Afghanistan Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match Group B
Asia Cup Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 2023 (2023) · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore · 5 September 2023
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 92 for Sri Lanka. Gulbadin Naib took 4/60.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Date
- 5 September 2023
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 2 runs
- Player of the match
- Kusal Mendis
- Captains
- Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan)
- Umpires
- Asif Yaqoob and CB Gaffaney
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 291 for 8. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 92 off 84 balls, and Pathum Nissanka made 41. Gulbadin Naib took 4 for 60 for Afghanistan. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the fourth wicket between Kusal Mendis and Charith Asalanka.
Chasing 292, Afghanistan made 289 all out. Mohammad Nabi top-scored with 65 off 32 balls, and Hashmatullah Shahidi made 59. Kasun Rajitha took 4 for 79 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 80-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mohammad Nabi and Hashmatullah Shahidi.
Sri Lanka won by 2 runs.
SRI LANKA: 291 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib | 32 | 35 |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Najibullah Zadran b Gulbadin Naib | 41 | 40 |
| Kusal Mendis | run out (Rashid Khan) | 92 | 84 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Gulbadin Naib | 3 | 8 |
| Charith Asalanka | c & b Rashid Khan | 36 | 43 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 14 | 19 |
| Dasun Shanaka | b Rashid Khan | 5 | 8 |
| Dunith Wellalage | not out | 33 | 39 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | b Gulbadin Naib | 28 | 24 |
Did not bat: Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
Extras 7 · Total 291 for 8
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 7 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 10 | 0 | 60 | 4 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 63 | 2 |
| Karim Janat | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-63 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 10.2 ov), 2-80 (Pathum Nissanka, 14.4 ov), 3-86 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 16.5 ov), 4-188 (Charith Asalanka, 33.2 ov), 5-221 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 38.1 ov), 6-226 (Kusal Mendis, 39.1 ov), 7-227 (Dasun Shanaka, 39.3 ov), 8-291 (Maheesh Theekshana, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (32) and Pathum Nissanka (31) | 63 | 62 |
| second | Kusal Mendis (7) and Pathum Nissanka (10) | 17 | 26 |
| third | Kusal Mendis (3) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (3) | 6 | 13 |
| fourth | Kusal Mendis (65) and Charith Asalanka (36) | 102 | 99 |
| fifth | Dhananjaya de Silva (14) and Kusal Mendis (17) | 33 | 29 |
| sixth | Dasun Shanaka (5) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 5 | 6 |
| seventh | Dasun Shanaka (0) and Dunith Wellalage (0) | 1 | 2 |
| eighth | Maheesh Theekshana (28) and Dunith Wellalage (33) | 64 | 63 |
AFGHANISTAN: 289 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | b Kasun Rajitha | 7 | 14 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c Kusal Mendis b Kasun Rajitha | 4 | 8 |
| Gulbadin Naib | lbw b Matheesha Pathirana | 22 | 16 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Matheesha Pathirana b Kasun Rajitha | 45 | 40 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | c Kasun Rajitha b Dunith Wellalage | 59 | 66 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Maheesh Theekshana | 65 | 32 |
| Karim Janat | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dunith Wellalage | 22 | 13 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Dushan Hemantha b Kasun Rajitha | 23 | 15 |
| Rashid Khan | not out | 27 | 16 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Dhananjaya de Silva | 0 | 3 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | lbw b Dhananjaya de Silva | 0 | 3 |
Extras 15 · Total 289 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 10 | 0 | 79 | 4 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 1.4 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.2 ov), 2-27 (Ibrahim Zadran, 4.6 ov), 3-50 (Gulbadin Naib, 8.1 ov), 4-121 (Rahmat Shah, 18.4 ov), 5-201 (Mohammad Nabi, 26.3 ov), 6-234 (Karim Janat, 31.1 ov), 7-237 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 31.5 ov), 8-276 (Najibullah Zadran, 35.4 ov), 9-289 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 37.1 ov), 10-289 (Fazalhaq Farooqi, 37.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ibrahim Zadran (6) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (4) | 10 | 14 |
| second | Gulbadin Naib (14) and Ibrahim Zadran (1) | 17 | 16 |
| third | Gulbadin Naib (8) and Rahmat Shah (15) | 23 | 19 |
| fourth | Hashmatullah Shahidi (37) and Rahmat Shah (30) | 71 | 63 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (65) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (11) | 80 | 47 |
| sixth | Hashmatullah Shahidi (10) and Karim Janat (22) | 33 | 28 |
| seventh | Hashmatullah Shahidi (1) and Najibullah Zadran (2) | 3 | 4 |
| eighth | Najibullah Zadran (21) and Rashid Khan (15) | 39 | 23 |
| ninth | Rashid Khan (12) and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0) | 13 | 9 |
| tenth | Rashid Khan (0) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (0) | 0 | 3 |
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