Pakistani cricket team against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka in 2023

Pakistan cricket team against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka in 2023
 
  Afghanistan Pakistan
Dates 22 – 26 August 2023
Captains Hashmatullah Shahidi Babar Azam
One Day International series
Results Pakistan won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Rahmanullah Gurbaz (174) Imam-ul-Haq (165)
Most wickets Mujeeb Ur Rahman (5)
Fazalhaq Farooqi (5)		 Shaheen Afridi (6)
Player of the series Imam-ul-Haq (Pak)

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against Afghanistan.[1][2] The dates of the tour was confirmed in July 2023.[3][4] The tour formed part of both teams' preparations for the 2023 Asia Cup tournament.[5]

Squads

 Afghanistan[6]  Pakistan[7]

Afghanistan named Fareed Ahmad and Shahidullah as reserves in their squad.[8] Ahead of the series, Shahidullah was added to Afghanistan's main squad in place of Najibullah Zadran, who got ruled out of the series due to a knee injury.[9]

ODI series

1st ODI

22 August 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
201 (47.1 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
59 (19.2 overs)
Imam-ul-Haq 61 (94)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/33 (10 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 18 (47)
Haris Rauf 5/18 (6.2 overs)
Pakistan won by 142 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Haris Rauf (Pak)

2nd ODI

24 August 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Afghanistan 
300/5 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
302/9 (49.5 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 151 (151)
Shaheen Afridi 2/58 (10 overs)
Imam-ul-Haq 91 (105)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/69 (9.5 overs)
Pakistan won by 1 wicket
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Shadab Khan (Pak)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

26 August 2023
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
268/8 (50 overs)
v
 Afghanistan
209 (48.4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 67 (79)
Gulbadin Naib 2/36 (9 overs)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 64 (37)
Shadab Khan 3/42 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 59 runs
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
Player of the match: Mohammad Rizwan (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman score the fastest fifty for Afghanistan in ODI in 25 balls.

References

  1. ^ "Afghanistan to host Pakistan for three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Pakistan to play Afghanistan in three ODIs next month". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Pakistan confirm schedule for Afghanistan ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan to Host Pakistan for a three-match ODI Series in August". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Pakistan to play Afghanistan in SL ahead of Asia Cup". Cricbuzz. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Noor Ahmad returns to Afghanistan ODI squad for Pakistan series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Faheem in, Masood out as Pakistan name squads for Asia Cup and Afghanistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ^ "ACB Name Squad for the Pakistan ODI Series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Najibullah Zadran ruled out of ODI series against Pakistan due to Knee injury". BDCricTime. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Haris Rauf blows Afghanistan away in opening one-dayer". Cricbuzz. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.