Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, World Cup: Live Updates

50 for Azmatullah Omarzai

Azmatullah Omarzai gets to his half-century off 50 balls. Afghanistan need another 27 runs off 47 balls.

50 for Afghan Captain

Hashmatullah Shahidi gets to his 50 and Afghanistan need another 34 runs.

200 up for Afghanistan

Afghanistan are at 200/3 in 39.5 overs and need 42 off 61 balls.

50-run Stand for 4th Wicket

Afghanistan marching towards another historic win.

76 required off last 15 overs

Afghanistan need 76 runs off last 15 overs with seven wickets in hand.

150 Up for Afghanistan

Afghanistan are 153/3 after 33 overs.

Fifty and Gone: 3rd Wicket Down

Rahmat Shah gets out after scoring a brilliant 62 runs. Afghanistan are at 131/3 in 28 overs.

100 up for Afghanistan

Afghanistan reaches 101/2 in 22 overs.

2nd Wicket Goes Down

Ibrahim Zadran gets out after scoring 39 runs. Afghanistan are at 73/2 in 16.5 overs.

50-run Stand for 2nd Wicket

Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah added 50 off 57 balls for the 2nd Wicket.

50 up for Afghanistan

Afghanistan finished first powerplay at 50/1.

1st Wicket down in 1st Over

Madushanka dismiss Rahmanullah Gurbaz for three-ball duck. Afghanistan 0/1 in 0.3 overs.

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Stats Update

Fazalhaq Farooqi registered second-best bowling figure for Afghanistan in World Cup history

Best bowling figures for Afghanistan in World Cups
4/30 - Mohammad Nabi vs SL, Cardiff, 2019
4/34 - Fazalhaq Farooqi vs SL, Pune, today*
4/38 - Shapoor Zadran vs SCO, Dunedin, 2015

Sri Lanka got all out for 241 in 49.3 overs

Sri Lanka got all out for 241 runs in 49.3 overs. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4/34 in ten overs. Can Afghanistan registered another chase? We will be back after the break.

A brilliant show by Afghanistan bowlers as they bowled out Sri Lanka for 241 in #CWC2023
Scorecard @ https://t.co/1aF91G5HzO#SLvAFG pic.twitter.com/vfYgIXuxlq

— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) October 30, 2023

An excellent effort from Afghanistan

From 180/5, Sri Lanka lost last five wickets for just 61 runs.

5th Wicket Gone

Dhananjaya de Silva gets out for 14 runs. Sri Lanka are 167/5 in 35.6 overs.

150 up for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka reached 150/4 in 31.3 overs.

4th Wicket Down

Sadeera Samarawickrama gets out after scoring 36. Sri Lanka are at 139/4 in 29.1 overs.

3rd Wicket Gone

Kusal Mendis gets out after scoring 39 runs. Sri Lanka are at 135/3 in 28.2 overs.

50-run Stand for 3rd Wicket

Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama complete 50 off 56 balls for the third wicket. Sri Lanka are at 134/2 in 27.3 overs.

100 Up for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka reached 100/2 in 21.2 overs.

2nd Wicket Gone

Pathum Nissanka goes after scoring 46 runs. Sri Lanka are at 84/2 in 18.1 overs.

50-run Stand for 2nd Wicket

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis added 50 runs off 65 balls for the 2nd Wicket. Sri Lanka are at 72/1in 16.1 overs.

50 up for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka reached 50/1 in 11.4 overs.

10 Overs Gone

Sri Lanka area t 41/1 after 10 overs.

1st Wicket Down

Dimuth Karunaratne gets out for 15, Sri Lanka are 22/1 in 5.2 overs.

5 over done

Sri Lanka had a cautious start with 18/0 in first 5 overs.

CWC 2023: Afghanistan Opt To Bowl vs Sri Lanka

Afghanistan won the toss and they have decided to bowl first against Sri Lanka in Match 30 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil(w), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Head-To-Head In ODIs

Afghanistan v Sri Lanka ODI record ahead of their World Cup group game at MCA International Stadium, Pune on Monday (Match starts 0930 GMT).

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Head-To-Head In ODIs

• Overall: 10
• Afghanistan wins: 3
• Sri Lanka wins: 7

Last 10 meetings

22/02/2015: Dunedin - Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets

17/09/2018: Abu Dhabi - Afghanistan won by 91 runs

04/06/2019: Cardiff - Sri Lanka won by 34 runs

25/11/2022: Pallekele - Afghanistan won by 60 runs

27/11/2022: Pallekele - No Result

30/11/2022: Pallekele - Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets

02/06/2023: Hambantota - Afghanistan won by 6 wickets

04/06/2023: Hambantota - Sri Lanka won by 132 runs

07/06/2023: Hambantota - Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets

05/09/2023: Lahore - Sri Lanka won by 2 runs