rolled back and dislodged the bail. That dipping yorker ala Malinga style, Rashid kneels down and misses the sweep, the ball sneaks under his bat and strikes him on the back thigh before rolling back onto the stumps. Afghanistan would have loved for Rashid to bat till the end but it is not to be. Rashid Khan b Nuwan Thushara 24(23) [4s-2 6s-1]

Chameera to Nabi, SIX, much needed hit. Another off-pace delivery, 115.7ks leg-cutter and Nabi spotted it out of the hand, waited for the ball to come in his arc and heaves it towards cow corner

Chameera to Rashid Khan, no run, Sri Lanka lose a review. But an excellent decision from umpire Virender Sharma. That looked close in real time but he was unmoved. Full delivery around off, Rashid hangs deep and tries to whip it into the leg-side, tiny inside edge saves him

Chameera to Nabi, 1 run, dropped! A rare blip in the field for Sri Lanka. Short of length delivery, Nabi swivels and pulls it to deep backward square, Wellalage comes in and gets both hands but does not hang on. Chameera is livid. That ball was travelling and going flat, Wellalage couldn't steady himself to take the catch

Shanaka to Rashid Khan, SIX, shot! That's a Rashid special. Fullish delivery on off, Rashid sits down and whips it towards cow corner. He does not look at the ball and it just lands beyond the rope. The counterattack is on..

Shanaka to Rashid Khan, FOUR, Rashid is not hanging around. Short and outside off, he slaps it high and over extra cover. Plenty of height and the ball lands just inside the rope

Wellalage to Rashid Khan, FOUR, they continue to play their shots. Rashid dances down the wicket, reaches for the flighted delivery and lofts it over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes

Wellalage to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Chameera!! Wow! Another stunning catch. Sri Lanka are on fire in the field. Zadran cannot believe it and stands his ground. The third umpire is checking but this looked fine. Chameera turned and fell onto the ground, close to the ad cushions but doesn't touch them. Flighted delivery, Zadran shimmies down and drags the heave wide of long-on, Chameera overruns it a bit but recovers to take it over his head, swivels around and lands on his tummy, but inside the rope and in control of the ball. Ibrahim Zadran c Chameera b Wellalage 24(27) [6s-1]

Shanaka to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX, in the air and safe. Hasaranga leaps and goes with one-hand but palms it over. Tough to call that a catch. Another short ball bowled into the surface, Zadran takes it on and pulls it towards deep backward square, Hasaranga leaps up and the ball had already crossed the rope, he can't flick it in and falls on his back

Shanaka to Azmatullah, out Bowled!! Dragged on! This is a massive moment in the game. Omarzai is one of the in-form batters for Afghanistan and he departs early. The expression in the dugout gives you the picture - Trott closes his eyes. Short of length delivery and at Shanaka's pace the ball does not come on, Omarzai is a tad early into the pull and all he manages is an under-edge onto the stumps. Back to back wickets and Afghanistan are tottering here. Azmatullah b Shanaka 6(4) [4s-1]

Chameera to Azmatullah, FOUR, dropped! Kusal Mendis flies to his right and parries it away. That should have been two in two for Chameera. How big a miss would that be? Back of a length delivery and Omarzai has a loose waft, the outside edge goes to the right of the keeper and Mendis dives across, attempts to take it with one hand and deflects it away to third man. Nissanka was in a deepish slip/ very short third region. Would the ball have carried to him? We will not know..

Chameera to Darwish Rasooli, out Caught by Kusal Perera!! What a catch! For a second it seemed to be sailing over his head but KJP kept his calm and hung on. He took it over his head close to the rope, the momentum was taking him beyond and he tried to keep his balance, but couldn't so lobs the ball up and goes out of the rope before coming back in to complete the catch. He tried his best to balance himself but the momentum didn't allow him, but what he did after was praise worthy. Short ball outside off, Rasooli upper cuts it towards third man and KJP springs into action. The partnership has been broken. Darwish Rasooli c Kusal Perera b Chameera 9(16)

Hasaranga to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run, 80.2ks floated up close to off, Rasooli pushes it off the inner half in front of long-on

Nuwan Thushara to Sediqullah Atal, out Bowled!! Cleaned up! Thushara on fire. Third wicket for him and second time he has gone through a batters defence. Another absolute peach. Fulish delivery, swings in late and Atal thinks it is there for the drive, he goes for the shot and leaves a gap between bat and pad for the ball to sneak through. The stumps are lit and Thushara has his arms aloft in celebration. Once more credit to Asalanka for giving him the third over. Sediqullah Atal b Nuwan Thushara 18(14) [4s-2 6s-1]

Wellalage to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, Atal greets Wellalage with a boundary. He comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the flighted delivery and lofts it wide of mid-off. He wants to keep the scoreboard moving..

Nuwan Thushara to Karim Janat, out Bowled!! Jaffa! What an over! Two wickets and just a single off the bat. The promotion to Janat does not work out. Good length ball, lands around off and middle before swinging away, Janat is caught in the crease and he does not cover the movement, gets beaten on the outside edge and the ball crashes into off-stump. He should have been forward to that delivery. Thushara is known to produce such balls with his slingy action, got a good shape on the outswinger and Janat made it difficult for himself by staying rooted on the back foot. Karim Janat b Nuwan Thushara 1(3)

Nuwan Thushara to Sediqullah Atal, leg byes, FOUR, poor delivery. That would have been a good delivery to a right hander but not to Atal, down leg and though he misses the glance, the ball deflects off the pad to the fine leg fence

Nuwan Thushara to Gurbaz, out Caught by Kusal Perera!! Much needed wicket for Sri Lanka after that expensive over from Chameera. Gurbaz's lean patch continues.. He advances and tries to swing through the line but Thushara had taken the pace off, the outside edge lobs towards short third and Perera takes a good catch over his head. Credit to Asalanka though as he placed him fine and almost at a fly slip region. Gurbaz c Kusal Perera b Nuwan Thushara 14(8) [4s-2]

Chameera to Gurbaz, FOUR, Chameera struggling. He has been all over the place. Strays down leg and that's easy pickings for Gurbaz, flicks it backward of square and beats the fielder in the deep

Chameera to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, shot! This is class batting. Chameera overcorrects his line and offers width, Atal opens the bat face and creams the drive square on the off-side. No one in the deep to stop that

Chameera to Sediqullah Atal, SIX, lovely shot! 135.6ks length delivery on the pads and Atal picks it up over the leg-side, he gets plenty of power behind the shot and clears the deep mid-wicket fence. 74-meter six..

Nuwan Thushara to Gurbaz, FOUR, shot! This time Gurbaz gives the charge, makes a bit of room and lofts it over extra cover. He got close to the pitch of the ball and allowed himself the space to free his hands. Not off the middle but the ball runs away to the rope