Pakistani cricket team against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka in 2023
| Pakistan cricket team against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka in 2023 | |||
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| 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
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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
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Haris Rauf (Pak) took his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs.[10]
2nd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman score the fastest fifty for Afghanistan in ODI in 25 balls.
References
[edit]- ^ "Afghanistan to host Pakistan for three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan to play Afghanistan in three ODIs next month". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan confirm schedule for Afghanistan ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Afghanistan to Host Pakistan for a three-match ODI Series in August". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan to play Afghanistan in SL ahead of Asia Cup". Cricbuzz. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Noor Ahmad returns to Afghanistan ODI squad for Pakistan series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Faheem in, Masood out as Pakistan name squads for Asia Cup and Afghanistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for the Pakistan ODI Series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Najibullah Zadran ruled out of ODI series against Pakistan due to Knee injury". BDCricTime. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Haris Rauf blows Afghanistan away in opening one-dayer". Cricbuzz. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.