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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Highlights, One-Off Test Day 3: Afghanistan Fightback Against Sri Lanka
SL vs AFG Highlights, Only Test Day 3: A remarkable maiden Test hundred by Ibrahim Zadran helped Afghanistan recover in the one-off Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
SL vs AFG One-Off Test, Day 3 Highlights© AFP
SL vs AFG Highlights, Only Test Day 3: A remarkable maiden Test hundred by Ibrahim Zadran helped Afghanistan recover in the one-off Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, as the tourists ended day three on 199 for one on Sunday. Afghanistan had to show fight in their second dig after being shot out for 198 in the first innings to concede a lead of 241. Ibrahim went past his previous best Test score of 87 and then completed his maiden Test hundred in the last over of the day with a single to covers, leaving him unbeaten on 101. (Scorecard)
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SL vs AFG One-Off Test, Day 3 Highlights
For Sri Lanka, Prabath Jayasuriya was the star! He bagged yet another fifer and was well supported by Asitha Fernando! They bowled well in tandom and picked 8 wickets between them. Lanka should chase tihs down quickly. Afghainstan on the other hand, would love to pick a few wickets and make it tough for the hosts. Chase coming up in a bit.
Brilliant work from Lanka today and they just need the 56 runs to win this one-off Test! Afghanistan fought back really well on Day 3 thanks to Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah but once the latter fell, it was a procession. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They slipped from 246 for 3 to 250 for 7. Nasir Jamal did show some fight but he hardly got support from the lower and the middle order. Afghanistan will be very disappointed on how they just surrendered to the Lankan bowling attack.
OUT! TAKEN! There is the end of the innings! This is short and on middle, Mohammad Saleem looks to pull, it goes off the top edge and the third slip fielder takes it. AFGHANISTAN BOWLED OUT FOR 296!
Fuller and on middle, this is pushed to mid on.
A loud appeal but not given! Review taken but it seems to be going down leg. NOT OUT! It indeed is. Poor review and Lanka have lost both their reviews now. A yorker on the pads. Mohammad Saleem fails to jam it out. It hits the pad.
SIX! Over the fence. Out comes the slog sweep and it sails over the mid-wicket fence.
Steps out and hits it but straight to mid on.
On middle, blocked.
Around off, defended.
Around off, blocked.
On the pads, this is swept through square leg.
Angled into the pads, this is worked through square leg. Two taken.
On off, kept out.
On middle, blocked.
Around off, kept out.
Fuller and on the pads. Saleem looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.
Solid! On a good length and around off, defended.
FOUR! Smashes it to the fence. On middle, this is hit wide of the fielder at mid on and it goes to the fence.
Around off, just the one ball to go.
Around off, kept out.