Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24 | |||
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Sri Lanka | Afghanistan | ||
Dates | 2 – 21 February 2024 | ||
Captains | Dhananjaya de Silva (Test) Kusal Mendis (ODIs) Wanindu Hasaranga (T20Is) | Hashmatullah Shahidi (Test & ODIs) Ibrahim Zadran (T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Angelo Mathews (141) | Rahmat Shah (145) | |
Most wickets | Prabath Jayasuriya (8) | Naveed Zadran (4) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Pathum Nissanka (346) | Azmatullah Omarzai (206) | |
Most wickets | Pramod Madushan (8) | Qais Ahmad (3) Azmatullah Omarzai (3) | |
Player of the series | Pathum Nissanka (SL) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Wanindu Hasaranga (102) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (96) | |
Most wickets | Matheesha Pathirana (8) | Fazalhaq Farooqi (4) Mohammad Nabi (4) Azmatullah Omarzai (4) | |
Player of the series | Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) |
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in February 2024. [1] [2] The tour consisted of one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [3] In November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced its international calendar for 2024 and confirmed the bilateral series. [4] In January 2024, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour. [5]
This was the first Test match played between the two sides. [6] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [7]
Prior to the start of the third ODI match on 14 February 2024, Sri Lankan cricketers wore blackarm bands as a mark of respect for the former Sri Lanka Cricket administrator Trevor Rajaratnam who died on 13 February 2024 due to age-related ailments. [8]
On 3 January 2024, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis were appointed Sri Lanka's Test captain and vice-captain respectively. [15] [16] With Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga were appointed as Sri Lanka's ODI and T20I captain respectively, [17] this was the first time Sri Lanka had three different captains in the three formats. [18]
Afghanistan also named Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shahidullah, Abdul Rahman and Bilal Sami as reserves for the ODI series. [19]
Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman was ruled out of ODI series due to an injury. [20] For the last ODI, Sharafuddin Ashraf was added to the Afghanistan's squad as his replacement. [21]
On 11 February 2024, Asitha Fernando replaced injured Dushmantha Chameera in the Sri Lanka's squad for the last two ODIs. [22] [23]
2–5 February 2024 Scorecard |
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