Best performances - Batsmen
Azmatullah Omarzai
73(63) 6x4 - 3x6
Control %79%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 28 runs
- 3x4 - 2x6
Rahmat Shah
62(74) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %82%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 20 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
30/10Result
30th Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Pune, Oct 30 2023
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
242/3 (45.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
30/10Result
30th Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Pune, Oct 30 2023
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
242/3 (45.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Fazalhaq Farooqi
- O10
- M1
- R34
- W4
- Eco3.40
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- O10
- M0
- R38
- W2
- Eco3.80
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
Afghanistan - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSri Lanka superfan Percy Abeysekara, fondly known as Uncle Percy, dies aged 87
Percy had been a regular at Sri Lankan cricket matches for more than five decades, but gained global prominence during the 1996 World Cup
Fazalhaq Farooqi and Co bring more glory to Afghanistan
Sri Lanka were restricted to a sub-par total and a trio of fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai then powered an ice-cool chase
Farooqi hits his straps to help keep Sri Lanka under wraps
Returning seamer shines in Pune as Afghanistan find another way to win
Afghanistan turn to careful cricket for unprecedented success
From zero wins in 2019 to within sniffing distance of the top four in 2023 - Afghanistan have turned their World Cup record on its head, with some simple but structured batting plans at the heart of it all
Can Sri Lanka and Pakistan still make the semi-finals?
And what are Afghanistan's chances to get there after their latest win?
