Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan in Sri Lanka 2023
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The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.
The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.
The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.
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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
21.3
Dushmantha Chameera to Farid Malik. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 2 runs, dropped catch by Theekshana.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
21.2
Dushmantha Chameera to Farid Malik. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
20.6
Maheesh Theekshana to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
20.5
Maheesh Theekshana to Farid Malik. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
20.4
OUT! Caught. Maheesh Theekshana to Gulbadin Naib. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by de Silva.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
20.3
Maheesh Theekshana to Gulbadin Naib. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
20.1
Maheesh Theekshana to Gulbadin Naib. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
19.6
Wanindu Hasaranga to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
19.5
Wanindu Hasaranga to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Theekshana.
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