Afghanistan U19 vs Sri Lanka U19, 4th Match, Super Six Group 1 (A,D), ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Kugathas Mathulan to Roohullah Arab, SIX, what a shot. A good length delivery just outside off, Roohullah Arab gets forward and pummels this way back over long-on, that flies for another six - 18 off the over

Kugathas Mathulan to Khatir Stanikzai, 1 run, back of a length and rising outside off, Khatir Stanikzai goes on the back foot to push, the thick outside-edge flies well wide of backward point

Kugathas Mathulan to Khatir Stanikzai, wide, short of length and well wide outside off, Khatir Stanikzai reaches for it to cut and misses, called a wide

Kugathas Mathulan to Khatir Stanikzai, 2 runs, back of a length on off, Khatir Stanikzai goes on the back foot and pulls, in the air but wide of long-on who runs to his right

Kugathas Mathulan to Roohullah Arab, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Roohullah Arab gets forward and drives it wide of cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Roohullah Arab, SIX, massive six. A good length delivery on middle, Roohullah Arab gets forward and heaves, middled and the ball flies well over the deep square-leg fence, the fielder was setting himself up for the catch but it went way over his head

Kugathas Mathulan to Khatir Stanikzai, 1 run, good length on middle, Khatir Stanikzai gets forward and knocks it to the mid-wicket area

Kugathas Mathulan to Roohullah Arab, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Roohullah Arab gets forward to push, it hits the thick inner half and rolls to the vacant forward short-leg area, they take a quick single

Kugathas Mathulan to Roohullah Arab, no run, back of a length just outside off, Roohullah Arab goes on the back foot and dabs to the left of backward point

Kugathas Mathulan to Roohullah Arab, 2 runs, full and angled in on middle, Roohullah Arab gets forward to flick to the left of deep square-leg for two

Kugathas Mathulan to Roohullah Arab, no run, rising short of length delivery on off, Roohullah Arab gets forward to defend, hits the bat high and nearly rolls back on, the ball stays near the popping crease

Kugathas Mathulan to Abdul Aziz, out Caught by Kavija Gamage!! Abdul Aziz holes out to long-on. It's fullish just outside off, Aziz gets forward to loft, doesn't hit it well, picks out long-on who dives forward to take a safe catch. Abdul Aziz c Kavija Gamage b Kugathas Mathulan 7(6) [4s-1]

Kugathas Mathulan to Abdul Aziz, FOUR, Abdul Aziz hits that well. A short of length delivery just outside off, Aziz hangs back and flat-bats it straight down the ground for a one bounce over the ropes four

Kugathas Mathulan to Azizullah Miakhil, FOUR, another bad ball and four. A short of length delivery down leg, Azizullah Miakhil pulls and the ball goes fine, beats Chamarindu Nethsara's dive to his left, runs away for consecutive fours

Kugathas Mathulan to Azizullah Miakhil, FOUR, poor delivery and four. It's a low full-toss outside the leg-stump, Azizullah Miakhil has it easy, flicks it away to the deep backward square-leg fence

Kugathas Mathulan to Khatir Stanikzai, 1 run, full outside off, Khatir Stanikzai gets forward to drive wide of cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Khatir Stanikzai, no run, short of length on off, Khatir Stanikzai goes on the back foot to push, off the thick outer half of the bat and finds cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Azizullah Miakhil, 1 run, almost a brilliant diving catching by Rasith at mid-on. Full outside off, Azizullah Miakhil clears his front leg to loft, it's going to the left of Rasith, he dives full-length and dives too far actually, hit on the wrist and goes down

Kugathas Mathulan to Khatir Stanikzai, 1 run, had short mid-wicket picked up the ball to his left with one hand, Khatir Stanikzai was in trouble, good length on middle, defended to the short mid-wicket fielder and he tries to throw it under-arm without picking up the ball, Stanikzai was struggling

Kugathas Mathulan to Azizullah Miakhil, no run, back of a length outside off, Azizullah Miakhil goes on the back foot to cut and mistimes it to backward point

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, 1 run, good length on middle, Osman Sadat gets forward and flicks to the square-leg region

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, full on off, Osman Sadat gets forward to drive and picks out mid-on

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, 2 runs, fullish just outside off, Osman Sadat gets forward to drive to the left of backward point, third man gets across and cuts it off but they come back for two. Sadat puts in a dive to make it back. A direct-hit could've made things interesting

Kugathas Mathulan to Azizullah Miakhil, 1 run, short of length outside off, Azizullah Miakhil slashes and the thick outside-edge flies to third man who does well to cut it off to his left

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, 1 run, full just outside off, Osman Sadat gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, good length on off, solid back foot block from Sadat

Kugathas Mathulan to Azizullah Miakhil, 1 run, opens the bat face and steers the short of length delivery to the left of deep backward point

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, 1 run, fuller on leg stump, Sadat clips it down to fine leg

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, FOUR, Kugathas Mathulan fails to correct his line and pays the price for it. Length delivery wobbling down the leg-side, Osman Sadat clips and gets it off the thick inside edge past the diving keeper to his left

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, wide, full and drifting down the leg-side, Sadat flicks and misses

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, good length on off, Sadat gets across and bunts it into the off-side

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, fiery short ball angled into the right hander, Sadat misses the pull and gets beaten on the top-edge. The ball lobs to the left of the keeper, but it was off the helmet reckons umpire Forster Mutizwa. Huge appeal, but the umpire remained unmoved...

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, short of length on off, Sadat hops and chops to backward point

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, good length keeps a fraction low on leg stump, Sadat taps it back to the bowler off the cue end

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, full outside off, Osman Sadat drives off the front foot to mid-off

Kugathas Mathulan to Azizullah Miakhil, 1 run, short outside off, Miakhil opens the bat face and steers it down to third man

Kugathas Mathulan to Azizullah Miakhil, no run, good length just outside off, Azizullah Miakhil defends it into the off-side

Kugathas Mathulan to Mahboob Khan, out Caught by Rasith Nimsara!! Mahboob Khan was under immense pressure having played plenty of dots and now when he tried to play the release shot, he was caught excellently by Nimsara. Took on the short ball and got a thick top-edge on the pull to the right of fine leg, the fielder there dives across and takes a well-judged low catch inches above the turf. Mahboob Khan c Rasith Nimsara b Kugathas Mathulan 3(24)

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, 1 run, full on leg stump, Sadat gets across and clips to the right of fine leg

Kugathas Mathulan to Faisal Shinozada, 1 run, short and wide of off, Shinozada cuts to the right of backward point. A diving stop by the fielder there keeps it down to a single

Kugathas Mathulan to Faisal Shinozada, no run, short of length just outside off, Shinozada hops and punches off the splice to cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Faisal Shinozada, FOUR, too full in the channel outside off, Shinozada shows full face of the bat and pins the drive in the gap through extra cover. Superb timing and placement from Faisal Shinozada

Kugathas Mathulan to Faisal Shinozada, no run, back of a length just outside off, Shinozada bunts it to the left of cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Faisal Shinozada, no run, short down leg, Shinozada looks to pull and gets beaten on the top-edge

Kugathas Mathulan to Faisal Shinozada, no run, pitched up outside off, Shinozada opens the bat face and drives to backward point

Kugathas Mathulan to Faisal Shinozada, no run, full outside off, Shinozada opens the bat face and drives to the left of cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Faisal Shinozada, no run, low full toss on leg stump, Shinozada drives with full face of the bat to mid-on

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, Sadat tucks it off the splice to the right of mid-wicket for a quick single

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, back of a length outside off, Sadat hangs back and punches to backward point

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, 2 runs, overpitched outside off, Sadat leans into the drive square on the off-side. The fielder at third man runs across, puts in a full length dive to his right to prevent the boundary

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, short outside off, Sadat drags the pull off the toe end to the right of mid-wicket

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, byes, FOUR, full ball swinging away in the channel outside off, the keeper gets a bad bounce and it ends up nutmegging him to the third man fence

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, good length just outside off, Sadat taps it into the covers

Kugathas Mathulan to Khalid Ahmadzai, 1 run, full ball in the channel outside off, Ahmadzai strides across and drives all along the ground to the left of sweeper cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Khalid Ahmadzai, wide, short and well wide of off stump, Ahmadzai lets it pass

Kugathas Mathulan to Khalid Ahmadzai, no run, full and wide of off, left alone to the keeper

Kugathas Mathulan to Khalid Ahmadzai, no run, full and swinging away outside off, Ahmadzai lifts his bat and lets it go

Kugathas Mathulan to Khalid Ahmadzai, no run, full ball swinging away sharply wide of off, Khalid Ahmadzai sinks to one knee and misses the drive. Past the outside edge...

Kugathas Mathulan to Khalid Ahmadzai, no run, the yorker that swung away really late just outside off, Ahmadzai tried to jam it down the ground and may have got a tiny under edge that went on the half-volley to the keeper. The telly umpire has a quick glance and deems it not out...

Kugathas Mathulan to Khalid Ahmadzai, no run, full and swinging away in the channel outside off, Ahmadzai shoulders arms

Kugathas Mathulan to Khalid Ahmadzai, no run, full on off stump, Ahmadzai gets a leading edge on the push to the left of cover

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, 1 run, back of a length on and around off, Sadat hangs back and dabs it off the splice to the right of third man

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, wide, goes a touch full and sprays it well wide of off, left alone to the keeper

Kugathas Mathulan to Osman Sadat, no run, short of length drifting down leg, Sadat hops and misses on the tuck. It was just past leg peg and could have been a wide on another day...