Afghanistan Vs Sri Lanka 12Th Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · University Oval, Dunedin · 22 February 2015
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining). Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 100 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- University Oval, Dunedin
- Date
- 22 February 2015
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Captains
- Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Afghanistan batted first and made 232 all out. Asghar Afghan top-scored with 54 off 57 balls, and Samiullah Shinwari made 38. Lasith Malinga took 3 for 41 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the third wicket between Samiullah Shinwari and Asghar Afghan.
Chasing 233, Sri Lanka made 236 for 6. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 100 off 120 balls, and Thisara Perera made 47. Hamid Hassan took 3 for 45 for Afghanistan. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews, 53% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 10 balls remaining).
AFGHANISTAN: 232 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Ahmadi | c Rangana Herath b Suranga Lakmal | 24 | 23 |
| Nawroz Mangal | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Angelo Mathews | 10 | 30 |
| Asghar Afghan | c Jeevan Mendis b Rangana Herath | 54 | 57 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | c Angelo Mathews b Thisara Perera | 38 | 70 |
| Mohammad Nabi | b Lasith Malinga | 21 | 27 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Thisara Perera b Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 15 |
| Afsar Zazai | c Rangana Herath b Lasith Malinga | 19 | 38 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | c Suranga Lakmal b Lasith Malinga | 28 | 32 |
| Dawlat Zadran | b Angelo Mathews | 4 | 5 |
| Hamid Hassan | c Jeevan Mendis b Angelo Mathews | 0 | 1 |
| Shapoor Zadran | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 23 · Total 232 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 9.4 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 7 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Thisara Perera | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Nawroz Mangal, 8.1 ov), 2-40 (Javed Ahmadi, 9.4 ov), 3-128 (Asghar Afghan, 27.1 ov), 4-157 (Samiullah Shinwari, 32.5 ov), 5-169 (Mohammad Nabi, 35.4 ov), 6-175 (Najibullah Zadran, 38.1 ov), 7-221 (Mirwais Ashraf, 47.4 ov), 8-227 (Dawlat Zadran, 48.5 ov), 9-227 (Hamid Hassan, 48.6 ov), 10-232 (Afsar Zazai, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Ahmadi (22) and Nawroz Mangal (10) | 34 | 49 |
| second | Javed Ahmadi (2) and Asghar Afghan (4) | 6 | 9 |
| third | Samiullah Shinwari (30) and Asghar Afghan (50) | 88 | 106 |
| fourth | Mohammad Nabi (18) and Samiullah Shinwari (8) | 29 | 34 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (3) and Najibullah Zadran (9) | 12 | 17 |
| sixth | Afsar Zazai (1) and Najibullah Zadran (1) | 6 | 15 |
| seventh | Mirwais Ashraf (28) and Afsar Zazai (12) | 46 | 57 |
| eighth | Afsar Zazai (2) and Dawlat Zadran (4) | 6 | 7 |
| ninth | Hamid Hassan (0) and Afsar Zazai (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Shapoor Zadran (1) and Afsar Zazai (4) | 5 | 4 |
SRI LANKA: 236 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Afsar Zazai b Shapoor Zadran | 0 | 1 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | lbw b Dawlat Zadran | 0 | 1 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | b Hamid Hassan | 7 | 13 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Nawroz Mangal b Hamid Hassan | 23 | 32 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Nawroz Mangal b Hamid Hassan | 100 | 120 |
| Angelo Mathews | run out (Mohammad Nabi) | 44 | 81 |
| Jeevan Mendis | not out | 9 | 17 |
| Thisara Perera | not out | 47 | 26 |
Did not bat: Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal
Extras 6 · Total 236 for 6
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawlat Zadran | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Shapoor Zadran | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Hamid Hassan | 9 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| Mirwais Ashraf | 8.1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 5.2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Asghar Afghan | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Samiullah Shinwari | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 0.1 ov), 2-2 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 1.2 ov), 3-18 (Kumar Sangakkara, 5.3 ov), 4-51 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 11.6 ov), 5-177 (Angelo Mathews, 40.3 ov), 6-178 (Mahela Jayawardene, 41.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) | 2 | 7 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (5) and Dimuth Karunaratne (10) | 16 | 25 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (20) and Dimuth Karunaratne (13) | 33 | 39 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (79) and Angelo Mathews (44) | 126 | 171 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Jeevan Mendis (0) | 1 | 5 |
| seventh | Jeevan Mendis (9) and Thisara Perera (47) | 58 | 42 |
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