AFG vs SL Full Scorecard, Asia Cup 2025 Updates

Group B • Sheikh Zayed Stadium • Abu Dhabi

Afghanistan

169/8 (20)

Sri Lanka

171/4 (18.4)

SL won by 6 wickets

Info

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Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Table

Mini Games

Date & Time

18 Sep, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

TV/Streaming

Sony Network

Match

Group B,

Umpires

Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), Virender Sharma (India), Faisal Afridi (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Afghanistan elected to bat

Pitch Report

This pitch has got a bit of a green tinge to it. There is definitely a lot more grass. It may be two-paced up front. The batters can afford buying some time early because the ball may do a bit off the seam. As things go along, the conditions should get better for batting.

1st Innings

146Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

122.19Avg SR

2nd Innings

132Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

121.14Avg SR

Weather Update

Playing XILineups Out

Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

5- 3

AFG

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Pathum Nissanka

SL . BAT

118 Runs

2 Matches

Sediqullah Atal

AFG . BAT

73 Runs

1 Match

Kamil Mishara

SL . WK

65 Runs

2 Matches

Top Bowlers

Dushmantha Chameera

SL . BOWL

3 Wkts

2 Matches

Wanindu Hasaranga

SL . ALL

3 Wkts

2 Matches

Fazalhaq Farooqi

AFG . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Player of the Match Kusal Mendis

74(52)

AFG

Info

Afghanistan

169/8 (20)

Batters

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

175.00

c Perera b Thushara

Sediqullah Atal

128.57

b Thushara

Karim Janat

33.33

b Thushara

Ibrahim Zadran

88.89

c Chameera b Wellalage

Darwish Rasooli

56.25

c Perera b Chameera

Azmatullah Omarzai

150.00

b Shanaka

Mohammad Nabi

272.73

runout (Mendis / Perera)

Rashid Khan

(C)

104.35

b Thushara

Noor Ahmad

150.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 1, W: 1)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.45)

169/8

Did not Bat

Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman

Bowlers

EXT

4.50

12.50

12.25

7.25

4.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

c Perera b Thushara

1-26

2.1

Karim Janat

b Thushara

2-32

2.6

Sediqullah Atal

b Thushara

3-40

4.5

Darwish Rasooli

c Perera b Chameera

4-64

10.3

Azmatullah Omarzai

b Shanaka

5-71

11.3

Ibrahim Zadran

c Chameera b Wellalage

6-79

12.1

Rashid Khan

b Thushara

7-114

17.1

Mohammad Nabi

runout (Mendis / Perera)

8-169

19.6

Sri Lanka

171/4 (18.4)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

120.00

c Rahman b Omarzai

Kusal Mendis

142.31

Not out

Kamil Mishara

40.00

c Zadran b Nabi

Kusal Perera

140.00

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Rahman

Charith Asalanka

(C)

141.67

c Khan b Ahmad

Kamindu Mendis

200.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 15)

TOTAL

(18.4 Ov, RR: 9.16)

171/4

Did not Bat

Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Dunith Wellalage

Bowlers

EXT

Fazalhaq Farooqi

12.67

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman

3.4

11.45

5.00

6.67

5.75

12.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Pathum Nissanka

c Rahman b Omarzai

1-22

2.2

Kamil Mishara

c Zadran b Nabi

2-47

5.2

Kusal Perera

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Rahman

3-92

11.2

Charith Asalanka

c Khan b Ahmad

4-119

14.5

Match Info

Date & Time

18 Sep, 08:00 PM IST

Venue

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

TV/Streaming

Sony Network

Match

Group B,

Umpires

Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), Virender Sharma (India), Faisal Afridi (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Afghanistan elected to bat

1 2 0 1 1 1

Over 16

Runs: 6

1wd 6 2 2wd 0 4 1 1

Over 17

Runs: 17

1 4 1 6 1 2

Over 18

Runs: 15

2 1 4 4

Over 19

Runs: 11

All Overs

Player of the Match Kusal Mendis

74(52)

Commentary

So, 3 wins out of 3 for Sri Lanka as a disappointed Afghanistan captain mentions that this result is below their standards. This is Dwaipayan Mukherjee, signing off alongside Bidipto Datta. We will see you soon!

Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka captain): "I am really pleased with the performance today! It was almost a perfect game for us. Only one over went out of place, otherwise, we were pretty clinical. Nuwan Thushara is a phenomenal person for us, especially in the power play. That catch by Kusal Perera and then, Dushmantha's catch in the deep was outstanding! We work a lot on our fielding and catching, and hope to get things cent percent right as we play. Our supporters have been great, we hope to keep getting this kind of support, especially away from home."

Rashid Khan (Afghanistan Captain) : Nabi was exceptional, the way we finished was great with the bat. We knew that a single over was left for the spinner and to have 5 sixes in that over was unbelievable and put us in a position of strength but we did not bowl well and hence we face this result. It's a different wicket than what we saw in Dubai, here it did spin less. We had a great chance in the last game, while chasing 150, but that's how it is in the T20 format. We were not able to get over the line in that game and we are paying a heavy price for that. Over the last 3 years, we have played a lot of ICC tournaments and I was expecting more from the boys in this competition. We made it to the semi-finals last year in the T20 World and with that result, to come here and not move out of the group stage is sad. But we will reflect on it, go back home and work on our shortcomings and improve as a unit.

Kusal Mendis (Player of the Match, 74* off 52 balls): "Very happy to get this win! The support from the other batters was good too! Their spinners are a little bit faster than those of other teams and I batted accordingly. Kamindu Mendis played pretty well under pressure. I hope out Super Fours go well too, we are playing good cricket."

The Super Sixes of the Match award-winner is Mohammad Nabi for smashing 6 sixes!

The Gamechanger of the Match award goes to Nuwan Thushara for his figures of 4/18 in 4 overs!

10:25 PM local time (11:55 PM IST): It is now time for the post-match presentation! Let's hear from the captains too.

10:15 PM local time (11:45 PM IST) : Sri Lanka (171 for 4) defeat Afghanistan (169 for 8) by 6 wickets

Kamindu Mendis - 74* (52) | Azmatullah Omarzai - 1/10
Kusal Perera - 28 (20) | Mohammad Nabi - 1/20

Afghanistan are knocked out of Asia Cup 2025! That eventful 5 sixes in the last over by Nabi goes in vain as there will be huge cheers of joy in Dhaka, Sylhet and other cities of Bangladesh!

Afghanistan had all the momentum after the Nabi heroics but the width provided by Farooqi in the opening over and the straying down the leg side by the comeback man Mujeeb ensured that even Sri Lanka had a flying start in their first couple of overs - similar to their opponents. But Omarazai broke through to send back the man in form, Pathum Nissanka in the 3rd over of the chase. When Nabi was introduced in the final over of the power play, he was able to translate his breath-taking batting form into a wicket-taking spell as he accounted for Mishara.

The partnership of Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis added frustrations for Afghanistan but the mystery of Mujeeb did the trick and cut short the 45 run stand. The Sri Lankans handled the opposition spinners with risk free cricket and a lot of quick running between the wickets. Asalanka was skilful with his late cuts, knowing that the Afghanistan spinners like to provide some pace in the good length areas as Sri Lanka qualified for the Super 4s as soon as they got into the 3 figure mark. Mendis brought up his 17th T20 fifty - equaling his opening partner's record for most half centuries in this format for Sri Lanka as they managed to find a way of negotiating the spin attack.

Kusal Mendis took advantage of the erroneous efforts by Noor Ahmed's as the 17th over went for 17 runs, breaking the back of the chase. There were useful contributions made by the other middle order batters as Sri Lanka paced the chase to perfection. More than half of the battle was won when they did not concede a single wicket to Rashid and undertook calculated risks against Mujeeb and Noor. Both Mendis' accelerated at the end to ensure that their side remain unbeaten throughout the group stages!

18.4 Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Kusal Mendis, FOUR MORE! AND SRI LANKA WIN! WITH THAT, THEY TAKE BANGLADESH WITH THEM TO THE SUPER FOURS! Wrong 'un on off-and-middle. Mendis rocked back and pulled it hard to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary to seal the deal! Afghanistan's Asia Cup campaign comes to an end.

18.3 Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Kusal Mendis, over the wicket, FOUR RUNS! Short outside off-stump. Mendis rocks back and cuts it against the turn to deep backward point's left for a boundary!

18.2 Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Kamindu Mendis, good length and slow on leg-and-middle. Tucked off the back foot to the left of the bowler for a run.

18.1 Mujeeb-ur-Rahman to Kamindu Mendis, round the wicket, full on the pads. Flicked away to the right of deep backward square-leg for a couple of runs here.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman [3.0-0-31-1] is back into the attack

Sri Lanka need 10 runs in 12 balls : Guess only the formalities remain!

overs

160 /4 score

runs

Kusal Mendis *

66 (50)

Kamindu Mendis

23 (11)

Fazalhaq Farooqi

0 /38

17.6 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kusal Mendis, slower full toss on off-stump. Mendis sits down and swings it away to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs to end the over.

17.5 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kamindu Mendis, full around off-stump. Slogged across the line from the crease to long-on. This goes for a one-bounce single to long-on.

17.4 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kamindu Mendis, SIX RUNS! THAT IS SOME SHOT! Slower-ball bouncer outside off. Kamindu gets across, stays on the back foot and hooks it away over fine-leg for a maximum!

17.3 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kusal Mendis, full, slow and wide outside off. A mistimed bunt to the right of mid-off off the front foot for a single.

17.2 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kusal Mendis, over the wicket, FOUR RUNS! Cutter bowled short on off-stump. Mendis got into a good position and pulled it away to the left of deep mid-wicket and right of long-on!

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