U-19 World Cup, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Highlights: Afghanistan Beat Sri Lanka By 4 Runs In Super League Quarterfinal

We are back for the chase! The players can be seen in a huddle receiving some pep talk from their skipper, Suliman Safi. Chamindu Wickramasinghe and Sadisha Rajapaksa are the openers for Sri Lanka Under-19. Bilal Sami to start with the ball. There is some issue with the sightscreen. That's why the delay. All sorted now. Here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then! 135 is what Sri Lanka Under-19 need to chase it down and meet England Under-19 in the semis. The bowlers have done their job and it is upto their batters to do their counterpart now. Afghanistan Under-19 will need some magic to put up a show here and defend this total down. Join us back for the chase which will begin shortly.

Noor Ahmad is in for a spot interview. He says, they will try to put up a good fight. Mentions, he just tried to put some pressure back on the opposition. Adds, they have a good spinning side and would try to keep it very disciplined in the middle.

Sri Lanka Under-19 bowlers were simply outstanding. The bowlers started well at the start and after the rain break, they were just impeccable. Traveen Mathews first got the breakthrough and then, Vinuja Ranpul, who is playing the first match of the tournament kept bowling on tight lines and lengths and removed three Afghanistan batters in his eight-over opening spell. The bowlers never let the pressure come off and there was a partnership building but Dunith Wellalage came to the rescue putting Afghanistan Under-19 in all sorts of trouble. He picked up three wickets in total but the star for them was clearly Vinuja Ranpul who finished with a five-fer to his name. His figures read (9.1-3-10-5). Simply outstanding!

Afghanistan Under-19 wouldn't have wanted this, especially in a quarterfinal. Their opening pair, Bilal Sayeedi and Nangeyalia Kharote found it tough to keep the scoreboard ticking and counter spin. Once Sayeedi fell, the side lost wickets in a heap as they went from 24/0 to 26/4. They badly needed a partnership and Allah Noor and Abdul Hadi did stitch one but the former got out. Hadi started to up the ante towards the end but it was Noor Ahmad who kept swinging everything that came on his way and did very well for his 30. But both the batters got out off consecutive deliveries and Afghanistan Under-19 could not breach the 150-run mark.

Excellent bowling from Sri Lanka Under-19. The bowlers ran riot early on with Vinuja Ranpul bagging three in quick succession and he is the one who finishes things off. Well deserved five-fer and he walks off with an applause. Afghanistan Under-19 were put under enormous pressure from which they could not recover. The wickets kept falling for them and as a result, they have only managed to put on a mediocre total on the board. Sri Lanka Under-19 will fancy their chances here. It would require some really hard work from the bowlers of Afghanistan Under-19 as the pitch is only getting better for batting.

OUT! TIMBER! What a day it has been for Vinuja Ranpul. He picks up a five-fer in his first game of the campaign. Vinuja Ranpul fires in a yorker, on the off stump. Izharulhaq Naveed looks to heave it away but misses and the ball hits the base of the off stump. Afghanistan Under-19 have been bundled out for 134.

Floated, full and outside off. Zadran looks to chase it but misses.

Naveed Zadran is the last basman to come out to bat.