Highlights

  • Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets.
  • Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 105
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi's 3/11 earned him Player of the Match award

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 18-ball 40 and Hazratullah Zazai's unbeaten 37 helped Afghanistan coast to victory in just 10.1 overs.

Asia Cup 2022: Afghanistan trounce Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in tournament opener

Sri Lanka were just no match for Afghanistan as they were hammered by 8 wickets in the opening encounter of the Asia Cup.

The Blue Tigers, having opted to bowl, had Sri Lanka on the mat right from the word go.

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Fazalhaq Farooqi's twin strikes in the opening over, followed by a controversial decision to give Pathum Nissanka out, saw Sri Lanka tottering at 5/3.

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While Bhanuka Rajapaksa did raise hopes of a respectable total, Sri Lanka were always behind the eight ball. His 38, along with Chamika Karunaratne's 31 got Sri Lanka over the 100-run mark.

In reply, the Afghan openers made lightwork of the run-chase. Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 18-ball 40 and Hazratullah Zazai's unbeaten 37 helped Afghanistan coast to victory in just 10.1 overs, the second-fastest run-chase against the Lankans in T20Is.

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