Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24 explained

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)
Player Of Test Series:Prabath Jayasuriya (SL)
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]

Squads

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]

ODI series

3rd ODI

T20I series

3rd T20I

Statistics

Most runs (Test)

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1145 2 72.50 91 0 2
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align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 114align=center align=center rowspan=22 align=center 57.00 align=center 114
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 109align=center rowspan=2 align=center 109.00 align=center 77 align=center 0 align=center 1
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Last Updated: 22 February 2024

Most wickets (Test)

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18 2 5/107 21.75 2.41 1
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align=center rowspan=23scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=24align=center 4/51 align=center 22.00 align=center 3.38
align=center align=center 4/83 align=center 28.25 align=center 4.37
align=center rowspan=35scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=32align=center align=center 1 align=center 2/59 align=center 29.50 align=center 2.95
align=center rowspan=2align=center rowspan=22 align=center 2/76 align=center 40.50 align=center 3.98
align=center 2/98 align=center 53.00 align=center 4.74
Last Updated: 22 February 2024

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACB Confirm All-Format Tour to Sri Lanka and Home Series against Ireland . 9 January 2024 . Afghanistan Cricket Board.
  2. Web site: Afghanistan lock in all-format series against Sri Lanka and Ireland . International Cricket Council . 9 January 2024 . 9 January 2024.
  3. Web site: 29 November 2023. Sri Lanka announce men's fixtures for 2024 season . 2023-12-30 . Cricbuzz . en.
  4. Web site: 29 November 2023. Men's 2024 Future Tours Program of Sri Lanka Cricket . 2023-12-30 . Sri Lanka Cricket . en-US.
  5. Web site: Afghanistan to play Tests against Sri Lanka and Ireland in February . 9 January 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Web site: Sri Lanka to play 10 Tests and 42 white ball matches in 2024 . 2023-12-30 . Daily FT . English.
  7. Web site: 9 January 2024. Afghanistan set to play multi-format series against Sri Lanka, Ireland before T20 World Cup . 2024-01-09 . Cricket Country . en-US.
  8. Web site: Lankan cricketers, SLC pay tribute to late Trevor Rajaratnam Daily FT . 2024-02-18 . www.ft.lk . English.
  9. Web site: Sri Lanka name uncapped Gunasekara, Rathnayake and Udara for Afghanistan Test . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 January 2024.
  10. Web site: Sri Lanka drop Shanaka for ODIs against Afghanistan . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 February 2024.
  11. Web site: Sri Lanka name T20I squad for Afghanistan series . International Cricket Council . 12 February 2024 . 12 February 2024.
  12. Web site: ACB Name Squad for the One-Off Test Match against Sri Lanka . Afghanistan Cricket Board . 29 January 2024.
  13. Web site: Naib back in Afghanistan's ODI squad for SL series; Rashid still recovering . ESPN Cricinfo . 4 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Veteran continues to recover as Afghanistan name T20I squads . International Cricket Council . 12 February 2024 . 12 February 2024.
  15. Web site: Dhananjaya de Silva becomes Sri Lanka's 18th Test captain . 4 January 2024 . Daily FT.
  16. Web site: Dhananjaya de Silva replaces Dimuth Karunaratne as Sri Lanka's Test captain . 4 January 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.
  17. Web site: Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga named captains as Sri Lanka announce preliminary squads for Zimbabwe series . India TV News . 30 December 2023 . 4 January 2024.
  18. Web site: Mendis replaces Shanaka as Sri Lanka's ODI captain; Hasaranga to lead in T20Is . 4 January 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.
  19. Web site: Afghanistan name ODI squad for Sri Lanka series . 4 February 2024 . International Cricket Council. 4 February 2024 .
  20. Web site: Mujeeb Ur Rahman ruled out of 3-match ODI series . 11 February 2024 . Ceylon Today. 9 February 2024 .
  21. 1757686680889311431 . ACBofficials . We have made two changes from our previous game, with Sharafuddin Ashraf and Fareed Ahmad coming in for Gulbadin Naib and Noor Ahmad. Sharafuddin Ashraf was added to the squad as a replacement for Mujeeb Ur Rahman..
  22. Web site: Chameera out of second ODI with quadriceps injury . 11 February 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.
  23. Web site: Dushmantha Chameera ruled out. Replacement named . 12 February 2024 . Newswire. 11 February 2024 .

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