Sri Lanka out for 160 after late collapse against Afghans

Updated 17 Feb, 2024

DAMBULLA: Afghanistan seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi took three wickets to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 160 after a late-innings collapse in their T20 series opener at Dambulla on Saturday.

Sri Lanka were well placed at 146-5 five heading into the last four overs but lost the last five wickets for just 14 runs from 25 deliveries.

Farooqi was pick of the bowlers with 3-25 including openers Pathum Nissanka for six and Kusal Mendis on 10.

All-rounder captain Wanindu Hasaranga top-scored for the hosts with 67 after promoting himself to number six, temporarily steadying a lacklustre innings in a 72-run partnership with Sadeera Samarawickrama.

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Hasaranga took leg-spinner Qais Ahmad to task, smashing two sixes and two fours in his 22-run third over.

He made his second T20 half-century in just 24 deliveries with an elegant boundary through extra cover off Qais.

The partnership was broken in the next over when Samarawickrama chanced a single to covers but a direct hit from Ibrahim Zadran found him run out.

Hasaranga followed soon afterwards after a miscalculated drive to long-off, easily caught by Ibrahim Zadran off Naveen-ul-Haq .

Sri Lanka won the solitary Test of the tour and swept their ODI series against Afghanistan 3-0.

Dambulla hosts the remaining two T20 matches of the series on Monday and Wednesday.

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