INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
It would be a totally different situation had Karim Janat taken Danushka Gunathilaka&s catch, Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi said after
the team&s four-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in a Super Four match in the Asia Cup 2022 in Sharjah on Saturday.Speaking at a press conference
following the match, Nabi admitted that Afghanistan posted a total of 20-25 runs short, and bemoaned the team&s fielding and bowling.He also
expressed regret over the dropped catches, which, had those been caught, would have changed the game according to him.Afghanistan rode on
Rahmanullah Gurbaz&s 84 to post 176-run target, but during Sri Lanka&s run-chase, there were a couple of drop catches (one in the 13th when
Gunathilaka was batting and the other in the 16th with the batter on strike being Bhanuka Rajapaksa).Gunathilaka&s catch was dropped by
Karim Janat while Rajapaksa&s was dropped by Samiullah Shinwari.Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka seemed pretty happy with his team&s
Most of the batters stepped up for Sri Lanka with openers Pathum Nissanka (35) and Kusal Mendis (36) giving them a solid start with a 62-run
stand.Afghanistan&s next match be against Pakistan on Wednesday, and on Thursday they will take on India.The post Dropped catches changed
the game for Afghanistan: Nabi first appeared on Ariana News.
