Best performances - Batsmen
BKG Mendis
92(84) 6x4 - 3x6
Control %88%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 25 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
Mohammad Nabi
65(32) 6x4 - 5x6
Control %71%
- Productive Shot
- cover drive
- 14 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
05/09Result
6th Match, Group B (D/N), Asia Cup at Lahore, Sep 5 2023
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
291/8 -
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
289 (37.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
05/09Result
6th Match, Group B (D/N), Asia Cup at Lahore, Sep 5 2023
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
291/8 -
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
289 (37.4/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Gulbadin Naib
- O10
- M0
- R60
- W4
- Eco6.00
| 1W | ||||
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
CAK Rajitha
- O10
- M0
- R79
- W4
- Eco7.90
| 2W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
Afghanistan - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
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"We were never communicated those calculations. All we were communicated was we needed to win in 37.1 overs."
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