Afghanistan Vs Sri Lanka 30Th Match
ICC Cricket World Cup in India - 2023 (2023/24) · Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune · 30 October 2023
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Azmatullah Omarzai top-scored with 73* for Afghanistan. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4/34.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- Date
- 30 October 2023
- Toss
- Afghanistan, chose to field
- Result
- Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Captains
- Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and RK Illingworth
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 241 all out. Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 46 off 60 balls, and Kusal Mendis made 39. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4 for 34 for Afghanistan. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, 310 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 242, Afghanistan made 242 for 3. Azmatullah Omarzai top-scored with 73 not out off 63 balls, and Rahmat Shah made 62. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the fourth wicket between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai, 46% of the total.
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Fazalhaq Farooqi's 4 for 34 are the best innings figures at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
SRI LANKA: 241 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 15 | 21 |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | 46 | 60 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Najibullah Zadran b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 39 | 50 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 36 | 40 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Rashid Khan b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 22 | 28 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Rashid Khan | 14 | 26 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Mohammad Nabi b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 23 | 26 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | run out (Ibrahim Zadran) | 1 | 4 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 29 | 31 |
| Kasun Rajitha | run out (Rahmanullah Gurbaz) | 5 | 7 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 11 · Total 241 all out
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 10 | 1 | 34 | 4 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 6.3 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 5.2 ov), 2-84 (Pathum Nissanka, 18.1 ov), 3-134 (Kusal Mendis, 27.4 ov), 4-139 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 29.1 ov), 5-167 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 35.6 ov), 6-180 (Charith Asalanka, 38.5 ov), 7-185 (Dushmantha Chameera, 39.6 ov), 8-230 (Maheesh Theekshana, 46.6 ov), 9-239 (Angelo Mathews, 48.3 ov), 10-241 (Kasun Rajitha, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (15) and Pathum Nissanka (7) | 22 | 32 |
| second | Kusal Mendis (21) and Pathum Nissanka (39) | 62 | 77 |
| third | Kusal Mendis (18) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (32) | 50 | 57 |
| fourth | Sadeera Samarawickrama (4) and Charith Asalanka (1) | 5 | 9 |
| fifth | Dhananjaya de Silva (14) and Charith Asalanka (14) | 28 | 41 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (1) and Charith Asalanka (7) | 13 | 17 |
| seventh | Angelo Mathews (3) and Dushmantha Chameera (1) | 5 | 6 |
| eighth | Angelo Mathews (14) and Maheesh Theekshana (29) | 45 | 42 |
| ninth | Angelo Mathews (5) and Kasun Rajitha (4) | 9 | 9 |
| tenth | Kasun Rajitha (1) and Dilshan Madushanka (0) | 2 | 6 |
AFGHANISTAN: 242 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dilshan Madushanka | 39 | 57 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Dilshan Madushanka | 0 | 4 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Kasun Rajitha | 62 | 74 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | not out | 58 | 74 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | not out | 73 | 63 |
Did not bat: Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Extras 10 · Total 242 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 9 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 9.2 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.4 ov), 2-73 (Ibrahim Zadran, 16.5 ov), 3-131 (Rahmat Shah, 27.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ibrahim Zadran (0) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (0) | 0 | 4 |
| second | Rahmat Shah (31) and Ibrahim Zadran (39) | 73 | 97 |
| third | Hashmatullah Shahidi (25) and Rahmat Shah (31) | 58 | 67 |
| fourth | Hashmatullah Shahidi (33) and Azmatullah Omarzai (73) | 111 | 104 |
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