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RESULT

3rd Match, Group B, Abu Dhabi, September 17, 2018, Asia Cup

249

(41.2/50 ov, T:250) 158

Afghanistan won by 91 runs

Player Of The Match

, AFG

72 (90)

Sangakara's pearls, and Thisara's presence

Sangakara's pearls, and Thisara's presence

Match Coverage

Rahmat, spinners knock Sri Lanka out of Asia Cup

Afghanistan put up 249 on a slow pitch and their spinners did the rest

Rahmat, spinners knock Sri Lanka out of Asia Cup

Simmons wants Afghanistan's batsmen to follow bowlers' lead

The Afghanistan coach wants his batsmen to rise to the level where they can shine at the IPL, and thereby compete with the best on the world stage

Simmons wants Afghanistan's batsmen to follow bowlers' lead

Sri Lanka have the edge, but not by much

Afghanistan's spinners, led by Mujeeb and Rashid, could pose interesting questions to a batting order that's proven to be brittle

Sri Lanka have the edge, but not by much

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Videos

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Match Day, post-match show: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka

Match Day, post-match show: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka

Are Afghanistan Group B favourites?

Are Afghanistan Group B favourites?

Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
BKG Mendis	lbw	0	2
WU Tharanga	caught	36	64
DM de Silva	run out	23	38
MDKJ Perera	bowled	17	17
AD Mathews	caught	22	39
GSNFG Jayasuriya	run out	14	28
NLTC Perera	bowled	28	36
MD Shanaka	bowled	0	2
A Dananjaya	bowled	2	10
SL Malinga	lbw	1	7
PVD Chameera	not out	2	5
Extras	(b 2, lb 5, w 6)
Total	158(10 wkts; 41.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Upul Tharanga	Kusal Mendis
2nd	54	Upul Tharanga	Dhananjaya de Silva
3rd	32	Upul Tharanga	Kusal Perera
4th	2	Upul Tharanga	Angelo Mathews
5th	20	Angelo Mathews	Shehan Jayasuriya
6th	35	Angelo Mathews	Thisara Perera
7th	1	Thisara Perera	Dasun Shanaka
8th	9	Thisara Perera	Akila Dananjaya
9th	3	Lasith Malinga	Thisara Perera
10th	2	Lasith Malinga	Dushmantha Chameera

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Asia Cup

Super Four

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	3	2	0	5	0.863
BAN	3	2	1	4	-0.156
PAK	3	1	2	2	-0.599
AFG	3	0	2	1	-0.044

Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	2	2	0	4	1.474
PAK	2	1	1	2	0.284
HKG	2	0	2	0	-1.748

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AFG	2	2	0	4	2.270
BAN	2	1	1	2	0.010
SL	2	0	2	0	-2.280