Sri Lanka Vs Afghanistan 3Rd Odi
Afghanistan in Sri Lanka - 2022 (2022/23) · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy · 30 November 2022
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Ibrahim Zadran top-scored with 162 for Afghanistan. Rashid Khan took 4/37.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
- Date
- 30 November 2022
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Charith Asalanka
- Captains
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- LE Hannibal and Nitin Menon
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Noor Ahmad's first ODI.
Afghanistan batted first and made 313 for 8. Ibrahim Zadran top-scored with 162 off 138 balls, and Najibullah Zadran made 77. Kasun Rajitha took 3 for 60 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 154-run stand for the fourth wicket between Najibullah Zadran and Ibrahim Zadran, 49% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, 251 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 314, Sri Lanka made 314 for 6. Charith Asalanka top-scored with 83 not out off 72 balls, and Kusal Mendis made 67. Rashid Khan took 4 for 37 for Afghanistan. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the first wicket between Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka.
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
AFGHANISTAN: 313 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Pathum Nissanka b Asitha Fernando | 162 | 138 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Kasun Rajitha | 5 | 12 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Kusal Mendis b Kasun Rajitha | 22 | 30 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | lbw b Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 10 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Dasun Shanaka b Wanindu Hasaranga | 77 | 76 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Pathum Nissanka b Wanindu Hasaranga | 12 | 12 |
| Gulbadin Naib | run out (Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana) | 8 | 11 |
| Rashid Khan | c Dinesh Chandimal b Kasun Rajitha | 13 | 10 |
| Noor Ahmad | not out | 2 | 1 |
Did not bat: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Extras 8 · Total 313 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 10 | 0 | 60 | 3 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Asitha Fernando | 10 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 10 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.1 ov), 2-47 (Rahmat Shah, 11.2 ov), 3-57 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 14.1 ov), 4-211 (Najibullah Zadran, 37.4 ov), 5-241 (Mohammad Nabi, 41.3 ov), 6-263 (Gulbadin Naib, 45.2 ov), 7-299 (Rashid Khan, 48.5 ov), 8-313 (Ibrahim Zadran, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ibrahim Zadran (1) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (5) | 6 | 13 |
| second | Rahmat Shah (22) and Ibrahim Zadran (19) | 41 | 55 |
| third | Hashmatullah Shahidi (4) and Ibrahim Zadran (3) | 10 | 17 |
| fourth | Najibullah Zadran (77) and Ibrahim Zadran (75) | 154 | 141 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (12) and Ibrahim Zadran (18) | 30 | 23 |
| sixth | Gulbadin Naib (8) and Ibrahim Zadran (12) | 22 | 23 |
| seventh | Rashid Khan (13) and Ibrahim Zadran (22) | 36 | 21 |
| eighth | Ibrahim Zadran (12) and Noor Ahmad (2) | 14 | 7 |
SRI LANKA: 314 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Mendis | c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi | 67 | 61 |
| Pathum Nissanka | b Rashid Khan | 35 | 55 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Mohammad Nabi | 33 | 32 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Rashid Khan | 5 | 11 |
| Charith Asalanka | not out | 83 | 72 |
| Dasun Shanaka | b Rashid Khan | 43 | 44 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Rashid Khan | 2 | 3 |
| Dunith Wellalage | not out | 31 | 21 |
Did not bat: Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Kasun Rajitha
Extras 15 · Total 314 for 6
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 9.4 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-101 (Kusal Mendis, 17.6 ov), 2-107 (Pathum Nissanka, 20.1 ov), 3-116 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 22.3 ov), 4-164 (Dinesh Chandimal, 30.3 ov), 5-243 (Dasun Shanaka, 41.4 ov), 6-249 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 43.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kusal Mendis (67) and Pathum Nissanka (30) | 101 | 108 |
| second | Dinesh Chandimal (1) and Pathum Nissanka (5) | 6 | 13 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (3) and Dhananjaya de Silva (5) | 9 | 14 |
| fourth | Dinesh Chandimal (29) and Charith Asalanka (15) | 48 | 48 |
| fifth | Dasun Shanaka (43) and Charith Asalanka (34) | 79 | 68 |
| sixth | Charith Asalanka (4) and Wanindu Hasaranga (2) | 6 | 9 |
| seventh | Charith Asalanka (30) and Dunith Wellalage (31) | 65 | 39 |
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