“The seamers and left-arm spinner especially were fantastic”: Chandimal praises Afghan bowlers

Sri Lanka batter Dinesh Chandimal on Sunday asserted that the Afghanistan bowlers have shown a brilliant performance despite being inexperienced.

Chandimal played a marvellous innings of 107 runs off 181 balls with the help of 10 fours and a six. He built an outstanding partnership of 232 runs along with Angelo Mathews who played a magnificent knock of 141 runs from 259 balls which was laced by 14 four and three sixes.

The 34-year-old stated that the Afghanistan bowlers bowled brilliantly throughout the innings. He said that we (Chandimal and Mathews) struggled at times during our partnership.

“You’ve got to give a lot of credit to the way the Afghanistan bowlers bowled. They did well through the course of the innings. Even in my partnership with Angelo [Mathews, who made 141], there were times when I supported him, and times when he supported me when I found it difficult,” Chandimal said in the interview after Day 3 as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

The Balapitiya-born cricketer further admitted that the Afghan bowlers bowled exceptionally well despite being inexperienced.