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Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23
International cricket tour
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in November 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] These matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2] All three matches were played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.[3] Sri Lanka recovered from losing the first match,[4] and the second encounter ending with no result due to rain,[5] to level the series in the third game.[6]
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| Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 25 – 30 November 2022 | ||
| Captains | Dasun Shanaka | Hashmatullah Shahidi | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Pathum Nissanka (123) | Ibrahim Zadran (278) | |
| Most wickets | Kasun Rajitha (7) | Rashid Khan (5) | |
| Player of the series | Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) | ||
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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.[9][10] Pramod Madushan was also ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad due to injury; Nuwanidu Fernando and Milan Rathnayake respectively were named as replacements.[11]
1st ODI
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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
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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
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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).[12]
- World Cup Super League points: Sri Lanka 10, Afghanistan 0.
Most runs
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| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
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| 1 | 278 | Ibrahim Zadran |  | 3 | 92.66 | 162 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 132 | Rahmat Shah | | 3 | 44.00 | 68 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 126 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 42.00 | 58 | ||||
| 4 | 125 | Najibullah Zadran | 41.66 | 77 | 1 | |||
| 5 | 123 | Pathum Nissanka |  | 61.50 | 85 | |||
| Last Updated: 1 January 2023 | ||||||||
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Most wickets
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| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
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| 1 | 7 | Kasun Rajitha | | 3 | 3/31 | 21.00 | 5.06 | |
| 2 | 5 | Rashid Khan | | 2 | 4/37 | 15.40 | 4.27 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | | 3 | 2/42 | 29.60 | 4.93 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | | 4/49 | 31.75 | 6.24 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Gulbadin Naib | 2 | 3/34 | 27.33 | 5.85 | ||
| Lahiru Kumara | | 2/50 | 34.66 | 7.25 | ||||
| Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 2/49 | 52.33 | 5.81 | ||||
| Last Updated: 1 January 2023 | ||||||||
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- "Schedule for Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka announced". ThePapare. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "Afghanistan to tour Sri Lanka in late November". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "ACB name squad for Sri Lanka series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- "Clinical Afghanistan down Sri Lanka in first bilateral game". ThePapare. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI called off due to rain". ThePapare. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- "Asalanka, Wellalage script comeback win to square the series". ThePapare. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- "Lakshan and Wellalage return to national squad for Afghanistan series". Daily News. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- "Uncapped spinner named in Afghanistan's squad for Sri Lanka ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- "Rajapaksa opts for break from ODI cricket as Sri Lanka announce squad for Afghanistan series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- "Sri Lanka recall Lakshan, Rajitha, Kumara for Afghanistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- "Two late additions to the Sri Lanka ODI squad". ThePapare. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- "Ibrahim Zadran breaks record during epic hundred against Sri Lanka". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 November 2022.