SL VS AFG Match Prediction 2nd T20I, Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
Sri Lanka
187/6 (20 Ov)
Afghanistan
115 (17 Ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathum Nissanka lbw b Azmatullah | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 227.27 |
Kusal Mendis (W) c Noor Ahmad b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 164.29 |
Dhananjaya de Silva c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Sadeera Samarawickrama hit wkt b Naveen-ul-Haq | 51 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 121.43 |
Wanindu Hasaranga (C) c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 244.44 |
Charith Asalanka c Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Angelo Mathews not out | 42 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 190.91 |
Dasun Shanaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maheesh Theekshana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Binura Fernando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matheesha Pathirana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | 6 (b 0, lb 5, w 1, nb 0, p 0) | ||||
| TOTAL | 187 (6 wkts, 20 Ov) | ||||
| Batter | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | lbw b Azmatullah | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 227.27 |
| Kusal Mendis (W) | c Noor Ahmad b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 164.29 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | hit wkt b Naveen-ul-Haq | 51 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 121.43 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (C) | c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 244.44 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 42 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 190.91 |
| EXTRAS | 6 (b 0, lb 5, w 1, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| TOTAL | 187 (6 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||
| DID NOT BAT | Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Noor Ahmad | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Batter | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazratullah Zazai c Kusal Mendis b Mathews | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Ibrahim Zadran (C) c M Theekshana b Mathews | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W) lbw b M Theekshana | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
Gulbadin Naib c W Hasaranga b B Fernando | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Azmatullah Omarzai b B Fernando | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohammad Nabi c Kusal Mendis b Shanaka | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 158.82 |
Karim Janat c Shanaka b W Hasaranga | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 121.74 |
Najibullah Zadran b W Hasaranga | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
Noor Ahmad not out | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
Naveen-ul-Haq b Matheesha Pathirana | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
Fazalhaq Farooqi c Shanaka b Matheesha Pathirana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| EXTRAS | 11 (b 0, lb 0, w 11, nb 0, p 0) | ||||
| TOTAL | 115 (10 wkts, 17 Ov) | ||||
| Batter | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazratullah Zazai | c Kusal Mendis b Mathews | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ibrahim Zadran (C) | c M Theekshana b Mathews | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W) | lbw b M Theekshana | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c W Hasaranga b B Fernando | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | b B Fernando | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Kusal Mendis b Shanaka | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 158.82 |
| Karim Janat | c Shanaka b W Hasaranga | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 121.74 |
| Najibullah Zadran | b W Hasaranga | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Noor Ahmad | not out | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | b Matheesha Pathirana | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | c Shanaka b Matheesha Pathirana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| EXTRAS | 11 (b 0, lb 0, w 11, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| TOTAL | 115 (10 wkts, 17 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Binura Fernando | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 |
Scorecard
| Batter | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathum Nissanka lbw b Azmatullah | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 227.27 |
Kusal Mendis (W) c Noor Ahmad b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 164.29 |
Dhananjaya de Silva c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Sadeera Samarawickrama hit wkt b Naveen-ul-Haq | 51 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 121.43 |
Wanindu Hasaranga (C) c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 244.44 |
Charith Asalanka c Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Angelo Mathews not out | 42 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 190.91 |
Dasun Shanaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maheesh Theekshana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Binura Fernando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matheesha Pathirana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXTRAS | 6 (b 0, lb 5, w 1, nb 0, p 0) | ||||
| TOTAL | 187 (6 wkts, 20 Ov) | ||||
| Batter | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | lbw b Azmatullah | 25 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 227.27 |
| Kusal Mendis (W) | c Noor Ahmad b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 164.29 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | hit wkt b Naveen-ul-Haq | 51 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 121.43 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (C) | c Ibrahim Zadran b Nabi | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 244.44 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 42 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 190.91 |
| EXTRAS | 6 (b 0, lb 5, w 1, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| TOTAL | 187 (6 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||
| DID NOT BAT | Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Noor Ahmad | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Batter | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazratullah Zazai c Kusal Mendis b Mathews | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Ibrahim Zadran (C) c M Theekshana b Mathews | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W) lbw b M Theekshana | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
Gulbadin Naib c W Hasaranga b B Fernando | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Azmatullah Omarzai b B Fernando | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mohammad Nabi c Kusal Mendis b Shanaka | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 158.82 |
Karim Janat c Shanaka b W Hasaranga | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 121.74 |
Najibullah Zadran b W Hasaranga | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
Noor Ahmad not out | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
Naveen-ul-Haq b Matheesha Pathirana | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
Fazalhaq Farooqi c Shanaka b Matheesha Pathirana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| EXTRAS | 11 (b 0, lb 0, w 11, nb 0, p 0) | ||||
| TOTAL | 115 (10 wkts, 17 Ov) | ||||
| Batter | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazratullah Zazai | c Kusal Mendis b Mathews | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Ibrahim Zadran (C) | c M Theekshana b Mathews | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W) | lbw b M Theekshana | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c W Hasaranga b B Fernando | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | b B Fernando | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Kusal Mendis b Shanaka | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 158.82 |
| Karim Janat | c Shanaka b W Hasaranga | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 121.74 |
| Najibullah Zadran | b W Hasaranga | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Noor Ahmad | not out | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | b Matheesha Pathirana | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | c Shanaka b Matheesha Pathirana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| EXTRAS | 11 (b 0, lb 0, w 11, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| TOTAL | 115 (10 wkts, 17 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Binura Fernando | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.5 |
Match Info
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SL Vs AFG Match Prediction
SL Vs AFG Key Stats
- Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other 6 times in T20Is. Sri Lanka won 4 matches while their opponents finished on the winning side 2 times.
- Dhananjaya de Silva is the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in T20Is between the two teams, having notched 90 runs at an average of 90 and a strike-rate of 152.54.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the top run-getter in T20Is between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. He has scored 165 runs at an average of 41.25.
- Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman jointly hold the record for the most wickets (6) in T20Is between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.
SL Vs AFG Match Preview
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are set to face each other in the 2nd game of the 3-match T20I series on Monday, February 19. The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla.
The first T20I of the series turned out to be an absolute cracker. After being put in to bat first, the host scored 160 in 19 overs. With 11 runs needed off the last over, Afghanistan scored only 6 runs and failed to win the match.
Sri Lanka Preview
Sri Lanka would have heaved a sigh of relief after winning the 1st T20I by 4 runs in Dambulla. Wanindu Hasaranga was their star performer after he scored 67 runs off 32 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes.
Barring him, none of their batters stepped up. Hasaranga led from the front as he picked up a wicket and gave away only 20 runs to save the day for his team.
Sri Lanka - Who Will Be The Best Batter?
Kusal Mendis has a chance of performing well in the next game as per our cricket odds. Mendis started his knock in the 1st game with a six and looked promising.
However, Farooqi dismissed him to cut short his stay in the middle. Mendis could not live up to expectations in the opening match, but given the skills he has, he has every chance of making a strong comeback.
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Betting Tip - Best Batter For Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka - Who Will Be The Best Bowler?
Matheesha Pathirana was one of the major reasons why Sri Lanka went past the finish line in the first match. The fast bowler was outstanding as he ripped through the opposition batting lineup with excellent figures of 4-0-24-0.
Pathirana got the wickets of Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad and Maheesh Theekshana and delivered the body blows.
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Betting Tip - Best Bowler For Sri Lanka
Afghanistan Preview
Afghanistan had every chance of taking a 1-0 series lead, but they ended up conceding a lead. Their bowlers did an excellent job and kept the batters in check.
Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq and Azmatullah bowled brilliantly. Ibrahim Zadran played a decent hand, but his efforts were not enough for the visiting team to secure victory.
Afghanistan - Who Will Be The Best Batter?
As per our cricket betting tips, Ibrahim Zadran is expected to stand out as the Afghanistan batter in the next game. In the 1st T20I, he looked in decent touch and scored 67 runs off 55 balls with the help of 8 fours.
Although he played until the very end and played his heart out, he could not take his team past the finish line as he did not get enough support from the other end.
Top Batter Stats - Recent Matches
| Player | MAT | R | BT. AVG | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | 10 | 308 | 34.22 | 112.82 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 10 | 290 | 29 | 121.84 |
Betting Tip - Best Batter For Afghanistan
Afghanistan - Who Will Be The Best Bowler?
Fazalhaq Farooqi has been a key member of the Afghanistan T20I team for quite some time now. The left-armer was on top of his game in the first match of the series.
Farooqi picked up the wickets of Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva to finish with impressive figures of 4-0-25-3. He will again be expected to strike with the new ball in the upcoming match.
Top Bowler Stats - Recent Matches
| Player | MAT | W | ECON | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 10 | 19 | 7.02 | 10.21 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 10 | 16 | 5.84 | 12.37 |
Betting Tip - Best Bowler For Afghanistan
SL Vs AFG - Who Will Be The Player Of The Match?
Wanindu Hasaranga has every chance of winning the award in the next game. The Sri Lankan skipper put in an all-round showing last time around and helped his team win the match.
The hosts will again be looking up to their skipper to deliver. Hasaranga has been a brute force in the T20 format regardless of the teams he has played for.
SL Vs AFG - Who Will Win Today's Toss?
As per today's toss prediction, teams should opt to field first after winning the toss. Sri Lanka, however, would not mind batting first as they have the bowling attack to defend targets.
SL Vs AFG Venue, Pitch and Weather Report
The pitch at the venue in Dambulla is expected to be a sporting one. Runs will be on offer, but the track will have plenty in it for the bowlers as well. Teams need to score around the 160-run mark to give themselves a decent chance of winning the match.
There is no chance of rain for the time being in Dambulla. Clouds will be there, but they are not threatening. Temperatures will be around 25 degrees Celsius. The humidity will be in the high 60s and playing conditions for the game of cricket would be pleasant.
SL Vs AFG Match Winner Prediction
If you are scratching your head about who will win today's match, the team batting second has a great chance. Both teams have the batting to chase down big targets.
The Afghans had a great chance of winning and they would want to make amends when they meet Sri Lanka in the upcoming match on Monday.
Match Tips
Match Odds
| Player | MAT | R | BT. AVG | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Zadran | 10 | 308 | 34.22 | 112.82 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 10 | 290 | 29 | 121.84 |
| Player | MAT | W | ECON | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 10 | 19 | 7.02 | 10.21 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 10 | 16 | 5.84 | 12.37 |
