Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Pathirana to Rahmat, out Caught by Dhananjaya!! Maiden ODI wicket for Pathirana! Pacy bumper, well-directed and Rahmat went for the pull despite the ball getting big on him. Only manages a top-edge and the ball lobs up in the air. DDS comes in from fine leg to take a low catch. Rahmat c Dhananjaya b Pathirana 55(80) [4s-3]

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, slower ball, don't think Rahmat picked it. He's early into his push. The ball dribbles towards mid-wicket

Pathirana to Rahmat, 1 run, 126kph, pitched up, Rahmat drives to the left of mid-off

Hemantha to Rahmat, FOUR, tossed up ball, Rahmat fetches this full ball from outside off and sweeps fiercely over mid-wicket. Excellent contact, superb placement

Hemantha to Rahmat, no run, driven with the spin to extra cover

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, tossed up, low full toss outside off, driven to deep cover. The single brings up Rahmat's half-century!

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, driven along the carpet to long-on

Hemantha to Rahmat, 2 runs, cut to deep backward point

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, loopy ball, low full toss, driven down to long-on

Hemantha to Rahmat, no run, punched towards extra cover

Hemantha to Rahmat, 2 runs, leggie outside off, cut backward of square on the off-side

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, driven down to long-on

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, flighted delivery, full in length, driven along the ground to long-on

Rajitha to Rahmat, 1 run, 135kph, fuller and wider, driven to sweeper cover

Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, slower delivery, full in length, Rahmat walks to work it into the leg-side and gets an inside edge onto his pad

Rajitha to Rahmat, wide, second above-head bumper of the over, wided as Rahmat misses the pull

Rajitha to Rahmat, FOUR, short of length outside off, quick hands from Rahmat to cut it past the diving backward point fielder. Third man runs across but can't cut it off

Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, slower delivery, push-driven towards mid-off

Rajitha to Rahmat, wide, bumper and it's over the batsman's head who half-ducks under it

Rajitha to Rahmat, leg byes, 1 run, in-slanting short of length ball on leg, Rahmat is late on the flick and the ball rolls to square leg off his pad

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, straighter line, nudged to the left of backward square leg

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, flat ball on the stumps, played back at the bowler

Rajitha to Rahmat, 1 run, short and just outside off, Rahmat swivels across and pulls it over square leg for a single

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, slower and shorter from DDS, Rahmat backs away and punches it to long-on for a single

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, loopy delivery on middle, punched down to long-on for a single

Pathirana to Rahmat, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, steered behind square on the off-side for a single

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, left alone

Pathirana to Rahmat, 2 runs, short of a good length and well wide of off, Rahmat was looking to dab and gets an under-edge that runs away fine, thjird man gets across and keeps them down to a brace

Shanaka to Rahmat, 1 run, short of a good length and at the stumps, worked in front of mid-wicket for a single

Pathirana to Rahmat, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single, 11 off the over

Pathirana to Rahmat, 1 run, back of a length and angling across the right-hander, dabbed away towards third man for a single

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, Pathirana shortens the length on off, defended with an open face to backward point

Pathirana to Rahmat, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven to the right of cover who makes a half-stop, but can't prevent the single

Shanaka to Rahmat, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Rahmat is early into the drive, bat well in front of the body and the inside edge skews behind square on the on-side

Kumara to Rahmat, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Rahmat runs it down towards third man for a single

Kumara to Rahmat, wide, the bouncer from Kumara, but it loops harmlessly over Rahmat's head, called as a wide

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, the wrong 'un now, but the length is short and it's punched down to long-on for a single

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, low full-toss on off, eased down to long-off for a single

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, Rahmat doesn't get to the pitch of the ball as he came down the track, but manages to drag an inside edge to long-on

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, shout for LBW, it's not given, but Rahmat has sauntered a long way down the pitch and could be run-out, SL look happy, they reckon he's short and he's well short, but reckon this is closer then they anticipated. Michael Gough is taking several close looks, is the bat on the line when the stumps were broken? Or has he made his ground? He's satisfied that the batter has made the ground by the time the stumps were fully dislodged, so Rahmat is NOT OUT. Was attempting a reverse sweep, might've got an inside edge onto the pad and umpire Nitin Menon turned down the LBW appeal, but Rahmat was so concerned with the appeal, tthat he just kept running down the pitch before being sent back

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, flatter and at the stumps, eased down to long-on for a single

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, slower and wider of off, Rahmat reaches out and mistimes the drive wide of cover, brings up the 100-run stqand

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, flighted on off, Rahmat is slightly early into the drive and nearly spoons a return catch to the bowler

Hemantha to Rahmat, no run, tossed up outside off and drifting away from the right-hander, Rahmat shuffled across on the cut and missed

Hemantha to Rahmat, 2 runs, Hemantha drifts one on the leg-stump line, Rahmat gets close to the ball and beats mid-wicket with the drive, comes back for the second

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, nicely tossed up on off, driven down to long-off for a single

Hemantha to Rahmat, no run, very full and at the stumps, pushed towards mid-wicket

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, pushed through flatter and just outside off, Rahmat stays back and finds cover with the drive

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, Rahmat shimmies down the pitch, gets close to the ball and drives it through cover-point for a single

Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, Rahmat presses forward and defends it to backward point

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, tad too short on this leg-break, cut square past cover for a single

Hemantha to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat shimmies down the pitch, takes it on the full and finds cover with the drive

Hemantha to Rahmat, wide, Hemantha attempts the wrong 'un and spills one well down leg, called as a wide

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, very full and wide of off, punched to deep cover for a single

Pathirana to Rahmat, 1 run, extra bounce from a length, had Rahmat in trouble as he looked to fend it away, hit high on the bat and dropped down towards third man

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, on a length and just outside off, Rahmat lets the ball come and dabs it to backward point

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, short of a length and well wide of off, has Rahmat chasing after that and beat him by a long way

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, flatter and at the stumps, punched down to long-on for a single

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, tossed up well wide of off, driven to deep cover for a single

Pathirana to Rahmat, 1 run, waits for this short ball on the back foot and scythes it to deep point

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, short and wide of off, Rahmat wafts his bat at it and misses as the ball bounces over the blade

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, length ball, tapped to backward point

Pathirana to Rahmat, wide, sprayed down the leg-side and Kusal Mendis does well to stop it diving to his left

Hemantha to Rahmat, 1 run, punched to sweeper cover

Hemantha to Rahmat, no run, ooh! Pushed through quicker, comes in with the angle and Rahmat misses the cut off the back foot. Wasn't too far away from the off-stump

Hemantha to Rahmat, no run, flighted delivery, drifting in, full on the stumps, driven to the left of Hemantha who makes a diving stop in his followthrough

Shanaka to Rahmat, 1 run, pitched up delivery, driven down the ground and Shanaka half-stops in his followthrough

Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 130kph, pitched up delivery, swings away late and Rahmat is beaten on the outside edge as he goes for a drive with limited feet movement

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, 134kph, Pathirana deceives the batsman with a slower delivery. Rahmat is early into his push and the ball pops up in the air off the top part of the bat. Fortunately for Afghanistan, the ball fell well in front of mid-on

Pathirana to Rahmat, 2 runs, pushed through extra cover for a brace

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, 145kph, fullish delivery outside off, Rahmat opens his bat-face, the ball hits the deck and bounces. The backward point fielder jumps full-length to stop it

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, half-volley on the pads and Pathirana gets away as Rahmat clips it straight to mid-wicket

Pathirana to Rahmat, no run, 145kph, on a length and wide of off, left alone

Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 130kph, beaten! Fullish length that shapes away, Rahmat goes hard on the drive and doesn't account for the movement. Swings past the outside edge!

Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 133kph, short of a good length ball, Rahmat moves across and dead-bats

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, 140kph, yorker, jammed to backward point

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, 139kph, tapped in front of cover point and Rahmat looks to steal a single, rightly decides against it in the end

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, full delivery outside off, Rahmat shuffles and shoulders arms

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, 138kph, seams back in from a length, Rahmat drives away from his body to get beaten on the inside edge

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, 143kph, short and wide of off, Rahmat ignores

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, 139kph, length ball, turned to backward square leg

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, length ball on off, tapped to point

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, 144kph, back of a length delivery, Rahmat hops and defends

Kumara to Rahmat, no run, extra bounce from a short of length outside off, left alone

Kumara to Rahmat, FOUR, 146kph, full on middle and leg, Rahmat closes his bat-face and neatly clips it through mid-wicket. Superb timing!