Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan cruised to a 7-wicket win against Sri Lanka in ODI 30 of the ongoing 2023 World Cup, at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Chasing 242, Afghanistan cruised to 242/3 in 45.2 overs, courtesy of some fine batting. The Afghans received an early hiccup in their chase, with opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz departing for a four-ball duck as he was removed by Dilshan Madushanka. Madushanka struck again in the 17th over to remove Ibrahim Zadran (39). But since then, it was all Afghanistan as they cruised to an easy win.
Afghan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi played a crucial knock, smacking 58* off 74 balls. Meanwhile, Azmatullah Omarzai clattered 73* off 63 as the duo took Afghanistan past the finishing line. Meanwhile, Rahmat Shah also made an impact from no. 3. He clattefed 62 off 74 balls. In the first innings, Sri Lanka were sedate and cautiuous throughout and Afghanistan were the opposite of that and this allowed the latter to get the batting side all out for 241 on a good batting surface. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bowl first. Dimuth Karunaratne returned to the Sri Lankan lineup as opener in place of Kusal Perera but he didn’t last too long, falling to Fazalhaq Farooqi off the second ball of the sixth over. Sri Lanka were then steadied somewhat by Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka before the latter fell four runs short of his half-century. The pair had put up 62 off 77 balls for the second wicket.
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
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| c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | 46 | 60 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 76.66 | |||
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Dimuth Karunaratne
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lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 15 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 | ||
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Kusal Mendis (c)†
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c sub (Najibullah Zadran) b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 39 | 50 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 78.00 | ||
| lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 36 | 40 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 90.00 | |||
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Charith Asalanka
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c Rashid Khan b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 22 | 28 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 | ||
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Dhananjaya de Silva
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b Rashid Khan | 14 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 53.84 | ||
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Angelo Mathews
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c Mohammad Nabi b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 23 | 26 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 88.46 | ||
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Dushmantha Chameera
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run out (Ibrahim Zadran) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
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Maheesh Theekshana
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b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 29 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 93.54 | ||
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Kasun Rajitha
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run out (Rahmanullah Gurbaz) | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 | ||
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Dilshan Madushanka
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not out | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (lb 2, w 9) | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 49.3 Ov (RR: 4.86) | 241 | |||||||
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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) • DRS
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman
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10 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 3.80 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3.40 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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Naveen-ul-Haq
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6.3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 7.23 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Azmatullah Omarzai
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7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 5.28 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Rashid Khan
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10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5.00 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Mohammad Nabi
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6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz
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b Madushanka | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| c Karunaratne b Madushanka | 39 | 57 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 68.42 | |||
| c Karunaratne b Rajitha | 62 | 74 | 121 | 7 | 0 | 83.78 | |||
| not out | 58 | 74 | 132 | 2 | 1 | 78.37 | |||
| not out | 73 | 63 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 115.87 | |||
| Extras | (lb 1, w 9) | 10 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 45.2 Ov (RR: 5.33) | 242/3 | |||||||
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Did not bat:
Ikram Alikhil †,
Mohammad Nabi,
Rashid Khan,
Mujeeb Ur Rahman,
Naveen-ul-Haq,
Fazalhaq Farooqi
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Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.4 ov), 2-73 (Ibrahim Zadran, 16.5 ov), 3-131 (Rahmat Shah, 27.6 ov) • DRS
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
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Dilshan Madushanka
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9 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 5.33 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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Kasun Rajitha
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10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 4.80 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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Angelo Mathews
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3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Dushmantha Chameera
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9.2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5.46 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Maheesh Theekshana
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10 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 5.50 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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Dhananjaya de Silva
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4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Sri Lanka innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 41 runs, 1 wicket)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz kept wickets in place of Ikram Alikhil from 1.5 overs of Sri Lanka innings
- Over 5.2: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – RK Illingworth, Batter – FDM Karunaratne (Upheld)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 – 40.0 (Mandatory – 144 runs, 6 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 71/1 in 16.0 overs (P Nissanka 42, BKG Mendis 13)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 65 balls (P Nissanka 36, BKG Mendis 13, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (128 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (BKG Mendis 18, S Samarawickrama 32, Ex 0)
- Over 29.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – RK Illingworth, Batter – S Samarawickrama (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 157/4 in 33.0 overs (KIC Asalanka 8, DM de Silva 11)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 – 50.0 (Mandatory – 56 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 42.5 overs (257 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka – 241/10 in 49.3 overs (D Madushanka 0)
- Afghanistan innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 – 10.0 (Mandatory – 50 runs, 1 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (Ibrahim Zadran 28, Rahmat Shah 20, Ex 2)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 – 40.0 (Mandatory – 151 runs, 2 wickets)
- Drinks: Afghanistan – 73/2 in 16.5 overs (Rahmat Shah 31)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 21.5 overs (131 balls), Extras 5
- Rahmat Shah: 50 off 61 balls (5 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (Rahmat Shah 29, Hashmatullah Shahidi 20, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Afghanistan – 145/3 in 31.4 overs (Hashmatullah Shahidi 35, Azmatullah Omarzai 4)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 32.1 overs (193 balls), Extras 6
- Over 35.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – RK Illingworth, Batter – Azmatullah Omarzai (Struck down)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (Hashmatullah Shahidi 18, Azmatullah Omarzai 32, Ex 1)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 39.5 overs (239 balls), Extras 6
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 – 50.0 (Mandatory – 41 runs, 0 wicket)
- Hashmatullah Shahidi: 50 off 67 balls (1 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Azmatullah Omarzai: 50 off 50 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 93 balls (Hashmatullah Shahidi 30, Azmatullah Omarzai 65, Ex 5)
| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | |
| Toss | Afghanistan, elected to field first |
| Series |
ICC Cricket World Cup
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| Season | 2023/24 |
| Player Of The Match |
 Fazalhaq Farooqi |
| Match number | ODI no. 4687 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.00, Second Session 18.00-21.30 |
| Match days | 30 October 2023 – daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires |
 Chris GaffaneyDRS  Richard IllingworthDRS |
| TV Umpire |
Alex Wharf |
| Reserve Umpire |
 Marais Erasmus |
| Match Referee |
 Javagal Srinath |
| Points | Afghanistan 2, Sri Lanka 0 |
