Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 7th Match at Dhaka, Mar 03 2014 - Match Highlights

RESULT

7th Match (D/N), Mirpur, March 03, 2014, Asia Cup

253/6

(38.4/50 ov, T:254) 124

Sri Lanka won by 129 runs

Player Of The Match

Kumar Sangakkara

, SL

76 (102)

'Afghanistan will improve with experience' - Kabir Khan

'Afghanistan will improve with experience' - Kabir Khan

'Afghanistan gave nothing away' - Mathews

'Afghanistan gave nothing away' - Mathews

Agarkar: Lack of experience let Afghanistan down

Agarkar: Lack of experience let Afghanistan down

Agarkar: SL too strong for Afghanistan

Agarkar: SL too strong for Afghanistan

Match Coverage

Afghanistan v Sri Lanka

Wisden's review of the seventh Asia Cup match, Afghanistan v Sri Lanka

Afghanistan v Sri Lanka

Sangakkara steers Sri Lanka to Asia Cup final

Kumar Sangakkara continued his sublime form in the Asia Cup to guide Sri Lanka to a massive 129-run over beat Afghanistan in Mirpur

Sangakkara steers Sri Lanka to Asia Cup final

Playing top teams key to Afghanistan's growth - coach

Kabir Khan, Afghanistan's coach, suggested after Monday's match that his team had it in them to beat sides like Sri Lanka if given regular exposure against top teams

Playing top teams key to Afghanistan's growth - coach

Afghanistan bowlers grab all the attention

Despite losing by 129 runs, Afghanistan's bowling won the praise of Angelo Mathews who was impressed by two factors that have been noticed since the first game: variety and control

Afghanistan bowlers grab all the attention

Mendis' googlies, Shahzad's slog

The Plays of the day of the ODI between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka

Mendis' googlies, Shahzad's slog

Instant answers to T20 questions

Afghanistan Innings

Player Name		R	B
Mohammad Shahzad	bowled	7	7
Noor Ali Zadran	caught	21	41
Asghar Afghan	bowled	27	34
Nawroz Mangal	caught	4	13
Samiullah Shinwari	caught	6	19
Mohammad Nabi	lbw	37	43
Najibullah Zadran	caught	11	35
Mirwais Ashraf	caught	1	18
Amir Hamza	lbw	1	14
Dawlat Zadran	bowled	0	8
Shapoor Zadran	not out	0	0
Extras	(lb 2, w 7)
Total	124(10 wkts; 38.4 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	Noor Ali Zadran	Mohammad Shahzad
2nd	45	Noor Ali Zadran	Asghar Afghan
3rd	6	Nawroz Mangal	Noor Ali Zadran
4th	2	Nawroz Mangal	Samiullah Shinwari
5th	12	Mohammad Nabi	Samiullah Shinwari
6th	48	Mohammad Nabi	Najibullah Zadran
7th	0	Mohammad Nabi	Mirwais Ashraf
8th	1	Mirwais Ashraf	Amir Hamza
9th	2	Mirwais Ashraf	Dawlat Zadran
10th	0	Shapoor Zadran	Mirwais Ashraf

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Asia Cup

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	4	4	0	17	0.773
PAK	4	3	1	13	0.349
IND	4	2	2	9	0.450
AFG	4	1	3	4	-1.278
BAN	4	0	4	0	-0.259