The
Afghanistan cricket team
The Afghanistan men's national team ( ps, د افغانستان کرکټ ملي لوبډله, fa, تیم ملی کریکت افغانستان) represents Afghanistan in international cricket. Cricket has been played in Afgha ...
toured Sri Lanka in June 2023 to play three
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
(ODI) matches. These matches formed part of Sri Lanka's preparation for
2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Afghanistan won the opening match by 6 wickets, before the hosts levelled the series by winning the 2nd match by 132 runs. Sri Lanka claimed the series with a comfortable nine-wicket victory in the 3rd ODI.
Squads
Afghanistan also named
Gulbadin Naib
Gulbadin Naib (; born 16 March 1991) is an Afghan cricketer. Naib plays as an all-rounder, and is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Naib as the team's new One Day In ...
,
Shahidullah,
Yamin Ahmadzai
Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai (born 25 July 1992) is an Afghan cricketer. Ahmadzai is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Laghman Province. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test ...
and
Zia-ur-Rehman
Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar (born 30 December 1997) is an Afghan cricketer.
Career
He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the ...
as reserves. On 31 May 2023,
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan Arman ( ps, ; born 20 September 1998) is an Afghan international cricketer and a former captain of the national team. In franchise leagues, he plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaide Strikers in Austra ...
was ruled out of the first two ODIs due to a lower back injury.
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
Statistics
Most runs
References
External links
Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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International cricket competitions in 2023
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Afghan cricket tours of Sri Lanka