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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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Kamran Akmal slammed Mohsin Naqvi, the Shaheen Shah Afridi-led ODI side after their humiliating three-match series defeat against Bangladesh. 

Pakistan lost the third ODI by 11 runs. 

Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-1 in three match ODI series. 

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Ex- PCB selector slams Naqvi, Pakistan after ODI series loss vs Bangladesh

Ish Sodhi has been ruled out of the five-match T20I series against South Africa due to a thumb injury during a net session at Bay Oval on Saturday, ahead of the second T20I. 

Ish Sodhi has been ruled out of T20I series vs South Africa.

NZ vs SA 2nd T20I will take place on March 17. 

Ish Sodhi of New Zealand celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket. (Getty)

Massive blow for NZ, spinner with 284 wickets ruled out of T20I series vs SA

Bangladesh secured a narrow 11-run win against Pakistan in the third and final ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. With this, Bangladesh sealed the three-match ODI series against Pakistan 2-1. 


Bangladesh defeated Pakistan by 11 runs in 3rd ODI.

With this Bangladesh won the series 2-1

Bangladesh's wicketkeeper Litton Das (R) stumps Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi (L) during the third one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (Getty)

Pakistan cry foul after ODI series loss, lodge complaint over DRS call

Hardik Pandya's last cricketing outing came in the T20 World Cup 2026, where India defeated New Zealand to clinch the title. The star all-rounder will now be seen leading the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

Hardik Pandya's last cricketing outing came in T20 World Cup 2026.

Hardik will now lead Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026.

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WATCH: Not Gambhir, Hardik Pandya reveals his childhood inspiration in cricket

India speedster Jasprit Bumrah will now be seen featuring in the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is scheduled to start from March 28. 

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Stats

AFG vs SL Match 6 Stats - Lahore (05 September 2023)

Match Stats

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MANHATTAN

Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Shubman Gill

IND

302 Runs 6 Matches•6 Inns

Kusal Mendis

SL

270 Runs 6 Matches•6 Inns

Sadeera Samarawickrama

SL

215 Runs 6 Matches•6 Inns

Babar Azam

PAK

207 Runs 5 Matches•4 Inns

Mohammad Rizwan

PAK

195 Runs 5 Matches•4 Inns

Rohit Sharma

IND

194 Runs 6 Matches•5 Inns

Najmul Hossain Shanto

BAN

193 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

Iftikhar Ahmed

PAK

179 Runs 5 Matches•3 Inns

Charith Asalanka

SL

179 Runs 6 Matches•6 Inns

Shakib Al Hasan

BAN

173 Runs 5 Matches•5 Inns

KL Rahul

IND

169 Runs 4 Matches•3 Inns

Mehidy Hasan

BAN

158 Runs 5 Matches•5 Inns

Towhid Hridoy

BAN

158 Runs 5 Matches•5 Inns

Ishan Kishan

IND

143 Runs 6 Matches•4 Inns

Pathum Nissanka

SL

132 Runs 6 Matches•6 Inns

News Updates

'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

302 Runs

6 Matches•6 Inns

270 Runs

6 Matches•6 Inns

215 Runs

6 Matches•6 Inns

207 Runs

5 Matches•4 Inns

195 Runs

5 Matches•4 Inns

194 Runs

6 Matches•5 Inns

193 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns

179 Runs

5 Matches•3 Inns

179 Runs

6 Matches•6 Inns

173 Runs

5 Matches•5 Inns

169 Runs

4 Matches•3 Inns

158 Runs

5 Matches•5 Inns

158 Runs

5 Matches•5 Inns

143 Runs

6 Matches•4 Inns

132 Runs

6 Matches•6 Inns