Today Sri Lanka batted against Afghanistan in the first innings and scored 291 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Sri Lanka managed to score good runs in today's match but if they could have scored 300+ runs they would have had a lot of chances to win. Although 291 will be very difficult for Afghanistan today, as Sri Lanka's bowling performance is in good form, Afghanistan will be under pressure. At the moment Afghanistan batsmen are not able to score the runs they wanted to win but they have already lost two wickets which puts them under a lot of pressure. Although Afghanistan have enough wickets and time to hold the game at the moment, they need to improve their batting performance. Because if Afghanistan loses today's match against Sri Lanka, then they must leave the Asia Cup. Because Afghanistan lost their previous match against Bangladesh, and if they fail today's match against Sri Lanka they will be eliminated from the Asia Cup, so Afghanistan will have to win by a huge margin, although today's match will be very tough against Sri Lanka.
Though its so hard to end with a huge win still Afghanistan is fighting to do that .Last update Nabi is on fire ,He is now on 46of 22 .They are trying their best not to leave this cup .We all know Afghanistan are really capable to win the match but the matter is need to win big .However i think they got a momemtum if not loose this partnership ,it can be make some exceptional .The match are going towards more close you need to calculate again .I am really enjoying how they are fighting .We all know cricket is a game of fun .Bangladesh now or on the driving sit they have confirmed the next round rest are happenong now with both the team between Afg vs SL. 
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Today Sri Lanka batted against Afghanistan in the first innings and scored 291 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Sri Lanka managed to score good runs in today's match but if they could have scored 300+ runs they would have had a lot of chances to win. Although 291 will be very difficult for Afghanistan today, as Sri Lanka's bowling performance is in good form, Afghanistan will be under pressure. At the moment Afghanistan batsmen are not able to score the runs they wanted to win but they have already lost two wickets which puts them under a lot of pressure. Although Afghanistan have enough wickets and time to hold the game at the moment, they need to improve their batting performance. Because if Afghanistan loses today's match against Sri Lanka, then they must leave the Asia Cup. Because Afghanistan lost their previous match against Bangladesh, and if they fail today's match against Sri Lanka they will be eliminated from the Asia Cup, so Afghanistan will have to win by a huge margin, although today's match will be very tough against Sri Lanka.
A win or a draw against Afghanistan will ensure Sri Lanka's place in the Super Four of the Asia Cup. On the other hand, the Afghans have a tough equation to match to ensure a place in the last four. And in the battle of that equation, it will not be wrong to say that it is practically impossible to get a place in the Super Four of the World Cup of Asia. Since the calculation is easy, Sri Lanka played by keeping the beginning of the match. And in that case, the Lankans have made a capital of 291 runs in front of Afghanistan in exchange for 8 wickets. The calculation of the equation says that the Afghans need to score 292 runs in 37.1 overs to knock the Lankans out of the Asia Cup. Only then will Afghans get the Super Four ticket. And Sri Lanka's Asia Cup mission will be over.
Sri Lankan team has great pace bowlers who are performing well. I think Sri Lanka will win this match. However, Afghanistan's opening batsmen will have to put in an outstanding performance to win.
A win or a draw against Afghanistan will ensure Sri Lanka's place in the Super Four of the Asia Cup. On the other hand, the Afghans have a tough equation to match to ensure a place in the last four. And in the battle of that equation, it will not be wrong to say that it is practically impossible to get a place in the Super Four of the World Cup of Asia. Since the calculation is easy, Sri Lanka played by keeping the beginning of the match. And in that case, the Lankans have made a capital of 291 runs in front of Afghanistan in exchange for 8 wickets. The calculation of the equation says that the Afghans need to score 292 runs in 37.1 overs to knock the Lankans out of the Asia Cup. Only then will Afghans get the Super Four ticket. And Sri Lanka's Asia Cup mission will be over.
Today will be played, the last match of the group stage of Asia Cup Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. If Sri Lanka wins this match, they can directly play in the Super Four. If Afghanistan wants to play in the Super Four, Afghanistan will have to win by a huge margin. Sri Lanka is a strong team, so it is very difficult for Afghanistan to win against Sri Lanka by a big margin. Currently, Afghanistan is not in good form. These two teams Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will qualify to play in the Super Four from Group B.
Sri Lanka win the toss and decided batting. This match will be quite interesting as these two teams are at the same level.sri Lankan batsmen are performing very well especially K .Mendis did very well and he scored 92 ,His century was not completed by only eight runs , but he has given his team a good score.M. Theekshana and Wellalage are batting on the pitch now ,but both of them are bowlers but they are still performing well in batting, but now the back over is very less, otherwise they had to make a target of three hundred score.
The Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan match lived some minutes ago. It seems like both team are in form today. Sri Lanka won the toss. Select to bat first. The start of Sri Lankas batting performance good. The partnership between D. Karunaratne and P. Nissanka was going strong. Unfortunately they both got out. If their partnership had lasted a little long then Sri Lanka could set a good target. Currently K. Mendis and C. Asalanka are at the field and showing their batting skills. Lets see what these two players bring to the teams score. In this match Afghanistan bowling also be great they take 3 wickets of Sri Lanka team.Let's see how much target the Sri Lankan team sets at the end.
Looking at the current runrate of Srilank and the way they are batting. I am assuming that they will easily set a target of 290 and might go beyond 320. Among all other issues which primarily the rain, this team knows the conditions. That is for me is a big plus point for the Srilankan team. Afghanistan bowling and fielding has been a disappointment and I don't think we will see any improvement. It would be great if Afghans come back when they bat and win this match.
Today will be played, the last match of the group stage of Asia Cup Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. If Sri Lanka wins this match, they can directly play in the Super Four. If Afghanistan wants to play in the Super Four, Afghanistan will have to win by a huge margin. Sri Lanka is a strong team, so it is very difficult for Afghanistan to win against Sri Lanka by a big margin. Currently, Afghanistan is not in good form. These two teams Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will qualify to play in the Super Four from Group B.
The Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan match lived some minutes ago. It seems like both team are in form today. Sri Lanka won the toss. Select to bat first. The start of Sri Lankas batting performance good. The partnership between D. Karunaratne and P. Nissanka was going strong. Unfortunately they both got out. If their partnership had lasted a little long then Sri Lanka could set a good target. Currently K. Mendis and C. Asalanka are at the field and showing their batting skills. Lets see what these two players bring to the teams score. In this match Afghanistan bowling also be great they take 3 wickets of Sri Lanka team.Let's see how much target the Sri Lankan team sets at the end.
Today will be played, the last match of the group stage of Asia Cup Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. If Sri Lanka wins this match, they can directly play in the Super Four. If Afghanistan wants to play in the Super Four, Afghanistan will have to win by a huge margin. Sri Lanka is a strong team, so it is very difficult for Afghanistan to win against Sri Lanka by a big margin. Currently, Afghanistan is not in good form. These two teams Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will qualify to play in the Super Four from Group B.
The 6th Match of the Asia Cup Between Sirlanka and Afghanistan started in Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Sirlanka won the toss and decided to bat first That was a good decision because Sirlanka set a big total for Afghanistan then its difficult to chase down. Sirlanka current score is 28 runs in 4.2 overs without any loss of wickets. Pathum Nissanka is playing at 5 runs in 7 balls and Dimuth Karunaratne is playing 13 runs in 14 balls if the Partnership between these 2 players is more than 50 plus then Sirlanka set a target of 270 plus runs in 50 overs. Afghanistan net run rate is negative so Afghanistan chased down the Target in 36 overs to qualify for the Super Four of the Asia CupCurrently, the score is 86/3 in 16.5 Overs, with this run rate and wickets in hand, SL can give a good total. Let's see what Rashid Khan has to offer in this match. If SL posted a total of 275 or above, I think AFG's chances to qualify for Super 4 will be over. At the moment chances of either team winning are 50-50.
I am seeing the final of the Asia Cup between PAK and IND.
Today will be played, the last match of the group stage of Asia Cup Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. If Sri Lanka wins this match, they can directly play in the Super Four. If Afghanistan wants to play in the Super Four, Afghanistan will have to win by a huge margin. Sri Lanka is a strong team, so it is very difficult for Afghanistan to win against Sri Lanka by a big margin. Currently, Afghanistan is not in good form. These two teams Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will qualify to play in the Super Four from Group B.
The 6th Match of the Asia Cup Between Sirlanka and Afghanistan started in Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Sirlanka won the toss and decided to bat first That was a good decision because Sirlanka set a big total for Afghanistan then its difficult to chase down. Sirlanka current score is 28 runs in 4.2 overs without any loss of wickets. Pathum Nissanka is playing at 5 runs in 7 balls and Dimuth Karunaratne is playing 13 runs in 14 balls if the Partnership between these 2 players is more than 50 plus then Sirlanka set a target of 270 plus runs in 50 overs. Afghanistan net run rate is negative so Afghanistan chased down the Target in 36 overs to qualify for the Super Four of the Asia Cup@JSRAW honestly team India is performing really poorly and if these are the player’s playing in the World Cup too then I doubt that India can win it even if it’s being played in their country. Furthermore senior player’s need to do more then just make statements because the game is won on the field and not by talking off the pitch hence I hope that in the next match they’ll step up and deliver or soon they’ll be removed from the team due to their non performances.
I agree that this Indian side which might also play in the World Cup is not performing as expected. Just look at yesterday's match Nepali tail enders made a joke of Indian pacers. Kami scored 48 runs in just 56 balls, every short played by him was actually in the gap. Rohit Sharma was agressive yesterday why was he not able to play in the same manner against Pakistan. If it wasn't Jadeja then Nepal would have gone beyond 250 runs. At the moment the Indian side looks confused and unsettled. Not a good sign if they will be playing in the Wold Cup.
Today will be played, the last match of the group stage of Asia Cup Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. If Sri Lanka wins this match, they can directly play in the Super Four. If Afghanistan wants to play in the Super Four, Afghanistan will have to win by a huge margin. Sri Lanka is a strong team, so it is very difficult for Afghanistan to win against Sri Lanka by a big margin. Currently, Afghanistan is not in good form. These two teams Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will qualify to play in the Super Four from Group B.
My money is on Srilankan team as they play really well in their home. Afghanistan batters will face issue with the Srilankan spin attack. In the match against Bangladesh the spinners were the reason why Bangladesh failed to set a good target. The same situation can happen today.
Today will be played, the last match of the group stage of Asia Cup Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan. If Sri Lanka wins this match, they can directly play in the Super Four. If Afghanistan wants to play in the Super Four, Afghanistan will have to win by a huge margin. Sri Lanka is a strong team, so it is very difficult for Afghanistan to win against Sri Lanka by a big margin. Currently, Afghanistan is not in good form. These two teams Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will qualify to play in the Super Four from Group B.
The Indian team actually treating the Asia Cup as a warm up event. There is nothing wrong with this thought process when you want to test your WC squad.
But at the same time, when you are a commentator you don't say this out loud in public as it's disrespectful to other teams. As far as Sanju Manju goes, he's an excellent presenter when he talks about technical stuff like batting technique, etc and probably one of the best minds in the current generation (for technical stuff) but whenever he starts talking about anything else he becomes shit, cheerleader or worst version of himself. Nowadays 90% of commentators are like this.
But at the same time, when you are a commentator you don't say this out loud in public as it's disrespectful to other teams. As far as Sanju Manju goes, he's an excellent presenter when he talks about technical stuff like batting technique, etc and probably one of the best minds in the current generation (for technical stuff) but whenever he starts talking about anything else he becomes shit, cheerleader or worst version of himself. Nowadays 90% of commentators are like this.
They are up against quality opposition (talking about Pakistan and Sri Lanka). Even Nepal gave them a scare yesterday. Given this, I am not sure whether the Indian team can consider this tournament as a warmup series. I know that their main target is the ODI World Cup, which is going to start later this year. But first, they need to make sure that their performance in the Asia Cup is satisfactory. Last time they didn't even managed to enter the finals (contested between Pakistan and Sri Lanka). And this time also, looking at the matches that have been completed so far, once again Pakistan and Sri Lanka looks like the favorites to lift the trophy.
They are about to announce the squad within half an hour so it will give an idea if they are really treating this as warm up for the fixed WC squad.
@JSRAW honestly team India is performing really poorly and if these are the player’s playing in the World Cup too then I doubt that India can win it even if it’s being played in their country. Furthermore senior player’s need to do more then just make statements because the game is won on the field and not by talking off the pitch hence I hope that in the next match they’ll step up and deliver or soon they’ll be removed from the team due to their non performances.
The Indian team actually treating the Asia Cup as a warm up event. There is nothing wrong with this thought process when you want to test your WC squad.
But at the same time, when you are a commentator you don't say this out loud in public as it's disrespectful to other teams. As far as Sanju Manju goes, he's an excellent presenter when he talks about technical stuff like batting technique, etc and probably one of the best minds in the current generation (for technical stuff) but whenever he starts talking about anything else he becomes shit, cheerleader or worst version of himself. Nowadays 90% of commentators are like this.
But at the same time, when you are a commentator you don't say this out loud in public as it's disrespectful to other teams. As far as Sanju Manju goes, he's an excellent presenter when he talks about technical stuff like batting technique, etc and probably one of the best minds in the current generation (for technical stuff) but whenever he starts talking about anything else he becomes shit, cheerleader or worst version of himself. Nowadays 90% of commentators are like this.
They are up against quality opposition (talking about Pakistan and Sri Lanka). Even Nepal gave them a scare yesterday. Given this, I am not sure whether the Indian team can consider this tournament as a warmup series. I know that their main target is the ODI World Cup, which is going to start later this year. But first, they need to make sure that their performance in the Asia Cup is satisfactory. Last time they didn't even managed to enter the finals (contested between Pakistan and Sri Lanka). And this time also, looking at the matches that have been completed so far, once again Pakistan and Sri Lanka looks like the favorites to lift the trophy.
They are about to announce the squad within half an hour so it will give an idea if they are really treating this as warm up for the fixed WC squad.
India sealed a huge 10-wicket victory against Nepal in a rain-interrupted match under the rain. It rained a few times in the first innings, as well as a few times in the second innings and at times it looked like the India vs Nepal match might be abandoned due to rain just like the Pakistan match but eventually the rain controlled India and allowed them to bat twenty overs in the second innings where they were able to score 147 for no wickets. If subsequently, the remainder of the match cannot be played due to rain, India is declared the winner of the match under the rain rule.
In Group A, Pakistan and India have already qualified for the next round, but in Group B, no team has officially qualified for the next round, but Bangladesh will definitely play the next round, now the battle will be between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
Between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, Sri Lanka is more likely to qualify for the next round.
In Group A, Pakistan and India have already qualified for the next round, but in Group B, no team has officially qualified for the next round, but Bangladesh will definitely play the next round, now the battle will be between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
Between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, Sri Lanka is more likely to qualify for the next round.
The Indian team actually treating the Asia Cup as a warm up event. There is nothing wrong with this thought process when you want to test your WC squad.
But at the same time, when you are a commentator you don't say this out loud in public as it's disrespectful to other teams. As far as Sanju Manju goes, he's an excellent presenter when he talks about technical stuff like batting technique, etc and probably one of the best minds in the current generation (for technical stuff) but whenever he starts talking about anything else he becomes shit, cheerleader or worst version of himself. Nowadays 90% of commentators are like this.
But at the same time, when you are a commentator you don't say this out loud in public as it's disrespectful to other teams. As far as Sanju Manju goes, he's an excellent presenter when he talks about technical stuff like batting technique, etc and probably one of the best minds in the current generation (for technical stuff) but whenever he starts talking about anything else he becomes shit, cheerleader or worst version of himself. Nowadays 90% of commentators are like this.
They are up against quality opposition (talking about Pakistan and Sri Lanka). Even Nepal gave them a scare yesterday. Given this, I am not sure whether the Indian team can consider this tournament as a warmup series. I know that their main target is the ODI World Cup, which is going to start later this year. But first, they need to make sure that their performance in the Asia Cup is satisfactory. Last time they didn't even managed to enter the finals (contested between Pakistan and Sri Lanka). And this time also, looking at the matches that have been completed so far, once again Pakistan and Sri Lanka looks like the favorites to lift the trophy.
I sometime do not understand why Sanjay Manjrekar is still being hired as a commentator. He has been continuously nagging in this match that this game is just a practice match for India. What if India loses to Nepal? What if the batters who have been struggling fail in today's match? What if India doesn't get to bat? Such stupidity cannot be accepted from a seasoned commentator. I don't think he is suitable to continue as he lacks in everything. He was one of the worst batter that India had, when he was part of the Indian squad. As of now he is one the worst commentator in cricket.
The match was delayed again due to rain and it might end up like the previous Indian match. Chaning the location to Srilanka looks like not working for the Indian side. Some how I felt today that the ACC should have thought of other locations as a contengency plan. This time the Asia Cup might end up with teams not being able to play complete 50 overs in both innings.
The Indian team actually treating the Asia Cup as a warm up event. There is nothing wrong with this thought process when you want to test your WC squad. The match was delayed again due to rain and it might end up like the previous Indian match. Chaning the location to Srilanka looks like not working for the Indian side. Some how I felt today that the ACC should have thought of other locations as a contengency plan. This time the Asia Cup might end up with teams not being able to play complete 50 overs in both innings.
But at the same time, when you are a commentator you don't say this out loud in public as it's disrespectful to other teams. As far as Sanju Manju goes, he's an excellent presenter when he talks about technical stuff like batting technique, etc and probably one of the best minds in the current generation (for technical stuff) but whenever he starts talking about anything else he becomes shit, cheerleader or worst version of himself. Nowadays 90% of commentators are like this.
What a big disappointment, the first match between India and Pakistan this year getting abandoned due to rain. Indian team batting order destroyed by Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf. Pakistan spinners were in effective yesterday and the fielding was bad. Of course there were some incredible catches which cannot be ignored. Ishan Kishan aggressive batting was the best thing yesterday, Hardik Pandya gave him good support on the other side. The next match will be played against India and Nepal. I do not think India will face any issue against a weak Nepal team, if rain does not disrupt the match.
Although the last match was abandoned, some things have been achieved from that match. Pakistan's strong bowling action, especially those who were in charge of the wicket takers Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, dominated the Indian batting. But the fact that the Indian team also has experienced batsmen to take the match out of difficult situations that can be understood from the batting of Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan. Although there are good predictions about Indian batting and Pakistani bowling, it is not known How is the Pakistani batting?. If we get 10 over batting then we could get an idea. However, as the match did not take place, the place of complacency between the spectators of the two teams was not filled.
I sometime do not understand why Sanjay Manjrekar is still being hired as a commentator. He has been continuously nagging in this match that this game is just a practice match for India. What if India loses to Nepal? What if the batters who have been struggling fail in today's match? What if India doesn't get to bat? Such stupidity cannot be accepted from a seasoned commentator. I don't think he is suitable to continue as he lacks in everything. He was one of the worst batter that India had, when he was part of the Indian squad. As of now he is one the worst commentator in cricket.
The match was delayed again due to rain and it might end up like the previous Indian match. Chaning the location to Srilanka looks like not working for the Indian side. Some how I felt today that the ACC should have thought of other locations as a contengency plan. This time the Asia Cup might end up with teams not being able to play complete 50 overs in both innings.
The match was delayed again due to rain and it might end up like the previous Indian match. Chaning the location to Srilanka looks like not working for the Indian side. Some how I felt today that the ACC should have thought of other locations as a contengency plan. This time the Asia Cup might end up with teams not being able to play complete 50 overs in both innings.
I do not think that Bangladesh is playing bad in this match. They have maintained a run rate which is more than 5 through out this innings. They have only lost 2 wickets till now and they still have 18 overs to bat. I am expecting them to put on a decent target and their is a possibility that they might score more than 290 if this pair plays till the 40th over. I found Shanto to be more aggressive than Hasan today and after watching the Afghans bowling I am certain they till now have nil clue as to how to get this partnership broken. I am eager to watch what happens when the Afghans come to bat and bongs come to bowl.
In today game we have complete different Bangladesh side which lost against Sri Lanka first game because from start they were aggressive and confident which allow them to attack on quality spinners of Afghanistan and with this aggression things were completely in favor of Bangladesh because from start they have good strategy which allow them for having very good target which was achievable on this pitch but good captaincy and bowling on good line-length allow them to win this match and secure their spot into top four.Afghanistan which recently lost three matches series against Pakistan in Sri Lanka were completely not in frame throughout this match which is surely miserable for them because now most chances they will be out of this event in next match against Sri Lanka, so they need to regroup and have better mindset for the next game like Bangladesh.
It was a crucial match for Bangladesh, and they managed to win with a good run rate, which keeps them in the tournament. Afghanistan already in back-foot, and right now in a tough position. Also their there's a narrow chance of staying in the event. They'll need something close to a miracle in the next game against Sri Lanka to have a chance at progressing.
If Afghanistan can beat Sri Lanka by 50 to 70 runs in the next match, Bangladesh will move to number one in the points table and Sri Lanka will move to number two in the points table because of the loss of the match against Afghanistan, Sri Lanka's net run rate will decrease due to which Bangladesh's net run rate will decrease compared to Afghanistan.
On top of that, if Afghanistan can beat Sri Lanka by a huge margin or a miracle happens in the match then Afghanistan will have a chance to advance to the next round while Sri Lanka will be disqualified for the next round. Now the battle is only between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh is in a good place at the moment.
Nepal started well and at one point they were having a run rate of 6 and above. Thanks to Shardul Thakur the opening partnership was broken and now the run rate is below 6. I was not expecting that Nepal would have such a good start. It depends now whether the middle order would be able to maintain the currenct run rate and form a partnership. Indian seamers are not looking that good as expected from them. I want Nepal to give a decent target so that the Indian batters like Rohit, Kohli and Gill are able to regain their confidence by playing a good innings in this match.
Great batting by Bangladesh in yesterdays match. This is how you should bat and really it was a good comeback by the Bangladesh batters against Afghanistan. Their bowlers were out ideas to beat the Bangladeshi batters. It is not easy for any time to chase a target which is beyond 300 runs.
Great batting by Bangladesh in yesterdays match. This is how you should bat and really it was a good comeback by the Bangladesh batters against Afghanistan. Their bowlers were out ideas to beat the Bangladeshi batters. It is not easy for any time to chase a target which is beyond 300 runs.
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