Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Only Test, Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2024

Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka Only Test: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo, February 02, 2024
Sri Lanka
SL
439/10 (109.2) & 56/0 (7.2)
Afghanistan
AFG
198/10 (62.4) & 296/10 (112.3)
Finished
SL won by 10 wickets
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Dimuth Karunaratne322231145.45
Nishan Madushka22234095.65
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Qais Ahmad0.208024.00
Nijat Masood10505.00
Current Partnership: 56 run (7.3 ov)
CRR: 7.64 | Last Ten Overs: 56/0 7.47
Recent: 44·1·1316·2·1·4··4

Commentary

4
7.2
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! off break ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
4
7.1
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Nishan Madushka 22 (23)
Dimuth Karunaratne 24 (20)
Sri Lanka 48/0
Nijat Masood 1-0-5-0
Naveed Zadran 3-0-30-0
0
6.6
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
1lb
6.5
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
0
6.4
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, edged!! and the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
1
6.3
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
3
6.2
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 3 runs.
1
6.1
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 6 (13 runs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 21 (17)
Nishan Madushka 20 (20)
Sri Lanka 42/0
Naveed Zadran 3-0-30-0
Zia ur Rehman Akbar 3-0-12-0
6
5.6
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
0
5.5
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Naveed Zadran sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
2
5.4
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 2 runs.
0
5.3
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1nb
5.3
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed cut, umpire signals it a no ball, as Naveed Zadran had overstepped.
0
5.2
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
4
5.1
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 5 (8 runs)
Nishan Madushka 20 (20)
Dimuth Karunaratne 9 (10)
Sri Lanka 29/0
Zia ur Rehman Akbar 3-0-12-0
Naveed Zadran 2-0-17-0
0
4.6
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
0
4.5
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
4
4.4
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
4.3
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
0
4.2
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
4
4.1
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 9 (10)
Nishan Madushka 12 (14)
Sri Lanka 21/0
Naveed Zadran 2-0-17-0
Zia ur Rehman Akbar 2-0-4-0
2
3.6
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and plays a well-timed punch off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
0
3.5
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
1
3.4
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
2
3.3
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 2 runs, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
3.2
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 1 run.
2
3.1
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.