Shanaka raises concern over top order's preparedness

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka questioned the batters as to whether they were prepared to face the Afghanistan pace duo of Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq, in the backdrop of his side sliding to a massive loss in the opening game of Asia Cup 2022. The Afghanistan pair generated swing and picked up the key scalps of Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka as Sri Lanka slipped to 5 for 3. Sri Lanka never really recovered from the early blows and were