Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | AFG vs SL Live Score Updates, World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka’s impressive run of successive World Cup fifties came to an end when he was out for 46 against Afghanistan in Pune on Monday.
Nissanka was in sight of his fifth half-century in six matches this tournament when he was caught behind trying to cut Afghanistan paceman Azmatullah Omarzai to end a 60-ball innings including five fours.
His exit left Sri Lanka 84-2 in the 19th over after they had lost the toss.
The 25-year-old Nissanka started the tournament with a duck against South Africa before reeling off scores of 51 (against Pakistan), 61 (Australia), 54 (Netherlands) and 77 not out (England).
Both Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have slim chances of reaching the semi-finals of the tournament with just 4 points each from their 5 matches. However, Sri Lanka are currently 5th on the points table thanks to a better run rate, while Afghanistan are just below them in 6th place.
Afghanistan’s confidence will be sky high after their thumping victory over neighbours Pakistan. Afghanistan’s spinners, who have been at the heart of the team’s success, were in fine form again in their last game, but in a shock result, the Aghan batsmen chased down the 283-run target with 8 wickets to spare.
Meanwhile, the Sri Lankans will also be brimming with confidence after an emphatic victory over the reigning world champions in their last match. The Lankan bowling attack, which has been guilty of giving away too many runs in previous encounters, managed to keep the English batsmen at bay in the previous game, thanks largely to an exceptional bowling performance from pacer Lahiru Kumara.
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan world cup squad:
Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (c), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne.
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w/k), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (w/k), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman and Naveen ul Haq.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan: Head-to-head records
These two teams have played 11 ODIs against each other so far. Sri Lanka have won 7 of those and Afghanistan 3. One match did not produce any results. The last time these two met was in September 2023, when Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by 2 runs.
These two have faced off twice in World Cups, with Sri Lanka winning both matches. In 2019, Sri Lanka won by 34 runs (DLS). Prior to that, in 2015, Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets. Not to forget that both these teams have evolved a lot over the last few years.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 222/7 after 46 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Naveen bowling the 46th, the first ball is short on leg side. Mathews goes on to scoop that short ball over deep fine leg.
Maheesh Theekshana22(26)
Angelo Mathews17(21)
Naveen-ul-Haq 5-0-37-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 212/7 after 45 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Rashid Khan completes his quota of ten overs and gave away 50 runs and chipping away with a wicket in his 100th ODI game.
Maheesh Theekshana20(24)
Angelo Mathews9(17)
Rashid Khan 10-0-50-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 208/7 after 44 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Theekshana doing something that none of Sri Lanka’s batters, except maybe for Samarawickrama, managed to do, which is get them some momentum. Six runs scored form Naveen’s fourth over.
Maheesh Theekshana19(20)
Angelo Mathews7(15)
Naveen-ul-Haq 4-0-27-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 202/7 after 43 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka’s team total crosses 200-run mark in the 43rd over as Theekshana hits back-to-back boundaries off the bowling of Azmatullah Omarzai seventh over.
Maheesh Theekshana14(15)
Angelo Mathews7(14)
Azmatullah Omarzai 7-0-37-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 193/7 after 42 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Five runs coming off Rashid Khan’s ninth over as Sri Lanka not able to score big in these final overs of the first innings. Sri Lanka now in dire straits to score big in these few overs.
Maheesh Theekshana5(9)
Angelo Mathews7(14)
Rashid Khan 9-0-46-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 185/7 after 40 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: So we are in the last ten overs of Sri Lanka’s innings and four runs coming from it and a runout of Chameera. Afghanistan are relentless in the field today.
Dushmantha Chameera1(4)
Angelo Mathews4(11)
Rashid Khan 8-0-41-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 181/6 after 39 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Fazalhaq Farooqi gets the second wicket of the match in the form Asalanka who is caught by Rashid Khan. Good length for the fifth ball of the 39th, Asalanka goes for the pull. Got it off the toe end of the bat and the ball loops nicely to mid-on where Rashid takes an easy catch.
Dushmantha Chameera0(1)
Angelo Mathews1(8)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 8-1-25-2
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 180/5 after 38 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: A rare big over coming for Sri Lanka as 12 runs come in Rashid Khan’s seventh over.
Charith Asalanka22(23)
Angelo Mathews1(8)
Rashid Khan 7-0-37-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 168/5 after 37 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Fazalhaq Farooqi just gives a single and Angelo Mathews is unable to score in the next five deliveries. The run-rate in for Sri Lanka is dropping slightly to 4.60 runs per over.
Angelo Mathews0(5)
Charith Asalanka16(20)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 7-0-25-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 167/5 after 36 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Rashid Khan strikes in his 100th ODI match as he clean bowled Dhananjaya. Angelo Mathews comes in the middle. Just one run from the over.
Dhananjaya de Silva14(26)
Charith Asalanka15(19)
Rashid Khan 6-0-25-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 166/4 after 35 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Fazalhaq Farooqi comes to bowl his sixth over and gives away just three runs. Sri Lanka is not able to score freely at the moment.
Dhananjaya de Silva14(21)
Charith Asalanka14(18)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 6-0-24-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 163/4 after 34 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Charith Asalanka hits a boundary off the bowling of Rashid Khan in the area in between slip and the wicketkeeper Gurbaz. Six runs coming off from Rashid Khan’s fifth over.
Dhananjaya de Silva12(18)
Charith Asalanka13(15)
Rashid Khan 5-0-24-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 157/4 after 33 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Six runs coming for Sri Lanka from Nabi’s sixth over and both the Sri Lankan batsmen will want to build a partnership from here on. As of now, 18 runs have been scored from 23 deliveries.
Charith Asalanka8(12)
Dhananjaya de Silva11(15)
Mohammad Nabi 6-0-33-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 151/4 after 32 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Mujeeb just gives away two runs in his final over. A brilliant spell from him as he chips away with two wickets and giving away just 38 runs from his ten overs. Sri Lanka’s team total reaches 150 in the 32nd over.
Dhananjaya de Silva9(12)
Charith Asalanka4(9)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10-0-38-2
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 149/4 after 31 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Five singles from Nabi’s fifth over as Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva need to do the rebuilding work for Sri Lanka with plenty of overs still left in the game
Charith Asalanka3(8)
Dhananjaya de Silva8(7)
Mohammad Nabi 5-0-27-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 144/4 after 30 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: : Samarawickrama is the next man to go and Sri Lanka in dire straits now. Their top order took their own sweet time setting themselves up and just when the time came to accelarate, they are falling. Dhananjaya de Silva comes in the middle.
Charith Asalanka1(5)
Dhananjaya de Silva5(4)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 9-0-36-2
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 134/3 after 28 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Mujeeb strikes as Kusal Mendis is caught by Najibullah at deep mid-wicket.First wicket for Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the match. Afghanistan strikes at regular intervals in this match. Charith Asalanka comes in the middle.
Charith Asalanka0(2)
Sadeera Samarawickrama32(35)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 8-0-31-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 131/2 after 27 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka innings first half is complete and Kusal Mendis playing a watchful cricket
Sadeera Samarawickrama30(33)
Kusal Mendis38(48)
Mohammad Nabi 3-0-17-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 119/2 after 24 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Mujeeb Ur Rahman comes to bowl a new spell and gives away four runs in his sixth over.
Kusal Mendis34(39)
Sadeera Samarawickrama22(24)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 6-0-24-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 115/2 after 23 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka’s run rate is now five runs per over as nine runs come in Mohammad Nabi bowls his first over. Samarawickrama hits a boundary over mid-wicket region. A nine-runs over for Sri Lanka.
Sadeera Samarawickrama20(21)
Kusal Mendis32(36)
Mohammad Nabi 1-0-9-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 106/2 after 22 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka finally trying to get a move on in the game as Kusal Mendis hits Rashid Khan for a boundary in the over mid-wicket region. An 8-runs over for Sri Lanka as the run rate for Sri Lanka now inching towards 5 runs per over
Kusal Mendis30(34)
Sadeera Samarawickrama13(17)
Rashid Khan 4-0-18-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 98/2 after 21 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: A better over for Sri Lanka as 11 runs come from Azmatullah Omarzai’s 5th over as Samarawickrama hits two beautiful boundaries. The first one was hit in front of the square and the second one the played through the covers.
Sadeera Samarawickrama11(14)
Kusal Mendis24(31)
Azmatullah Omarzai 5-0-25-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 87/2 after 20 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka batsmen playing a very watchful cricket against Afghanistan as Rashid Khan gives away just two singles in his third over.
Kusal Mendis22(29)
Sadeera Samarawickrama2(10)
Rashid Khan 3-0-10-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: OUT! Azmatullah strikes as Nissanka dismissed
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Azmatullah gets the first wicket of the match as he gets Nissanka caught behind by Gurbaz. Sadeera Samarawickrama comes in the middle.
Sadeera Samarawickrama1(5)
Kusal Mendis21(28)
Azmatullah Omarzai 4-0-14-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 81/1 after 17 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: A better over for Sri Lanka as ten runs come off Azmatullah Omarzai’s third over in which Kusal Mendis hit a boundary in the backward point region
Pathum Nissanka44(55)
Kusal Mendis20(26)
Azmatullah Omarzai 3-0-13-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 71/1 after 16 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Rashid Khan comes to bowl for the first time in the match in his 100th ODI. Gives away just five runs in his first over. Sri Lanka going steady at the moment with 4.44 runs per over.
Pathum Nissanka42(53)
Kusal Mendis13(22)
Rashid Khan 1-0-5-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 66/1 after 15 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka particularly Kusal Mendis finally breaks the shackles as he hits a boundary in the past backward point region. Seven runs coming off from Naveen-ul-Haq’s third over.
Kusal Mendis12(21)
Pathum Nissanka38(48)
Naveen-ul-Haq 3-0-22-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 59/1 after 14 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Just one single from Azmatullah Omarzai’s second over. An absorbing part of cricket between both this side. Sri Lanka’s batsmen looking to score a bit more freely.
Kusal Mendis6(17)
Pathum Nissanka37(46)
Azmatullah Omarzai 2-0-3-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 58/1 after 13 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Another eight runs over for Sri Lanka as Nissanka continues to find boundaries. This time he hits it in the backward point region. Sri Lanka doing well after losing an early wicket.
Pathum Nissanka36(41)
Kusal Mendis6(16)
Naveen-ul-Haq 2-0-15-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 50/1 after 12 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka’s team total reaches 50 runs in the 12th over. Azmatullah Omarzai gives away just two runs in his first over.
Pathum Nissanka30(37)
Kusal Mendis4(14)
Azmatullah Omarzai 1-0-2-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 48/1 after 11 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Another seven runs over for Sri Lanka as Nissanka hits a boundary with a cut short. Naveen-ul-Haq gives away seven runs in his first over.
Kusal Mendis3(13)
Pathum Nissanka29(32)
Naveen-ul-Haq 1-0-7-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 41/1 after 10 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: We are done with the first ten overs of the game Fazalhaq Farooqi has been hit for a boundary by Nissanka who pulls a short pitched delivery. Seven runs coming in the 10th over of Sri Lanka’s innings.
Pathum Nissanka24(29)
Kusal Mendis2(10)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 5-0-21-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 34/1 after 9 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Mujeeb starts his fifth over by conceding a boundary which was hit by Nissanka in the cover-point region. Sri Lankan batsmen also take two singles. A six run over from Mujeeb.
Kusal Mendis1(8)
Pathum Nissanka18(25)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 5-0-20-0
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 28/1 after 8 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: A beautiful boundary hit by Nissanka in the cover region bisecting the two fielders. A five runs over for Sri Lanka.
Kusal Mendis0(5)
Pathum Nissanka13(22)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-0-14-1
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Skipper Kusal Mendis on the crease
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Captain Kusal Mendis takes the crease after the wicket of Karunaratne who got out on a score of 15. Great bowling from Farooqi and even better decision by Shahidi to review the umpire’s decision.
SL at 22/1 after 5.4 overs
Kusal Mendis 0 (2)
Pathum Nissanka 7 (11)
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Karunaratne out on 15
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Karunaratne hits the left handed Farooqi for a sylish boundary on the off side, the Lankans now look set to up the scoring rate with the pitch not doing much for the bowlers.
Farooqi comes back with the next ball, and takes Karunaratne’s wicket.
Pathum Nissanka 7 (11)
Dimuth Karunaratne 15 (21)
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 10/0 after 3.0 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Mujeeb gives 4 runs in his second over, tight line and length from the right handed spinner. Sri Lanka are getting the good look at the conditions before upping the scoring rate.
Pathum Nissanka 4 (7)
Dimuth Karunaratne 6 (11)
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 5/0 after 1.5 overs
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Spin and pace combination to start for Afghanistan, Fazalhaq Farooqi takes the ball from the other end for Afghanistan. The left handed bolwer keeps things relatively quiet giving just 1 run in his first 5 deliveries.
Pathum Nissanka 2 (3)
Dimuth Karunaratne 3 (8)
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL at 4/0 after 1st over
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Mujeeb bowls the fist over for Afghanistan, keeping the Sri Lankan openers quiet. Just 4 runs from the first over for Sri Lanka.
Nissanka 2 (3)
D Karunaratne 2 (3)
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: What Hashmatullah Shahidi said at the toss
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: “We want to bowl first. The reason is because it will dew after.. We have practiced three days here so because of that… Yes we are feeling comfortable because we played good cricket till now and we are trying to play positively the way we played in last games”
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Playing XI for both teams
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live:
Sri Lanka Playing XI:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(c/w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
Afghanistan Playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil(w/k), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: AFG to bowl first
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Maharasthra Cricket association stadium in Pune. Shahidi cited dew as one of the reasons for his decision while Kusal Mendis said he is happy to bat first.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: SL assistant coach opens up about playing against AFG
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka assistant coach Naveed Nawaz while speaking at the pre-match press conference said, “We played Afghanistan quite a bit and during the Asia Cup recently as well. And we’ve won and lost as well. So, I would say it depends on how you go about the day. And on a wicket like this, I think, there will be runs on this ground, I presume. And it all depends on how you go about on the day, fewer mistakes. And that’s what we’ve been focusing on the last couple of weeks. And try and bring our best game in all three departments, with batting, bowling, and fielding as well. So, if things go to plan and we play a tidy game, I think there’ll be – chances are going to be good for us,”
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Around 1 hour left for live action
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Just around 1 hour is left for the start of the crucial clash between AFG and SL. The toss between two sides is scheduled to be held at 1:30 pm while the live action will begin from 2 pm onwards.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Lahiru Kumara ruled out of ICC WC 2023
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live:
Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara has been ruled out of ICC World Cup 2023 after an injury to the left thigh. Kumara was replaced by Dushmantha Chameera in the squad, the third injury related replacement in the Sri Lankan squad.
Earlier, Angelo Mathews had replaced Matheesa Pathirana while Chamika Karunaratne had replaced regular skipper Dasun Shanaka.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: Sri Lanka assistant coach explains injury to Lahiru Kumara
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live: While speaking at the pre-match press conference, Sri Lanka assistant coach Naveed Nawaz said, “Lahiru Kumara encountered an issue during his bowling practice yesterday, as he experienced discomfort in the quadriceps muscle of his left leg. This condition made it challenging for him to continue bowling. A subsequent scan conducted yesterday evening revealed a tear in the muscle. For him to return to playing cricket, a rehabilitation process spanning approximately three weeks is necessary. Given this extended recovery timeline, he won’t be able to participate in the ongoing tournament. Hence, the decision was made to bring in Dushmantha as his replacement,”
AFG vs SL Live: Afghan skipper Shahidi talks about the conditions in Pune
AFG vs SL Live: Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Shahidi said, “These conditions are totally different from Chennai one. Here we practiced at night time, there was a lot of dew and the wicket is a bit skiddy type so we assessed that and we knew and we will try to take advantage of the practice sessions that we had. So, we will move forward with that,”
“Yeah, it will be a tough challenge for both the teams. First of all, we played a lot of cricket together for the last one year and we know each other very well. And coming to the winning point that we also had a win our last game in India also. So, I will tell about our team, we have more confidence of that game. So, we will take that with us to the ground and we will try to go with a positive intent to the ground and play good cricket,” the Afghan skipper added.
AFG vs SL Live: Muttiah Muralidharan speaks about the favourites for world cup
AFG vs SL Live: Former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Murlidharan while speaking about the favourites for winning the world cup said, “When it comes to winning the World Cup, my favourite is no doubt Sri Lanka. But when it comes to a better chance to win it, it is India. India looks really promising and settled. They have almost qualified for the semifinals. They are playing some really good cricket and have better chance than any other teams,”
AFG vs SL Live: Who will win the key encounter
AFG vs SL Live: As per Google’s win probability, there is a 61% chance that Sri Lanka will beat Afghanistan in this match.
As per CricTracker, no matter who bats first, Sri Lanka will secure their third win of the tournament. MyKhel, on the other hand, believes Afghanistan will emerge victorious even though Lanka have a “bigger pedigree”. We are putting Hashmatullah Shahidi’s boys ahead of the Lions.
AFG vs SL Live: Probable XI for both teams
AFG vs SL Live:
Afghanistan Probable XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sri Lanka Probable XI
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera/Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (capt, wk) Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
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