Crashed over mid-off

Gurbaz slaps it past mid-off for four. Excellent start this for Afghanistan

Gurbaz survives thanks to DRS

Spinner brought in early and Maheesh Theekshana almost strikes with his first ball! Traps Gurbaz in front as he misses his slog sweep. Gurbaz reviews and it shows the ball was going down leg. He survives

FOUR! Hazratullah Zazai gets a boundary

Banged in short by Madushanka and Hazratullah Zazai stands tall and pulls it away through midwicket for a boundary. Good start for Afghanistan. 11 off the over

5 Wides for Afghanistan

Madushanka bowls it down the leg side and even the keeper can’t get to it as it runs away to the boundary

Afghanistan off the mark

Hazratullah Zazai starts off Sri Lanka’s chase with a single

Farooqi cleans up Karunaratne

Cleans him up this time with the inside edge. Faroorqi gets his third and Sri Lanka are bowled out for 105.  

Chamika Karunaratne b Fazalhaq Farooqi 31 (38)

Afghanistan to chase 106 shortly.

Stand and delivered!

Karunaratne is playing some cameo here. Hits it over the head of the bowler and will get the boundary

No ball and four runs

More boundaries for Sri Lanka as Naveen mises his length and Karunaratne punishes him. 

Karunaratne takes the aerial route

Some valuable runs for Sri Lanka these. Naveen tried his best. Six runs

The sweep leads to his downfall

Gone up in the air again and Najib takes an easy catch. 

Matheesha Pathirana c Najibullah Zadran b Mohammad Nabi 5 (12)

Back-to-back run outs! Unbelievable

Another run-out! The keeper has time to collect and whip off the bails, and Theekshana’s on his way

Maheesh Theekshana run out (Rahmanullah Gurbaz) 0 (0)

Rajapaksa gets undone by the direct hit

Terrible mix-up and Sri Lanka lose Rajapaksa. 

Bhanuka Rajapaksa run out (Mohammad Nabi) 38 (29)

Captain gets captain!

Nabi strikes first ball! Dangled his bat wide outside off and gets a faint edge on it. Golden duck for Shanaka

Dasun Shanaka c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Mohammad Nabi 0 (1)

Sri Lanka lose Hasaranga as well

Hasaranga skied this to mid-off, where Mohammad Nabi made no mistake. Poor batting

Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva c Mohammad Nabi b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2 (8)

Mujeeb strikes for Afghanistan

Gunathilaka tries the reverse sweep but holes out in the deep! Sri Lanka lose another wicket.

Danushka Gunathilaka c Karim Janat b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 17 (17)

Helped away with ease!

Scoops it over fine leg and it goes all the way for a boundary! Gunathilaka making the most of it

Excellent cover drive

Driven emphatically by Gunathilaka! He finds the gap towards the cover region and ball races away for a boundary

Naveen-ul-Haq joins the party

Umpire raises his finger straightaway! Sri Lanka ask for the TV umpire and the replay shows a slight murmur on the snicko meter

Pathum Nissanka c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Naveen-ul-Haq 3 (7)

Farooqi on a hattrick!

This one nips back in sharply and Asalanka is caught wrongfooted. He doesn’t even bother to review it.

Farooqi strikes early!

LBW appeal turned down But Afghanistan review. Excellent review from them as Mendis has to depart

Kusal Mendis lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi 2 (4)

We are underway!

First ball on the pads and Nissanka gently flicks this down the leg side. He is off the mark, and so are Sri Lanka.

Here are the teams

Sri Lanka: Gunathilaka, Nissanka, K Mendis, Asalanka, Rajapaksa, Shanaka, Hasaranga, Karunaratne, Theekshana, Madushanka, Pathirana

Afghanistan: Zazai, Gurbaz, Zadran, Janat, Zadran, Nabi, Rashid, Omarzai, Naveen, Ur Rahman

Asia Cup Live: AFG WIN TOSS

Afghanistan wins the toss and captain Mohammad Nabi has elected to bowl first.

Stay tuned for live action

SL vs AFG 1st Match: No Chameera For Sri Lanka

It is worth noting that Sri Lanka’s ace pacer Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of the continental event due to injury.

Which team is in which group?

Group A comprises of India, Pakistan and Hong Kong, while Group B has Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

2022 Asia Cup format

The tournament this year will be a T20 affair as it will be followed by T20 World Cup. The tournament features six teams divided into two groups. The teams play each other once in their respective groups before the top two teams from both groups advance to the Super 4s. After a round-robin stage in Super 4s, the top two teams will play the final.

Helo guys!

Hello everyone, welcome to the space. Sri Lanka play against Afghanistan in the opening match of Asia Cup 2022 today. You will get the live score and other updates from the match here. Stay connected!