Nuwan Thushara to Rashid Khan, out Bowled!! Got him! Thushara comes back and gets the big wicket of Rashid. He was appealing for a LBW, Rashid was ready to review but umpire Asif Yaqoob points at the stumps - the ball had rolled back and dislodged the bail. That dipping yorker ala Malinga style, Rashid kneels down and misses the sweep, the ball sneaks under his bat and strikes him on the back thigh before rolling back onto the stumps. Afghanistan would have loved for Rashid to bat till the end but it is not to be. Rashid Khan b Nuwan Thushara 24(23) [4s-2 6s-1]
Chameera to Rashid Khan, 1 run, leg-cutter back of a length, Rashid swings hard and gets it high on the bat, the ball lands safely near mid-off
Chameera to Rashid Khan, no run, spears it into the blockhole, the line is outside off and Rashid cannot jam it out. Kusal Mendis is interested in a caught behind appeal but they don't review
Chameera to Rashid Khan, no run, Sri Lanka lose a review. But an excellent decision from umpire Virender Sharma. That looked close in real time but he was unmoved. Full delivery around off, Rashid hangs deep and tries to whip it into the leg-side, tiny inside edge saves him
Chameera to Rashid Khan, 1 run, slower leg-cutter, Rashid goes hard on the big shot and mistimes it to deep mid-wicket
Hasaranga to Rashid Khan, 1 run, wrong 'un on the shorter side, Rashid punches to sweeper cover
Hasaranga to Rashid Khan, no run, comes down the track and gets too close, jams the drive back to Hasaranga
Hasaranga to Rashid Khan, 1 run, I0$ flighted delivery, Rashid makes room and slices it towards sweeper cover
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, no run, I0$ full and outside off, Rashid stays rooted to the crease and sweeps it to square leg. Another one of his classic improvised shots and it does not come off this time
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, no run, shimmies down and yorks himself, digs it into the turf and the ball bounces behind him
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, no run, short and outside off, Rashid attempts the upper cut and does not connect
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, SIX, shot! That's a Rashid special. Fullish delivery on off, Rashid sits down and whips it towards cow corner. He does not look at the ball and it just lands beyond the rope. The counterattack is on..
Shanaka to Rashid Khan, FOUR, Rashid is not hanging around. Short and outside off, he slaps it high and over extra cover. Plenty of height and the ball lands just inside the rope
Hasaranga to Rashid Khan, 2 runs, comes down the track, converts it into a full toss and drives wide of long-off, easy brace
Hasaranga to Rashid Khan, 1 run, I0$ short and outside off, Rashid cuts it square and the sweeper tidies up
Hasaranga to Rashid Khan, no run, I0$ attacks the stumps and Rashid knocks it to the right of Hasaranga
Hasaranga to Rashid Khan, no run, I0$ once more marginally short and Rashid angles it towards point
Hasaranga to Rashid Khan, no run, googly around off, Rashid chops the cut to backward point
Wellalage to Rashid Khan, 1 run, I0$ full pitcher around off, Rashid drives to long-off
Wellalage to Rashid Khan, no run, I0$ tossed up close to off, Rashid attempts the big slog sweep and is beaten by the extra bounce
Wellalage to Rashid Khan, no run, I0$ drifting into the batter, Rashid prods forward and defends it back
Wellalage to Rashid Khan, FOUR, they continue to play their shots. Rashid dances down the wicket, reaches for the flighted delivery and lofts it over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes
Wellalage to Rashid Khan, 2 runs, fraction short around off, Rashid cracks it square of the wicket and gets off the mark with a brace