Achraf Hakimi has dig at Real Madrid for selling him and explains why he has so much 'fun' at PSG after Club World Cup drubbing

Achraf Hakimi has denied it was his decision to leave Real Madrid, with the right-back stating he is having a lot of "fun" at Paris Saint-Germain.

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  • Hakimi asked about his Madrid departure
  • Aimed dig at former side by making 'fun' claim
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    Hakimi once again put on a great display in the Club World Cup semi-final against Real Madrid. After the 4-0 mauling, the full-back was asked about Madrid's decision to sell him in 2020, to which Hakimi provided a sly response. He further explained that he is grateful to be at PSG because they let him play the way he likes to and have fun.

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    Hakimi was born in Madrid to Moroccan parents, joining Los Blancos' youth academy in 2006 at the age of seven. He spent 10 years in La Fabrica, before spending the 2016-17 season with Castilla, the reserve team. His performances for the B team earned him a promotion to the first team for the 2017-18 season under then-head coach Zinedine Zidane, making 17 appearances in all competitions as Madrid clinched their third Champions League in succession. However, with Dani Carvajal at the peak of his powers at right-back, the Moroccan international was allowed to leave on a two-year loan to Borussia Dortmund. In 2020, Hakimi was surprisingly sold to Inter, where he spent one season before being snapped up by Les Parisiens.

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    Speaking to former Madrid midfielder Claude Makelele on , Hakimi spoke about his departure from Madrid. He said: "It was their decision [to sell me], not mine."

    Then, he opened up on his experience at PSG, saying: "They let me do what I like to do, play and have fun. With this coach who gave me his trust and the freedom to play in midfield from time to time but also to defend. The truth is that I'm very happy and I'm having fun with this team."

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    The dazzling right-back will hope to help his team clinch their fifth trophy of the 2024-25 season by beating Chelsea in the final of the Club World Cup on Sunday, July 13.

Ishaque, Patil, Kashyap, Sadhu get maiden ODI call-ups for Australia series

The squad for the T20Is is unchanged, despite India losing the series against England at home recently

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Dec-2023Saika Ishaque, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap and Titas Sadhu have received their maiden ODI call-ups for the Australia series starting December 28 in Mumbai. Renuka Singh and Richa Ghosh also returned to the ODI set-up after missing the Bangladesh tour in July; Renuka was injured then and Ghosh had been dropped for Uma Chetry, who has now been left out without getting a game.For the three T20Is against Australia early next month, India named an unchanged squad from the one that lost 2-1 to England at home earlier this month.The changes in the ODI squad were mainly for the bowling attack and the allrounders as Priya Punia, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, B Anusha, Meghna Singh, Rashi Kanojiya and Monica Patel were left out.Offspin-bowling allrounder Patil was among RCB’s top performers in the inaugural WPL earlier this year and also became the first Indian to feature in the Women’s CPL. She was also part of the India A squad for the T20 series against England A before the T20Is against England, where she made her India debut and took five wickets in three matches.India vs Australia – ODI and T20I series

Dec 28: 1st ODI
Dec 30: 2nd ODI
Jan 2: 3rd ODI

Jan 5: 1st T20I
Jan 7: 2nd T20I
Jan 9: 3rd T20I

Left-arm spinner Ishaque was another breakout star of the WPL, for champions Mumbai Indians, being the joint third-highest wicket-taker of the tournament. She, too, made her T20I debut during the England series and picked up five wickets in three games. She was also part of the Test squads against England and Australia but didn’t get a game.Seamer Sadhu has played four T20Is so far – three in the Asian Games and one against England – whereas left-arm-spin allrounder Kashyap is yet to play for India.India are on a high after registering back-to-back Test wins over England – their first against them at home – and Australia – the first, anywhere – and will now shift to the shorter formats, with regulars like captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pooja Vastrakar and others in both squads.They will face Australia in three ODIs, on December 28, December 30 and January 2 (all at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium), before the three T20Is will be played in Navi Mumbai on January 5, 7 and 9.India squad for ODIs against AustraliaHarmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Sneh Rana, Harleen DeolIndia squad for T20Is against AustraliaHarmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Shreyanka Patil, Mannat Kashyap, Saika Ishaque, Renuka Singh, Titas Sadhu, Pooja Vastrakar, Kanika Ahuja, Minnu Mani

موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة مصر والتشيك اليوم في كأس العالم لكرة اليد تحت 19 عامًا.. والمعلق

يخوض منتخب مصر تحت 19 عامًا، مباراة قوية اليوم الإثنين أمام التشيك، في المواجهة التي تجمع بينهما ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد للناشئين.

وتقام مباراة منتخب مصر أمام التشيك على صالة استاد القاهرة الدولي، ضمن منافسات الدور الرئيسي للبطولة العالمية.

وتواجد منتخب مصر في المجموعة السابعة من بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد تحت 19 عامًا، والتي ضمت في دورها الأول كوريا الجنوبية والبحرين واليابان، قبل الانتقال لمنافسات الدور الرئيسي.

وكان منتخب مصر قد تأهل إلى الدور الرئيسي بعدما حقق الفوز في مبارياته الثلاث السابقة على كوريا الجنوبية والبحرين واليابان بنتائج 46-27 و36-28 و39-28 على الترتيب.

وتستضيف مصر البطولة خلال الفترة من 6 إلى 17 أغسطس الجاري، على صالات استاد القاهرة والعاصمة الإدارية الجديدة، وحسن مصطفى بمدينة 6 أكتوبر. موعد مباراة مصر والتشيك في كأس العالم لكرة اليد تحت 19 عامًا

تقام مباراة مصر والتشيك اليوم الإثنين، الساعة السابعة والنصف مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة مصر والتشيك في كأس العالم لكرة اليد تحت 19 عامًا

ومن المقرر أن تنقل المباراة بين المنتخبين على قناة أون تايم سبورت 1، الناقل الرسمي للبطولة. معلق مباراة مصر والتشيك في كأس العالم لكرة اليد تحت 19 عامًا

ويتولى المعلق الرياضي خالد خيري، مهمة التعليق على أحداث المباراة.

ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنـــا

BPL 2024: Shoaib Malik to rejoin Fortune Barishal on February 2

He will be available for the team’s last game of the Sylhet leg, against Khulna Tigers on February 3

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Shoaib Malik will rejoin the Fortune Barishal squad on February 2, after leaving the BPL abruptly last week. He will be available for the team’s last game of the Sylhet leg, against Khulna Tigers on February 3.It was not clear initially why Malik had left. Later, he tweeted: “I would like to address and dismiss the recent rumours circulating about my playing position with Fortune Barishal. I had a thorough discussion with our captain, Tamim Iqbal, and we mutually planned the way forward. I had to leave Bangladesh for a pre-committed media engagement in Dubai.”In his three outings for Barishal so far, Malik batted at No. 6 and scored 7, 5* and 17*. He bowled one over in each of the first two games but didn’t get to bowl in the third.There was a storm around Malik on social media during the second game, against Khulna Tigers in Mirpur. Bowling the fourth over of the innings, he overstepped three times and leaked 18 runs as Fortune Barishal failed to defend 187.Malik is the only spinner to overstep three times in an over in men’s T20s (where data is available with ESPNcricinfo). Only Miguel Cummins bowled more front-foot no-balls in an over, when he overstepped five times in a CPL 2014 match.Barishal are currently fifth on the points table with two wins from five games.

CSK to host RCB in IPL 2024 opener on March 22

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will host Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the opening match of IPL 2024 on March 22.On Thursday, the IPL released a partial schedule comprising an initial set of 21 matches between March 22 and April 7. The IPL final is expected to be played on May 26, with just five days between that and the opening match of the men’s T20 World Cup, to be played in the USA and the Caribbean from June 1.The second half of the tournament schedule is expected once the Election Commission of India reveals the dates of the national elections, which are expected to take place in the months of April and May.

IPL 2024 schedule – March 22 to April 7

March 22 – CSK vs RCB in Chennai
March 23 – PBKS vs DC in Mohali
March 23 – KKR vs SRH in Kolkata
March 24 – RR vs LSG in Jaipur
March 24 – GT vs MI in Ahmedabad
March 25 – RCB vs PBKS in Bengaluru
March 26 – CSK vs GT in Chennai
March 27 – SRH vs MI in Hyderabad
March 28 – RR vs DC in Jaipur
March 29 – RCB vs KKR in Bengaluru
March 30 – LSG vs PBKS in Lucknow
March 31 – GT vs SRH in Ahmedabad
March 31 – DC vs CSK in Visakhapatnam
April 1 – MI vs RR in Mumbai
April 2 – RCB vs LSG in Bengaluru
April 3 – DC vs KKR in Visakhapatnam
April 4 – GT vs PBKS in Ahmedabad
April 5 – SRH vs CSK in Hyderabad
April 6 – RR vs RCB in Jaipur
April 7 – MI vs DC in Mumbai
April 7 – LSG vs GT in Lucknow

The opening match of the tournament will start at 8pm IST, while the remaining matches will follow the usual routine: 7.30pm IST for evening games and, on days featuring double-headers, 3.30pm IST for the early game.There are four double-headers in the initial schedule including two on opening weekend. On March 23 Punjab Kings will play the day match against Delhi Capitals at home followed by Kolkata Knight Riders hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens.On March 24, Rajasthan Royals play their first game against Lucknow Super Giants while Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians open with an away-fixture against Gujarat Titans, his former team. For the fourth time in six editions, the season opener will not feature both the finalists from the previous season, with last year’s runners-up Titans kickstarting their campaign two days later.Two teams – Punjab Kings and Titans – will be playing back-to-back matches with just a day’s break in the initial set of games. After their first match, at home, on March 23, Punjab Kings will travel to Bengaluru to play RCB on March 25. Titans, who will be led by Shubman Gill after Hardik’s move to Mumbai Indians, will dash to Chennai a day after their tournament opener on March 24 to play CSK on March 26.Related

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Capitals are the only franchise that won’t play any games at their home ground, Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla, in the March 22-April 7 period; both those games will be held at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. ESPNcricinfo understands that the Delhi and District Cricket Association has informed the IPL governing council that it might not have enough time to prepare the venue after hosting 11 Women’s Premier League matches, including the final, until March 17.Capitals, Titans and RCB will play five of their 14 matches in this 17-day window. KKR will play only three matches; all the other franchises have been slotted to play four games. Punjab Kings will play their home games at a brand new venue, in Mullanpur on the outskirts of Chandigarh, instead of their traditional home in Mohali.The opening day of the tournament will mark MS Dhoni’s return to action. He is set to arrive in Chennai in the first week of March to resume training with his team. He had undergone knee surgery shortly after leading CSK to the title win over Titans in a rain-hit two-day final in Ahmedabad last season, and hasn’t played competitive cricket since.The tournament will also see Hardik Pandya return to Mumbai Indians – this time as captain – following two seasons at Titans, who he led to a title win in their first year. Rishabh Pant, too, is expected to return to competitive cricket after being out of action following a serious car accident in December 2022.In all, 74 games will be played, including four playoff matches.

Cristiano Ronaldo gets his help! Joao Felix on verge of ending Chelsea nightmare as Al-Nassr hijack Benfica homecoming

Al-Nassr are on the verge of hijacking Benfica's move for Joao Felix as they are in advanced talks to sign the Portuguese forward from Chelsea. The Saudi Pro League giants are in touch with Felix's representatives and could reach an agreement in the next 24 to 48 hours. Cristiano Ronaldo, who had urged Al-Nassr to sign a quality forward, will finally get his help.

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  • Al-Nassr on verge of hijacking Benfica move
  • In advanced talks with Chelsea
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    Felix was poised for a homecoming as he was closely linked with a move back to boyhood club Benfica. The forward has wanted to end his nightmare at Chelsea after just one season and head out of Stamford Bridge this summer having already spent the second half of 2024-25 on loan at AC Milan. The Blues placed a €54 million (£46m/$62m) valuation on the Portugal international, exactly what they paid Atletico Madrid last year.

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    As Benfica were preparing to negotiate terms with the Premier League side, Al-Nassr joined the race and are now on the verge of hijacking the move, according to . The Saudi giants are in advanced talks with Chelsea and Ronaldo's club are also in touch with Felix's representatives. Al-Nassr remain hopeful that they will reach an agreement in the next 24 to 48 hours.

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    Benfica president Rui Costa was reportedly eager to sign Felix in time for the Eusebio Cup clash against Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce on Saturday, which the Portuguese side ended up winning 3-2. He was personally involved in talks alongside agent Jorge Mendes and hoped to give fans a symbolic reunion with the forward.

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    If a move is completed on time, Felix could join Ronaldo and the rest of the Al-Nassr squad for a friendly against Toulouse on Wednesday at the Untersberg-Arena in Grodig.

Ex-Botafogo, goleiro Renan se torna reforço do Sport

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Através de seus canais oficiais, o Sport anunciou a chegada do goleiro Renan, nome que disputou a Série A do Campeonato Brasileiro na temporada recém-finalizada com a camisa do Atlético-GO.

O vínculo entre as partes foi assinado até dezembro de 2024 e não houve custo para o Leão da Praça da Bandeira, ja que o atleta de 33 anos de idade estava na reta final do seu acordo com a equipe goiana.

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Apesar de estar desde janeiro no Atlético-GO, Renan disputou somente 24 partidas, tendo sido efetivamente utilizado e se consolidado na titularidade à partir das quartas de final da Sul-Americana.

Com ampla formação nas categorias de base do Botafogo e tendo também se profissionalizado no clube carioca, o arqueiro passou em 2016 pelo Avaí antes de rumar para o futebol europeu onde ficou por cinco temporadas defendendo o Ludogorets Razgrad-BUL.

Arsenal throw it back to iconic 90s 'lightning bolt' strip as Gunners reveal bold new away kit for 2025-26

Arsenal have delivered another throwback jersey for 2025-25, with their new away kit offering a "lightning bolt" nod to the 1990s.

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The design has become synonymous with the Gunners’ away strips down the years, with some iconic teams of the past having worn such jerseys when chasing down Premier League titles and FA Cup glory.

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Mikel Arteta’s class of 2025-26 will be doing likewise when heading out on the road. The north London outfit’s latest offering from adidas “draws inspiration from the famous Royal Arsenal Gatehouse lightning bolt, the navy shirt is adorned with metallic detailing and the sleeves feature the iconic adidas Three Stripes in red, adding a pop of colour and vibrancy”.

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Declan Rice has said: “I love the look of our new away kit and we can't wait to wear it for the first time in front of our supporters here in Singapore. Gooners all over the world give us a special energy. We’re excited to take that with us into an exciting new season.”

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Juergen Rank, senior design director at adidas, added: “For this season’s away shirt we wanted to create something nostalgic, leaning on the lightning bolt graphic and reinterpreting it in a fresh and contemporary way for the modern era of Arsenal supporters. The pattern and navy colourway have become synonymous with some of the club’s most iconic shirts of the past, and we hope supporters of the club love it as much as we do. We’re really excited to see it worn on-pitch and in the away stands this season.”

Jason Sangha and Mackenzie Harvey sign with South Australia

Jason Sangha and Mackenzie Harvey are hoping to reignite their domestic careers after signing with South Australia.Sangha, 24, has made the shift from New South Wales after his career had stalled last season playing just five Sheffield Shield matches and five Marsh Cup games. He did not play any matches for NSW in the second half of the season following the BBL. He averaged just 19.12 in eight Shield innings last year with one half-century and has not made a Shield century since scoring 142 against South Australia in Adelaide in March 2022 when he was stand-in NSW captain. He averages 26.95 in 64 innings across his Shield career with three centuries.It is understood Sangha is also likely to join Adelaide Strikers in the BBL after playing just two matches for Sydney Thunder last year having previously been captain of the club.Harvey, 23, was not contracted last summer having lost his deal with Victoria at the end of the previous season. The left-hander has not played any Shield cricket and played the last of his 13 Marsh Cup matches in 2022. But he is coming off his best season in grade cricket having started the season playing in Queensland’s Premier Cricket competition scoring three centuries for Sunshine Coast before returning to Victoria to help his Victoria Premier team Carlton win the first grade premiership, making 140 in the semi-final.Related

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South Australia is going through a significant transition period both on and off the field with coach Jason Gillespie and High Performance manager Tim Nielsen both leaving their roles recently. Former Australia quick Ryan Harris has become the interim head coach and he said Sangha and Harvey had been recruited to add depth to the state’s struggling batting stocks.”After the 2023/24 season, we identified the need to improve our batting stocks and we have done just that with the recruitment of Jason and Mackenzie,” Harris said.”Only in their early 20s, both players bring a lot of potential and upside to the list and we are excited to see what they can do.”We look forward to welcoming Jason and Mackenzie to South Australia later this year.”South Australia has also named Nathan McSweeney as their new men’s skipper after a stellar season, having long been identified by Australia’s selectors as a leader of promise after captaining Australia A and the Prime Minister’s XI.Elsewhere, Tasmania has re-signed batter Charlie Wakim on a two-year deal following an excellent Shield campaign and also added him to Hobart Hurricanes BBL squad on a one-year contract after playing one game for Brisbane Heat last season.South Australia contract list 2024-25 Wes Agar, Kyle Brazell (rookie), Jordan Buckingham, Aidan Cahill (rookie), Alex Carey (CA contract), Harry Conway, Brendan Doggett, Daniel Drew, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mackenzie Harvey, Travis Head (CA), Henry Hunt, Spencer Johnson, Thomas Kelly, Jake Lehmann, Harry Matthias (rookie), Ben Manenti, Nathan McAndrew, Conor McInerney, Nathan McSweeney, Harry Nielsen, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Campbell Thompson (rookie), Henry Thornton

Gurbaz, spinners give Afghanistan winning end to tough tour

The visitors withstood onslaughts from Pathum Nissanka and Kamindu Mendis to successfully defend 209

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Afghanistan withstood onslaughts at both ends of the innings, first from Pathum Nissanka and then Kamindu Mendis, to close out a nervy three-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third T20I in Dambulla. It means Afghanistan end the series on a high, securing their solitary victory at the last time of asking; Sri Lanka win the series 2-1.The difference in the end proved to be the final two deliveries of the respective innings. Afghanistan, having elected to bat first, struck 10 runs off their final two balls courtesy debutant Mohammed Ishaq to push their total to 209 for 5. Sri Lanka in their response ended up needing 10 off 2, but Kamindu could only manage six – that too coming off the final delivery of the game.In between were a host of fierce knocks, foremost from Rahmanullah Gurbaz who struck a 43-ball 70 to set the platform for the visitors’ mammoth score. Opening alongside him was Hazratullah Zazai who bludgeoned an even more brutal 45 off 22.Sri Lanka in response had Nissanka lead the way with a 30-ball 60 before a hamstring strain forced him to retire hurt, but Kamindu’s 65 off 39 ensured the game would go down to the wire.Suffice to say it wasn’t a day for the bowlers with none able to maintain an economy rate of below eight, with the seamers on both sides receiving the brunt of the abuse each taken for more than 10 an over. Gurbaz and Zazai set the stage With just pride to play for, Gurbaz and Zazai set about unloading their frustrations over how this tour has gone, as the pair clobbered their way to an 88-run opening stand in just 48 deliveries.Sri Lanka weren’t spared from either end during a 72-run powerplay as the pair were equal to anything Sri Lanka threw their way. None of Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Thushara, Matheesha Pathirana – brought in early in attempt to stem the flow of runs – nor Akila Dananjaya were spared, plundered to all parts.Gurbaz, who’s had a torrid tour by his standards, was particularly pleased to finally get some runs under his belt, celebrating his half-century with a look to the heavens and an unequivocal look of relief on his face. He rode his luck as well, dropped on 22 by Dananjaya and then again later on 58 by Sadeera Samawickrama – both chances in the deep and on the run.Partnerships keep momentum going Once the opening partnership was ended, Sri Lanka might have hoped to reel things back but Afghanistan scarcely took their foot off the gas. While they were unable to maintain the scoring rate of roughly 12 an over that Gurbaz and Zazai had been galloping along at, at no point across their innings did the rate drop below 10.Successive partnerships of 25, 28, 41 – all comfortably above run-a-ball – ensured Sri Lanka’s bowlers were never allowed to build any pressure, and then Ishaq’s final-over strikes placed the finishing touches on a dominant outing with the bat.Kamindu Mendis waged a lone battle for Sri Lanka through the middle overs•AFP/Getty Images

Nissanka’s one-man show Over the past couple of years Sri Lanka’s bigger totals had frequently coincided with a Kusal Mendis onslaught, but 2024 has been the Nissanka show as far as Sri Lanka are concerned.While his double-ton in the ODIs seemed to catch many by surprise, Nissanka now seems hellbent on completely transforming his white-ball game into one of a pocket-sized power hitter.He signalled his intent in the very first over of the chase, clipping one fine first ball before swatting a short one past mid-on a couple of balls later. He saved his destructive best though for Fareed Ahmad in the final over of the powerplay, as he took him for six, four, four, first scooped over fine leg, then slapped high down the ground and finally flayed over point.By the time he left the field he had accounted for 60 (off 30 deliveries) of Sri Lanka’s 83 on the board. They will hope the hamstring injury that forced him to retire hurt is nothing serious; his parting shot before leaving the field – a slog sweep over deep midwicket – was a bittersweet reminder of precisely what they’d be missing out on. Afghanistan hold their nerve Despite Nissanka’s blazing start, the required rate still hovered over 10 an over constantly, but Sri Lanka did well to keep the required rate within touching distance even while losing the likes of Kusal Perera and Wanindu Hasaranga cheaply.This was largely down to a momentum-shifting stand between Samarawickrama and Kamindu, the pair putting on 53 off 33. When Samarawickrama fell edging a cut to the keeper, and Mathews shortly after holing out in the deep, Afghanistan might have felt they were home clear, however another quick fire stand shifted the balance once more.Dasun Shanaka and Kamindu put on 35 off 17, but with Shanaka run out and Mendis needing 19 off the final over, he and Sri Lanka fell agonisingly short.

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