Sri Lanka U19 vs Afghanistan U19, 10th Match: 12 key moments, ball by ball

Afghanistan U19 beat Sri Lanka U19 by 106 runs in 10th Match of ACC U19 Asia Cup — Group B. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.

Key moments, ball by ball

1. AFG-U19 Over 18.2 — Abidullah Abid Nadarjan brings up a fifty off 61 balls
2. AFG-U19 Over 19.2 — Abidullah Abid Nadarjan out for 55 (64), lbw by Kithma Withanapathirana. 93/2
3. AFG-U19 Over 28.4 — Subhan Ali brings up a fifty off 62 balls
4. AFG-U19 Over 39 — 13 runs came off the over, bowled by Gimhan Rasanjana: 6 1 4 1 0 1
5. AFG-U19 Over 41.2 — Shah Faisal Rahimi out for 33 (43), lbw by Vigneshwaran Akash. 209/4
6. AFG-U19 Over 43.3 — Subhan Ali brings up a hundred off 107 balls
7. AFG-U19 Over 44.4 — Subhan Ali out for 107 (111), caught by Vigneshwaran Akash. 234/5
8. AFG-U19 Over 45 — 15 runs came off the over, bowled by Vigneshwaran Akash: 6 W 1 6 1 1
9. LKA Over 4.4 — Sri Lanka U19 collapse: 3 wickets for 14 runs (0/0 to 14/3)
10. LKA Over 6 — 21 runs came off the over, bowled by Amir Hamza: 1 4 4 4 4 4
11. LKA Over 15.2 — Kithma Withanapathirana brings up a fifty off 34 balls
12. LKA Over 22 — 13 runs came off the over, bowled by Sohail Khan: 4 1 1 0 1 6

How the runs came

Afghanistan U19 were 116 after 25 overs and finished on 275/10. Sri Lanka U19 were 89 after 17 overs and finished on 169/10.

Phase by phase

In the middle overs, Afghanistan U19 scored 39 more than Sri Lanka U19.

Afghanistan U19 innings: over by over

Afghanistan U19 faced 133 dot balls (44%), hit 27 fours and 4 sixes, and got 2 extras. The best stand was 85 off 86 balls between Subhan Ali & Shah Faisal Rahimi.

Fall of wickets: 22-1 (Faridullah Ihsas, 5.3), 93-2 (Abidullah Abid Nadarjan, 19.2), 124-3 (Noman Salarzai, 26.6), 209-4 (Shah Faisal Rahimi, 41.2), 234-5 (Subhan Ali, 44.4), 243-6 (Amir Hamza, 45.3), 243-7 (Sohail Khan, 45.4), 258-8 (Tahir Sarwary, 47.4), 269-9 (Abdullah Hamdard, 49.3), 274-10 (Noor Ali Niazi, 50.1)

Sri Lanka U19 innings: over by over

Sri Lanka U19 faced 129 dot balls (63%), hit 19 fours and 4 sixes, and got 17 extras. The best stand was 51 off 65 balls between Kithma Withanapathirana & Chaniru Senaratne. Between overs 2.4 and 4.4 they slipped from 0/0 to 14/3.

Fall of wickets: 4-1 (Lithma Perera, 2.4), 4-2 (Senuja Wekunagoda, 2.5), 14-3 (Rehan Peiris, 4.4), 40-4 (Gimhan Rasanjana, 6.3), 91-5 (Chaniru Senaratne, 17.2), 105-6 (Kithma Withanapathirana, 20.5), 119-7 (Viran Chamuditha, 23.2), 124-8 (Kaushika Kumarasinghe, 24.1), 157-9 (Sethmika Seneviratne, 32.1), 167-10 (Gimhan Mendis, 34.2)

Our view

Afghanistan U19 put up a strong batting performance, with Subhan Ali playing the biggest role. After Abidullah Abid Nadarjan scored 55 off 64 balls, Subhan took charge and built important partnerships to keep the innings moving. He scored 107 off 111 balls and brought up his century in 107 deliveries. Shah Faisal Rahimi also contributed 33 runs, helping Afghanistan cross the 200-run mark. Although they lost a few wickets towards the end, Afghanistan managed to post a competitive total of 275.

Sri Lanka U19 had a poor start to the chase and lost three wickets for just 14 runs. Kithma Withanapathirana tried to bring the innings back on track with 58 off 48 balls, but he did not get enough support from the other batters. Sri Lanka kept losing wickets at regular intervals and struggled to build partnerships. Noor Ali Niazi led Afghanistan's bowling attack with four wickets for 35 runs, while Sethmika Seneviratne's three wickets could not prevent the collapse. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 169, giving Afghanistan U19 a convincing 106-run victory.

Top performers

• Subhan Ali — 107 (111 balls)
• Kithma Withanapathirana — 58 (48 balls)
• Abidullah Abid Nadarjan — 55 (64 balls)
• Noor Ali Niazi — 4/35 (9 ov)
• Sethmika Seneviratne — 3/44 (9.5 ov)
• Mohammad Ali Barakzai — 2/24 (9.1 ov)

Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Sri Lanka U19 vs Afghanistan U19