Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23

Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23
 
  Sri Lanka Afghanistan
Dates 25 – 30 November 2022
Captains Dasun Shanaka Hashmatullah Shahidi
One Day International series
Results 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Pathum Nissanka (123) Ibrahim Zadran (278)
Most wickets Kasun Rajitha (7) Rashid Khan (5)
Player of the series Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)

The Afghanistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in November 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] These matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2] All three matches were played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.[3] Sri Lanka recovered from losing the first match,[4] and the second encounter ending with no result due to rain,[5] to level the series in the third game.[6]

Squads

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 Sri Lanka[7]  Afghanistan[8]

Before the start of the series, Bhanuka Rajapaksa withdrew from the Sri Lanka squad, stating that he wished to take a break from the 50-over format.[9][10] Pramod Madushan was also ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad due to injury; Nuwanidu Fernando and Milan Rathnayake respectively were named as replacements.[11]

ODI series

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1st ODI

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25 November 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
294/8 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
234 (38 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 106 (120)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/42 (10 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 85 (83)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 4/49 (9 overs)
Afghanistan won by 60 runs
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Ibrahim Zadran (Afg)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Sri Lanka 0.

2nd ODI

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27 November 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
228 (48.2 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
10/0 (2.4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 68 (73)
Kasun Rajitha 3/31 (9 overs)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain prevented any further play.
  • World Cup Super League points: Sri Lanka 5, Afghanistan 5.

3rd ODI

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30 November 2022
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
313/8 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
314/6 (49.4 overs)
Ibrahim Zadran 162 (138)
Kasun Rajitha 3/60 (10 overs)
Charith Asalanka 83* (72)
Rashid Khan 4/37 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Lyndon Hannibal (SL) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Charith Asalanka (SL)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Noor Ahmad (Afg) made his ODI debut.
  • Ibrahim Zadran achieved the highest score for an Afghan batter in ODIs (162).[12]
  • World Cup Super League points: Sri Lanka 10, Afghanistan 0.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Rank Runs Player Teams Innings Average High Score 100 50
1 278 Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan 3 92.66 162 2 0
2 132 Rahmat Shah Afghanistan 3 44.00 68 0 2
3 126 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 42.00 58
4 125 Najibullah Zadran 41.66 77 1
5 123 Pathum Nissanka Sri Lanka 61.50 85
Last Updated: 1 January 2023

Most wickets

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Rank Wickets Player Teams Innings Best Average Economy
1 7 Kasun Rajitha Sri Lanka 3 3/31 21.00 5.06
2 5 Rashid Khan Afghanistan 2 4/37 15.40 4.27
Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka 3 2/42 29.60 4.93
3 4 Fazalhaq Farooqi Afghanistan 4/49 31.75 6.24
4 3 Gulbadin Naib 2 3/34 27.33 5.85
Lahiru Kumara Sri Lanka 2/50 34.66 7.25
Maheesh Theekshana 3 2/49 52.33 5.81
Last Updated: 1 January 2023

Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2022-23

References

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  1. ^ "Schedule for Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka announced". ThePapare. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan to tour Sri Lanka in late November". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ "ACB name squad for Sri Lanka series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Clinical Afghanistan down Sri Lanka in first bilateral game". ThePapare. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI called off due to rain". ThePapare. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Asalanka, Wellalage script comeback win to square the series". ThePapare. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Lakshan and Wellalage return to national squad for Afghanistan series". Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Uncapped spinner named in Afghanistan's squad for Sri Lanka ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Rajapaksa opts for break from ODI cricket as Sri Lanka announce squad for Afghanistan series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka recall Lakshan, Rajitha, Kumara for Afghanistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Two late additions to the Sri Lanka ODI squad". ThePapare. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Ibrahim Zadran breaks record during epic hundred against Sri Lanka". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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