Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Date & Time: Feb 02-Feb 05, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Dinesh Chandimal 107(181)
92.3
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, out Caught by Ikram Alikhil!! The 232-run stand has been broken! A bit of luck going Afghanistan's way after the niggle to Saleem Safi. Naveed Zadran delivers with a peach of a delivery! He bowls it in the channel outside off and gets it to move away a bit, Chandimal pokes at it and only manages to nick it behind. A regulation take for Ikram Alikhil. Naveed Zadran has a beaming smile on his face! End of a brilliant knock from Chandimal nonetheless. Chandimal c Ikram Alikhil b Naveed Zadran 107(181) [4s-10 6s-1]
92.2
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Chandimal flashes at it and misses
91.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, full ball outside off, Chandimal leans ahead and eases it to covers
91.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, eases this one off the front foot towards mid-off
91.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal uses his feet, but is not quite to the pitch of it, and blocks it besides the pitch on the leg-side
91.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed to the off-side
90.5
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, 1 run, 140kph short of length ball on off, Chandimal hops and punches it to deep backward point
90.4
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, FOUR, crunched! Short and wide, asking to be hit. Chandimal cashes in and cuts it fiercely through point. Deep backward point has no chance to cut it off
90.3
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, 1 run, full ball angling towards the pads, flicked to deep square leg
90.2
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, a sharp short ball around off at 140 clicks, Chandimal arches back and drops his wrists to let it through
90.1
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, back of a length ball shaping in on off, Chandimal camps back and punches it towards mid-off
88.6
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, dug in short around off, Chandimal ducks under it
88.5
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, back of a length ball in the channel, kept out watchfully
87.6
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, FOUR, Chandimal brings up his hundred, his 15th in Test cricket! He takes his helmet off, has his hands aloft and is hugged by Mathews. He moves the bat to and fro like a cradle in celebration! Has been a solid knock from him. Has been very much compact and has also put the bad balls away. Was a fullish ball on off, Chandimal flicked it past the diving mid-on fielder to his right and the ball rolled across to the fence
87.5
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, 129kph full length ball outside off, Chandimal leans ahead and eases it to the off-side
87.3
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, 1 run, length ball angling in on off, placed to mid-on for a single
87.2
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, 2 runs, short of length ball shaping in on off, Chandimal tucks it nicely through backward square leg. The fielder in the deep moves to his left to cut it off. A couple taken
87.1
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Chandimal hangs back and punches it to mid-off
86.6
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, 1 run, back of a length ball outside off, Chandimal camps back and chops it through point to retain strike
86.5
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, fuller length ball outside off, Chandimal leans ahead and blocks it to covers
86.1
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, 1 run, fullish ball angling in on off at 133 clicks, played with soft hands to mid-on for a single. 350 comes up for Sri Lanka
85.1
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, 1 run, full length ball outside off, a firm push towards wide mid-off for a brisk single
84.1
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, 1 run, fuller length ball moving in from outside off, played with soft hands to mid-on for a brisk single
82.6
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, short of length ball outside off, Chandimal camps back and knocks it to mid-on
82.5
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, 132kph pitched up ball swinging in from outside off, pushed off the inner half towards mid-wicket
82.4
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, short of length ball outside off, Chandimal camps back and punches it towards mid-off
82.3
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, back of a length ball on off, punched to extra cover
82.2
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, full ball outside off, swinging in, Chandimal doesn't fiddle with it
82.1
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, fullish ball swinging in from outside off, Chandimal leans ahead and blocks it off the inner half
80.6
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, length ball that shapes down leg, Ikram Alikhil does well to dive to his left to collect it
80.5
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, an appeal for an lbw is cut short! On a length on off, shapes in sharply, Chandimal looks to work it across but misses to get struck on the pads. Wise call to not take the review, that would have gone down leg
80.4
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, back of a length ball well outside off, swinging further away, Chandimal chases it and goes for a flashy cut and misses. Loose from Chandimal. Mathews walks up to him and has a chat with his partner
80.3
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, length ball outside off, Chandimal lets it go
80.2
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, full ball around off, driven to mid-on
80.1
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, pitched up ball outside off, driven crisply to mid-off
79.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal is nimble on his feet and clips it through wide mid-on. The fielder moves to his right and dives to make a good stop
79.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal uses his feet and flicks it through wide mid-on
79.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, tossed up full ball on off, Chandimal leans ahead and blocks it
78.4
Rahmat to Chandimal, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, turned to square leg
78.1
Rahmat to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up around the pads, flicked to deep square leg
77.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal uses his feet and knocks it down to long-on
76.5
Rahmat to Chandimal, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, cut to sweeper cover
76.4
Rahmat to Chandimal, no run, tossed up outside off, driven to extra cover
76.3
Rahmat to Chandimal, no run, loopy ball on middle and off, tapped with the turn towards point, Mathews wants the single but he is rightly sent back
75.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, full ball drifting towards the pads, blocked to the right of Zia-ur-Rehman
75.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, tossed up delivery on middle and off, Chandimal is early into the drive and chips it but he is lucky that it goes on the bounce to Zia-ur-Rehman
75.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal uses his feet and clips it to the mid-wicket fielder to his left
75.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, floated delivery outside off, Chandimal bunts it back to Zia-ur-Rehman
74.5
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, turning away from a fuller length around off, tapped towards point for a single
74.2
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, on a length outside off, chopped to deep backward point
74.1
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, FOUR, fractionally overpitched around off, Chandimal leans into it and drills it past extra cover. The long-off fielder moves to his left but the ball wins the race
73.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, full ball outside off, driven to sweeper cover to rotate strike
73.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, drifting in and fuller in length, blocked solidly off the front foot
73.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, SIX, hit with authority! Chandimal skips down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball, and tonks it over long-on for a massive maximum. Confidence oozed from that shot
73.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, tossed up ball drifting in, Chandimal leans ahead to block it down the track
73.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, Afghanistan review for an lbw! This one came in with the arm from round the wicket, Chandimal leaned ahead to block it but missed to get struck on the pads. The ball also lobbed to slip who took it but looks like there wasn't any inside edge. Seemed like it didn't turn back. Time for the replays. UltraEdge shows a flat line so no bat involved. Over to ball-tracking and it's going down leg. The visitors lose a review
72.1
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, a low full-toss around off, Chandimal gets low in his stance and laps it through backward square leg for a couple
70.6
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, floated delivery on middle and leg, Chandimal leans ahead and dead-bats it
70.5
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, tossed up from around the wicket on leg-stump, Chandimal lunges in defence
70.4
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 2 runs, a half-tracker this time, Chandimal rocks back and tries to pull it hard. Mistimes it a bit and the fielder at mid-on dives to his right to make a half-stop. A couple results
69.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, shorter in length, cut with the spin to backward point
69.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery, kept out watchfully
69.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, that could have gone to hand! Loopy full ball around leg-stump, a bit of turn, Chandimal looks to work it away but gets a leading edge which falls short of Zia-ur-Rehman
69.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, tossed up ball on middle and leg, defended off the inner half to short leg
69.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, outside leg, Chandimal pads it away
68.6
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, quicker one that skids off the deck, Chandimal blocks. It's tea on day two
68.5
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, 83kph, looks to work it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge that rolls back to Qais
68.3
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, 86kph, the line is too straight and that's been tickled to fine leg
68.2
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, 91kph, leggie, spinning away outside off, left alone
66.6
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, 90kph, quicker one to end the over and Chandimal pats it to cover from the crease
66.2
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, very full, driven along the ground to long-off
66.1
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, 81kph, flighted delivery, full in length and Chandimal defends
65.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, clipped away to deep backward square leg
64.6
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, 84kph, bit of width and Chandimal cuts to backward point
64.5
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, 88kph, leggie, Chandimal blocks off the front foot
63.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 87kph, defended with an opened bat-face
63.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 83kph, blocked back to Zia-ur-Rehman
63.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, jogs down the pitch to drive this full ball to mid-off
63.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, FOUR, shimmies down and drives crisply through extra cover. Long-off slides to his left but can't prevent the boundary
63.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, forward and blocked
63.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 87kph, comes down the track and drives to wide mid-off
61.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, shimmies down to drive and mid-off makes a diving stop to his right
61.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 85kph, forward and defended
61.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, gets forward to defend this full ball to cover
61.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 87kph, goes back in his crease to guide this away-turner to backward point
60.4
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, 80kph, full toss outside off, Chandimal drives to sweeper cover
60.3
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 2 runs, 85kph, drifting in on the pads, glanced to fine leg
60.2
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, 83kph, nudges this leggie into the leg-side
60.1
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, full toss and he gets away as Chandimal drives straight to mid-off
59.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, too full, driven along the ground to long-off
59.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, shimmies down and drives to long-off
59.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, full on the stumps, blocked back to Zia-ur-Rehman
58.6
Shahidi to Chandimal, 1 run, punched with the spin to long-on
58.4
Shahidi to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up, full and outside off, drilled to long-off
58.3
Shahidi to Chandimal, 2 runs, wristed to long leg
57.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, slides on with the arm, Chandimal plays for the turn and is beaten on the inside edge before getting rapped on the front pad. Missing leg with the angle
57.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, turn and bounce outside off, left alone
57.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, defended into the off-side
57.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, FOUR, skips down the track and beautifully flicks between midwicket and mid-on. The skipper gives a chase from mid-on but the ball wins the race to the fence. The boundary brings up Chandimal's fifty and also the century stand
57.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, blocked back to Zia-ur-Rehman
57.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, pushed to the left of cover and Chandimal eyed a single, Rightly sent back by Mathews
56.6
Shahidi to Chandimal, 1 run, spinning in, chopped to deep cover off the back foot
56.5
Shahidi to Chandimal, no run, nudged into the leg-side
56.4
Shahidi to Chandimal, no run, 89kph, blocked back to the bowler
56.3
Shahidi to Chandimal, no run, driven hard to midwicket
56.2
Shahidi to Chandimal, FOUR, half-tracker, Chandimal accepts the gift gleefully. Rocks back and hammers the pull through square leg. The man at short leg ducked under just in time
56.1
Shahidi to Chandimal, no run, tossed up, full on the stumps, Chandimal blocks
55.6
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, gets low to drive in front of square on the off-side
55.5
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, spinning away outside off, left alone
55.4
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 2 runs, 85kph, overpitched, driven to deep extra cover
55.3
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, blocked
55.2
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, push-driven to short cover off the front foot
55.1
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, looks to flick and gets a leading edge towards cover
54.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, skips down the track and clips to midwicket
54.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, shorter ball, cut away to deep cover
54.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, full on off, blocked
53.4
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, short and down leg, Qais gets away as Chandimal miscues the pull to deep backward square leg
52.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 2 runs, flicked through midwicket
52.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 87kph, fullish delivery, Chandimal defends
52.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 89kph, full ball, Chandimal blocks into off
51.6
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, full outside off, driven straight to cover off the front foot
50.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 87kph, middle-stump line, blocked
50.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 89kph, full on the stumps, stonewalled
50.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, gets forward to defend and outside-edges it towards backward point
50.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, FOUR, 88kph, Chandimal shimmies down and goes over extra cover. Got beaten in the flight but went with his stroke to collect a boundary
50.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 89kph, full on the stumps, Chandimal blocks
49.6
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, 132kph, fuller length ball, Chandimal defends to cover off the front foot
48.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 85kph, Chandimal walks down and defensively pushes this length ball back to Zia-ur-Rehman
48.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, full on middle and leg, blocked back
47.6
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, pitched up from wide of the crease, Chandimal is solid in his defence
47.5
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, in-seamer, Chandimal stays back to defend and gets an inside edge. Could have easily chopped it onto his sticks
47.4
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, shapes to cut, too close to be playing that and gets an under edge that hits the deck and goes towards the keeper
46.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, full on off, blocked
45.6
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, 131kph, full on off, defended into off
45.5
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, no run, length ball, defended down the pitch
45.1
Nijat Masood to Chandimal, 1 run, 129kph, full and angled in, Chandimal loses his balance and falls as he flicks through midwicket. The man in the deep too dives awkwardly and seems to have hurt his shoulder
44.6
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, 1 run, 88kph, shimmies down, drives to mid-off and hares to the other end
44.5
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 86kph, middle-stump line, dead-batted
44.4
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 86kph, full on off, Chandimal blocks
44.3
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 85kph, fuller length, defended back to Zia-ur-Rehman
44.2
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 82kph, drifting in and Chandimal blunts it into the on-side
44.1
Zia-ur-Rehman to Chandimal, no run, 87kph, round the wicket, in-dart, Chandimal gets forward to defend
43.4
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 3 runs, 90kph, quicker and flatter on leg, tickled down to fine leg
43.1
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, 84kph, tossed up, a full toss outside off, Chandimal leans across and drives to deep cover
42.5
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, 1 run, shortish ball, Chandimal hops and pushes it towards point
42.4
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, 143kph, pacy bouncer, Chandimal ducks
42.3
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, FOUR, 140kph, fullish ball on the pads, Chandimal flicks it away square of the leg slip fielder. Sri Lanka are into the lead now
41.6
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 2 runs, leg-lined, nurdled around the corner for a couple of runs
40.6
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, 129kph, bouncer to end the over, Chandimal sits under it
40.5
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, a hopping Chandimal defends this shortish ball back to the bowler
40.4
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, leg-stump bouncer, Chandimal half-ducks to elude it
40.2
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, 1 run, short ball slanted in, a hopping Chandimal tucks it to backward square leg
40.1
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, no run, bouncer, Chandimal hurriedly ducks and Ikram Alikhil is late to pick it. Somehow manages to deflect it to leg slip off his mitts
38.5
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, 1 run, short of length, tapped to point
38.4
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, byes, FOUR, Chandimal ducks under this bouncer. The ball falls just short of the keeper and eludes him to his right. Ikram Alikhil slipped a bit and it's four byes
38.1
Saleem Safi to Chandimal, 1 run, length ball on off, eased through point
35.6
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, the bouncer from Zadran - Chandimal sways under and lets it go
35.5
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, punched straight to the fielder at mid-on
35.4
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, pushed back at the bowler
35.3
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, FOUR, nicely played, short of a length and coming back into the right-hander - Chandimal uses the angle, brings the wrists into play and then flicks it behind square on the on-side for a boundary
35.2
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, the bouncer from Zadran, sails over Chandimal's head as he ducked under
35.1
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, pushed back at the bowler
34.5
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, worked wide of mid-wicket for a single
33.5
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed in front of cover for a single
33.4
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, the bouncer from Zadran, Chandimal ducks under and lets it go
33.3
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, banged in short and just outside off - Chandimal sways away from the line and lets it go
33.2
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, FOUR, nicely played, back of a length and just outside off - Chandimal stays back and punches it with a straight bat, polaced it to the right of cover who doesn't bother to chase, until it's too late
32.6
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, dropped short and just outside off - Chandimal backs away and punches it to mid-off
32.4
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, tad too short from Qais, chopped away in front of square on the off-side for a single
32.3
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on off, punched back at the bowler
32.2
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery around off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
32.1
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on off, punched back at the bowler
31.4
Rahmat to Chandimal, 1 run, full-toss on off, punched down to long-off for a single
31.1
Rahmat to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up on off, pushed down to long-off for a single
30.6
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, pushed in front of cover for a quick single
30.5
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, Zadran keeps it short and at the right-hander, Chandimal ducks under and watches it go
30.4
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, another bouncer from Zadran, Chandimal ducks under and lets it go
30.3
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, banged in short and at the right-hander, Chandimal ducks under and lets it go
30.2
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, punched off the back-foot to cover
30.1
Naveed Zadran to Chandimal, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, pushed off the back-foot to the off-side
29.2
Qais Ahmad to Chandimal, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, punched down to long-off for a single
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