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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Afghanistan in Sri Lanka 2023

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Saturday 03 June 2023 05:30 BST
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Follow live coverage of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan from the Afghanistan in Sri Lanka 2023 today.

The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

Sri Lanka win by 132 runs

4 June 2023 13:02

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

41.6

Wanindu Hasaranga to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

4 June 2023 13:00

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

41.4

Wanindu Hasaranga to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

4 June 2023 12:59

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

41.3

Wanindu Hasaranga to Fazalhaq Farooqi. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.

4 June 2023 12:59

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

41.2

OUT! Bowled. Wanindu Hasaranga to Farid Malik. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed.

4 June 2023 12:58

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

41.1

Wanindu Hasaranga to Farid Malik. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.

4 June 2023 12:57

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

40.6

Maheesh Theekshana to Azmatullah. Carrom ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by De Silva.

4 June 2023 12:56

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

40.5

Maheesh Theekshana to Azmatullah. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs.

4 June 2023 12:56

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

40.3

Maheesh Theekshana to Azmatullah. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs.

4 June 2023 12:55

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan

40.2

FOUR! Maheesh Theekshana to Azmatullah. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

4 June 2023 12:55

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