Afghanistan set out an early marker in the 2022 Asia Cup as they crushed Sri Lanka on the premiere night of the competition in Dubai on Saturday (August 27). Afghanistan basically won the fight in the powerplay in both the innings as a confused Sri Lankan outfit was smacked inside by 8 wickets with their rivals pursuing down 106 inside 11 overs. What occurred in the powerplay? Fazalhaq Farooqi gave Afghanistan a fantasy start to their mission. Kusal Mendis was rapped on the cushion and was given not out by the umpire but rather Mohammad Nabi was persuaded and tested the choice. Replays affirmed that the choice to be sure needed to get upset. However, the genuine brush fell off the extremely next ball for Sri Lanka as Farooqi got Charith Asalanka with a ball that spiked back in sharp subsequent to pitching. In the following north of, a somewhat questionable choice saw Pathum Nissanka stroll back after the third umpire maintained the onfield call to manage him got behind despite the fact that snicko didn't actually show a spike. Yet, that fantasy start saw Afghanistan decrease Sri Lanka to only 5/3 which was trailed by a lady over by Farooqi. Also, the other powerplay? Sheer control!! If the powerplay in the main innings saw Afghanistan offer an early expression with the ball, the powerplay in the subsequent innings saw them totally kill any gentle expectations Sri Lanka would have needed to creep once more into the game. Rahmanullah Gurbaz took on Matheesha Pathirana on his presentation to bring 16 runs in an over and Hazratullah Zazai got moving after he crushed Wanindu Hasaranga over lengthy on for a six. Afghanistan dashed to 41 for no misfortune in only four overs except for they dazed the Sri Lankan allies in the arena by multiplying that count in the following two overs. Maheesh Theekshana was scammed by Gurbaz as he pummeled two back to back sixes and Zazai got three limits in the accompanying over from Chamika Karunaratne. Both these overs brought 21 runs each as Afghanistan completed the powerplay with 83 sudden spikes in demand for the board. Did anybody star for Sri Lanka? Brilliant spots were interesting on a ghastliness day. Whenever they were diminished to 5/3, Sri Lanka organized an estimable recuperation to complete the powerplay on a high following a 20-run over. Bhanuka Rajapaksa was the critical planner as he continued to find the limit on a night where his other mates battled. He sewed a valuable stand with Danushka Gunathilaka as the team assisted Sri Lanka with recuperating after those early blows. Notwithstanding, contrary to the rules, Afghanistan struck again to stop Sri Lanka's force with Mujeeb ur Rahman opening his count. Gunathilaka coordinated an opposite clear very well yet tracked down the defender close to the limit. That wicket didn't discourage Rajapaksa as he continued onward toward one side. Notwithstanding, Afghanistan fended breaking off at the far edge as Mujeeb struck once more, this time disposing of Hasaranga. Nabi then got into the demonstration by first eliminating Dasun Shanaka with a conveyance that just fixed in the wake of pitching to take the external edge before several unnecessary runouts cost Sri Lanka for sure. One of those run outs saw Rajapaksa get excused as Sri Lanka wound up reeling at 75/9. Karunaratne offered to set things right to a degree after those run outs as he helped his side slither past 100. Did Sri Lanka get any opportunity after the powerplay? Not the slightest bit. A wicket fell first ball after the powerplay as Gurbaz ventured down the track to Hasaranga and missed a googly totally to get bowled yet the bowler's weak grin recounted the story. 83 runs were at that point knocked off in six overs and Afghanistan required just 23 more with all the time on the planet. Ibrahim Zadran carried that deficiency further down with two or three limits before an unfortunate run out saw him head back to the structure. Yet, Zazai saw his side home as Afghanistan pursued down the objective with 59 balls in excess. In a gathering of death, a misfortune, for example, this one can destroy. Sri Lanka will currently need to beat Bangladesh thoroughly and trust Afghanistan likewise do likewise. Brief scores: Sri Lanka 105 in 19.4 overs (Bhanuka Rajapaksa 38, Chamika Karunaratne 31; Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/11, Mohammad Nabi 2/14) lost to Afghanistan106/2 in 10.1 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 40, Hazratullah Zazai 37*; Wanindu Hasaranga 1/19) by 8 wickets