Asia Cup 2022 |  1st T20I Super Four, (B1 v B2) Match  | The match will be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.

• Date & Time- 03 Sep (Saturday) | 07:30 PM
• Venue – Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
• Match Status- 1st Match

Team Overview

Series only

Sri Lanka

• Matches Played – 2
• Matches Won – 1
• Matches Lose – 1
• Tie / No Results – 0
• (Last 5 Matches) – (N/A)
• Team Captain –  Dasun Shanaka (c)

Afghanistan

Series only

• Matches Played – 2
• Matches Won – 2
• Matches Lose – 0
• Tie / No Results – 0
• (Last 5 Matches) – (N/A)
• Team Captain – Mohammad Nabi (c)

Pitch Report – SL vs PAK

The pitch at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah is a balanced pitch which has been good for both of the departments so far, however, Batting first should be the call as per the matches have done here a bit more advantage for Bowling second and an average score on this pitch is likely to be 150+.

• Total Match Played: 26
• Batting First Won: 16
• Batting Second Won: 10
• Avg. Score in 1st bat: 149

Probable Playing XI – SL vs AFG

Sri Lanka (SL)-XI

Pathum Nissanka (RHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-23, Ave-11.50
• Recent Form All – (20R), (3R), (15R), (10R), (16R), (6R)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-3, Ave-3
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-97, Ave-24.25

Kusal Mendis (wk) (RHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-62, Ave-31
• Recent Form All – (60R), (2R), (34), (30), (86), (56)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-2, Ave-2
• Venue Stats bat – NA

Charith Asalanka (LHB / OB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-1, Ave-0.50, W-0
• Recent Form All – (1R), (0R), (29R), (23R0, (5R)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-128, Ave-42.67
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Danushka Gunathilaka (LHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-28, Ave-14
• Recent Form All – (11R), (17R), (3R), (8R), (18R), (55R)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-17, Ave-17
• Venue Stats bat – NA

Bhanuka Rajapaksa (RHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-40, Ave-20
• Recent Form All – (2R), (38R), (17), (4), (34), (14)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-38, Ave-38
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-79, Ave-26.33

Dasun Shanaka (c) (RHB / RAM)

• (On going) – M-2, R-45, Ave-22.50
• Recent Form All -(45R), (0R), (19+1W), (19+1W), (37), (21), (0+2W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-38, Ave-19

Wanindu Hasaranga (RHB / LB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-4, Ave-2, W-3
• Recent Form All – (2R+2w), (2R+1w), (7+4W), (3), (3+1W), (69*+2W), (24)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-1, W-1, Sr-18
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-44, Ave-14.67
• Venue Stats bowl – M-4, W-9, Sr-9.33

Chamika Karunaratne (RHB / RAMF)

• (On going) – M-2, R-47, Ave-23.50, W-2
• Recent Form All – (16R+2w), (31R+0w), (1W), (1W), (2W), (1W)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-31, Ave-31
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-4, R-5, Ave-2.50
• Venue Stats bowl – M-4, W-1, Sr-56

Maheesh Theekshana (RHB / OB)

• (On going) – M-2, W-1
• Recent Form All – (0R+1w), (0w), (0W), (2W), (0W), (1W), (2W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-3, W-2, Sr-27

Asitha Fernando (RHB / RAMF)

• (On going) – M-1, R-10*, W-1
• Recent Form All – (10R+1w), (2w), (2w), (2w), (4w), (0w)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-1, W-1, Sr-18

Dilshan Madushanka (RHB / LAMF)

• (On going) – M-2, W-1
• Recent Form All – (1w), (1R+0w), (2W), (2W), (0W), (1W), (0W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Bench Players (SL)

Dhananjaya de Silva (RHB / OB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (4*), (14+1W), (17+1W), (15), (25)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Jeffrey Vandersay (RHB / LB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (2W), (0W), (3W), (0W), (1W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Dinesh Chandimal (RHB / OB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (5), (11), (15), (24), (152+10*)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-18, Ave-18
• Venue Stats bat – NA

Afghanistan (AFG)-XI

Hazratullah Zazai (LHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-60, Ave-60
• Recent Form All – (23R), (37R), (10R), (6R), (39R)
• H2H Bat – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-2, R-67, Ave-33.50

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) (RHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-51, Ave-25.50
• Recent Form All – (11R), (40), (26), (1), (53), (24), (4)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-40, Ave-40
• Venue Stats bat – M-2, R-57, Ave-28.50

Ibrahim Zadran (RHB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-57, Ave-57
• Recent Form All – (42R), (15), (29), (17), (36), (1), (8)
• H2H Bat – M-1, R-15, Ave-15
• Venue Stats bat – NA

Mohammad Nabi (c) (RHB / OB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-8, Ave-8, W-2
• Recent Form All – (8R+0w), (DNB+2W), (5+1W), (9+2W), (6+1W), (5), (0)
• H2H Bat – M-2, R-3, Ave-3
• H2H Bowl – M-2, W-3, Sr-16
• Venue Stats bat – M-14, R-268, Ave-24.36
• Venue Stats bowl – M-14, W-10, Sr-25.20

Najibullah Zadran (LHB /OB)

• (On going) – M-2, R-45
• Recent Form All – (43R), (2*), (15), (8), (42), (50), (10)
• H2H Bat – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-9, R-217, Ave-36.17

Karim Janat (RHB / RAM)

• (On going) – M-2 (DNB)
• Recent Form All – (DNB), (40+1W), (44+0), (24+2W), (30*+1W), (4+0W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA

Rashid Khan (RHB / LB)

• (On going) – M-2, W-3
• Recent Form All – (3w), (0W), (0W), (2W), (1W), (3W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-2, W-1, Sr-48
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-6, W-13, Sr-10.31

Azmatullah Omarzai (RHB / RAMF)

• (On going) – M-2, W-0
• Recent Form All – (0w), (0W), (11), (11), (4+1W), (15)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Naveen-ul-Haq (RHB / RAM)

• (On going) – M-2, W-1
• Recent Form All – (0w), (1W), (1W), (3W), (2W), (0W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-1, W-1, Sr-18
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-2, W-1, Sr-36

Mujeeb Ur Rahman (RHB / OB)

• (On going) – M-2, W-5
• Recent Form All – (3w), (2W) (1W), (1W), (2W), (0W), (2W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-1, W-2, Sr-12
• Venue Stats bat –NA
• Venue Stats bowl – M-4, W-10, Sr-9.60

Fazalhaq Farooqi (LHB / LAF)

• (On going) – M-2, W-3
• Recent Form All – (0w), (3W), (0W), (3W), (0W), (3W), (0W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – M-1, W-3, Sr-7.33
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Bench players (AFG)

Samiullah Shinwari (RHB+LB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (32), (24), (0), (40*), (19)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-8, R-128, Ave-25.60
• Venue Stats bowl – M-8, W-12, Sr-10.33

Noor Ahmad (LHB+CHA)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (0W), (1W), (1W), (2W), (0W)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

Afsar Zazai (wk) (RHB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (14), (67*), (16), (14)
• H2H Bat – NA
• Venue Stats bat – M-1, R-9, Ave-9

Hashmatullah Shahidi (LHB+OB)

• (On going) – NA
• Recent Form All – (8+1W), (62), (90), (11), (36)
• H2H Bat – NA
• H2H Bowl – NA
• Venue Stats bat – NA
• Venue Stats bowl – NA

H2H Record:- SL vs AFG

• Total Matches Played in the Last 3 Years- 1
• Matches Won By Sri Lanks- 0
• Matches Won By Afghanistan –1
• Tie / No Results- 0

C & VC Selection:- SL vs AFG

Safe Option

• Rashid Khan
• Mohammad Nabi
• Wanindu Hasaranga

Risky Option

• Mujeeb Ur Rahman
• Dasun Shanaka
• Kusal Mendis
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz

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