a30188 o4633	Afghanistan v Sri Lanka
	Asia Cup 2023 (Group B)
Venue	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 5th September 2023 (50-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Sri Lanka won by 2 runs
Points	Afghanistan 0; Sri Lanka 2
Umpires	Asif Yaqoob, CB Gaffaney (New Zealand)
TV umpire	L Rusere (Zimbabwe)
Referee	DC Boon (Australia)
Reserve Umpire	Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Player of the Match	BKG Mendis

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Sri Lanka innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
PN Silva	c Najibullah Zadaran b Gulbadeen Naib	41	40	55	6	-	18	102.50
FDM Karunaratne	c Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadeen Naib	32	35	37	6	-	22	91.43
+BKG Mendis	run out (Rashid Khan)	92	84	120	6	3	33	109.52
WSR Samarawickrama	c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Gulbadeen Naib	3	8	9	-	-	6	37.50
KIC Asalanka	c and b Rashid Khan	36	43	66	2	1	19	83.72
DM de Silva	b Mujeeb Zadran	14	19	18	1	-	10	73.68
*MD Shanaka	b Rashid Khan	5	8	6	1	-	6	62.50
DN Wellalage	not out	33	39	47	3	1	21	84.62
MM Theekshana	b Gulbadeen Naib	28	24	44	2	1	7	116.67
CAK Rajitha	did not bat
M Pathirana	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 6 w)	7
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 50 overs)	291
Fall of wickets:
1-63 (Karunaratne, 10.2 ov), 2-80 (PN Silva, 14.4 ov), 3-86 (Samarawickrama, 16.5 ov), 4-188 (Asalanka, 33.2 ov), 5-221 (de Silva, 38.1 ov), 6-226 (Mendis, 39.1 ov), 7-227 (Shanaka, 39.3 ov), 8-291 (Theekshana, 49.6 ov)

Afghanistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Fazal Haque	7	1	52	0	-	-	21	6	2	-	7.43
Mujeeb Zadran	10	0	60	1	2	-	29	6	1	60.00	6.00
Gulbadeen Naib	10	0	60	4	2	-	30	6	1	15.00	6.00
Mohammad Nabi	10	0	35	0	-	-	28	1	-	-	3.50
Rashid Khan	10	0	63	2	1	-	26	7	1	30.00	6.30
Karim Janat	3	0	20	0	1	-	8	1	1	-	6.67

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Afghanistan innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
+Rahmanullah Gurbaz	c Mendis b Rajitha	4	8	11	1	-	7	50.00
Ibrahim Zadran	b Rajitha	7	14	27	1	-	11	50.00
Gulbadeen Naib	lbw b Pathirana	22	16	30	4	-	7	137.50
Rahmat Shah	c Pathirana b Rajitha	45	40	64	5	1	19	112.50
*Hashmatullah Shahidi	c Rajitha b Wellalage	59	66	120	3	1	29	89.39
Mohammad Nabi	c de Silva b Theekshana	65	32	40	6	5	12	203.12
Karim Janat	c Karunaratne b Wellalage	22	13	23	1	2	4	169.23
Najibullah Zadaran	c sub (MADI Hemantha) b Rajitha	23	15	24	1	2	5	153.33
Rashid Khan	not out	27	16	34	4	1	6	168.75
Mujeeb Zadran	c Samarawickrama b de Silva	0	3	8	-	-	3	0.00
Fazal Haque	lbw b de Silva	0	3	1	-	-	3	0.00
Extras	(5 lb, 10 w)	15
Total	(all out, 37.4 overs)	289
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.2 ov), 2-27 (Ibrahim Zadran, 4.6 ov), 3-50 (Gulbadeen 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 Zadaran, 35.4 ov), 9-289 (Mujeeb Zadran, 37.1 ov), 10-289 (Fazal Haque, 37.4 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Rajitha	10	0	79	4	2	-	32	9	4	15.00	7.90
Theekshana	10	0	62	1	2	-	27	6	1	60.00	6.20
Wellalage	4	0	36	2	-	-	9	5	1	12.00	9.00
Pathirana	10	0	63	1	4	-	33	4	3	60.00	6.30
Shanaka	2	0	32	0	1	-	-	2	2	-	16.00
de Silva	1.4	0	12	2	-	-	5	-	1	5.00	7.20

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Notes
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (62/0)
--> Afghanistan powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (58/3)
--> Sri Lanka innings: 50 in 8.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 100 in 19.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 150 in 27.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 200 in 34.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 250 in 44.3 overs
--> Afghanistan innings: 50 in 7.6 overs
--> Afghanistan innings: 100 in 15.5 overs
--> Afghanistan innings: 150 in 22.2 overs
--> Afghanistan innings: 200 in 25.5 overs
--> Afghanistan innings: 250 in 33.1 overs
--> Karim Janat made his last appearance in ODI matches
--> BKG Mendis 50 in 55 balls with 5 fours
--> BKG Mendis passed 3000 runs in ODI matches when he reached 50
--> KIC Asalanka passed 3000 runs in List A matches when he reached 7
--> DN Wellalage passed his previous highest score of 32 in ODI matches
--> DN Wellalage passed 500 runs in List A matches when he reached 3
--> MM Theekshana equalled his previous highest score of 28 in ODI matches
--> MM Theekshana equalled his previous highest score of 28 in List A matches
--> Hashmatullah Shahidi 50 in 51 balls with 3 fours and 1 six
--> Mohammad Nabi 50 in 24 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes
--> CAK Rajitha made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> CAK Rajitha made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> BKG Mendis made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> BKG Mendis made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> KIC Asalanka made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> KIC Asalanka made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> PN Silva made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> PN Silva made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> MM Theekshana made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> MM Theekshana made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> DN Wellalage made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> DN Wellalage made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> M Pathirana made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> M Pathirana made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> FDM Karunaratne made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> FDM Karunaratne made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> DM de Silva made his debut in Pakistan in List A matches
--> DM de Silva made his debut in Pakistan in ODI matches
--> CAK Rajitha achieved his best innings bowling analysis in ODI matches when he dismissed Najibullah Zadaran in the Afghanistan innings (previous best was 3-31)
--> PN Silva (25) and FDM Karunaratne (28) added 50 in 50 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket
--> BKG Mendis (30) and KIC Asalanka (21) added 50 in 57 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket
--> BKG Mendis (64) and KIC Asalanka (36) added 100 in 96 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket
--> DN Wellalage (26) and MM Theekshana (23) added 50 in 56 balls for the Sri Lanka 8th wicket
--> Rahmat Shah (23) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (24) added 50 in 46 balls for the Afghanistan 4th wicket
--> Hashmatullah Shahidi (4) and Mohammad Nabi (42) added 50 in 29 balls for the Afghanistan 5th wicket

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Over 37.1: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Umpire - Asif Yaqoob, Batter - DM de Silva (decision upheld)
Over 8.1: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Umpire - Asif Yaqoob, Batter - Gulbadin Naib (decision upheld)
Over 29.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Hashmatullah Shahidi (decision upheld)
Over 37.4: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Fazal Haque (decision upheld)