DAY 04
Day 4 Session 2
8th Wicket Afghanistan 271/8
Prabath went for a slower ball at a speed of 77 km/h. Naveed didn’t realize it. The ball hit the off stump.
Naveed Zadran b. Prabath 4(14b 1×4)
9th Wicket Afghanistan 284/9
Sri Lanka appealed for a caught behind. Didn’t given. They went for the DRS. OUT.
Nijat Masood c. Sadeera b. Kasun Rajitha 0(15b)
10th Wicket 296/10
Short ball outside off. Saleem pulled. Top-edged and went high. Dhananjaya called for the catch and caught it safely. Afghanistan couldn’t reach the 300 mark.
Mohammad Saleem c. Dhananjaya b. Asitha 2(9b)
Day 4 Session 1 Afghanistan 52/6 (24 Overs)
Some rain fell last night, and overcast conditions continue. There will be some assistance for the fast bowlers in the morning session.
Rahmat Shah 50
Rahmat Shah scored half-centuries in both innings. This is his 5th half-century in tests.
Rahmat Shah 50* (106b 5×4)
2nd new ball taken just after 80th over
2nd Wicket 214/2
Concussion Substitute strikes. He removed dangerous Rahmat Shah.
Rahmat Shah c Sadeera b Kasun Rajitha 54 (119b 5×4)
3rd Wicket AFG 238/3
Prabath Jayasuriya did his job. DDS replaced Prabath with Kasun Rajitha. Prabath spun the ball away from Ibrahim. But suddenly, the ball bowled into the wicket without changing the pitching position. The ball went through the bat and pad to the wicket. The centurion had to go.
Ibrahim Zadran b Prabath 114 (259b 12×4)
4 th Wicket Afghanistan 246/4
Prabath struck again. The captain had to go. Another ball without spin. Shahidi played for the turn. The ball brushed the outside edge and was a good low catch by Sadeera.
Hashmatullah Shahidi c. Sadeera b. Prabath 18(37b 3×4)
5th Wicket Afghanistan 247/5
Asitha pitched the ball on a good length, and it went outside off. Ikram went for a defensive shot. Edged and taken by Kusal Mendis at 2nd slip. Good catch!
Ikram Alikhil c. Kusal Mendis b. Asitha Fernando 1(6b)
6th Wicket Afghanistan 247/6
Prabath Jayasuriya Did his Magic Again. Edged and taken at 1st slip. Excellent single handed catch by DDS.
Quais Ahmad c. Dhananjaya b. Prabath 1(3b)
7th Wicket Afghanistan 250/7
Oh. Zia Ur Rehman left the ball. He thought that it was going away from the wicket. But Prabath turned it into the wicket. Bowled.
Zia Ur Rahman b. Prabath 0(11b)
Lunch Afghanistan 251/7(99 Overs)