Yesterday was Afghanistan's match against Sri Lanka. This match was a very important match for Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. If Afghanistan could have won this match, they would have gone straight to the semi-finals. But in the end, Afghanistan lost this match. As a result, Sri Lanka confirmed the semi-finals and at the same time Bangladesh also confirmed the semi-finals.
The equation for going to the semi-finals had become very difficult for Bangladesh. So, there was only one way open for Bangladesh, if Sri Lanka could win against Afghanistan, then only Bangladesh could confirm the semi-finals. Although Afghanistan could not do very well in batting at first, they hit five sixes in 5 balls towards the end and scored 169 runs.
Sri Lanka came into the field with a target of 170 runs. However, playing slowly, Sri Lanka finally scored 170 runs with 8 balls in hand. Sri Lanka performed well in this match and Kusal Mendis was the best batsman for Sri Lanka. He batted brilliantly and scored 74 runs in the end. Since Sri Lanka won this match, Bangladesh also secured a place in the semi-finals. Sri Lanka won and Bangladesh secured a place in the semi-finals.
Congrats to Sri Linka.