Asian Games 2023 Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Sahan Arachchige-led Sri Lanka is scheduled to play in the 3rd match of the quarter finals of the Asian Games 2023 against Gulbadin Naib-led Afghanistan.
| Match No | Asian Games 2023, Quarter Finals 3 |
| Match | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka |
| Date | October 04, 2023 |
| Toss | Sri Lanka won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field |
| Result | Afghanistan won by 8 runs |
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Sri Lanka Squad
Sahan Arachchige (c), Lahiru Udara (wk), Lasith Croospulle, Shevon Daniel, Ashen Bandara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Ravindu Fernando, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nuwan Thushara, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Afghanistan Squad
Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Afsar Zazai, Noor Ali Zadran, Gulbadin Naib (c), Shahidullah Kamal, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zahir Khan, Qais Ahmad
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Afghanistan | 116-10 ( 18.3 ov) |
| Sri Lanka | 108-10 (19.1 ov) |
2023 Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka highlights
Afghanistan innings
Sediqullah Atal and Mohammad Shahzad opened the innings while Lahiru Samarakoon opened the bowling attack. With Atal’s dismissal with 1 run by Thusara, Mohammad scored 20 runs and was sent out by Lahiru Samarakoon. Noor Ali Zadran scored 51 runs while Shahidullah scored 23 runs and was sent out by Viyaskanth. Other batters were sent out with low figures as they struggled against Sri Lanka bowlers.
Thusara was impressive as he dismissed four wickets while Sahan Arachchige dismissed two wickets. By the end, Afghanistan scored 116 runs on 19th over losing all 10 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Sediqullah Atal | b Thushara | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.28 |
| Mohammad Shahzad † | c Arachchige b Samarakoon | 20 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 83.33 |
| Noor Ali Zadran | run out (Viyaskanth/†Igalagamage) | 51 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 98.07 |
| Shahidullah | c RS Fernando b Viyaskanth | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 164.28 |
| Gulbadin Naib (c) | c RS Fernando b Arachchige | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 233.33 |
| Karim Janat | c RS Fernando b Thushara | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | lbw b Thushara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Afsar Zazai | b Thushara | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Qais Ahmad | run out (Samarakoon/†Igalagamage) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fareed Ahmad | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Zahir Khan | lbw b Arachchige | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5.66 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nimesh Vimukthi | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sahan Arachchige | 3.3 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 7.42 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindu Fernando | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings
With the target of 117, Shevon Daniel and Lasith Croospulle opened the innings while Faree Ahmad Malik opened the bowling attack. The openers failed to create an impression as Shevon was sent out with 9 runs while Lasith was sent out with 16 runs by Sharafuddin Ashraf.
Other batter were sent out with a low figures with the intense bowling attacks of Afghanistan. With the dismissal of Sahan Arachchige with 22 runs Sri Lanka was down to 8 wickets for 84 runs. By the end, Sri Lanka scored 108 runs losing all 10 wickets in the first ball of the last over.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Shevon Daniel | c Qais Ahmad b Gulbadin Naib | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 150 |
| Lasith Croospulle | c Shahidullah b Sharafuddin Ashraf | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | c Karim Janat b Gulbadin Naib | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Sahan Arachchige (c) | run out (Shahidullah/†Mohammad Shahzad) | 22 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 75.86 |
| Ashen Bandara | b Qais Ahmad | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 144.44 |
| Lahiru Udara † | b Qais Ahmad | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindu Fernando | c Qais Ahmad b Zahir Khan | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Lahiru Samarakoon | c †Mohammad Shahzad b Qais Ahmad | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | not out | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 68.42 |
| Nimesh Vimukthi | c Qais Ahmad b Gulbadin Naib | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Nuwan Thushara | c Shahidullah b Karim Janat | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Fareed Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zahir Khan | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Qais Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Janat | 1.1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
