Opting to bat first, the Afghan inning started cautiously with openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Usman Ghani seeing off the new ball. Gurbaz sensed the need to score runs and took the initiative to attack the Sri Lankan bowlers.
The movement at the non-strikers end have been a trending topic of debate since the past few weeks, with Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma running out England's Charlie Dean due to her movement at non-strikers end sparking heavy debates about the matter
Tim Southee accomplished this milestone during his side's Group 1, Super 12 stage match against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday
Mohammad Rizwan put on a good partnership with opener Abdullah Shafique to put Sri Lanka close to winning the game. Shafique finished the game at an unbeaten 160 runs.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 18 (ANI): Mushfiqur Rahim on Wednesday became the first-ever Bangladeshi batter to score 5,000 runs in test cricket and also, the highest run-scorer for his side in the longest format of the game.