Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Match Stats

Short and on off, Charith cuts it aerially but it falls wide of the point fielder.

SIX! Out of here! A touch short and on off, Charith Asalanka latches onto it and hoists it over long on for a biggie. He goes down after executing the shot and it looks like he is cramping.

Skidding in from middle, it's helped towards square leg for a single.

Full and flighted outside off, Dunith Wellalage lifts it over mid off and picks up a single.

SIX! Charith Asalanka may be cramping but that has not affected his power game. Full and around off, right in the arc, Charith goes down and muscles it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 48 needed off 31 balls.

Fuller and around leg, Asalanka keeps it out to the right of short fine leg and retains strike. 47 needed off 30 balls and Charith Asalanka is standing between Afghanistan and victory.

Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this on a good length and into the pads, Charith Asalanka clips this ball into the mid-wicket region and hobbles across for a single. 

Goes full this time and outside the off stump, Dunith Wellalage slices this towards deep point and takes a run. 

Bowls a slower bouncer outside the off-stump channel. Charith Asalanka looks to pull but is early into the shot as the ball goes through to the keeper. 

Bowls full once again and into the stumps, Charith Asalanka swings across the line and gets an inside edge onto his pads. The ball goes towards the off side but Charith Asalanka cannot take a quick single. 

FOUR! Charith Asalanka gets under this one well! Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls a low full toss as he gets his yorker wrong. Charith Asalanka lifts this over the mid off fielder and the ball races away to the long off fence for four runs. 

WIDE! Fazalhaq Farooqi bangs this in short and outside off, Charith Asalanka leaves this one alone and the square leg umpire indicates that this is wide. 

Goes short once again and into the batter, Charith Asalanka decides to pull but backs away at the last moment. 40 runs needed in the last four overs. 

Rashid Khan bowls this slightly short and outside off, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and tucks the ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Bowls this one quicker and on the pads, Charith Asalanka clips this towards the leg side and takes a single. 

Bowls this full and in line with the stumps, Dunith Wellalage gets behind the line of the ball and defends it firmly. 

Goes 'round the wicket now and bowls this short, outside off. Dunith Wellalage pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 

Bowls a googly outside off on a fuller length, Charith Asalanka gets beaten as he looks to work this leg side. 

Floated into the pads on a fuller length, Charith Asalanka gets a leading edge towards short third man. Rashid Khan ends a wonderful spell taking four wickets for 37 runs in his 10 overs. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this short and outside the off stump, Dunith Wellalage pulls this towards deep mid-wicket and takes a single. 

Bangs this in short once again and outside off, Charith Asalanka pulls this uppishly towards deep square leg for one. 

This is full and angling down leg, Dunith Wellalage looks to go across the stumps and paddle this fine but misses. The ball goes through to the keeper and it seems like it skimmed the pads. 

Goes back to bowling short and outside off, takes some pace off the ball. Dunith Wellalage can only guide this to third man for a single. 

Continues bowling on a shortish length and gets this into the batter, Charith Asalanka pulls this awkwardly towards deep mid-wicket for another run. 

FOUR! Fazalhaq Farooqi changes the plans and that costs Afghanistan a boundary! Attempts a yorker this time but ends up bowling a low full toss outside off, Dunith Wellalage makes room and creams this towards deep cover to get a much-needed boundary for Sri Lanka.

Gulbadin Naib bowls a short ball slower in the air and outside off, Charith Asalanka looks to smash this through the off side but slices it in the air. The ball lands just short of the long off fielder and the batters take a single.

WIDE! Bowls this one on a good length and wide outside the off stump, Dunith flashes his bat at it and misses. The umpire reckons it is beyond the tram line and calls this wide. 

WIDE! Pressure on Gulbadin Naib as he looks to keep the ball away from the batter. This is left alone as it's quite wide outside off and called wide once again. 

FOUR! That is a clever shot from Dunith Wellalage! He realizes Gulbadin Naib is bowling outside the off stump and on a good length. He gets across the stumps and paddles this towards fine leg for four runs. 

This is on a good length and outside off, Dunith Wellalage looks to pull but gets an inside edge onto the pads. A valuable dot ball for Afghanistan.

FOUR! Dunith Wellalage is playing a little gem of an inning! Gulbadin Naib bowls this on a shortish length and angling down leg, Dunith Wellalage blazes this past the short fine leg fielder for four more runs. 18 runs needed in 8 balls. 

FOUR! The third boundary in the over and Sri Lanka needed this badly! Gulbadin Naib bowls this on a good length and outside off. He takes pace off and Dunith Wellalage reads it perfectly. He thumps this down to long on for four more runs. 

Angles this into the batter on a good length, Dunith Wellalage hits this uppishly but finds the long on fielder this time. They take a run and Sri Lanka need 13 runs from the last over. 

SIX! What a start to the final over for Sri Lanka! Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this back of a length and outside off, Dunith Wellalage pulls this to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder. Rashid Khan runs towards the ball and gets both hands on it but only manages to parry this over the ropes for a maximum. A massive let off in the context of the game as Rashid Khan usually takes these.

Swing and a miss! Fazalhaq Farooqi digs it in short and around off, Dunith Wellalage walks across the stumps and tries to pull but is early into the shot. 7 needed off 4 balls.

Bowls this on a good length and follows the batter as he looks to make room on the leg side. Dunith Wellalage hits this uppishly towards long on for one. Sri Lanka are now one hit away from sealing a win. 

SIX! Sri Lanka get there with a maximum and it comes off the bat of Charith Asalanka who has battled through cramps to take his team home! Fazalhaq Farooqi bowls this one short and outside off, Charith Asalanka gets a hold of this one and deposits it over the deep square leg boundary for six runs. Sri Lanka have won this game by 4 wickets and have managed to level the series!