SL vs AFG Live Cricket Score

2.1 OUT! BOWLED! Kasun Rajitha, the newly married man, strikes and the dangerous Rahmanullah Gurbaz has to depart! Kasun Rajitha bowls this slightly back of a length and outside the off pole at 136 clicks. Rahmanullah Gurbaz stands back and looks to go for the expansive shot but gets an inside edge and the ball crashes against the stumps. Sri Lanka have drawn first blood here. 6/1

50 OUT! CAUGHT! Ibrahim Zadran is dismissed on the final ball of the innings. Asitha Fernando delivers a full toss around off, at 136 kph, Ibrahim clears his front leg and heaves across the line. The ball comes from the top part of his bat and flies straight to deep mid-wicket. Pathum Nissanka takes the skier safely. Afghanistan end on 313 for 8. 313/8

11.2 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Kasun Rajitha gets his second and Sri Lanka finally have the breakthrough they have been looking for! This delivery is banged into the pitch and angling down leg, Rahmat Shah looks to pull but gets the upper part of his bat and that makes the ball loop to the keeper's left. Kusal Mendis takes an easy catch and Afghanistan have lost their second wicket. Hashmatullah Shahidi walks in next. 47/2

14.1 OUT! GIVEN LBW! Hashmatullah Shahidi wants the decision to be reviewed. A premeditated charge had him in all sorts of trouble. It's a slider from Dhananjaya de Silva who is a clever operator. Lands it close to off, Shahidi advances down, is deceived in flight and variation. He tries to somehow keep it out but the ball skids on to beat his bat and raps him on the back pad. The appeal is made and the umpire is in agreement. DRS time! Nothing on the UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking shows three reds. Afghanistan are in a spot of bother with their fragile middle order exposed now. 57/3

37.4 OUT! CAUGHT! Wanindu Hasaranga has got his man! Najibullah Zadran has played a wonderful knock but has to make the long walk back to the shed! Wanindu Hasaranga bowls this full and on a leg stumps line, Najibullah Zadran looks to flick this past mid-wicket but ends up chipping it toward the fielder. Dasun Shanaka takes a fine catch diving forward but does not claim the wicket straight away. The umpires go upstairs to check and the third umpire reckons the fingers were under the ball. Sri Lanka finally have the breakthrough and that brings an end to a wonderful partnership. 211/4

41.3 OUT! Nabi holes out! Another googly, too full and around off, Mohammad Nabi stands back and tries to heave across the line. But it comes off from the lower part of the blade and flies towards long on. A simple catch for Pathum Nissanka in the deep and Wanindu Hasaranga has his second wicket. He is not too happy though. It's been an expensive day for him. 241/5

45.2 OUT! Run out! Flatter delivery around middle, Ibrahim Zadran goes deep inside the crease and punches it to mid-wicket. Gulbadin Naib leaves the crease, in search of a run and Dasun Shanaka immediately has a shy at the bowler's end. Maheesh Theekshana grabs the ball and breaks the stumps. They appeal and it's referred upstairs. This is close. The replays find that Maheesh grabs the ball with his palms and uses his little finger to clip the bails. That's clever if intentional. The batter is short of the crease and Sri Lanka have a breakthrough at the backend of the innings. 263/6

48.5 OUT! CAUGHT! A wide yorker outside off, at 94 kph, Rashid Khan reaches out to squeeze it away over point but only manages to slice it into the hands of Dinesh Chandimal at backward point. He completes the catch with a jump and Kasun Rajitha has his third wicket in the match. 299/7

20.1 OUT! Through the gate! This is a huge wicket in the context of the game as the second opener is also dismissed and now there will be two new batters at the crease. A well-disguised googly from Rashid and the length is the key. It's a bit short and Pathum Nissanka thinks about forcing the issue from the back foot. But Rashid gets his wrong 'uns to spin back in at a good pace and that has brought Nissanka's downfall. He moves back to play it out but is late and the ball sneaks through to disturb the stumps. 207 runs needed in 179 balls and it's game on now! 107/2

18 OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Nabi draws first blood and it has taken quite a while to get the breakthrough! Mohammad Nabi flights this full and outside off, Kusal Mendis looks for the slog sweep but does not connect cleanly. The ball goes high towards deep mid-wicket where Rashid Khan pouches the catch comfortably. The 101-run partnership has been broken and Afghanistan will look to find some cracks in the Sri Lankan batting line-up. 101/1

30.3 OUT! TIMBER! That is a brilliant comeback from Mohammad Nabi! He gets the ball to skid through on a fullish length and in line with the middle stump. Dinesh Chandimal sits back in the crease, maybe expecting Mohammad Nabi to bowl short, and gets castled as the ball goes between bat and pad. Mohammad Nabi has got Afghanistan their fourth wicket and the partnership that was building has come to an end. My colleague reminds us that he has seen Chandimal getting out in this fashion quite regularly this year - On stumps, tries to flick, bowled! On stumps, tries to flick, leading edge, caught! On stumps, tries to flick, LBW! A chink in his armour, perhaps. 164/4

22.3 OUT! STUMPS SHATTERED! Rashid Khan has tasted blood and he is on fire. Flatter googly, landing a bit short and around middle. It pitches and shoots into the batter who fails to read the length and variation. Dhananjaya de Silva is clueless as he tries to pull his way out out of trouble but misses. The ball goes on to shatter the stumps and de Silva is down just like Sri Lanka are now in this chase. He gets up to go back to the pavilion and Afghanistan have made a resounding comeback here. 198 needed off 165 balls. 116/3

41.4 OUT! TIMBER! The magician strikes once again and he has got Afghanistan back in the game! Bowls a googly full and just outside the off stump. Dasun Shanaka plays for the line of the ball and keeps a massive gap between the bat and the pad. The ball rips back in and shatters the stumps and Rashid Khan runs off celebrating. He always delivers when Afghanistan need him the most and he may have just given them an opening once again. Dasun Shanaka has played a good inning but will now make the long walk back to the shed. 243/5

43.1 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Rashid has four and Sri Lanka are in tatters. Short delivery outside off, at 90 kph, Wanindu Hasaranga rocks back to cut but gets a bottom edge. It goes behind and Rahmanullah Gurbaz shows great reflexes to grab it safely. They jump in joy and Wanindu Hasaranga returns without even waiting for the decision. 65 needed off 41 balls. 249/6