LAHORE: Mohammad Nabi’s 24-ball half-century went in vain as Sri Lanka managed to beat Afghanistan by two runs to qualify for the Super 4 stage at 16th Asia Cup on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka had set a target of 292 and Afghanistan was pretty straightforward in their chase as they needed to score the target in 37.1 overs or less or miss out on a spot in the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup 2023.
At one stage, not only did it look like Afghanistan were cruising towards a win, but they also seemed headed to edge Sri Lanka for qualification to the next stage.
Having reached 200 in just 26 overs with the loss of just four wickets, Afghanistan needed 92 runs in 11.1 overs to seal their Super 4 spot and it seemed possible with Nabi leading the charge. But it all went downhill for them once the star batsman was out. (ICC Media)
