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Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, Match 11, Asia Cup 2025
Result · Sep 18 2025, Thu - 08:00 PM (IST)
AFGHANISTAN169/8
SRI LANKA171/4
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
CRR:9.16
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | Asia Cup |
| Date: | Sep 18 2025, Thu - 08:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| City: | Abu Dhabi |
| Venue: | Sheikh Zayed Stadium |
| Toss: | Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Sri Lanka Playing XI: | Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka (c), Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara |
| Afghanistan Playing XI: | Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
- Afghanistan won their most recent men’s T20I against Sri Lanka by 3 runs (21 February 2024) after winning only one of their previous five encounters; they will be looking to win back-to-back matches against Sri Lanka for the first time in format history.
- Sri Lanka have won each of their last three men’s T20Is after winning only one of four matches in the format prior to that; each of Sri Lanka’s last six games in the format has been won by the team batting second on the day (W4 L2).
- These two teams have split their previous two meetings at the Men’s T20 Asia Cup, both in the 2022 edition of the trophy - Afghanistan won by eight wickets in the Group stage (27 August 2022) and Sri Lanka prevailed by four wickets in the Super Four stage (3 September 2022).
- Sri Lanka have won their last seven men’s T20Is in the UAE and their 13 total wins in the country are the most in any country outside of Sri Lanka; each of Afghanistan’s last nine matches in the UAE has been won by the team batting first on the day, with Afghanistan winning six of those games.
- Sri Lanka have won five men’s T20I games against Afghanistan, only India (7), Ireland (7), Bangladesh (6) and Pakistan (6) have recorded more wins against the Afghan Atalans in this format than the Lions.
- Sri Lanka batters have recorded a collective play-and-miss rate of under 11% in each of their last three men’s T20Is; they will be looking to do so in four consecutive matches for the first time in the history of the format.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz has registered 11 fifty-plus scores in men’s T20Is, only Mohammad Shahzad (13) has registered more such scores for the Afghanistan in this format.
- Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka) has taken at least two wickets in four of his last five men’s T20Is and a total of 11 wickets in that span; though, he failed to take a wicket in his only previous match against Afghanistan (17 March 2016).
- Gulbadin Naib (986 runs & 35 wickets) is 14 away from becoming only the second Afghanistan player to score 1000+ runs and pick up 30+ wickets in men’s T20Is after Mohammad Nabi (2297 runs & 101 wickets).
- Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) has scored 81 runs via pull shots in men’s T20Is since the start of 2025, the second most of all players from full member nations (Litton Das – 82); he scored 60 runs from only 30 balls in his most recent match against Afghanistan (21 February 2024).