SL vs AFG 2nd ODI Highlights: Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga Shine As SL Defeat AFG By 132 runs

We are back for the chase. The players and the umpires are out in the middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are the openers for Afghanistan. Kasun Rajitha to start with the new ball. Here we go...

... The Run Chase ...

The visitors did bowl well but failed to get wickets at regular intervals and it hit them hard. Mohammad Nabi was the pick of the bowlers for them. Azmatullah Omarzai was a bit expensive for his likes. Nonetheless, they have an excellent batting lineup which got them over the line in the first game. Can they do it again? Or will the hosts level the series? Let's find out together. Chase coming up shortly...

So, Sri Lanka ends up with 323 runs on the board. a perfect cameo from the skipper Dasun Shanaka and the star bowler Wanindu Hasaranga helps the team to post a total in excess of 300. Sri Lanka will be happy with their efforts as they brought up their A game. They started off well but lost Pathum Nissanka in the 16th over. Dimuth Karunaratne soon followed after scoring a half-century. Kusal Mendis came on and ran a havoc after then who went on to score 78 runs and helped Sri Lanka reach a good total. Dhananjaya de Silva was brilliant with the bat too.

Leg bye. Fuller one on pads, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to flick but gets a deflection of his pads towards the keeper and they take a single. Sri Lanka ends up with a score of 323/6.

Well directed bouncer, Dhananjaya de Silva looks to cut but misses out.

Fuller one following the batter, Wanindu Hasaranga shuffles a lot but manages to flick this towards the fielder at long on for a single.

Fuller one on pads, Dhananjaya de Silva flicks this towards long leg for a single.

Yorker nailed to perfect and cramping Wanindu Hasaranga for room, he manages to push this wide toward square on the on side for a single.

FOUR! Low full toss on off, Wanindu Hasaranga gets low and lofts this over the fielder on cover for a boundary.

Half-tracker banged in middle, Dhananjaya de Silva pulls this over towards the deep mid-wicket region for a couple of runs.

Fuller one on off, Wanindu Hasaranga chips this over the extra cover fielder for a couple but an overthrow earns them and extra run so 3 runs taken.

FOUR! Overpitched into the hitting arc of Wanindu Hasaranga, he leans down and lofts this over the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Fuller one on off, Wanindu Hasaranga drives this straight to the fielder at mid off for no run.

FOUR! On a  length outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga smashes this over the fielder at cover for a boundary. Poor delivery looking at the field with mid off inside the circle.

Wide! Back of the hand attempted slower delivery goes way too wide down leg.

SIX! 300 comes up with a biggie here. Fuller one in the slot on pads, Wanindu Hasaranga clears up his front log an slogs this over the cow corner for a maximum.

Fuller delivery following the batter to his leg, Wanindu Hasaranga manages to push this toward the long on fielder for a single.

Cross-seamed delivery banged in short, Dhananjaya de Silva leans back and cuts this towards the third man fielder for a single. Noor Ahmad stumbles a bit but gathers it in the end.

Short and wide of off, Wanindu Hasaranga cuts this towards backward point for a single.