Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23
# 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. These matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. All three matches were played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka recovered from losing the first match, and the second encounter ending with no result due to rain, to level the series in the third game.

## Squads

| Sri Lanka | Afghanistan |
| - | - |
| 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. Pramod Madushan was also ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad due to injury; Nuwanidu Fernando and Milan Rathnayake respectively were named as replacements.

## 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).
* World Cup Super League points: Sri Lanka 10, Afghanistan 0.

## Statistics

### Most runs

| Rank | Runs | Player | 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 | 3 | 42.00 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 125 | Najibullah Zadran | 3 | 41.66 | 77 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 123 | Pathum Nissanka | 3 | 61.50 | 85 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Updated: 1 January 2023 |||||||||

### Most wickets

| Rank | Wickets | Player | 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 |
| 2 | 5 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 3 | 2/42 | 29.60 | 4.93 |
| 3 | 4 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3 | 4/49 | 31.75 | 6.24 |
| 4 | 3 | Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 3/34 | 27.33 | 5.85 |
| 4 | 3 | Lahiru Kumara | 2 | 2/50 | 34.66 | 7.25 |
| 4 | 3 | Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 2/49 | 52.33 | 5.81 |
| Last Updated: 1 January 2023 ||||||||

Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2022-23

