Asia Cup 2023

6th Match, Group B: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka  |  Sri Lanka won by 2 runs

Match Details
Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat Tournament Asia Cup 2023
Umpires
Asif Yaqoob and Chris Gaffaney (Australia) Match Date 05 Sep 2023
Match Referee David Boon (Australia) Ground Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
TV Umpire Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe)    
Player of Match Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)    

Sri Lanka Innings

R M B 4s 6s SR
1 Pathum Nissanka c Najibullah Zadran b Gulbadin Naib 41 0 40 6 0 102.50
2 Dimuth Karunaratne c Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib 32 0 35 6 0 91.43
3 Kusal Mendis † run out Rashid Khan 92 0 84 6 3 109.52
4 Sadeera Samarawickrama c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Gulbadin Naib 3 0 8 0 0 37.50
5 Charith Asalanka c & b Rashid Khan 36 0 43 2 1 83.72
6 Dhananjaya de Silva b Mujeeb ur Rehman 14 0 19 1 0 73.68
7 Dasun Shanaka * b Rashid Khan 5 0 8 1 0 62.50
8 Dunith Wellalage not out 33 0 39 3 1 84.62
9 Maheesh Theekshana b Gulbadin Naib 28 0 24 2 1 116.67
10 Kasun Rajitha Did not bat
11 Matheesha Pathirana Did not bat
Extra lb 1, w 6 7
Total 8 wickets; 50.0 overs; 0 mins 291 5.82 runs per over

Fall of wickets 1-63 ( Dimuth Karunaratne, 10.2 ) ;   2-80 ( Pathum Nissanka , 14.4 ) ;   3-86 ( Sadeera Samarawickrama, 16.5 ) ;   4-188 ( Charith Asalanka, 33.2 ) ;   5-221 ( Dhananjaya de Silva, 38.1 ) ;   6-226 ( Kusal Mendis, 39.1 ) ;   7-227 ( Dasun Shanaka, 39.3 ) ;   8-291 ( Maheesh Theekshana, 50.0 )

Bowling

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No balls
Fazalhaq Farooqi 7.0 1 52 0 0 0
Mujeeb ur Rehman 10.0 0 60 1 2 0
Gulbadin Naib 10.0 0 60 4 2 0
Mohammad Nabi 10.0 0 35 0 0 0
Rashid Khan 10.0 0 63 2 1 0
Karim Janat 3.0 0 20 0 1 0

Afghanistan Innings

R M B 4s 6s SR
1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz † c Kusal Mendis b Kasun Rajitha 4 0 8 1 0 50.00
2 Ibrahim Zadran b Kasun Rajitha 7 0 15 1 0 46.67
3 Gulbadin Naib lbw Matheesha Pathirana 22 0 16 4 0 137.50
4 Rahmat Shah Zurmatai c Matheesha Pathirana b Kasun Rajitha 45 0 40 5 1 112.50
5 Hashmatullah Shahidi * c Kasun Rajitha b Dunith Wellalage 59 0 66 3 1 89.39
6 Mohammad Nabi c Dhananjaya de Silva b Maheesh Theekshana 65 0 32 6 5 203.13
7 Karim Janat c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dunith Wellalage 22 0 13 1 2 169.23
8 Najibullah Zadran c Pathum Nissanka b Kasun Rajitha 23 0 15 1 2 153.33
9 Rashid Khan not out 27 0 16 4 1 168.75
10 Mujeeb ur Rehman c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Dhananjaya de Silva 0 0 3 0 0 0.00
11 Fazalhaq Farooqi lbw Dhananjaya de Silva 0 0 3 0 0 0.00
Extra lb 5, w 10 15
Total 10 wickets; 37.4 overs; 0 mins 289 7.67 runs per over

Fall of wickets 1-10 ( Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2.2 ) ;   2-22 ( Ibrahim Zadran, 5.0 ) ;   3-50 ( Gulbadin Naib, 8.1 ) ;   4-121 ( Rahmat Shah Zurmatai, 18.4 ) ;   5-201 ( Mohammad Nabi, 26.3 ) ;   6-234 ( Karim Janat, 31.1 ) ;   7-237 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi, 31.5 ) ;   8-276 ( Najibullah Zadran, 35.4 ) ;   9-289 ( Mujeeb ur Rehman , 37.1 ) ;   10-289 ( Fazalhaq Farooqi, 37.4 )

Bowling

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No balls
Kasun Rajitha 10.0 0 79 4 1 0
Maheesh Theekshana 10.0 0 62 1 2 0
Dunith Wellalage 4.0 0 36 2 0 0
Matheesha Pathirana 10.0 0 63 1 4 0
Dasun Shanaka * 2.0 0 32 0 1 0
Dhananjaya de Silva 1.4 0 12 2 0 0

Match Notes

Sri Lanka Inning

  • Sri Lanka : 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 0
  • 1st Wicket : 50 runs in 50 balls (Dimuth Karunaratne 25 , Pathum Nissanka 28 , Ex 0)
  • Sri Lanka : 100 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 0
  • Sri Lanka : 150 runs in 27.3 overs (165 balls), Extras 0
  • Kusal Mendis : 50 off 55 balls ( 5 x 4  )
  • 4th Wicket : 100 runs in 92 balls (Kusal Mendis 30 , Charith Asalanka 61 , Ex 1)
  • Sri Lanka : 200 runs in 35.0 overs (210 balls), Extras 1
  • Drinks Break : Sri Lanka - 200/4 in 35.0 overs (Kusal Mendis 82 , Dhananjaya de Silva 5)
  • Sri Lanka : 250 runs in 44.3 overs (267 balls), Extras 4
  • Innings Break : Sri Lanka - 291/8 in 50.0 overs (Dunith Wellalage 33

Afghanistan Inning

  • Afghanistan : 50 runs in 8.0 overs (48 balls), Extras 2
  • 4th Wicket : 50 runs in 35 balls (Hashmatullah Shahidi 16 , Rahmat Shah Zurmatai 22 , Ex 4)
  • Drinks Break : Afghanistan - 92/3 in 14.0 overs (Hashmatullah Shahidi 16 , Rahmat Shah Zurmatai 37)
  • Afghanistan : 100 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
  • Afghanistan : 150 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 6
  • Mohammad Nabi : 50 off 24 balls ( 6 x 4  3 x 6  )
  • 5th Wicket : 100 runs in 41 balls (Mohammad Nabi 10 , Hashmatullah Shahidi 57 , Ex 4)
  • Afghanistan : 200 runs in 25.5 overs (155 balls), Extras 10
  • Drinks Break : Afghanistan - 201/5 in 26.3 overs (Hashmatullah Shahidi 48
  • Hashmatullah Shahidi : 50 off 51 balls ( 3 x 4  1 x 6  )
  • Afghanistan : 250 runs in 33.1 overs (199 balls), Extras 12