22 Feb 2015
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - 12th Match
(Pool A: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Dunedin)
Mahela, Thisara douse Afghanistan hopes
| Afghanistan |
vs |
Sri Lanka |
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| 232/10 (49.4) |
236/6 (48.2) |
| Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets |
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| Photo © ICC |
The World Cup has had its first thriller. And guess what? It involved a Full Member against an Associate. Afghanistan glimpsed the greatest victory of their short international history in Dunedin before Sri Lanka dragged themselves over the line to win by four wickets with 10 balls to spare - and the finish was tenser than that suggests.
When Mahela Jayawardene departed, two balls after completing his 19th ODI hundred, Sri Lanka still needed 55 off 52 balls with the allrounders, Jeevan Mendis and the recalled Thisara Perera together. Afghanistan sensed glory, but Perera rode his luck, swinging the bat hard and often, clubbing his way to 47 off 26 balls as 22 runs came off the 46th and 47th overs.
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