Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights, T20 World Cup 2022: Dhananjaya de Silva fifty powers Lanka to win

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 Group 1 Match Highlights: Check Live Highlights from Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka match at Gabba in Brisbane.

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Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will take on each other in a must-win Super 12 clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at The Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday (November 1). The equation is pretty simple for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at the moment. They are occupying the bottom two spots in Group 1 with just two points to their names and, with both Australia and New Zealand having made their way to five points already, they will need to win both of their remaining encounters to stay alive in the semi-final race.

But only one team can emerge victorious from this contest, which means the losing team will be out of the final four race completely. Moreover, with rain threat looming large, there's a chance of both teams getting eliminated from contention if the match is a washout.

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Two of Afghanistan’s three matches so far have already been hit by rain. After their loss to England, where they fought very hard and competed really well, both of their games against New Zealand and Ireland were called off as rain played spoilsport. Now there is a risk of their third game encountering the same fate as well.

Check Live Scores and Updates from Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Super 12 Group 1 match in T20 World Cup 2022 here.

01 November 2022

13:10 IST

AFG vs SL, T20 World Cup 2022: Skipper Dasun Shanaka gives special praise to Dhananjaya de Silva

Dhananjaya de Silva starred in the Sri Lanka win, scoring a match-winning 66 off 42 balls. Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka says this about Dhananjaya, ""It was a good performance with bat and bowl. Special credit to Dhananjaya de Silva. He showed in T20s it is not about taking the bowlers on and he timed it well. I think we found some consistency today and it is important to continue it in the next game. The other games are beyond our control but the aim is to win the next game with a healthy rate."

13:05 IST

AFG vs SL, T20 World Cup 2022: Wanindu Hasaranga is the Player of the Match

Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga is the Player of the match for claiming 3/13 in 4 overs. "We lost our last two games against Australia and New Zealand. We had to play at our best. I am really happy with the way the boys played. I saw (Adam) Zampa bowled really well in the last match and tried to bowl in line of the stumps and vary my pace. In Perth, I went for some runs and that pitch is very good for batters. I knew how I could come back strong and I think I did that," Hasaranga said.