Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23
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]
Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23 | |||
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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) |
Squads
editBefore 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
edit1st ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Sri Lanka 0.
2nd ODI
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- 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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- 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
editMost runs
editRank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
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1 | 278 | Ibrahim Zadran | 3 | 92.66 | 162 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | 132 | Rahmat Shah | 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 | 61.50 | 85 | ||||
Last Updated: 1 January 2023 |
Most wickets
editRank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
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1 | 7 | Kasun Rajitha | 3 | 3/31 | 21.00 | 5.06 | ||
2 | 5 | Rashid Khan | 2 | 4/37 | 15.40 | 4.27 | ||
Wanindu Hasaranga | 3 | 2/42 | 29.60 | 4.93 | ||||
3 | 4 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4/49 | 31.75 | 6.24 | |||
4 | 3 | Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 3/34 | 27.33 | 5.85 | ||
Lahiru Kumara | 2/50 | 34.66 | 7.25 | |||||
Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 2/49 | 52.33 | 5.81 | ||||
Last Updated: 1 January 2023 |
References
edit- ^ "Schedule for Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka announced". ThePapare. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan to tour Sri Lanka in late November". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "ACB name squad for Sri Lanka series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Clinical Afghanistan down Sri Lanka in first bilateral game". ThePapare. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI called off due to rain". ThePapare. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Asalanka, Wellalage script comeback win to square the series". ThePapare. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Lakshan and Wellalage return to national squad for Afghanistan series". Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Uncapped spinner named in Afghanistan's squad for Sri Lanka ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Rajapaksa opts for break from ODI cricket as Sri Lanka announce squad for Afghanistan series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka recall Lakshan, Rajitha, Kumara for Afghanistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Two late additions to the Sri Lanka ODI squad". ThePapare. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Ibrahim Zadran breaks record during epic hundred against Sri Lanka". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 November 2022.