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
	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

Sri Lanka[7]	Afghanistan[8]
Dasun Shanaka (c) Charith Asalanka Ashen Bandara Dinesh Chandimal (wk) Dhananjaya de Silva Asitha Fernando Nuwanidu Fernando Wanindu Hasaranga Lahiru Kumara Dhananjaya Lakshan Pramod Madushan Kusal Mendis (wk) Pathum Nissanka Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk) Kasun Rajitha Milan Rathnayake Maheesh Theekshana Dunith Wellalage	Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) Rahmat Shah (vc) Fareed Ahmad Noor Ahmad Ikram Alikhil (wk) Yamin Ahmadzai Fazalhaq Farooqi Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) Riaz Hassan Shahidullah Kamal Rashid Khan Mohammad Nabi Gulbadin Naib Azmatullah Omarzai Mujeeb Ur Rahman Zia-ur-Rehman Ibrahim Zadran Najibullah Zadran

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

1st ODI

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

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)		Pathum Nissanka 3* (8)

No result Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)

• 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

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

Most runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Teams	Innings	Average	High Score	100	50
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

Rank	Wickets	Player	Teams	Innings	Best	Average	Economy
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

Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2022-23

References

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.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo