Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 2 wickets in Match 7 of ACC U19 Asia Cup 2025 on December 15
Lanka needed 8 runs in the last over to win the match
Chamika Heenatigala's (51*) was adjudged Player of the Match for his all-round show
Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 2 wickets in a close fought encounter in Match 7 of the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on Monday, December 15, 2025.
Afghanistan's batted first and posted a competitive 235 runs on the board. Most of the Afghan batters got starts but could not covert it into a big score. Osmat Sadat's (52) was the only milestone in Afghanistan's batting. Sethmika Seneviratne and Dulnith Sigera picked 3 wickets each for SL to restrict AFG to 235.
SL's chase saw a decent start from the openers Viran Chamuditha (62) hitting a half-century but AFG bowlers made a comeback in the middle order to pull the game in their favour. However, Chamika Heenatigala's (51*) had other plans as he stayed till the end and took Sri Lanka over the line in the last over with a four and a six. He also took 2 wickets along with his valiant half-century.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025: Toss Update
Afghanistan U19 captain Mahboob Khan won the toss and opted to bat first.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025: Playing XI
Afghanistan: Khalid Ahmadzai, Osman Sadat, Faisal Shinozada, Uzairullah Niazai, Mahboob Khan (wk & c), Azizullah Miakhil, Nooristani Omarzai, Abdul Aziz, Salam Khan Ahmadzai, Roohullah Arab, Wahidullah Zadran.
Sri Lanka: Vimath Dinsara (c), Kavija Gamage, Chamika Heenatigala, Viran Chamuditha, Dulnith Sigera, Dimantha Mahavithana, Kithma Withanapathirana, Aadham Hilmy (wk), Rasith Nimsara, Sethmika Seneviratne, Vigneshwaran Akash.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025: Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Sri Lanka U19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4.023 |
| 2 | Bangladesh U19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.156 |
| 3 | Afghanistan U19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.156 |
| 4 | Nepal U19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4.023 |
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025: Live Streaming Details
The Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup 2025 match will be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website in India. Television broadcasts will take place on the Sony Sports Network channels in the country.
