| Series Name: | Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg |
| Team2 Name: | Afghanistan |
| From Date: | 2 |
| To Date: | 21 February 2024 |
| Team1 Captain: | Dhananjaya de Silva (Test) Kusal Mendis (ODIs) Wanindu Hasaranga (T20Is) |
| Team2 Captain: | Hashmatullah Shahidi (Test & ODIs) Ibrahim Zadran (T20Is) |
| No Of Tests: | 1 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Angelo Mathews (141) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Rahmat Shah (145) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Prabath Jayasuriya (8) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Naveed Zadran (4) |
| No Of Odis: | 3 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 3 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Pathum Nissanka (346) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Azmatullah Omarzai (206) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Pramod Madushan (8) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Qais Ahmad (3) Azmatullah Omarzai (3) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | Pathum Nissanka (SL) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 3 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 2 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 1 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Wanindu Hasaranga (102) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (96) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Matheesha Pathirana (8) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Fazalhaq Farooqi (4) Mohammad Nabi (4) Azmatullah Omarzai (4) |
| Player Of Twenty20 Series: | Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) |
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in February 2024.[1] [2] The tour consisted of one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3] In November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced its international calendar for 2024 and confirmed the bilateral series.[4] In January 2024, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[5]
This was the first Test match played between the two sides.[6] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7]
Prior to the start of the third ODI match on 14 February 2024, Sri Lankan cricketers wore blackarm bands as a mark of respect for the former Sri Lanka Cricket administrator Trevor Rajaratnam who died on 13 February 2024 due to age-related ailments.[8]
On 3 January 2024, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis were appointed Sri Lanka's Test captain and vice-captain respectively.[15] [16] With Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga were appointed as Sri Lanka's ODI and T20I captain respectively,[17] this was the first time Sri Lanka had three different captains in the three formats.[18]
Afghanistan also named Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shahidullah, Abdul Rahman and Bilal Sami as reserves for the ODI series.[19]
Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman was ruled out of ODI series due to an injury.[20] For the last ODI, Sharafuddin Ashraf was added to the Afghanistan's squad as his replacement.[21]
On 11 February 2024, Asitha Fernando replaced injured Dushmantha Chameera in the Sri Lanka's squad for the last two ODIs.[22] [23]