Sri Lanka have kept themselves alive in the race to the semifinals of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 after a six-wicket victory against Afghanistan at The Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Chasing the paltry target of 145, Dhananjaya de Silva shined with the bat for the Islanders, helping his side finish the proceedings in 18.3 overs with six wickets in hand. De Silva played an unbeaten knock of 66 from just 42 deliveries, with the help of six fours and a couple of sixes.
Rashid Khan (2/31) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2/24) did pick two wickets each to keep Afghanistan in the game but the low-total wasn’t enough to put extra pressure on the Lankans.
Earlier, Afghanistan top order started well but Sri Lanka bowlers came back and restricted the Mohammad Nabi-led side to 144/8 in their allotted 20 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga was the star with the ball, taking a brilliant three-wicket haul while conceding only 13 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
Apart from the leg-spinner, pacer Lahiru Kumara also contributed well with a couple of wickets for 30 in 4 overs. For Afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (28 off 24) and Usman Ghani (27 of 27) were the top scorers.
“We lost last two games against Australia and New Zealand. We had to play our best game. I am really happy. Last game also I thought Zampa bowled well. I tried to vary my pace here. Perth was very good for the batters. I had gone for a few runs against Australia. But I knew I will bounce back. I had the support of big boundaries here,” said Hasaranga the post-match presentation.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
⭐ A batting masterclass from DDS! @dds75official#SLvAFG #RoaringForGlory #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/k8bIRvJGAs
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) November 1, 2022
Sri Lanka live to fight another day and knock Afghanistan out of the #T20WorldCup semi-final race.#AFGvSL | 📝: https://t.co/pTVRiIsilr
Head to our app and website to follow the #T20WorldCup action 👉 https://t.co/wGiqb2epBe pic.twitter.com/XhjJ24GQwU
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 1, 2022
Great game @Wanindu49 @dds75official @GasManLahiru keeping us alive still in the comp 👏👏 let’s win the next one and control what we can 👏👏
— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) November 1, 2022
A massive win for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan, they keep their hopes alive in the tournament. They would now want New Zealand to win the next match against England, it's a must-win match for England too. Such a competitive group this. Huge match coming up now! #T20WorldCup
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 1, 2022
“Royal Challenger, he’s a ROYAL CHALLENGER!” 🤙#PlayBold #T20WorldCup #AFGvSL pic.twitter.com/oo5fYi1Z3m
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 1, 2022
Sri Lanka knocks Afghanistan out of the tournament.
Scorecard: https://t.co/Jto1tFo7Cm#SLvAFG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/cd1Hd20F4e— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) November 1, 2022
What a spell by Wanindu Hasaranga – 3/13 in 4 overs. Yet another top class work done by Hasaranga!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 1, 2022
Great win for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan at the Gabba. Dhananjaya de Silva with a great knock under pressure with good cameos from the rest. Bowling was great however fielding has been abysmal
— Joshua Samaraweera (@joshsamaraweera) November 1, 2022
What a knock by Dhananjaya de Silva, He scored a match winning knock of 66(42)*, Under-pressure in a must win game, Well played. #SLvAFG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/DT598eIUXX
— Resanth. (@Cric_Resanth) November 1, 2022
Well played, @OfficialSLC! 💙💙💙
Hasaranga and DDS🙌🏻#SLvAFG #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/z2PyOX9HZj— Lazeenah (@LazeenahS) November 1, 2022
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