Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by six wickets. Afghanistan chose to bat and scored 144/8. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Usman Ghani, the opening pair, both made 28 and 27, respectively.
Dhananjaya de Silva's 66 not out off 42 balls helped Sri Lanka reach their target in 18.3 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga, an enigmatic spinner for Sri Lanka, stood out as a bowler, taking three wickets for 13 runs in four overs. Lahiru Kumara, a pace bowler, recorded two wickets for 30 runs in four overs.
Afghanistan continue to struggle to succeed at the T20 World Cup in 2022. They have lost all three of their games in the tournament and had great expectations for the fourth one against Sri Lanka, but things didn't go as planned as the Asian Champions defeated the team lead by Mohammad Nabi by six wickets to earn their second victory of the competition.
Despite still having one Super-12 game remaining, Sri Lanka eliminated Afghanistan's chances of qualifying since two of their matches were called off, dropping them to the bottom of the standings. With this victory, Sri Lanka has now amassed two significant points and has moved up to third place from sixth (last).
Brief Scores: Afghanistan 144/8 in 20 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 28, Usman Ghani 27; Wanindu Hasaranga 3-13, Lahiru Kumara 2-30) lost to Sri Lanka 148/4 in 18.3 overs (Dhananjaya de Silva 66*, Kusal Medis 25; Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2-24, Rashid Khan 2-31) by 6 wickets