Fans Celebrate Afghanistan’s Victory Over Sri Lanka At The Asia Cup 2022 In Dubai Sports City
The Asia Cup 2022 has begun and so have the festivities.
A crucial match took place last night between two strong teams- Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
Fazal Farooqi from the Afghanistan team was declared the Player of the match. Afghanistan demonstrated exceptional teamwork with their excellent bowling and fielding, with two run-outs in two successive deliveries.
Afghanistan secured a strong victory by 8 wickets in the intense match that took place in Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium
🚨 RESULT | AfghanAtalan WIN BY 8 WICKETS@RGurbaz_21 (40) and @zazai_3 (37*) followed their incredible bowling effort with an electrifying batting display as they chased down the 106-run target with 9.5 overs to spare.
Congratulations to everyone!#AfghanAtalan | #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/YAKL18G1z4
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) August 27, 2022
Outside the stadium, fans performed a traditional dance in celebration of the victory
Together, several Afghanis began to perform the Afghan Attan- a ritual dance that is done in a circle. Fans can also be seen proudly sporting the Afghan flag and chanting slogans.
The spirit after we won the match From Sri Lanka , loved it right outside of stadium in Dubai ♥️ 🇦🇫 pic.twitter.com/NWqkaRJIPq
— Wazhma Ayoubi (@WazhmaAyoubi) August 27, 2022
The Sri Lankan team also demonstrated true sportsmanship
They have vowed to bounce back in future matches, and have accepted the defeat with much grace.
Not the result we wanted, 💔 but we will look to bounce back in the matches ahead. #AsiaCup2022 #SLvAFG pic.twitter.com/B6rKR7ozuc
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) August 27, 2022
