*Official* Asia Cup 2018 in UAE

[Borges]

This is a good time to start watching; with wickets in hand, Afghanistan should be starting the T20 mode now.

 

[harsh.ag]

Classy side, this Afghan unit. Know how not to lose their cool in the final powerplay.

 

[Borges]

They need some real power hitting in these last eight overs.

 

[weldone]

This is a good time to start watching; with wickets in hand, Afghanistan should be starting the T20 mode now.

So you don't enjoy watching ODIs

 

[slippy888]

260 is a must here

 

[Borges]

So you don't enjoy watching ODIs

Generally no. Over the years, ODIs have evolved into being the lowest form of cricket.

 

[vcs]

*switches on to find Russell Arnold, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan and Rameez commentating*

*contemplates suicide*

 

[slippy888]

woeful batting these last 10 overs from afghans

 

[weldone]

woeful batting these last 10 overs from afghans

Did they say that they always based their batting base on the current Indian lower-middle order?

 

[Burner]

SL might chase it down but it's definitely something to bowl at for Afghanistan, especially considering how SL capitulated in the first match.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Not going to be easy chase

 

[Prince EWS]

woeful batting these last 10 overs from afghans

Yeah Najibullah and Gulbadin just didn't come off at all.

I really think it was a great toss to win though; the pitch seemed to have slowed down significantly by about the 30 over mark. You don't usually see conditions change so much throughout the course of an ODI. It could be a hard total to chase against three good spinners, especially since Sri Lanka's batting lineup is straight up dire.

 

[slippy888]

i think sri lanka should be a 1/5 shot to chase these 250. looks easy money on them to win at 8/11 odds

 

[harsh.ag]

Classy side, this Afghan unit. Know how not to lose their cool in the final powerplay.

Although there is, of course, such a thing as playing it cool and then not being able to play hot.

 

[weldone]

Yeah Najibullah and Gulbadin just didn't come off at all.

I really think it was a great toss to win though; the pitch seemed to have slowed down significantly by about the 30 over mark. You don't usually see conditions change so much throughout the course of an ODI. It could be a hard total to chase against three good spinners, especially since Sri Lanka's batting lineup is straight up dire.

What about the dew factor?

 

[Prince EWS]

What about the dew factor?

Yeah hard to say until the second innings starts and we can see the extent of it. Weirdly enough I think Nabi might even actually enjoy the dew, but it could throw Mujeeb right off.

 

[smash84]

if sri lanka's previous display is anything to go by Afg are already comfortably ahead

 

[weldone]

Yeah hard to say until the second innings starts and we can see the extent of it. Weirdly enough I think Nabi might even actually enjoy the dew, but it could throw Mujeeb right off.

Rashid definitely doesn't enjoy the dew, and he bowls at the death. I think the result of this match may entirely depend on dew.

 

[cnerd123]

Okay so this is how Thisara Peters averages 31

 

[vcs]

LOL why are they playing '90s Bollywood dance numbers in the stadium