Match Details
Date & Time:
9th Feb 2024, 2:30 PM
Match Number:
1st ODI
Match Results:
SL Won By 42 runs
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
SL vs AFG ODI 1st ODI, Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 - Match Info
Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 42 runs
Player of the match
Pathum Nissanka - SL
Match Summary
Player of the Match
381/3 (50.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Pathum Nissanka
210(139)
Avishka Fernando
88(88)
Fareed Ahmad
2-79(9)
Mohammad Nabi
1-44(10)
339/6 (50.0 overs)
Top Batter
Top Bowler
Azmatullah Omarzai
149(115)
Mohammad Nabi
136(130)
Pramod Madushan
4-75(10)
Dushmantha Chameera
2-55(7.3)
Detailed Commentary
All
Wickets
4s
6s
SL
AFG
Right then, that is it from the first game of a doubleheader Saturday and it is Chennai who break their three-game winless streak and storm to 2nd place on the points table. The second game of the day between Delhi and Bangalore is about to get underway and you can simply switch tabs and catch our coverage of that game. Cheers!
Matheesha Pathirana is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliant spell of bowling.
Rohit Sharma, the captain of Mumbai says that they didn't bat well enough and put on a total for the bowlers to defend and adds that games like this one can happen and it was just an off day with the bat. On the batting order, he says that they lost Tilak Varma and they thought they needed Indian batters in the middle overs to counter the spinners but they lost 3 wickets in the Powerplay. Mentions that Piyush Chawla has been bowling really well and the other bowlers need to rally around him and they can take a lot of learning from this game. Says that this year there is not much of a home advantage and it is all about putting your best foot forward and ends by saying that the next two games are pretty big for them.
Earlier in the game, MS Dhoni won the toss and put Mumbai into bat first on the wicket that looked good for a score of around 170-180 runs. Mumbai tweaked their opening pair as Cameron Green came in place of Rohit Sharma and that back-fired. Their top three fell inside the Powerplay and there was a lot of work to do for the middle order against an in-form spin attack in the middle overs. Young Nehal Wadhera played a solid knock and even got to his fifty and apart from Suryakumar Yadav no one else gave him much support. For Chennai, their front-line pacers, Deepak Chahar and Tushar Deshpande picked up wickets at the start and Ravindra Jadeja bowled brilliantly in the middle phase. This was all backed up by Matheesha Pathirana who picked up three wickets in the latter stages and didn't even concede a boundary. With just 140 runs needed to win, Chennai paced their chase perfectly and got the job done with 14 balls to spare.
Mumbai will be pretty disappointed with that performance as they didn't bat well in the Powerplay and the pacers were off the mark as well. With just 139 runs on the board, the likes of Cameron Green and Arshad Khan got smashed for runs in the first two overs of the game and that put them on the back foot completely. Piyush Chawla bowled brilliantly yet again and picked up a couple of wickets as well with the debutant, Raghav Goyal holding his own as well. In the end, they just didn't have enough runs on the board and didn't have the wicket-taking ability with the quicks to cause any damage.
Chennai have breezed through the chase but this victory was really set up by their bowlers as they restricted Mumbai to a below-par total. Like most of this season, the opening pair of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway got Chennai off to a quick start as they added on 46 runs for the first wicket. It was then Ajinkya Rahane who picked up a few boundaries and Chennai were cruising through the chase. Ambati Rayudu though failed to make much of an impact once again but Shivam Dube did get those big hits away to ensure that there wasn't a hiccup toward the end.
A very, very comfortable victory for Chennai against a side that has been their nemesis on their home ground and for the first time since 2010, Chennai beat Mumbai at the MA Chidambaram stadium.
140/4 (17.4)
Over 18
1
1
6
0
MS Dhoni*
2 (3)
Shivam Dube
26 (18)
Arshad Khan
0/28 (1.4)
CSK
140/4
1
17.4
Arshad Khan to MS Dhoni ,That's it, MS Dhoni picks up the winning run and Chennai win! Arshad Khan bowls a slower short ball over middle and leg. Dhoni waits for it on the back foot and just pulls it away behind square leg before jogging across for a single. Chennai win by 6 wickets!
1
17.3
Arshad Khan to Shivam Dube ,Hard length at the stumps, hit away down to long on for a single. Scores are now level and MS Dhoni will be on strike!
6
17.2
Arshad Khan to Shivam Dube ,SIX! Swung away into the stands! Banged in again and at the body, Shivam Dube gets inside the line and pulls it over the fine leg fence for a maximum.
0
17.1
Arshad Khan to Shivam Dube ,A slower short ball outside off, Shivam Dube pulls hard at it but is beaten for the lack of pace.
Over 17
1
1
0
W
1
1
Shivam Dube*
19 (15)
MS Dhoni
1 (2)
Akash Madhwal
1/4 (1)
CSK
132/4
1
16.6
Akash Madhwal to Shivam Dube ,Banged in over the stumps, Shivam Dube pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.
1
16.5
Akash Madhwal to MS Dhoni ,Slightly shorter over middle, MS Dhoni hops and tucks it through square leg for a run.
0
16.4
Akash Madhwal to MS Dhoni ,Good length on off stump, MS Dhoni punches it toward mid off.
MS Dhoni walks out to bat with the biggest roar from the crowd.
W
16.3
Akash Madhwal to Devon Conway ,OUT! LBW! Akash Madhwal picks up a wicket in his first over but it is just a bot too late for Mumbai. This is full and angled into middle, Devon Conway walks across his stumps and tries to get inside the line. Conway falls over as he attempts the scoop and is struck on the pads. The ball rolls away past the keeper and into the fence and there is a loud appeal for LBW. It is turned down but Rohit Sharma goes upstairs and there's nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking comes up with three reds and Conway has to depart.
1
16.2
Akash Madhwal to Shivam Dube ,Banged in a bit short and over middle, this is pulled away in front of square leg for one more.
1
16.1
Akash Madhwal to Devon Conway ,Starts with a hard-length delivery that is angled into the body. Devon Conway awkwardly fends it back on the deck and Shivam Dube is already halfway through for the single. Conway too scampers across and makes his crease with ease.
Strategic-Break! This game has got away from Mumbai now as they need something really special to get back in the game. Chennai have cruised through this run chase and now they will want to finish things as soon as possible to help their NRR as well. Akash Madhwal to bowl after the break.
Over 16
1
1
1
1
0
1
Devon Conway*
43 (40)
Shivam Dube
17 (13)
Tristan Stubbs
1/14 (2)
CSK
128/3
1
15.6
Tristan Stubbs to Devon Conway ,A big shout from the keeper for LBW but nothing doing says the umpire. Fired in full and around leg stump, Devon Conway tries to play the reverse paddle but gets an under edge off the pads toward short fine leg. They pick up a single.
1
15.5
Tristan Stubbs to Shivam Dube ,Floated up around off and turning it away, Shivam Dube leans on and drives it with the turn toward long off for a run.
1
15.4
Tristan Stubbs to Devon Conway ,This is very full and angled into the pads, Devon Conway plays it toward short fine leg for one more.
1
15.3
Tristan Stubbs to Shivam Dube ,Holds it back a touch and bowls it shorter around off, Shivam Dube stays back and forces it to the left of the bowler for a single.
0
15.2
Tristan Stubbs to Shivam Dube ,Slightly shorter from around the wicket, cut away straight to point.
1
15.1
Tristan Stubbs to Devon Conway ,Shorter in length and outside off, Devon Conway plays it off the back foot and through wide mid off for a single.
Over 15
1
1
1
1
0
0
Devon Conway*
40 (37)
Shivam Dube
15 (10)
Jofra Archer
0/24 (4)
CSK
123/3
1
14.6
Jofra Archer to Devon Conway ,Banged in short and over middle, Devon Conway gets on top of the bounce and plays a controlled pull shot down to deep square leg for a run.
1
14.5
Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube ,Banged in short and outside off, Shivam Dube slaps it off the back foot to deep point and picks up a single.
1
14.4
Jofra Archer to Devon Conway ,Very full and angled into middle and leg, Devon Conway works it through mid on for a single.
1
14.3
Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube ,Good cricket all-around. Banged in a bit and around off, Shivam Dube flat-bats it in front of mid off and gets across for a quick single. The fielder there picks up the ball and gets the direct hit in at the bowler's end but Dube has made his crease.
0
14.2
Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube ,Good length around the top of off, this is hit away firmly toward extra cover.
0
14.1
Jofra Archer to Shivam Dube ,A full and wide one from around the wicket, Shivam Dube looks to hang back and just swing through the line but is well beaten.
Jofra Archer (3-0-20-0) is back on to finish his spell.
Over 14
1
6
0
0
6
1
Shivam Dube*
13 (6)
Devon Conway
38 (35)
Raghav Goyal
0/33 (4)
CSK
119/3
1
13.6
Raghav Goyal to Shivam Dube ,Short and on middle, Shivam Dube pulls it towards deep square leg for one.
6
13.5
Raghav Goyal to Shivam Dube ,SIX! Into the stands! This is floated, full and on middle, Shivam Dube goes down a bit and launches it over the wide long on fence for a biggie.
Head to Head
Just the right stats to help you determine which team statistically has the upper hand
AFG vs SL
*Last 3 years
10
No. of Matches
3
AFG
7
SL
0
Tie
Last Overs
over 50
2
0
1
0
6
1
Runs 10
over 49
4
1
1
0
1
1
Runs 8
over 48
4
1
1
1
6
1
Runs 14
over 47
0
4
4
1
0
1
Runs 10
over 46
6
wd
W
0
0
0
0
Runs 7
Venue/Pitch Details
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Neutral
Second Batting Friendly
Pace Friendly
261
1st Batting Average
314
Highest Score Chased
11
No. of Matches
Won by team
1st Batting
36%
2nd Batting
64%
Wicket Split
Pacer
55.41% | 82W
Spin
44.59% | 66W
News
Sri Lanka drop Dasun Shanaka for Afghanistan ODIs
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08 Feb 2024Match Officals
Umpire:
Alex Wharf (ENG), Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Third Umpire:
Michael Gough (ENG)
Match Referee:
Chris Broad (ENG)
