Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 30th Match ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 30th Match ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - ICC Cricket World Cup tournament of the 30th ODI match played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune in 30th October 2023.

Hashmatullah Shahidi scored his 18th half-century © Associated Press

Fazalhaq Farooqi's career-best four-for before Half-centuries from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai steers to Afghanistan stunning seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the 30th match of a Cricket World Cup.

Match Stats :

Afghanistan chased 242 was their lowest successful run-chase against Sri Lanka in One-day international after they chased 269 at Hambantota in this year and It is their second lowest chase in the ODI World Cup, previous lowest chase was 211 against Scotland at Dunedin in the 2015 World Cup. This is the Afghanistan's first ODI win against Sri Lanka in the third ODI meeting between these sides in the ODI World Cup. Sri Lanka's 241 was their fourth lowest score in a completed innings against Afghanistan in One-day international and It is their highest total in the ODI World Cup, previous highest was 236 in a run-chase at Dunedin in 2015 World Cup. Fazalhaq Farooqi's 4 for 34 was his best bowling performance for Afghanistan in One-day international, It is the second best bowling figures by an Afghanistan bowler against Sri Lanka in ODIs after Mohammad Nabi's 4 for 30 at Cardiff in the 2019 World Cup and the aslo the second best-bowling-figures by an Afghanistan bowler in the ODI World Cup after Mohammad Nabi's 4 for 30. 73 : Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah set up the fourth highest second-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals. 111* : Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai set up the second highest fourth-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals. The highest is 154-run stand between Ibrahim Zadran and Najibullah Zadran at Pallekelle in the last year and also the Afghanistan's second highest second-wicket stand in the ODI World Cup, The highest is 121-run partnership between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai set against India at Delhi earlier in this tournament.

Sri Lanka scored 241 for all-out in 49.3 overs with top scorer by Pathum Nissanka struck 46 off 60-balls including 5-fours.

Kusal Mendis cracked a 39 off 50-balls including 3-fours, Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 36 off 40-balls included 3-fours.

Maheesh Theekshana cracked a 29 off 31-balls including 3-fours & a six, Angelo Mathews scored 23 off 26-balls included one-six & a four, Charith Asalanka scored 22 off 28-balls with 2-fours and Dimuth Karunaratne 15.

Afghanistan best bowler by Fazalhaq Farooqi 4-34, Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 2-wickets and one for Azmatullah Omarzai - Rashid Khan.

Afghanistan chased 242-3 in 45.2 overs with top scorer by Azmatullah Omarzai hammered a unbeaten 73 off 63-balls including 6-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 115.87.

Rahmat Shah struck 62 off 74-balls including 7-fours, Hashmatullah Shahidi hit a unbeaten 58 off 74-balls included 2-fours & a six and Ibrahim Zadran cracked a 39 off 57-balls contained 4-fours & a six.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Dilshan Madushanka took 2-wickets and one for Kasun Rajitha.

Fazalhaq Farooqi named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 34-runs in 10-overs including a maiden.

                   

: