Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 1st ODI of the Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2024, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
(i) Total Matches - ODIs
Overall - 37
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 - 22
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
SL - 32 - 16w/15l/1nr
AFG - 3 - 1w/1l/1nr
(iii) Top Performers on this Venue
SL
Kusal Mendis - 4th highest run scorer (424), Avg (28.26) - 17M/17I
Pathum Nissanka - 7th highest run scorer (353), Avg (44.12) - 9M/9I
Charith Asalanka - 8th highest run scorer (351), Avg (58.50) - 9M/8I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 35th highest run scorer (114), Avg (22.80) - 5M/4I
Akila Dhananjaya - 3rd highest wicket taker (13), SR (20.3) - 6M/6I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 7th highest wicket taker (10), SR (29.4) - 5M/5I
Maheesh Theekshana - 14th highest wicket taker (8), SR (57.7) - 9M/9I
Chamika Karunaratne - 14th highest wicket taker (8), SR (21.7) - 5M/5I
Dushmantha Chameera - 20th highest wicket taker (6), SR (51.6) - 7M/7I
Dunith Wellalage - 24th highest wicket taker (5), SR (27.6) - 4M/4I
AFG
Ibrahim Zadran - 13th highest run scorer (278), Avg (92.66) - 3M/3I
Rahmat Shah - 30th highest run scorer (132), Avg (44) - 3M/3I
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 33rd highest run scorer (126), Avg (42) - 3M/3I
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Nepal vs India - 4th September'2023
230/10 vs 147/0 (IND won by 10 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 6w+0w=6w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w
2) Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka - 31st August'2023
164/10 vs 165/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 4w+3w=7w
3) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 30th November'2022
313/8 vs 314/6 (SL won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+0w=4w
Spinners - 3w+6w=9w
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) 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
9) 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
10) 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
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 44w
2nd Innings - 36w
Spinners
1st Innings - 34w
2nd Innings - 31w
Overall
80w:65w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(34)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
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), 83(72)*, 62(92)*
3. Sahan Arachchige
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Shevon Daniel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Sadeera Samaravickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(34), 1(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 54(77)
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(9)&1w, 37(19)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)&2w, 2(3)&2w
8. Chamika Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(32)&1w, 7(7)&0w, 18(17)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(2)*&3w, 34(38)&1w
9. Dilshan Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
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), 67(61), 5(21)
12. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 55(66), 56(68), 14(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 75(71), 16(24), 85(83), 39(55), 14(13)
13. Akila Dhananjaya
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(11)&6w, 2(6)&2w, 1(2)*&1w, 7(4)&1w, 32(26)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(42)&1w
14. Dushmantha Chameera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(7)*&0w, 6(10)&0w, 1(3)&2w, 0w, 7(18)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 13(13)&0w
15. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w, 11(14)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w
16. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 20(35)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(21)*&0w, 1w
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2), 28(45), 4(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(64), 58(78), 22(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(1)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Ikram Ali Khil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Qais Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(55), 68(73), 5(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Naveed Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3)&0w, 41(34), 12(12)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(24)&3w, 6(15), 8(11)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 106(120), 10(18), 162(138)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
12 - 7w/4l/1nr (in favour of SL)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (in favour of SL)
(iii) On This Venue
3 - 1w/1l/1nr (Tied)
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 30th October'2023
241/10 vs 242/3 (AFG won by 7 wkts)
Pathum Nissanka - 46(60)
Kusal Mendis - 39(50)
Sadeera Samaravickrama - 36(40)
Maheesh Theekshana - 29(31)
Charith Asalanka - 22(28)
Dilshan Madushanka - 2w
Azmatullah Omarzai - 73(63)* & 1w
Rahmat Shah - 62(74)
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 58(74)*
Ibrahim Zadran - 39(57)
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 4w
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 2w
2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 5th September'2023
291/8 vs 289/10 (SL won by 2 runs)
Kusal Mendis - 92(84)
Pathum Nissanka - 41(40)
Charith Asalanka - 36(43)
Dunith Wellalage - 33(39)* & 2w
Maheesh Theekshana - 28(24) & 1w
Mohammad Nabi - 65(32)
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 59(66)
Rahmat Shah - 45(40)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 1w
3) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 7th June'2023
116/10 vs 120/1 (SL won by 9 wkts)
Mohammad Nabi - 23(23)
Rahmat Shah - 22(21)
Pathum Nissanka - 51(34)
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
4) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 4th June'2023
323/6 vs 191/10 (SL won by 131 runs)
Kusal Mendis - 78(75)
Sadeera Samarawickrama - 44(46)
Pathum Nissanka - 43(56)
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 57(62)
Ibrahim Zadran - 54(75)
Rahmat Shah - 36(42)
Mohammad Nabi - 2w
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 1w
Noor Ahmad - 1w
5) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 2nd June'2023
268/10 vs 269/4 (AFG won by 6 wickets)
Charith Asalanka - 91(95)
Pathum Nissanka - 38(59)
Ibrahim Zadran - 98(98)
Rahmat Shah - 55(80)
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 38(47)
Mohammad Nabi - 27(28)*&1w
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 2w
Noor Ahmad - 1w
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 1w
(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these teams meet
SL
Pathum Nissanka - 3rd highest run scorer (342), Avg (48.85) - 8M/8I
Kusal Mendis - 4th highest run scorer (303), Avg (37.87) - 10M/10I
Charith Asalanka - 7th highest run scorer (248), Avg (49.60) - 8M/6I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 3rd highest wicket taker (11), SR (23.6) - 5M/5I
Dushmantha Chameera - 8th highest wicket taker (7), SR (30.2) - 4M/4I
Maheesh Theekshana - 12th highest wicket taker (6), SR (58.1) - 7M/7I
AFG
Ibrahim Zadran - Highest run scorer (498), Avg (62.25) - 8M/8I
Rahmat Shah - 2nd highest run scorer (411), Avg (41.10) - 10M/10I
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 5th highest run scorer (291), Avg (32.33) - 10M/10I
Mohammad Nabi - 6th highest run scorer (256), Avg (25.60) - 12M/11I
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 10th highest run scorer (154), Avg (19.25) - 8M/8I
Gulbadin Naib - 15th highest run scorer (105), Avg (15) - 7M/7I
Azmatullah Omarzai - 17th highest run scorer (101), Avg (101) - 3M/2I
Mohammad Nabi - 3rd highest wicket taker (11), SR (43) - 12M/11I
Fazalhaq Farooqi - 5th highest wicket taker (10), SR (34.4) - 8M/8I
Gulbadin Naib - 5th highest wicket taker (10), SR (22.8) - 7M/6I
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 8th highest wicket taker (7), SR (60) - 10M/10I
Fareed Ahmad Malik - 14th highest wicket taker (4), SR (27) - 3M/3I
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 38(59), 43(56), 41(40), 46(60)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 85(83), 3(8)*, 35(55), 51(34)
3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(2), 11(17), 78(75), 92(84), 39(50)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2), 1(5), 2(8)*, 67(61), 11(17)*
4. Shevon Daniel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Sahan Arachchige
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 91(95), 6(12), 36(43), 22(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(18), 83(72)*
7. Chamika Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(39)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 31(21)*&0w
9. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Dilshan Madushanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 28(24)&1w, 29(31)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w
12. Pramod Madushan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Sadeera Samarawickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 44(46), 3(8), 36(40)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(12)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(46)&2w, 1w, 2(3)&2w, 3w
15. Akila Dhananjaya
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(10)&2w
16. Dushmantha Chameera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 4w
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(55), 68(73), 5(12), 8(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(23), 2(12), 4(8), 0(4)
2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 106(120), 10(18), 162(138), 22(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 98(98), 54(75), 7(14), 39(57)
3. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 72(90), 52(64), 58(78), 22(30), 7(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(11), 55(80), 36(42), 45(40), 62(74)
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(52), 2(2), 28(45), 4(10), 4(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(17), 38(47), 57(62), 59(66), 58(74)*
5. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 21(27)&0w, 15(12)&2w, 2(3)&0w, 41(34), 12(12)&2w, 23(23)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(43)&0w, 11(16)&4w, 27(28)*&1w, 2(5)&2w, 65(32)&0w, 0w
6. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 28(31)&0w, 73(63)*&1w
7. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w
8. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(1)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w
9. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 0w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w, 0w, 4w
10. Ikram Alikhil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Qais Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(5)&2w, 22(24)&3w, 8(11)&0w, 20(21)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(32)&0w, 22(16)&4w
14. Fareed Ahmad Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w
15. Naveed Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB
Last 10 - 151, 29, 0, 7, 39*, 1, 2, 73, 90, 15, 135, 25
2) Avishka Fernando - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 7, 17, 91*, 12, 8, 39, 6, 125*, 0, 4
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Shevon Daniel
3) Kusal Mendis - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 10, 80r 0w, 33, 4, 17, 66*, 17, 46, 0, 15
4) Sadeera Samaravickrama - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 27, 1, 0, 16, 9, 14*, 4, 41, 17, 6
5) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 69r 0w, 16, 0r 0w, 101, 11r 4w, 16r 1w, 64r 2w, 39r 4w, 61r 1w
6) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 8r 1w, 1r 2w, 12r 2w, 26r 1w, 6r 3w, 14r 2w, 42r 1w, 24r 0w, 4w, 1w
7) Chamika Karunaratne - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 25r 3w, 3r 2w, 11r 0w, 15r 0w, 36, 61r 1w, 0w, 8r 1w, 34r 0w, 25r 3w, 0w
8) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 10r 0w, 4r 3w, 0w, 1w, 0r 0w, 52r 4w, 21r 3w, 34r 1w, 0r 0w
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Sahan Arachchige/Akila Dhananjaya
9) Dushmantha Chameera - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 6r 1w
10) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 5r 0w, 9r 0w, 4w, 0w, 9r 1w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 2w
11) Dilshan Madushanka - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 1w
BENCH
12) Sahan Arachchige - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1r 0w, 21r 1w, 22r 0w, 1, 88r 0w, 17*, 21r 0w, 11, 30r 0w, 46r 3w, 0r 0w, 40r 0w
13) Janith Liyanage - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 63, 12, 1w, 95r 0w, 24, 86r 0w, 62r 1w, 126r 5w, 23r 1w, 10r 2w, 76
14) Pramod Madushan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 9r 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 8r 0w, 0w, 5r 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w
15) Akila Dhananjaya - LHB, Offbreak, Legbreak
Last 10 - 6r 1w, 20r 3w, 1w, 7r 5w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 19r 6w, 9w
16) Shevon Daniel - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 5, 6, 23, 78, 11, 35, 8, 12, 11, 63, 0, 0
Safe C/VC Choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis
B) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 15, 0, 4, 9, 1, 21, 14, 81, 50, 14
2) Ibrahim Zadran - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 0, 114, 11, 12, 50, 8, 25, 23, 4, 59, 7
3) Hashmatullah Shahidi - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 18, 17, 9, 2, 26, 56*, 58*, 48*, 8, 14
4) Rahmat Shah - RHB, Legbreak, WK
Last 10 - 91r 0w, 54, 3, 32, 38, 26r 0w, 30, 52, 62, 77*, 36
5) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 13r 0w, 12r 0w, 3r 0w, 55*, 57, 0w, 1, 42r 1w, 52r 0w, 27*
6) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 22r 1w, 36r 2w, 32r 2w, 4r 0w, 47r 0w, 6r 0w, 0r 1w, 2, 29r 1w
7) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 29r 0w, 7r 3w, 13r 1w, 1r 1w, 50r 0w, 0r 1w, 10r 1w, 34, 14r 0w, 42r 0w
8) Noor Ahmad - RHB, LWS
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 5w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 8r 0w, 0w, 1w
9) Mujeeb Ur Rahman - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 21r 0w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w
10) Fazalhaq Farooqi - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 4w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 1w, 0w
11) Fareed Ahmad Malik - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 3w, 3w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 17r 2w, 1w, 13r 0w, 2w
BENCH
12) Ikram Alikhil - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 21, 1, 4, 12, 19*
13) Riaz Hassan - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 13, 13, 34, 78, 82r 0w, 27, 14, 40
14) Qais Ahmad - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 21r 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 18r 2w, 1w, 19r 2w, 2w, 31r 2w
15) Naveed Zadran - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4w, 0w, 11r 1w, 0w, 6r 1w, 1w, 2w, 8r 3w, 33r 2w, 1w, 6r 4w, 3w, 5w, 11r 2w
Safe C/VC Choices
Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai
Differential GL C/VC choices
SL - Sadeera Samaravickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dilshan Madushanka, Pathum Nissanka
AFG - Mohammad Nabi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Fazalhaq Farooqi
*Important*
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