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ICC CWC 2019 Match 7 highlights: Lanka hand Afghanistan 34-run defeat (D/L)

Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka under heavy skies at Cardiff. Check Afg vs SL LIVE score, and match commentary here

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Afghanistan cricket team, ICC CWC 2019

Afghanistan cricket team. Photo: Reuters

In today’s match of ICC cricket world cup 2019 (CWC),Sri Lanka suffered a dramatic collapse in their World Cup match against Afghanistan with Mohammad Nabi wreaking havoc with three wickets in five balls at Cardiff cricket ground. Sri Lanka made a bright start under heavy skies in Cardiff, passing the 100 mark in the 15th over and cruising at 144 for one. But off-spinner Nabi, who had earlier removed Dimuth Karunaratne, then created panic in the Sri Lankan ranks, taking three wickets in an over. Nabi bowled Lahiru Thirimanne for 25 before having Kusal Mendis caught by Rahmat Shah in the slips for two runs. Angelo Mathews was next to go, for a duck, also caught by Shah.


New playing conditions

72 minutes of game time have been lost which means 18 overs will be reduced (9 overs per side). It will be 41-over per side match. The innings break will be of just 10 minutes.

Check world cup points table
 
ICC cricket World Cup 2019: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE score
 
 
ICC CWC 2019, MATCH 7: AFG vs SL LIVE streaming
 
Afghanistan vs Sri lanka world cup match will start at 3:00 pm IST. The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 2 in English Commentary and on Star Sports Hindi HD, in Hindi Commentary. You can also live stream Afg vs SL cricket match on the Hotstar app and the Hotstar website.
 
Stay tuned for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka LIVE score, toss, playing 11 updates and match commentary here

11:56 PM

Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 34 runs by D/L method

11:39 PM

Over 32.4, Lanka win

Afghanistan: 152-all-out
 
Ball 4: Malinga cleans up Hassan and Sri lanka win
 
Ball 3: Hassan blasted towards long-on for SIX
 
Ball 2: Malinga beats Hassan off a short delivery
 
Ball 1: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease and tucks towards square leg for a leg byes
11:35 PM

Over 32

Over Summary: 0 4 0 N4 0 0 W ; Afghanistan: 145-9

Isuru Udana [5.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Najibullah gets RUNOUT. Najibullah run out (Karunaratne) 43(56) [4s-6]
 
Ball 5: Najibullah gets beaten by slow delivery
 
Ball 4: Najibullah fails to score big off FREE HIT
 
Ball 4: Najibullah flashes and flashes hard, gets an outside edge, which flies to third-man boundary for FOUR. It is a NO BALL, 

Ball 3: Najibullah tries to smash the short delivery, beaten. 
 
Ball 2: Najibullah slaps towards deep extra cover for FOUR. 
 
Ball 1: Udana beats Najibullah outside off. 
11:29 PM

Over 31; Afghanistan eight down

Over Summary:  Wd 0 0 0 W 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 136-8

Lasith Malinga [5.0-0-31-1] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Hassan blocks the another yorker. 
 
Ball 5: Hamid Hassan, right handed bat, comes to the crease and puts bat on yorker in time. 
 
Ball 4: A super yoker cleans up Dawlat Zadran. Dawlat Zadran b Malinga 6(18) [4s-1]
 
Ball 3: Zadran hits the slow delivery to mid-wicket for no run. 
 
Ball 2: A well directed bouncer, Zadran gets hit on helmet, no run. 

Ball 1: Dawlat Zadran hits the yorkish length delivery to mid-on for no run. 
 
Ball 1: Malinga's special slow delivery goes off track, WIDE down the leg side. 
11:22 PM

Over 30; CRR: 4.5 REQ: 4.73

Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 1 0  ; Afghanistan: 135-7

Lakmal continues
 
Ball 6: DOT
 
Ball 5: Dawlat Zadran pushes towards mid-on for a single. 
 
Ball 4: Dawlat Zadran punches towards extra cover for no run. 
 
Ball 3: Dawlat Zadran blocks with a straight face of the bat. 
 
Ball 2: Dawlat Zadran blocks
 
Ball 1: Najibullah collects a single towards mid-wicket
11:19 PM

Over 29; Afghanistan need 53 runs in 71 balls

Over Summary: 0 0 0 2 1 0  ; Afghanistan: 133-7
 
Pradeep continues
 
Ball 6: Dawlat Zadran leaves to the keeper. 
 
Ball 5: Najibullah flicks towards deep square leg for a single. 
 
Ball 4: Najibullah clips towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. 
 
Ball 3: Najibullah leaves the short delivery
 
Ball 2: Najibullah smashes upphisly towards sweeper cover and Thisara makes an excellent safe, no run taken
 
Ball 1: DOT
11:13 PM

Over 28; CRR: 4.64 REQ: 4.38

Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 1 0  ; Afghanistan: 130-7
 
Lakmal continues
 
Ball 6: DOT
 
Ball 5: A single for Najibullah
 
Ball 4: A single for Dawlat Zadran
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: A single for Najibullah
11:09 PM

Over 27; Rashid falls

Over Summary: W 0 0 4 0 0  ; Afghanistan: 127-7

Pradeep continues
 
Ball 6: DOT
 
Ball 5: DOT
 
Ball 4: Dawlat Zadran smashes FOUR
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: Dawlat Zadran, right handed bat, comes to the crease hits on the pad and a loud appeal for LBW, umpire unmoved. 
 
Ball 1: Pradeep cleans up Rashid off the first delivery and it is advantage Lanka now
11:01 PM

Over 26

Over Summary:  0 1 0 0 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 123-6

Suranga Lakmal [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Najibullah punches to extra cover for no run. 
 
Ball 5: Najibullah dabs towards backward point for no run. 
 
Ball 4: Najibullah pushes towards extra cover. 
 
Ball 3: Najibullah dabs towards backward point for no run. 
 
Ball 2: Rashid drives to mid-off for an risky single. 
 
Ball 1: DOT
10:57 PM

Over 25; Naib departs

Over Summary:  1 1 0 Wd5 0 W 1 ; Afghanistan: 122-6
 
Pradeep continues

Ball 6: Rashid Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease drives towards deep extra cover for a single. 
 
Ball 5: Pradeep traps in front of wicket, umpire gives OUT. Naib REVIEWs. It is an umpire calls. Naib departs, Afghanistan will retain their review. Naib lbw b Pradeep 23(32) [4s-2]
 
Ball 4: Naib blocks
 
Ball 4: 5 WIDES
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: Najibullah collects a single
 
Ball 1: Naib collects a single
10:51 PM

Over 24; CRR: 4.76 REQ: 4.28

Over Summary: 0 1 0 1 1 4  ; Afghanistan: 114-5

Dhananjaya de Silva, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
 
Ball 6: Najibullah smashes towards extra cover for FOUR
 
Ball 5: Naib drives towards long-on for a single
 
Ball 4: Najibullah clips toward short fine leg for a single. 
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: Naib collects a single towards backward square leg. 
 
Ball 1: DOT
10:47 PM

Over 23; CRR: 4.65 REQ: 4.44

Over Summary:  0 0 0 Wd 0 0 Wd 0 ; Afghanistan: 107-5

Nuwan Pradeep [5.0-1-14-2] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Najibullah dabs towards gully region for no run. 
 
Ball 6: A bumper goes over the batsman head, called WIDE
 
Ball 5: Najibullah tucks towards leg side for no run. 

Ball 4: Najibullah dabs towards backward point for no run
 
Ball 4: WIDE
 
Ball 3: Najibullah dabs towards mid-on for no run. 
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: DOT
10:43 PM

Over 22; CRR: 4.77 REQ: 4.32

Over Summary: 2 0 0 2 0 2  ; Afghanistan: 105-5

Isuru Udana [4.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: Naib whips towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 
 
Ball 5: DOT
 
Ball 4: Naib collects a couple of runs behind square
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: Naib collects a couple of runs. 
10:41 PM

Over 21

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 2  ; Afghanistan: 99-5

Suranga Lakmal [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
 
Ball 6: A couple of runs for Najibullah
 
Ball 5: A single for Naib
 
Ball 4: DOT
 
Ball 3: DOT
 
Ball 2: DOT
 
Ball 1: DOT
10:32 PM

DRINKS BREAK

CRR: 4.8  REQ: 4.33

Afghanistan need 91 runs (41 overs match due to rain, DLS Target 187)
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First Published: Jun 04 2019 | 1:34 PM IST