Nuwan Pradeep is the Man of the Match for his bowing figures of 4/31

Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 34 runs!!

OUT! Hamid b Malinga 6(5) 

Malinga cleans up Hamid Hassan with his ever-so-reliable yorker to bring an end to Afghanistan's innings. Sri Lanka win their first match of this World Cup.

OUT! RUN OUT! 

Najibullah run out (Karunaratne) 43(56) 

Skipper Karunaratne produces a bit of magic with his fielding to remove the dangerous Zadran. The batsman played a drive to mid-off and set off for a single but Karunaratne was quick to collect the ball and target the stumps with a direct hit to catch Zadran short of the crease

WICKET! Dawlat Zadran b Malinga 6(18)

A classic Malinga yorker does the job! Malinga was looking for that perfect slow yorker but failed twice before but not this time. Squeezed that under Dawlat's bat to break the stumps.

OUT! Rashid Khan b Pradeep 2(4)

Well done, Pradeep! Sri Lanka back on top. Pradeep has now reached his best figures in ODIs. The ball moved back in after pitching to escape the whip shot from Rashid to clip his pads and top of the stumps.

WICKET! Naib lbw b Pradeep 23(32)

Pradeep traps Naib to break the partnership. The ball moved back in from good length to hit his pads. Naib took the review but replays showed it was clipping leg.

OUT! BOWLED!

Nabi b Perera 11(16)

Absolute beauty from Thisara Perera. Got the ball to move back in off the surface as Nabi went playing for the wrong line and his stumps were broken. Afghanistan in deep trouble.

WICKET! Shahidi c Kusal Perera b Pradeep 4(17)

Excellent bowling from Pradeep to get Afghanistan four down. Went with the conventional bouncer and got it to climb up as Shahidi was looking to force it away but there was too much bounce as he edged it to the keeper.

WICKET! AMAZING CATCH!

Hazratullah Zazai c Perera b Pradeep 30(25)

Thisara Perera takes a brilliant catch at fine leg to remove dangerous Zazai. Pradeep went short into Zazai's body who top-edged his shot to fine leg where Perera took a forward diving catch.

WICKET! Rahmat c Mathews b Udana 2(11)

Left-armer Udana does the job for Sri Lanka this time. It was the angle that worked for the pacer. It was put across Rahmat Shah, cramping him for room as he edged it to the slip fielder.

OUT! MALINGA STRIKES!

Mohammad Shahzad c Karunaratne b Malinga 7(12) 

Malinga breaks the opening partnership. Soft dismissal for Afghanistan. Shahzad failed to read the slower delivery as he chipped it to Karunaratne at short mid-wicket.

OUT! That's the end of Sri Lanka's innings. They end up with 201 on the board. 
 Googly from Rashid and it was too good for Pradeep, who could not read the ball and the ball came in sharply after pitching. It hit the outside edge of his bat before hitting the stumps. He goes back for 0. Pradeep b Rashid Khan 0(4) 

The revised target as per DLS for Afghanistan is 187. 

OUT! Excellent slow yorker from Zadran, Malinga had no clue about it. Got the taste of his own medicine, to be honest and Zadran could not help but celebrate the wicket a little more animatedely than he would have thought. Sri Lanka nine down now. Malinga b Dawlat Zadran 4(14)

OUT! Wow, Sri Lanka, Perera, under these circumstances, tries a reverse-sweep, fails at it, ball takes the edge off the bat and goes into Shahzad's gloves. Another wicket gone. The 8th wicket. Sri Lanka's best batsman today back in the hut as well. Rashid gets the wicket. Kusal Perera c Mohammad Shahzad b Rashid Khan 78(81)

OUT! Sri Lanka lose their seventh. Phew! This is tragic for them. This was nothing delivery but this was also a nothing shot from Udana as well. An ugly heave attempted, missed the ball, the ball hit the middle stumps. Udana b Dawlat Zadran 10(21) 

OUT! This was on the cards, Kusal and Thisara were calling badly for singles. This time Thisara hit it to short cover and wanted to run, came half way to the pitch before asked by Kusal to retun, throw came at rocket speed from Shahidi and keeper Shahzad took the bails off quickly as Thisara fell short by inches. T Perera run out (Shahidi/Mohammad Shahzad) 2(4)

OUT! AFGHANISTAN HAVE JUST ARRIVED, LADIES AND GENTS! Lovely delivery from Hassan, came in to Dhananjaya de Silva after pitching. The right-handed batsman had no answer to the ball, edged it to the keeper behind the stumps. What is happening, Sri Lanka? Dhananjaya de Silva c Mohammad Shahzad b Hamid 0(4)

OUT! Nabi takes another one. This is the third wicket in the over. CRAZY scenes in Cardiff. This time he goes a little straight arm, just simple off spin, Mathews wanted to cut it, ended up edging it to first slip, the ball travelled to Rahmat there deflected off the keeper's pads but he held on to the catch. WHAT A COMEBACK FROM AFGHANISTAN. 
Mathews c Rahmat b Nabi 0(2)

OUT! Superb from Nabi, what a gem he is for Afghanistan. Round-arm action this time from him, ball held its line after pitching, produced the edge off new batter Mendis' bat, and went straight to Rahmat Shah at first slip. The last ball had gone wide off Shah and this time he was ready for the catch. Afghanistan continue to come back and it is Nabi who is leading the comeback. Kusal Mendis c Rahmat b Nabi 2(2) 

OUT! That's the end of Thirimanne and guess what, it is Nabi with the wicket, came from over the wicket, simple off spinner which seems to have come to Thirimanne rather quickly. The ball found a big gap between bat and pad, disturbed the timber. Thirimanne b Nabi 25(34)

After 15 overs,Sri Lanka 104/1 ( Kusal Perera (W) 47 , Lahiru Thirimanne 7)

Lahiru Thirimanne joins Perera in the middle. Another left-handed batsman so Afghanistan can continue to stick to the same plan. Naib continues and he has given a good start to yet another Sri Lankan batsman. Front-foot no-ball and a free hit to Thirimanne. Bad bowling really. Hundred up for Sri Lanka. They are aiming at a big target today. Not to forget, 3000 ODI runs for Thirimanne. 

OUT! Soft dimissal for Karunaratne. Nabi bowled another wicket-to-wicket line, Karunaratne danced down the track and it appeared the ball skidded on to the bat, as he could not get the elevation, hitting the ball straight to the fielder at mid-on. Karunaratne c Najibullah b Nabi 30(45) 

After 5 overs,Sri Lanka 52/0 ( Dimuth Karunaratne (C) 11 , Kusal Perera (W) 24)

Overcast conditions, green pitch. Afghanistan opt to bowl. Five overs done here and Sri Lanka sitting on a great start. Fifty up for them. No wickets loss. 17 extras bowled by Afghans. Terrible start for Naib and Co.

Sri Lanka XI: Lahiru Thirimanne, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga

Afghanistan XI: Mohammad Shahzad(w), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib(c), Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan

Toss News: Gulbadin naib wins toss and Afghanistan will bowl first