Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Ibrahim Zadran

Rahmat Shah

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)

Najibullah Zadran

Mohammad Nabi

Gulbadin Naib

Karim Janat

Rashid Khan

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sri Lanka

Pathum Nissanka

Dimuth Karunaratne

Kusal Mendis (W)

Sadeera Samarawickrama

Charith Asalanka

Dhananjaya de Silva

Dasun Shanaka (C)

Dunith Wellalage

Maheesh Theekshana

Kasun Rajitha

Matheesha Pathirana

Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Azmatullah Omarzai

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Asitha Madusanka Fernando

Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Dunith Nethmika Wellalage

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay

Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage Kamil Mishara

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Pavan Rathnayake

Pramod Madushan Liyanagamage

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

Cricket

Asia Cup 2023

Afghanistan suffered an agonizing two-run defeat against Sri Lanka on September 5 which robbed them Super Four spot in the ongoing Asia Cup as their campaign came to a screeching halt.

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'We're not communicated those calculations': Afghanistan's coach blames lack of communication for agonizing loss against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2023: Rashid Khan was left stranded on the non-striker's end as he was clueless about the equation to qualify for Super Fours stage.

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How lack of information about equation left Rashid Khan stranded and robbed Afghanistan of Super Fours spot in Asia Cup 2023

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2023: Mohammad Nabi broke the record for fastest half-century for Afghanistan in ODIs during must-win clash at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

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Mohammad Nabi hits fastest half-century for Afghanistan in ODIs but misses breaking Shahid Afridi's Asia Cup record

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2023: Afghanistan lost the match and got knocked out of the tournament by a small margin at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

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Afghanistan batters' brave attempt marred by confusion, get knocked out of Asia Cup 2023 after 2-run loss to Sri Lanka

BCCI President Roger Binny and Vice-President Rajeev Shukla received a warm welcome from PCB Chair Zaka Ashraf as they made a landmark visit to Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023.

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BCCI president Roger Binny says 'thank you for inviting us over' in his first message after arriving in Pakistan for Asia Cup

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'We're not communicated those calculations': Afghanistan's coach blames lack of communication for agonizing loss against Sri Lanka

How lack of information about equation left Rashid Khan stranded and robbed Afghanistan of Super Fours spot in Asia Cup 2023

Mohammad Nabi hits fastest half-century for Afghanistan in ODIs but misses breaking Shahid Afridi's Asia Cup record