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

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🚨 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.

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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