SL vs AFG highlights: Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan is scheduled to play in the 30th match of the World Cup 2023 against Kusal Mendis-led Sri Lanka.
| Match No | ICC World Cup 2023, 30th match |
| Match | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan |
| Date | October 30, 2023 |
| Toss | Afghanistan won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
| Result | Afghanistan won by 7 wickets |
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan playing 11
Sri Lanka Squad
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka
Afghanistan squad
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Sri Lanka | 241/10 (50 ov) |
| Afghanistan | 242/3 (45.2 ov) |
SL vs AFG highlights
Sri Lanka innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Pathum Nissanka | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | 46 | 60 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 76.66 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 15 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Kusal Mendis (c)† | c sub (Najibullah Zadran) b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 39 | 50 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 78 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 36 | 40 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 90 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Rashid Khan b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 22 | 28 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Rashid Khan | 14 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 53.84 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Mohammad Nabi b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 23 | 26 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 88.46 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | run out (Ibrahim Zadran) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 29 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 93.54 |
| Kasun Rajitha | run out (Rahmanullah Gurbaz) | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | not out | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 3.8 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 10 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3.4 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 6.3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 7.23 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 5.28 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Madushanka | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Karunaratne b Madushanka | 39 | 57 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 68.42 |
| Rahmat Shah | c Karunaratne b Rajitha | 62 | 74 | 121 | 7 | 0 | 83.78 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | not out | 58 | 74 | 132 | 2 | 1 | 78.37 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | not out | 73 | 63 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 115.87 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 9 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 5.33 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 4.8 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 9.2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5.46 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 5.5 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan
Thanks to the Almighty, nice to have 3 wins in the tournament, happy to have contributed to the team win. I was looking for swing with the new ball, but I didn’t get it, so I just kept it simple, hit the right areas, didn’t want to concede boundaries and that’s how I succeeded.
We conceded too many runs in the last few overs (in the previous matches), we put in the hard yards in the nets, bowling with accuracy and trying out as many variations as possible. That’s exactly what we went out and did in the match today.
