Big Highlight/ 'I see 11 brave men': Netizens go gaga over Afghanistan's dominant CWC 2023 win over Sri Lanka

The Afghanistan cricket team continued its winning momentum in the AFG vs SL CWC 2023 and won yet another match by seven wickets. The Afghani team rattled Pakistan by eight wickets in their previous game and won their second consecutive match of the tournament dominantly against Sri Lanka. The Afghani team has kept its hopes alive to qualify for the semis of the tournament. 

3 things you need to know 

• Afghanistan jumped to the fifth spot in the CWC 2023 points table after win against Sri Lanka 
• The Afghani team is at six points and has become one of the probable candidates to qualify for the semis of the tournament 
• Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan played his 100th ODI match for the team in the AFG vs SL CWC 2023 match

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Netizens laud Afghanistan after third CWC 2023 victory 

The netizens praised Afghanistan after their second consecutive dominant win in the 2023 ODI World Cup and came up with different reactions on social media. Some of them are mentioned below:

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Afghanistan decimate Sri Lanka in Pune 

The Afghanistan cricket while bowling first wrapped up Sri Lanka for a score of 241 runs and it was pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi who was adjudged the Player of the Match and ended the match with figures of 4/34. Chasing the target the Afghani team suffered an early blow as they lost Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck. However, the team was able to come out of the early damage courtesy of Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi who played knocks of 62 and 58* runs respectively. The Afghani team will be facing the Netherlands in its next match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on November 3.