Azmatullah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full ball outside off, driven off the inner half towards mid-on for a brisk single
Usman Asif: whoever wins today will have a decent chance to qualify for semi finals
11.2
Azmatullah to Nissanka, 1 run, on a back of a length outside off,
11.1
Azmatullah to Nissanka, no run, on a length on off, Nissanka hangs back and pushes it back to Azmatullah
Azmatullah Omarzai, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
10.6
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kusal Mendis, no run, 129kph hard length ball outside off, Kusal Mendis places it to point
41/1 - This is the lowest first powerplay total for Sri Lanka in this World Cup. And this is the lowest conceded by Afghanistan as well so far in this World Cup.
10.5
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kusal Mendis, no run
10.5
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kusal Mendis, wide, short ball angling in, Kusal Mendis sways away from the line and drops his wrists
The on-air commentators mention that Ikram has dislocated his little finger on his right hand
10.4
Naveen-ul-Haq to Nissanka, 1 run, back of a length ball outside off, punched through point for a single
10.3
Naveen-ul-Haq to Nissanka, FOUR, streaky but effective!
10.2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Nissanka, no run, short ball outside off, comes off slowly off the pitch. Nissanka looks to upper cut it towards third man but misses
10.1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of length ball on off, Kusal Mendis rides the bounce and glances it to fine leg for a single
Naveen-ul-Haq, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Over Summary (1-10 ov), Phase Winner: Shared * Steady start from both Afghanistan opening bowlers * Karunaratne hits the first boundary of the innings in the 6th over * He falls next ball, LBW for 15, after a successful review by Fazalhaq * Nissanka gets going with a couple of boundaries
9.6
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nissanka, no run, 134.4kph back of a length ball on off, Nissanka stands his ground and blocks it towards covers
9.5
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nissanka, 2 runs, to third man
9.4
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nissanka, no run, change of pace