Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka expressed reduction that his group managed to safe a victory in opposition to the decided Afghanistan aspect within the Asia Cup on Tuesday to safe a spot within the ‘Super 4’ stage of the match.
In an exciting match on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Sri Lanka received by simply two runs due to Kasun Rajitha’s spectacular four-wicket efficiency and Dhananjaya de Silva’s essential two wickets within the thirty eighth over.
Sri Lanka set a goal of 292 for Afghanistan, who needed to chase it down in 37.1 overs or much less as a way to advance to the ‘Super 4’ stage.In a nail-biting end, Sri Lanka maintained their composure to safe a victory.
“It’s a tough one, very hard to defend such a total. DDS (Dhananjaya) and my wicket – that was the important part of the game. Mendis and Asalanka built the innings really well. We didn’t chip today. Credit to (Maheesh) Theekshana and (Dunith) Wellalage – they played brilliantly to finish on 291,” Dasun Shanaka mentioned throughout a post-match presentation.
Sri Lanka took management of the essential Asia Cup fixture after deciding to bat first, due to Kusal Mendis’ spectacular 92 and a late partnership of 64 runs between Wellalage and Theekshana.
In an exciting match on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Sri Lanka received by simply two runs due to Kasun Rajitha’s spectacular four-wicket efficiency and Dhananjaya de Silva’s essential two wickets within the thirty eighth over.
Sri Lanka set a goal of 292 for Afghanistan, who needed to chase it down in 37.1 overs or much less as a way to advance to the ‘Super 4’ stage.In a nail-biting end, Sri Lanka maintained their composure to safe a victory.
“It’s a tough one, very hard to defend such a total. DDS (Dhananjaya) and my wicket – that was the important part of the game. Mendis and Asalanka built the innings really well. We didn’t chip today. Credit to (Maheesh) Theekshana and (Dunith) Wellalage – they played brilliantly to finish on 291,” Dasun Shanaka mentioned throughout a post-match presentation.
Sri Lanka took management of the essential Asia Cup fixture after deciding to bat first, due to Kusal Mendis’ spectacular 92 and a late partnership of 64 runs between Wellalage and Theekshana.
“Kasun opened the door for us. Nabi played an outstanding inning, which almost took away the game from us. We found a way to win,” Shanaka mentioned.
On Saturday, Sri Lanka will sq. off in opposition to Bangladesh of their inaugural ‘Super 4’ match, scheduled to happen on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
(With company inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com