f62052 t2526	Sri Lanka v Afghanistan
	Afghanistan in Sri Lanka 2023/24 (Only Test)
Venue	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th February 2024 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
Result	Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Umpires	CM Brown (New Zealand), MA Gough (England)
TV umpire	AG Wharf (England)
Referee	BC Broad (England)
Reserve Umpire	RMPJ Rambukwella
Close of play day 1	Sri Lanka (1) 80/0 (KNM Fernando 36*, Karunaratne 42*; 14 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lanka (1) 410/6 (Samarawickrama 21*; 101.2 overs)
Close of play day 3	Afghanistan (2) 199/1 (Ibrahim Zadran 101*, Rahmat Shah 46*; 75 overs)
Player of the Match	NGRP Jayasuriya

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Afghanistan first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
Ibrahim Zadran	lbw b AM Fernando	0	2	1	-	-	2
Noor Ali Zadran	c and b MVT Fernando	31	46	71	5	-	32
Rahmat Shah	c Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya	91	139	209	13	-	95
*Hashmatullah Shahidi	c Samarawickrama b MVT Fernando	17	45	78	1	-	33
Nasir Ahmadzai	b Jayasuriya	0	7	5	-	-	7
+Ikram Alikhil	c KNM Fernando b MVT Fernando	21	50	72	3	-	39
Qais Ahmad	lbw b Jayasuriya	21	44	67	1	1	32
Zia-ur-Rehman	lbw b MVT Fernando	4	11	17	1	-	10
Nijat Masood	c and b AM Fernando	12	24	42	1	1	20
Naveed Zadran	not out	0	6	17	-	-	6
Mohammad Saleem	b AM Fernando	0	2	3	-	-	2
Extras	(1 w)	1
Total	(all out, 62.4 overs)	198
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Ibrahim Zadran, 0.2 ov), 2-57 (Noor Ali Zadran, 14.3 ov), 3-109 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 32.2 ov), 4-110 (Nasir Ahmadzai, 33.5 ov), 5-155 (Rahmat Shah, 45.1 ov), 6-169 (Ikram Alikhil, 50.5 ov), 7-182 (Zia-ur-Rehman, 54.3 ov), 8-190 (Qais Ahmad, 59.4 ov), 9-198 (Nijat Masood, 62.2 ov), 10-198 (Mohammad Saleem, 62.4 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
AM Fernando	14.4	1	24	3	-	-	70	1	-
MVT Fernando	12	1	51	4	1	-	46	5	1
Gunasekara	9	1	50	0	-	-	30	7	-
Jayasuriya	25	7	67	3	-	-	123	11	1
de Silva	2	0	6	0	-	-	9	1	-

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
KNM Fernando	c Noor Ali Zadran b Naveed Zadran	37	53	82	6	-	37
FDM Karunaratne	c Ibrahim Zadran b Qais Ahmad	77	72	153	12	-	38
BKG Mendis	c Zia-ur-Rehman b Nijat Masood	10	22	26	1	-	15
AD Mathews	hit wkt b Qais Ahmad	141	259	331	14	3	180
LD Chandimal	c Ikram Alikhil b Naveed Zadran	107	181	245	10	1	118
*DM de Silva	run out (Hashmatullah Shahidi)	0	1	1	-	-	1
+WSR Samarawickrama	c Rahmat Shah b Naveed Zadran	27	33	62	4	1	23
CD Gunasekara	retired hurt	16	27	49	2	-	19
NGRP Jayasuriya	b Naveed Zadran	2	8	16	-	-	6
MVT Fernando	not out	0	2	5	-	-	2
AM Fernando	b Nijat Masood	0	1	1	-	-	1
Extras	(5 b, 9 lb, 3 nb, 5 w)	22
Total	(all out, 109.2 overs)	439
Fall of wickets:
1-93 (KNM Fernando, 16.2 ov), 2-115 (Mendis, 21.1 ov), 3-148 (Karunaratne, 29.1 ov), 4-380 (Chandimal, 92.3 ov), 5-380 (de Silva, 92.4 ov), 6-410 (Mathews, 101.2 ov), 7-427 (Samarawickrama, 106.1 ov), 8-435 (Jayasuriya, 108.4 ov), 9-439 (AM Fernando, 109.2 ov)

Afghanistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Nijat Masood	19.2	3	76	2	-	1	85	13	-
Mohammad Saleem	12.1	0	57	0	-	2	45	8	-
Naveed Zadran	22.5	4	83	4	1	-	95	9	1
Zia-ur-Rehman	28	2	90	0	-	-	118	8	2
Qais Ahmad	22	2	98	2	-	-	82	10	2
Rahmat Shah	3	0	10	0	-	-	9	-	-
Hashmatullah Shahidi	2	0	11	0	-	-	5	1	-

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Afghanistan second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
Ibrahim Zadran	b Jayasuriya	114	259	380	12	-	188
Noor Ali Zadran	lbw b AM Fernando	47	136	190	5	-	111
Rahmat Shah	c Samarawickrama b Rajitha	54	119	149	5	-	86
*Hashmatullah Shahidi	c Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya	18	37	53	3	-	28
Nasir Ahmadzai	not out	41	67	109	5	1	48
+Ikram Alikhil	c Mendis b AM Fernando	1	6	7	-	-	5
Qais Ahmad	c de Silva b Jayasuriya	1	3	4	-	-	2
Zia-ur-Rehman	b Jayasuriya	0	11	9	-	-	11
Naveed Zadran	b Jayasuriya	4	14	25	1	-	13
Nijat Masood	c Samarawickrama b Rajitha	0	15	25	-	-	15
Mohammad Saleem	c de Silva b AM Fernando	2	9	13	-	-	8
Extras	(1 b, 6 lb, 1 nb, 6 w)	14
Total	(all out, 112.3 overs)	296
Fall of wickets:
1-106 (Noor Ali Zadran, 42.5 ov), 2-214 (Rahmat Shah, 81.2 ov), 3-237 (Ibrahim Zadran, 89.5 ov), 4-246 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 93.2 ov), 5-247 (Ikram Alikhil, 94.4 ov), 6-248 (Qais Ahmad, 95.1 ov), 7-250 (Zia-ur-Rehman, 97.4 ov), 8-271 (Naveed Zadran, 103.3 ov), 9-284 (Nijat Masood, 108.6 ov), 10-296 (Mohammad Saleem, 112.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
MVT Fernando	14	3	37	0	-	-	67	5	-
AM Fernando	21.3	2	63	3	2	-	97	7	-
Rajitha	20	5	59	2	-	1	95	10	-
Jayasuriya	47	10	107	5	-	-	216	9	1
de Silva	10	1	23	0	-	-	39	-	-

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Sri Lanka second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
FDM Karunaratne	not out	32	22	33	3	1	9
KNM Fernando	not out	22	23	33	4	-	14
BKG Mendis	did not bat
AD Mathews	did not bat
LD Chandimal	did not bat
*DM de Silva	did not bat
+WSR Samarawickrama	did not bat
NGRP Jayasuriya	did not bat
MVT Fernando	did not bat
AM Fernando	did not bat
CAK Rajitha	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb)	2
Total	(no wicket, 33 minutes, 7.2 overs)	56

Afghanistan bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Zia-ur-Rehman	3	0	12	0	-	-	12	2	-
Naveed Zadran	3	0	30	0	-	1	7	3	1
Nijat Masood	1	0	5	0	-	-	3	-	-
Qais Ahmad	0.2	0	8	0	-	-	-	2	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Sri Lanka full substitute: CAK Rajitha for CD Gunasekara (concussion on Day 3)
--> Day 1 Lunch: Afghanistan (1) 90/2 (Rahmat Shah 48*, Hashmatullah Shahidi 11*; 25 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Afghanistan (1) 168/5 (Ikram Alikhil 21*, Qais Ahmad ?*; 50 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 177/3 (Mathews 29*, Chandimal 15*; 37 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 287/3 (Mathews 78*, Chandimal 69*; 69 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Afghanistan (2) 35/0 (Ibrahim Zadran 21*, Noor Ali Zadran 12*; 12 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Afghanistan (2) 97/0 (Ibrahim Zadran 52*, Noor Ali Zadran 42*; 39 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Afghanistan (2) 251/7 (Nasir Ahmadzai 7*, Naveed Zadran 0*; 99 overs)
--> Afghanistan first innings: 50 in 10.6 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 100 in 30.1 overs
--> Afghanistan first innings: 150 in 44.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 8.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 16.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 29.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 200 in 42.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 250 in 58.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 300 in 72.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 350 in 86.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 400 in 96.2 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 50 in 22.2 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 100 in 40.4 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 150 in 54.3 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 200 in 75.3 overs
--> Afghanistan second innings: 250 in 97.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 7.1 overs
--> Noor Ali Zadran made his debut in Test matches
--> Zia-ur-Rehman made his debut in Test matches
--> Naveed Zadran made his debut in Test matches
--> Mohammad Saleem made his debut in Test matches
--> CD Gunasekara made his debut in Test matches
--> Ikram Alikhil made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Qais Ahmad made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> Qais Ahmad made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Mohammad Saleem made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Mohammad Saleem made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> WSR Samarawickrama made his last appearance in Test matches
--> CD Gunasekara made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Rahmat Shah (1) 50 in 80 balls with 7 fours
--> Rahmat Shah (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 76
--> Qais Ahmad (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in Test matches
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) 50 in 44 balls with 9 fours
--> AD Mathews (1) 50 in 100 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> AD Mathews (1) 100 in 184 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes
--> AD Mathews (1) passed 7500 runs in Test matches when he reached 139
--> AD Mathews (1) passed 11500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 22
--> LD Chandimal (1) 50 in 83 balls with 6 fours
--> LD Chandimal (1) 100 in 168 balls with 9 fours and 1 six
--> Ibrahim Zadran (2) 50 in 115 balls with 8 fours
--> Ibrahim Zadran (2) passed his previous highest score of 87 in Test matches
--> Ibrahim Zadran (2) made his first century in Test matches
--> Ibrahim Zadran (2) 100 in 216 balls with 11 fours
--> Ibrahim Zadran (2) passed his previous highest score of 105 in First-Class matches
--> Rahmat Shah (2) 50 in 106 balls with 5 fours
--> Naveed Zadran made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Nasir Ahmadzai made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Nasir Ahmadzai made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> Rahmat Shah made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Rahmat Shah made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> Zia-ur-Rehman made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Ikram Alikhil made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Ikram Alikhil made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> Nijat Masood made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Nijat Masood made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> Ibrahim Zadran made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Ibrahim Zadran made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> Qais Ahmad made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Qais Ahmad made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> Mohammad Saleem made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Hashmatullah Shahidi made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> Hashmatullah Shahidi made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> Noor Ali Zadran (30) and Rahmat Shah (20) added 50 in 64 balls for the Afghanistan 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> Rahmat Shah (35) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (17) added 50 in 104 balls for the Afghanistan 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> KNM Fernando (28) and FDM Karunaratne (22) added 50 in 52 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the first innings
--> AD Mathews (22) and LD Chandimal (24) added 50 in 80 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the first innings
--> AD Mathews (41) and LD Chandimal (52) added 100 in 170 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the first innings
--> AD Mathews (76) and LD Chandimal (71) added 150 in 260 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the first innings
--> AD Mathews (102) and LD Chandimal (92) added 200 in 340 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the first innings
--> Ibrahim Zadran (29) and Noor Ali Zadran (19) added 50 in 135 balls for the Afghanistan 1st wicket in the second innings
--> Ibrahim Zadran (54) and Noor Ali Zadran (42) added 100 in 245 balls for the Afghanistan 1st wicket in the second innings
--> Ibrahim Zadran (22) and Rahmat Shah (29) added 50 in 86 balls for the Afghanistan 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> Ibrahim Zadran (50) and Rahmat Shah (50) added 100 in 207 balls for the Afghanistan 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> FDM Karunaratne (28) and KNM Fernando (22) added 50 in 44 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the second innings
--> CD Gunasekara retired hurt in the Sri Lanka first innings having scored 16 (team score 439/8) (109.1 overs)

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Afghanistan 1st innings
Over 54.3: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - Zia-ur-Rehman (decision upheld)
Over 55.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Nijat Masood (decision upheld)
Over 57.1: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Nijat Masood (decision overturned)
Over 59.4: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Qais Ahmad (decision upheld)
Over 62.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - Mohammad Saleem (decision upheld)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
Over 73.1: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - LD Chandimal (decision upheld)
Afghanistan 2nd innings
Over 18.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Noor Ali Zadran (decision upheld)
Over 36.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Noor Ali Zadran (decision upheld)
Over 42.5: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Noor Ali Zadran (decision upheld - umpire's call)
Over 108.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Nijat Masood (decision overturned)
Over 112.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Mohammad Saleem (decision upheld)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
Over 6.4: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (decision upheld)