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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Scorecard, Match 30, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Result · Oct 30 2023, Mon - 02:00 PM (IST)
SRI LANKA241
AFGHANISTAN242/3
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
CRR:5.34
Player Of The Match
Match Info
| Series: | ODI World Cup |
| Date: | Oct 30 2023, Mon - 02:00 PM (IST) |
| Country: | India |
| City: | Pune |
| Venue: | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
| Toss: | Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl. |
| Afghanistan Playing XI: | Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi |
| Sri Lanka Playing XI: | 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 |
- Sri Lanka have won three of their four games against Afghanistan in the men’s ODIs in 2023, their only loss against the Afghans this year came on 2 June 2023 by a margin of six-wickets; in fact, the Lions have won both their meetings with the Afghans in men’s ODI World Cups.
- Sri Lanka have won each of their last two men’s ODIs played in India after losing eight on the trot prior to it; in fact, the last time Sri Lanka won more consecutive games in the format in India was a run of three games in October 2006.
- Afghanistan have won two of their last three games in men’s ODI World Cup after registering just one win in their 17 previous games (L16) the competition.
- Afghanistan beat Pakistan by an 8-wicket margin (23 October 2023) in their most recent men’s ODI when batting second on the day, ending a five-game losing streak in such games; the last time the Afghans won back-to-back games in the format when chasing was a stretch of four games between February 2022 and June 2023.
- Sri Lanka have saved 163 runs while fielding in men’s ODIs in 2023, the second highest (New Zealand – 170) by any full-member side and 74 runs more than Afghanistan (89).
- 46.4% of the runs Afghanistan have conceded in men’s ODIs in 2023 have come from boundaries, the second lowest such rate of all full-member sides (Zimbabwe – 46.2%) and over three percentage points less than Sri Lanka (49.8%).
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (97 wickets) is three wickets away from becoming the fourth Afghanistan bowler to pick up 100 wickets in men’s ODIs; in fact, the last time he took three wickets in an innings in the format was against England (3/51) on 15 October 2023.
- Ibrahim Zadran (651) needs 72 runs to surpass Rahmat Shah (722 runs in 2018) to become the Afghanistan batter to score the most runs in men’s ODIs in a calendar year; in fact, Zadran (87 vs Pakistan on 23 October 2023) is coming off his highest individual score in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup.
- Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka) has logged a bowling average of 20.9 in men’s ODIs played in 2023, the third best of all full-member side spinners (min. 60 overs bowled) behind only India’s Kuldeep Yadav (18.7) and teammate Wanindu Hasaranga (20.4); however, Theekshana’s (57.7) bowling average in the ongoing ICC Cricket World cup is ranked fourth among the Lions (min. 10 overs bowled).
- Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) is just one of two fielders to have effected multiple run outs in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup alongside England’s Jos Buttler – both two.
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