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Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Score, Quarter Final 3 of Men's Asian Games
Result · Oct 04 2023, Wed - 06:30 AM (IST)
Quarter Final 3, - Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field
AFGHANISTAN116
SRI LANKA108
Afghanistan won by 8 runs
CRR:5.63
Match Info
| Series: | Men's Asian Games |
| Date: | Oct 04 2023, Wed - 06:30 AM (IST) |
| Country: | China |
| City: | Hangzhou |
| Venue: | Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field |
| Toss: | Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| Sri Lanka Squad: | Sahan Arachchige (c), Lasith Croospulle, Nuwanidu Fernando, Shevon Daniel, Ravindu Fernando, Lahiru Udara (wk), Ashen Bandara, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nuwan Thushara, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth |
| Afghanistan Squad: | Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ali Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Gulbadin Naib (c), Karim Janat, Afsar Zazai, Shahidullah Kamal, Zahir Khan, Qais Ahmad, Farid Malik |
Match Facts
- Gulbadin Naib is set to become the fifth skipper to lead Afghanistan in men’s T20Is; this will be just his second game against Sri Lanka in the format having a top-score of 12 with the bat, while remaining wicketless with the ball.
- Afghanistan batters have struck a boundary once in every 8.6 deliveries during the Powerplay phase in men’s T20Is, the least often of all teams; Sri Lanka (4.6) are ranked fourth in this category among full-member sides in the same timeframe.
- Afghanistan are on a three-game losing streak in men’s T20Is after winning the three previous games on the bounce; the last time they recorded a longer losing streak in the format was from September to November in 2022 (a run of six games).
- Sri Lanka are winless in six of their last seven men’s T20I games including their last four on the bounce (W1 T1 L5), their only win in this period came against India in Pune on 5 January 2023.
- Sri Lanka have won three of their four men’s T20I games against Afghanistan (L1), including their last two on the bounce; their only loss was by a margin of eight wickets on 27 August 2022.