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With a 72-run victory in the second match of the three-match T20 series played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at the Dambulla stadium, they have now achieved an unassailable lead in the series. This series win is considered very important for Sri Lanka from the point of view of preparations for T20 World Cup 2024. In this second T20 match, the Sri Lankan team, batting first, scored 187 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs, in which Angelo Mathews played an inning of 42 runs in just 22 balls. While chasing the target, a very poor batting performance was seen from Afghanistan side and the entire team was limited to 115 runs in 17 overs.
Sri Lankan bowlers did not give any chance to Afghanistan’s batsmen
In this match, the Afghanistan team, which came to chase the target of 188 runs, got a very bad start. The Afghan team had lost its 5 wickets till the score of only 31. In such a situation, it became completely impossible for him to return to the competition. Mohammad Nabi and Karim Janat definitely tried to handle the team’s innings but Nabi returned to the pavilion after playing short innings of 27 and Janat 28 runs. The entire team was limited to 115 runs. In Afghanistan’s innings, 7 players could not even reach double figures. In bowling for Sri Lanka, Angelo Mathews, Binaura Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mathisha Pathirana took 2 wickets each. Apart from this, Mahesh Tikshina and Dasun Shanaka took 1 wicket each.
Mathews and Samarawickrama took Sri Lanka to a big score
If we talk about the batting performance of the Sri Lankan team in this match, after a good start they lost 2 wickets after scoring 49. While Samarawickrama played an inning of 51 runs while handling the innings from one end, Angelo Mathews, who came to bat in the last overs, played an unbeaten inning of 42 runs in 22 balls in which he also hit 2 fours and 4 brilliant sixes. Now the last match of the series between the two teams will be played on 21st February.
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