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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 2nd ODI of the Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
(i) Total Matches - ODIs
Overall - 34
Avg 1st Innings - 248
Avg 2nd Innings - 204
Highest total - 363/7 (South Africa vs Sri Lanka - 5th August'2018)
Matches won batting first - 15
Matches won batting second - 19
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
SL - 29 - 14w/15l
AFG - 1 - 1w/0l
(iii) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 25th November'2022
294/8 vs 234/10 (AFG won by 60 runs)
Pacers - 3w+9w=12w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w
2) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 16th June'2022
220/9 vs 189/10 (SL won by 26 runs - DLS)
Pacers - 4w+5w=9w
Spinners - 5w+4w=9w
3) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 14th June'2022
300/7 vs 282/8 (AUS won by 2 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 2w+1w=3w
Spinners - 4w+7w=11w
4) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 21st January'2022
254/9 vs 70/10 (SL won by 184 runs)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 3w+7w=10w
5) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 18th January'2022
302/8 vs 280/9 (ZIM won by 22 runs)
Pacers - 3w+7w=10w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w
6) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 16th January'2022
296/9 vs 300/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w
7) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 1st March'2020
307/10 vs 301/9 (SL won by 6 runs)
Pacers - 8w+5w=13w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
8) Sri Lanka vs England - 20th October'2018
273/7 vs 132/2 (ENG won by 18 runs - DLS)
Pacers - 2w+0w=2w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w
9) Sri Lanka vs England - 17th October'2018
150/9 vs 153/3 (ENG won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 3w+2w=5w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w
10) Sri Lanka vs South Africa - 8th August'2018
306/7 vs 187/9 (SL won by 3 runs - DLS)
Pacers - 4w+6w=10w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 38w
2nd Innings - 42w
Spinners
1st Innings - 34w
2nd Innings - 27w
Overall
80w:61w (Pacers:Spinners)
(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(17), 65(34)&1w, 21(10), 66(66), 15(23), 6(7)&1w, 34(36)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(12)*&0w, 102(94)&0w, 16(27)&0w
2. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(56), 37(42), 13(27)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 71(68)&0w, 23(21)&0w, 10(18)
3. Ashen Bandara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(47)&2w, 10(10)&1w, 3(10)&0w, 17(28)&0w, 51(47)&0w, 7(17)&0w, 34(41)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 84(66)&0w, 16(16)&0w
5. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(13), 0(9), 32(51), 0(5), 35(31), 1(3), 36(71), 34(42), 33(47), 17(24)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(8), 29(65), 48(63)*, 23(35), 75(91), 2(6), 14(11)
6. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(9)&1w, 37(19)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)&2w
8. Lahiru Kumara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
9. Dhananjaya Lakshan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
10. Pramod Madushan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(36), 19(48), 1(10), 14(13), 0(1), 5(14), 55(48), 36(51), 86(87)*, 36(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(34), 26(24), 7(9), 1(5)
12. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(66), 56(68), 14(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(71), 16(24), 85(83)
13. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Kasun Rajitha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(5)&1w
15. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 11(14)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w
16. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 20(35)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Ikram Ali Khil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Yamin Ahmadzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(55)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Shahidullah Kamal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(24)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Zia Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 106(120)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of SL)
(ii) On This Venue
1 - 1w/0l (In favour of AFG)
(iii) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 25th November'2022
294/8 vs 234/10 (AFG won by 60 runs)
Ibrahim Zadran - 106(120)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 53(55)
Rahmat Shah - 52(64)
Najibullah Zadran - 42(25)
Gulbadin Naib - 22(24) & 3w
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 4w
Yamin Ahmadzai - 2w
Rashid Khan - 1w
Pathum Nissanka - 85(83)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 66(46) & 2w
Lahiru Kumara - 1w
Kasun Rajitha - 1w
Dhananjaya Lakshan - 1w
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 4th June'2019
201/10 vs 152/10 (SL won by 34 runs - DLS)
Najibullah Zadran - 43(56)
Gulbadin Naib - 23(32)
Mohammad Nabi - 4w
Rashid Khan - 2w
3) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 17th September'2018
249/10 vs 158/10 (AFG won by 91 runs)
Rahmat Shah - 72(90)
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 37(52)
Rashid Khan - 2w
Mohammad Nabi - 2w
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 2w
Gulbadin Naib - 2w
Dhananjaya Da Silva - 23(38)
4) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 22nd February'2015
232/10 vs 236/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)
Mohammad Nabi - 21(27)
5) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 3rd March'2014
253/6 vs 124/10 (SL won by 129 runs)
Dinesh Chandimal - 26(41)
Mohammad Nabi - 37(43)
(iv) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 16(27)&0w
2. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(18)
3. Ashen Bandara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(4)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(38)&0w, 16(16)&0w
5. Dinesh Chandimal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(41)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(11)
6. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)&2w
8. Lahiru Kumara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
9. Dhananjaya Lakshan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
10. Pramod Madushan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 1(5)
12. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 85(83)
13. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Kasun Rajitha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(5)&1w
15. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
16. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(52), 2(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(17)
2. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 72(90), 52(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(11)
3. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Ikram Ali Khil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Yamin Ahmadzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(55)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Shahidullah Kamal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(6)&2w, 4(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)&2w
12. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(27)&0w, 15(12)&2w, 2(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(43)&0w, 11(16)&4w
13. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(5)&2w, 22(24)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(32)&0w
14. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
16. Zia Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 106(120)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(15), 12(14), 42(25)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(35)&0w, 43(56)
4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB
Last 10 - 85, 67, 10, 0, 40, 14, 74, 9, 21, 8
2) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 1, 18, 25, 4, 5, 68*, 79, 18, 6, 54
3) Dhananjaya Da Silva - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 16r 0w, 9r 2w, 66r 1w, 0r 1w, 26r 1w, 31r 1w, 0r 0w, 33, 12, 17r 1w, 28r 0w
4) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 10, 8r 0w, 19, 4, 38*, 31*, 31, 0, 44r 0w, 8r 0w
5) Bhanuka Rajapaksa - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 22, 18, 34, 7, 19, 5, 20, 17, 71*
6) Dasun Shanaka - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 16r 0w, 3, 0*, 35, 3r 0w, 8r 0w, 0r 1w, 29, 16*
7) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 66r 2w, 9r 2w, 3w, 4r 1w, 1r 0w, 2w, 5r 3w, 2r 3w, 4r 1w, 37r 0w, 21r 0w
8) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 26r 0w, 0w, 25r 8w, 4w, 78r 0w, 6w, 34r 1w, 5w, 31r 0w, 3w, 59r 0w, 10, 12r 2w, 4w, 15r 2w, 1w, 1w
9) Lahiru Kumara - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w 0w, 1w, 2w
10) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 11r 1w, 2w
11) Kasun Rajitha - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 8r 1w, 0w, 1w, 8r 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 6r 0w, 19r 1w, 12r 1w, 7r 0w
BENCH
12) Pramod Madhushan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 0w
13) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 11r 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 10r 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w
14) Ashen Bandara - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 25r 0w, 40*, 30, 27*, 37*, 46, 1, 27r 2w, 12r 0w, 0w, 44
15) Dinesh Chandimal - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 14, 27, 2*, 152, 10*, 24, 15, 11, 5, 80, 21, 76, 94*, 206*
16) Dhananjaya Lakshan - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 3r 0w, 154, 4, 56r 0w, 1w, 1r 2w, 78r 0w, 1r 0w, 60r 1w, 30, 6r 2w, 41, 43r 1w, 4w, 26r 4w
Safe C/VC choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya Da Silva
B) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 53, 30, 28, 10, 0, 26, 22, 1, 22, 60
2) Ibrahim Zadran - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 106, 26, 22, 32, 35, 46, 64*, 35, 40, 42*
3) Hashmatullah Shahidi - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2, 4r 1w, 33r 0w, 14r 1w, 25r 0w, 23r 1w, 36, 11, 90, 62, 8r 1w, 15
4) Rahmat Shah - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 52, 2w, 12r 1w, 2r 0w, 61r 1w, 20r 0w, 17, 87, 94, 81
5) Najibullah Zadran - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 42, 18, 13, 6, 5, 6, 2, 0, 0, 10
6) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2r 0w, 1r 0w, 13r 0w, 3r 1w 51*, 41r 1w, 0w, 0w, 31r 3w
7) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 22r 3w, 39r 0w, 12r 0w, 1r 0w, 40r 1w, 22r 0w, 11r 0w, 27r 1w, 37r 0w, 0w
8) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 48r 1w, 9r 2w, 1w, 0w, 5r 0w, 26r 2w, 1w
9) Mujeeb Ur Rahman - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 15r 1w, 3w
10) Yamin Ahmadzai - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 3w, 45r 4w, 0w, 6r 2w, 2w, 15r 2w, 0w, 7r 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w
11) Fazalhaq Farooqi - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 4w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w
BENCH
12) Fareed Ahmad - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w
13) Noor Ahmad - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 20r 5w, 15r 5w, 3r 1w, 47r 6w, 9r 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 2w
14) Ikram Ali Khil - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 28, 39*, 22, 12, 14, 0, 20, 12, 4
15) Riaz Hassan - RHB
Last 10 - 25, 3, 17, 6, 1, 37, 82, 39r 0w, 0
16) Shahidullah Kamal - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 127r 0w, 8, 5r 0w, 7r 0w, 6r 0w, 40r 1w, 37, 18r 0w, 5*, 0w
17) Zia Ur Rahman - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4, 14r 2w, 14r 5w, 1w, 2w, 2r 5w, 7r 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 3w
18) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 8r 0w, 0r 0w, 1r 0w, 1r 0w, 10r 0w, 0w, 0w, 15*, 4r 1w
Safe C/VC choices
Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan
Differential GL C/VC choices
SL - Pathum Nissanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka
AFG - Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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