Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI at Kandy, SL v AFG, Feb 11 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Hasaranga appeals for lbw, and given! Naib is almost surprised at this decision, though. Full ball on middle, dipping on to the batter while turning in a bit. Yup, there was an inside edge, as replays confirm, with Naib looking to defend the ball. But the decision went in Hasaranga's favour, and the day is done

chops at this fullish ball on sixth stump, with the ball rolling over to point

on a length on middle, and turning in. Gets his front leg out of the way to push to midwicket

full ball dipping just outside off. Defended back

he flings at this fullish ball outside off, with the ball flying to long-off. The single turned down

fires in a yorker on off, and it is dug out safely by Farooqi

short of a length, and wide of off. Left alone

bowls a low full toss, getting it to dip on middle and off. Nudged to midwicket

trapped first ball! Afghanistan don't have reviews remaining, so Noor has to walk back. Madushanka is on a hat-trick. He went from around the wicket, bowling a cross-seamer. It landed on middle and off, as the ball shaped back in to smack Noor on his back pad as he was beaten by pace looking to push at it

gobbled by deep backward square leg! Madushanka is smiling, almost as if to indicate that he never expected a wicket from it. He bowled on a length, angling it into the right-hander. The ball ended on Qais' pads, as he whipped it aerially right into the fielder's laps

bowls a bouncer outside off, and has Qais ducking. There was great bounce too

skips down, and has an across-the-line swing for a single to deep midwicket

pushes this fullish ball back to the bowler

Sri Lanka are a bit excited about a potential run-out, but it goes to the third umpire. And replays indeed confirm that Alikhil was well short of his crease. Full length on middle and off, and turned behind square by Naib. They went for a potentially risky run, and the throw from Madushan arrived very close to the stumps before Mendis whipped the bails off

fullish ball just outside off, and turning away to beat his defence

another confident appeal for lbw... and again the umpire takes his time to give it out. Nabi, though, reviews. Another googly from Hasaranga, pitching on middle and off, and striking Nabi's front pad on middle. He was defending there, but doing so from off, with a big gap between bat and pad. There's no inside edge, and replays show the ball would have hit the lower half of middle stump. Afghanistan sliding now

full and angled into off. Pushed to cover

ramped wide of deep third! He rides the bounce of this short delivery, which was angling across and finishing wide of off, placing it between deep point and deep third

inside edged on to the stumps! Afghanistan's centurion from the previous game falls early today. Madushan angled this ball in, going on a length just outside off. Omarzai pushed at it away from his body - he was again playing from leg stump - and got an inside edge on to his pad. But the ball trickled off it on to the off stump, thus getting him bowled

pulled hard to deep backward square leg, as he gets another short ball just outside off