No one would have ever expected that Sri Lanka will go through such a horrific defeat in Asia Cup 2018. After facing sucah a huge defeat against Bangladesh in the first match of the tournament the 5-times Asian Champs are now knocked out of the tournament after they got crushed by Afghanistan on Monday.
All credit goes to Afghanistan’s batsmen who provided them with a strong start with Ihsanullah Janat and Mohammad Shahzad adding 57 runs for the opening wicket. Meanwhile, Rahmat Shah’s 72 and Hashmatullah Shahidi’s 37 helped Afghanistan post a competitive total of 249.
For Sri Lanka, Thisara Perera claimed his first 5-wicket haul since 2012 but the Srilankan batsmen couldn’t survive against Afghanistan’s spin attack and they kept on losing wickets before getting bowled out for just 158 in 41.2 overs.
Afghanistan, fuelled by Rahmat Shah's 72 and an efficient bowling performance, win their first ever ODI against Sri Lanka to knock them out of #AsiaCup2018! #SLvAFG REPORT ➡️ https://t.co/mImc4d8THc pic.twitter.com/reSK7exIbu
— ICC (@ICC) September 17, 2018
“This was shocking from the whole team,” said Mathews after the match was over.
Congratulating the Afghanistan team, he added, “Even in the first game, we got all out for 150-odd. Congratulations to Afghanistan as they outplayed us.”
Meanwhile, check out how Twitter roasted Sri Lanka after Afghanistan knocked them out of 2018 Asia Cup:
Will Afghanistan beating Sri Lanka be called an upset? #SLvAFG #AsiaCup @StarSportsIndia
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 17, 2018
I don't know what is all the fuzz is about, minnows don't go through group stages right ? Then why Sri Lanka knock out is surprising to y'all ??? #AsiaCup #SLvAFG
— aravind (@champ_aravind) September 18, 2018
Srilanka beating Afghanistan will be called an upset.Afghanistan beating Srilanka was expected!Cards have turned around#SLvAFG #AsiaCup2018
— Aryan Bhalla (@AryanBhalla57) September 17, 2018
Over The Years, Improvement In Afghanistan Team Is Directly Proportional To Deterioration In Sri Lankan Team. #SLvAFG #AFGvSL #AsiaCup18
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) September 17, 2018
Where as one team @BCCI India is waiting for their 1st game of the tournament and #Srilanka is already out of the tournament.
That's d schedule of Asia cup#AsiaCup2018 #SLvAFG@vikrantgupta73 @cricketwallah @vikramsathaye @harbhajan_singh @bhogleharsha— anurag jain (@Anragjain) September 18, 2018
U wrote 4 times Sri Lanka. They couldn't even survive two matches.
— SHASHANK JAIN (@J_Shasha) September 18, 2018
Not sure whether Sri Lanka placed in tough group or Afghanistan placed in easier group. #SLvAFG
— Usman Khan Shinwari (@UsmanKhShinwari) September 17, 2018
While Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka have won a match each. Now, we will see sub-continent giant India facing Hong Kong in their first game of the tournament on September 18, 2018.
India who had won the Asia Cup in 2016 under MS Dhoni’s captaincy will now see a new captain in Rohit Sharma in the current tournament.
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