Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 1st Match Asia Cup T20 2022 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 1st Match Asia Cup T20 2022 - Asia Cup tournament of the 1st T20I match played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in 27th August 2022.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz punches one away © AFP via Getty Images

Bowlers attack before Rahmanullah Gurbaz's quick-fire 40 and Hazratullah Zazai's unbeaten 37 helped to Afghanistan registered their historic first T20I win against Sri Lanka by easy 8-wickets in a one-sided game of the opening match of a Asia Cup.

Match Stats :

Afghanistan chased 106 was their second lowest successful run-chase in T20 Internationals after they chased 72 against Ireland at same venue in 2017.
Sri Lanka's 105 was their lowest score against Afghanistan in T20 International and It is their worst-total in Asia Cup T20, previous lowest was 124 against Bangladesh at Mirpur in 2016.

Sri Lanka scored 105 for all-out in 19.4 overs with top scorer by Bhanuka Rajapaksa struck 38 off 29-balls including 5-fours & a six.

Chamika Karunaratne cracked a 31 off 38-balls including 3-fours & a six and Danushka Gunathilaka scored a run-a-ball 17-runs included 3-fours.

Afghanistan best bowler by Fazalhaq Farooqi 3-11, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman both took 2-wickets and one for Naveen-ul-Haq.

Afghanistan chased 106-2 in 10.1 overs with top scorer by Rahmanullah Gurbaz hammered a 40 off 18-balls including 4-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 222.22.

Hazratullah Zazai cracked a unbeaten 37 off 28-balls including 5-fours & a six and Ibrahim Zadran 15.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Wanindu Hasaranga took 1-wicket for 19-runs in 3-overs.

Fazalhaq Farooqi named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to picked up 3-wickets for 11-runs in 3.4-overs including a maiden.