London: batsman Kusal Perera (78) 's superb innings and excellent bowling of Nuwan Pradeep (4 wickets) and Lasith Malinga (3 wickets) helped Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 34 runs on the basis of Duckworth Lewis rule in a rain-interrupted match on Tuesday. While batting first, Sri Lanka scored 201 runs in 41 overs. In reply, the entire Afghanistan team were bundled out for 152 runs and lost the match.
According to the information, Nuwan Pradeep has adjudged the man of the match for his superb performance in the Sri Lankan side. This is the first victory for the Sri Lankan team in the tournament, while Afghanistan has suffered another defeat in the second match. Earlier in the match, Afghanistan suffered a crushing 7-wicket defeat by the hands of Australia. While Sri Lanka was defeated by New Zealand by 10 wickets in the first match.
With this, the Afghan team started well, but on the fourth ball of the fifth over, Lasith Malinga sent wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad (7) to the pavilion by getting him caught by Karunaratne. A 34-run partnership between Jaazai and Shahzad for the first wicket.
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