SL vs AFG Asia Cup 2022: Fazalhaq Farooqi stars as Afganistan put down very early pen with 8 gates sway Sri Lanka

Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi taped bowling stats of 3-11 as Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 gates in the Asia Cup opener onSaturday

Afghanistan picked to area and also bowled Sri Lanka out for 105, an overall their batsmen shattered in 10.1 overs inDubai Left- hander Hazratullah Zazai, unbeaten on 37, and also wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanllah Gurbaz, that struck 40, installed 83 runs for the very first arch to prolong the bowlers supremacy.

Afghanistan, in Group B with Sri Lanka and also Bangladesh, have actually made a thumping begin to their project in the six-nation event that serves as a tune-up to the T20 World Cup in October-November inAustralia

Farooqi, a left-arm fast, stood apart for Afghanistan after he struck with succeeding shipments in the very first over of the innings to send out Kusal Mendis and also Charith Asalanka treking back to the structure for 2 and also nought.

Pathum was after that sent out back to the structure by Naveen- ul-Haq Nissanka was captured behind when the batsman evaluated the on-field phone call, and also the 3rd umpire promoted the choice in spite of no apparent spike on the ultra-edge, leaving the batsman and also the clothing space shocked.

At that factor Sri Lanka were fighting with simply 5 work on the board and also 3 gates down in the opening up 2 overs. Danushka Gunathilaka (17) and also Bhanuka Rajapaksa (38) tried to counter with a flurry of borders in a 20-run 6th over prior to rewriter Mujeeb Ur Rahman damaged the 44-run stand.

Wickets maintained toppling with the 13th over supplying 2 go out, consisting of completion of Rajapaksa while trying a 2nd run.

Afghanistan openers appeared all weapons blazing as Gurbaz shattered 3 fours and also 4 6s in his 18-ball strike prior to being up to leg-spinnerWanindu Hasaranga Zazai maintained the strike with Ibrahim Zadran, that made 15 prior to being gone out, to bring to life the Afghan advocates and also silence the Sri Lankan group.

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