Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

Very full and outside off. Hashmatullah Shahidi blocks it out on the off side.

TWO WIDES! Fired in quicker but errs in his line, Maheesh Theekshana dishes out a wide down the leg side.

Fuller on off, Azmatullah Omarzai rests the ball down to the ground.

Tossed up and on leg. Azmatullah Omarzai drives it to mid on where the fielder collects it.

IN THE AIR! BUT SAFE! Full-length delivery on off, Azmatullah Omarzai comes down the pitch driving the ball aerially towards mid-off, but just falls short in front of the fielder who dives to his right and collects it well on the bounce.

FOUR! What a shot! Maheesh Theekshana goes full and on middle. Azmatullah Omarzai plays it low and scoops it over the fielder at short fine leg. He has a long chase and dives to stop the ball but the ball is out of his reach and Azmatullah Omarzai gets four runs.

Floats this one, on off, Azmatullah Omarzai prods and works the ball to short mid-wicket.

FIFTY FOR Hashmatullah Shahidi! Dilshan Madushanka bowls it fuller and angling outside off. Hashmatullah Shahidi drives it to deep point to complete his 18th half-century in ODIs. The skipper standing up when it matters and he has played a very mature innings.

Back of length down the middle, Azmatullah Omarzai stays back and drives the ball to the hands of short cover.

Banged in short and over off. Azmatullah Omarzai backs out of his shot and lets the ball go to the keeper.

Short ball just outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai camps back and tries to cut the ball but couldn't connect.

Another short ball around off. This one has been called a wide by the umpire.

Fuller now straight on the off stump. Azmatullah Omarzai drives it towards mid off and takes a quick single. He is safe as the fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end.

FOUR! Classy! Dilshan Madushanka overpitches this one outside off. Hashmatullah Shahidi takes advantage of the room as he times his drive well and places it in the gap through covers. The ball races away to the fence for four runs to end the over.

FIFTY UP FOR Azmatullah Omarzai! Kasun Rajitha bowls it on the hard length and outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai punches it to the cover region and takes a single to complete his second fifty in this tournament. He has helped his team manage to stabilize their innings.

Back of length on middle and leg, Hashmatullah Shahidi shuffles towards off and clips the ball to square leg for a run.

On a good length and just outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai tries to play it down the ground but the lack of bounce on the ball beats him.

Dropped! Kasun Rajitha drops it short and over middle. Azmatullah Omarzai pulls it but with no timing. The ball sails towards deep square leg as Pathum Nissanka runs in from the deep. It was a very difficult chance as he dives to reach it but fails to hold onto it. A very good effort from the fielder but maybe he timed his dive a bit too earlier than he needed to.

FOUR! Pulled away! Kasun Rajitha bowls it short and over off. Azmatullah Omarzai pulls this one with better timing and along the ground. The ball runs away to the deep mid-wicket fence for four runs. Afghanistan are looking to finish it early.

Back of length delivery just outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai lounges and punches the ball to the right of deep point, takes an easy single.

EDGED AND FOUR! Hits the deck hard and keeps the line tight on off stump, generating some extra bounce off the deck as well. Azmatullah Omarzai stays leg side and looks to open the face of the bat but edges it past the keeper and into the third man fence for another boundary.

 Omarzai looked to dispatch that onto the moon! Fuller in length and angling in from around middle, Omarzai has a wild slog across the line but only gets an inside edge into the pads.

FOUR! Clubbed away for four more! Banged in short over middle and leg, Azmatullah Omarzai rides the bounce well and forces the pull shot aerially well in front of square on the leg side and finds the vacant mid-wicket fence.

Keeps it short and bowls it at the hips, Azmatullah Omarzai tucks it away down to fine leg for a single. Just 10 runs needed now for Afghanistan.

Full on middle, angled in from around the stumps, Hashmatullah Shahidi clips it straight to mid-wicket.

Angled in from wider of the crease and on a hard length around off. Hashmatullah Shahidi hops back and drops it onto the deck.

On a hard length outside off, played away toward cover.

On a shortish length, wide of off, Azmatullah Omarzai hits it on the up and through the cover region for a single.

Slightly back of a length around off and angling in. Hashmatullah Shahidi has a slight shuffle across and tucks it away past square leg for one more.

FOUR! Just one hit away now! Banged in short again over middle, Azmatullah Omarzai is waiting for it and pulls it like a tennis forehand smash toward cow corner and picks up another boundary.

Another short ball, this time from around the wicket and angled across off. Azmatullah Omarzai keeps the pull shot down to mid-wicket and collects a single. This is Omarzai's highest score now in ODI cricket.

2000 ODI runs for Hashmatullah Shahidi and the skipper is on the verge of guiding his team to yet another historical win. Good length in the channel, tapped away in front of covers for a single.

Scores are level! Full and outside off, driven square on the off side through the point region for a single by Hashmatullah Shahidi.

DROPPED AND THAT IS IT! Afghanistan get their third win of the campaign and keep hopes alive of a semi-final berth. This is pitched up on middle and leg, attacking the toes, Azmatullah Omarzai clears the front leg and looks to end proceedings with a bang as he heaves it away toward mid-wicket. The connection isn't great and the ball goes straight to Charith Asalanka at the fence and he spills it. The batters cross for a single and Afghanistan win by 7 wickets!