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Afghan cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2023–24
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The Afghanistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in February 2024.[1][2] The tour consisted of one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3] In November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced its international calendar for 2024 and confirmed the bilateral series.[4] In January 2024, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[5]
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This was the first Test match played between the two sides.[6] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7]
Prior to the start of the third ODI match on 14 February 2024, Sri Lankan cricketers wore blackarm bands as a mark of respect for the former Sri Lanka Cricket administrator Trevor Rajaratnam who died on 13 February 2024 due to age-related ailments.[8]
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On 3 January 2024, Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis were appointed Sri Lanka's Test captain and vice-captain respectively.[15][16] With Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga were appointed as Sri Lanka's ODI and T20I captain respectively,[17] this was the first time Sri Lanka had three different captains in the three formats.[18]
Afghanistan also named Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shahidullah, Abdul Rahman and Bilal Sami as reserves for the ODI series.[19]
Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman was ruled out of ODI series due to an injury.[20] For the last ODI, Sharafuddin Ashraf was added to the Afghanistan's squad as his replacement.[21]
On 11 February 2024, Asitha Fernando replaced injured Dushmantha Chameera in the Sri Lanka's squad for the last two ODIs.[22][23]
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Only Test
2–5 February 2024 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Chamika Gunasekara (SL), Noor Ali Zadran, Zia-ur-Rehman, Mohammad Saleem and Naveed Zadran (Afg) all made their Test debuts.
- Dhananjaya de Silva captained Sri Lanka for the first time in Tests.[24][25]
- Kasun Rajitha replaced Chamika Gunasekara as concussion substitute for Sri Lanka on day 3 during Afghanistan's second innings.[26][27]
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) scored his first century in Tests.[28]
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ODI series
1st ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Pathum Nissanka (SL) became the first Sri Lankan to score an ODI double century.[29][30]
- Afghanistan scored their highest total in ODIs.[31]
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pathum Nissanka became the fastest batsman for Sri Lanka, to reach 2,000 runs in ODIs, in terms of innings (52).[32]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first men's T20I to be played at the venue.[33]
2nd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) became the second fastest cricketer to take 100 T20I wickets, in terms of number of matches played (63).[34]
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Ishaq (Afg) made his T20I debut.
- Qais Ahmad replaced Sharafuddin Ashraf as concussion substitute for Afghanistan during the second innings.[35]
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