Before the start of the Asia Cup, Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka said in a press conference that Sri Lanka wants to win the Asia Cup for the common people of the country in the critical situation of the country. However, the team stumbled in the first match. Lankans lost to Afghanistan by 8 wickets. But in the end, they reach the Super Four. This time, the team took sweet revenge for losing to the Afghans just at the beginning of the Super Four.
Batting first, Nabi’s team scored 175 runs. Opener Gurbaz’s bat created a storm in the desert. He scored 84 runs off 45 balls with 3 sixes and 4 fours.Chasing the target of 176 runs given by the Afghans, Sri Lanka reached the port of victory with 4 wickets and 5 balls in hand. Opener Kushal Mendis scored the maximum 36 runs from 19 balls in Sri Lanka’s innings. However, despite losing the match, the man of the match award went to Afghanistan’s Gurbaz.
Meanwhile, after the match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Afghan star spinner Rashid Khan was discussed again. The team lost and Rashid was beaten badly in the match. Since then, netizens have been making fun of him on social media.
Before the start of the Asia Cup, he announced that he had stockpiled new weapons in the bowling arsenal. However, not even a drop of it was seen that day. He took 1 wicket in 4 overs but gave 39 runs. Earlier, Rashid’s worst bowling in UAE was against India in 2021. He was wicketless with 36 runs after bowling 4 overs.
Many trolled and said after the match with Sri Lanka, where did Rashid Khan’s new weapon go? Were they empty sounds? Let’s see if Rashid Khan can answer this troll in bowling in the remaining matches.