The 15th and 16th matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers saw Sri Lanka register a massive 133-run victory over Ireland, and Scotland edge past Oman by 76 runs on Sunday (June 25)

Asked to bat first by the Irish team, Sri Lanka’s innings got off to a solid start, with opener Dimuth Karunaratne and Sadeera Samarawickrama laying a strong foundation. Karunaratne played a magnificent innings and scored 103 deliveries for his team, while Samarawickrama provided excellent support with a well-constructed 82 runs off 86 balls. Their partnership set the stage for a formidable total. However, the Irish bowlers fought back, with Mark Adair leading the way and claiming a four-fer for 46 runs. Barry McCarthy al?so chipped in with three wickets and helped Ireland bundle out Sri Lanka at 325 runs in 49.5 overs.

Chasing a challenging target, Ireland’s batting struggled to gain momentum against the disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Although Curtis Campher showed some resistance with a quick-fire 39 runs off just 31 deliveries and got the able support of Harry Tector (33), the rest of the Irish batters failed to make significant contributions, and the team was eventuall??y bowled out for 192 runs in just 31 overs. Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga was the standout performer with the ball as he to?ok yet another five-wicke??t haul in the tournament.

Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by 133 runs: //t.co/sTsD4Qm3ZJ#CWC23 #SLvIRE #WorldCupQualifiers #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/GOYNGSMQnz

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Speaking of the 16th match between Scotland and Oman, Scotland began their innings with determination and posted a formidable total of 320 runs before being bowled out in the allotted 50 overs. Brandon McMullen played a magnificent innings for his team and scored a brilliant 136 runs off just 121 deliveries. He received excellent support from Richie Berrington, who contributed a solid 60 runs from 62 balls. Bilal Khan was the stan??dout bowl?er for Oman, claiming an impressive five wickets and conceding 55 runs.

In reply, Oman fought hard but ultimately fell short as they managed 244 runs for the loss of nine wickets in t?heir 50 ??overs. Naseem Khushi played a valiant knock, smashing 69 runs off 53 deliveries. Aqib Ilyas also made a useful contribution of 31 runs from 37 balls but couldn’t sail his team through in the run chase. Chris Greaves was the star performer with the ball for Scotland as he bagged five scalps for 53? runs and caused significant damage to the Oman b?atting lineup.

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In the third and fin??al ODI between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, the hosts came up?? on top in a thrilling contest to register a memorable victory and level the series.

Chasing 314, Sri Lanka got off to a good start with openers Pathum Nissanka (35) and Kusal Mendis (67) adding over a hundred runs for the first wicket, but they played slowly. The spin attack of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan started creating problems, with Rashid, in particular, destroying the middle order. The spin duo reduced Sri Lanka to 164/4 in 30.3 ?overs.

Then Charith Asalanka and captain Dasun Shanaka calmed things down by adding a crucial partnership of 79 runs for the fifth wicket. However, Rashid again brought back Afghanistan by removing Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga as the Islanders were reeling at 249/6 after 43.1 overs, w??ith Asalanka soldiering on with a cramp.

However, an unlikely hero emerged in the form of youngster Dunith Wellalage, who accelerated the run flow by smashing a few boundaries when Sri Lanka looked out of the chase. Asalanka, on the other hand, continued chipping the runs and took Sri Lanka over the finish line with a winning six over deep mid-wicket, playing a splendid knock of 83 unbeaten off 72 balls?.

Earlier, Ibrahim Zadran, who had smashed a tremendous hundr???ed in the series opener, once again shined with the bat and hit another century. The Afghan opener scored 162 off 138 balls, including 15 fours and 4 sixes, ?as the tourists ended up re?aching 313/8 in their allotted 50 overs.

“Really happy with this performance. We were behind this chase, but we came out of it strong. I believe in my captain, he’s a magnificent player, and his 40-odd runs were very helpful. I believed all the way, I know Wella (Wellalage) is a good player. The leg is better now, but at some stages, I thought if I must come out. Glad I fought through it,” said Asalanka after the match.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

No surprises here! The Player of the Match award goes to Charith Asalanka
🫳🏏#SLvAFG pic.twitter.com/Ww2enZhDJg

— Sri Lanka Cricket πŸ‡±πŸ‡° (@OfficialSLC) November 30, 2022

Back to winning ways!! πŸ₯³πŸ‘Œ β?great chase guys!!! @Patumnissanka18 @KusalMendis13 @wellalage01 @dasunshanaka1 , #Asalanka. //t.co/krXaKyJvPW

— Bhanuka Rajapaksa (@BhanukaRajapak3) November 30, 2022

Great effort by @OfficialSLC fantastic run chase @KusalMendis13 #chandi @dasunshanaka1 and what a finish by #charit and @wellalage01 πŸ‘πŸ‘

— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) November 30, 2022

Woohoo β€?now that was a treat @OfficialSLC Take a bow @AsalankaCA72 and you want players for the future .. here is a clever one @wellalage01 .??. Superb cha?se .. hopefully steps forward form here . πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) November 30, 2022

Memorable win to square the series 1-1. At the break when the chips were down mostly all the batters stood up when it mattered the most. As a batting group it is a proud day to be part of history created chasing a record score. Good finishing touches Charith & DunithπŸ‘πŸ½ #slvafg

— Farveez Maharoof (@farveezmaharoof) November 30, 2022

Fantastic win from SL! What a run-chase. Asalan??ka finishes with a six. Excellent knock. Ibrahim (162 runs), Najib (77 runs) & Rashid (4/37) ?were exceptional but their efforts were not good enough to give Afghanistan a series win.

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) November 30, 2022

𝘈 𝘣𝘳π˜ͺ𝘭𝘭π˜ͺ𝘒𝘯𝘡 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘀𝘬, 𝘒𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘀π˜ͺπ˜΅π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 𝘧π˜ͺ?𝘯π˜ͺ𝘴𝘩 𝘒?𝘯π˜₯ 𝘒 𝘯𝘒π˜ͺ𝘭 𝘣π˜ͺ𝘡π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 𝘸π˜ͺ𝘯! πŸ™ŒπŸ»

Charith Asalanka, you beauty 😍

πŸ“Έ:SLCricket #SLvAFG #AbuDhabiKnightRiders #ADKR pic.twitter.com/CYryc7vXi0

— Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (@ADKRiders) November 30, 2022

Sri Lanka complete the highest run chase at Pallekele. More importantly ten valuable points in the World Cup Super League. They are still in the hunt. Charith Asalanka back to the wall knock battling with cramps. Seventh wicket stand 65 in 39 balls. Superb cameo from Wellalage. pic.twitter.com/LE59vLe8G9

— Rex Clementine (@RexClementine) November 30, 2022

Charith Asalanka, take a bow! 83* off 72 balls for him against Afghanistan tonight, he's averaging 47 and striking at 90 in his ODI career. He combined with Sri Lanka's U19 star Dunith Wellalage to score 65 runs off 39 balls in the partnership, what a chase! #SLvAFG

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) November 30, 2022

What did I witness, what comeback for Charith Asalanka. Silencing his doubters πŸ”₯, and Dunith Wellalage πŸ‘πŸΌ boy oh boyβ€? There goes that man #SLvsAFG pic.twitter.com/kC7R5XixOX

— Dilka Sirimanna (@DilkaSirimanna) November 30, 2022

What a run chase! πŸ‘

Sri Lanka ?pull off a brilliant win ??to level the series 🀩

Watch the #SLvAFG series on //t.co/CPDKNxoJ9v (in select regions) πŸ“Ί

πŸ“ Scorecard: //t.co/rKV8UTed4N pic.twitter.com/UfrG7TguCv

— ICC (@ICC) November 30, 2022

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In the first One-Day Inte?rnational (ODI) bet?ween Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Friday, the visitor??s registered a cracking 60-run victory to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

Chasing 295, opener Pathum Nissanka was brilliant with his outstanding knock of 85 runs off 83 balls, but the middle-order completely failed to stand up as Nissanka never really got the support he would’ve expected to cruise through.

The wickets kept on falling at one end, and Nissanka held his fort to keep the Lankans in the game until the 30th over when Fazalhaq Farooqi cleaned him up. The hosts looked done and dusted, but Wanindu Hasaranga kept them in the hunt wi?th ??his vital half-century.

However, like in the case of Nissanka, Hasaranga too ran out of partners and didn’t get enough support from other batters, eventually becoming the final wicket to get dismissed at a well-made 66 from 46 deliveries. It was Farooqi yet again the saviour for Afghanistan as he got rid of Hasaranga too, finishing with four scalps while conceding 49 in nine overs.

Earlier, Ibrahim Zadran‘s stunning century, respective fifties from Rahmat Shah and Rahmanullah Gurbaz and a cameo by Najibullah Zadran took Afg?hanistan to a respe?ctable total of 294/8 in their allotted 50 overs.

Zadran was the chief architect with his batting brilliance, playing a crucial role in the 84-run opening partnership with Gurbaz? and another 118-run stand for the second wicket with Rahmat. While Zadran scored 106 off 120 balls, Gurbaz (53) and Rahmat (52) also made valuable contributions. Najibull?ah also chipped in with a quickfire 25-ball 42, with the help of five fours and a six.

“I’m really happy with my innings. Glad that I performed well. We wanted to bat first if we won the toss, and it was a good toss to win. Pitch was good for batting, read the surface and took my time, and it worked. The track remained the same throughout, we wanted to get to 320, and that was the plan. Our bowlers did a great job,” said Zadran in the post-match presentation.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

Congratulations @ACBofficials The better team easily #SLvAFG Very very good cricket from t he moment toss was won.. getting better a??nd better each time you see em

— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) November 25, 2022

Afg don't rely on just their spinners to win anymore. They've a quality batting line up and firepower in the pace attack. So there are multiple ways they can beat you. Today their top 4 got runs & pacers got 9/10 wkts. Congratulations on a memorable win @ACBofficials πŸ‘πŸ½ #SLvAFG pic.twitter.com/VR4wFmkJdU

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 25, 2022

Afghanistan secure a win their first ever match against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.#SLvAFG

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) November 25, 2022

Afghanistan beat Sri Lan??ka by 60 runs in the first O??DI.

This w??as the first-ever Bilateral ODI between both teams.

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 25, 2022

Afghanistan won the 1st ODI cricket match against Sri Lanka by 60 runs.
AFG 294/8
SL 234/10#LKA #SriLanka #AFGvSL @ICC pic.twitter.com/MgCqyB55v3

— Sri Lanka Tweet πŸ‡±πŸ‡° (@SriLankaTweet) November 25, 2022

WHAT A WIN FOR AFGHANISTAN! πŸ™Œ#AfghanAtalan put on a clinical all-round performance as they backed up a disciplined batting performance with a superb bowling effort to beat @OfficialSLC by 60 runs in the 1st game and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. #AFGvSL pic.twitter.com/yetWIF8qL0

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) November 25, 2022

Afghanistan take 1-0 lead in the series.#SLvAFG pic.twitter.com/fGqnlbbzeB

— Sri Lanka Cricket πŸ‡±πŸ‡° (@OfficialSLC) November 25, 2022

Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka in the first ODI#SLvAFG pic.twitter.com/TSpDwlUg71

— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ) November 25, 2022

Congratulation Ibrahim Zadran, for amazing Century vs Sri Lanka in first ODI. #SriLanka #Afghanistan #AfgvsSri #ODI #Cricket @IZadran18#AfghanAtalan pic.twitter.com/nsFarTsfsx

— Salih Mohammad Salih πŸ‡¦πŸ‡« (@salihyam) November 25, 2022

Ibrahim Zadran @IZadran18 is without a doubt next generation’s @imVkohli. Though it’s too early to compare him with the king at this stage,he really need to look after himself and make Justice to his talent pic.twitter.com/xTdPF0d3Zs

— Shafiq Stanikzai (@ShafiqStanikzai) November 25, 2022

Ibrahim Zadran is the another name of Class.Brilliant 100 from him….
Top Knock….❀️#AFGvSL pic.twitter.com/6IlIcRUq5t

— Shafqat Alee (@mirshafqat67) November 25, 2022

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Sri Lanka are ready to host Afghanistan for a three-match ODI series starting November 25 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. This will be the firs??t international outing for both sides since their campaign at the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.

When it comes to the 50-over format, both teams have not played ea?ch other in an ODI since the 2019 ODI World Cup. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan would be looking to make it big in this series leading up to the ODI World Cup, scheduled to take place in India next year.

Fixtures and match timings:

• 1st ODI: November 25, Pallekelle International Stadium, Kandy, at 2:30 pm IST/ 9:00 AM GMT/ 2:30 PMΒ LOCAL
• 2nd ODI: November 27, Pallekelle International Stadium, Kandy, at 2:30 pm IST/ 9:00 AM GMT/ 2:30 PMΒ LOCAL
• 3rd ODI: November 30, Pallekelle International Stadium, Kandy, at 2:30 pm IST/ 9:00 AM GMT/ 2:30 PMΒ LOCAL

Squads:

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Wan??indu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dananjaya Lakshan, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, ??Pramod Madushan, Asitha Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Lahiru Kumara, Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Azmatullah Oma?rzai, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gulbadin Na?ib, Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Shahidullah Kamal, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zia-ur-Rehman

Broadcast and live streaming details:

• India: Sony Sports Network, Sony LIV
• United Kingdom: Sky Sports
• United States: Willow EXTRA
• Sri Lanka: Dialog & IPTV
• South Africa: SuperSport

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Left-handed batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has opted out from the Afghanistan ODIs, requesting for a break after Sri Lanka Cricket (SL) announced a 16-pl??ayer squad on Thursday. According to reports, SLC have accepted his request.

Rajapaksa said he had decided to sit out of the upcoming series to “recover and refresh both physically and mentally”.

“Decided to withdraw from the ODI squad in hope to recover and refresh both physically and mentally. Have been playing with a few niggles that have begun to hamper me lately. Added to that, repeatedly being months away from home has definitely been a strain mentally,” tweeted Rajapaksa.

“Thank you @OfficialSLC for being supportive and understanding of this decision. All the best to the rest of the team and our captain @dasunshanaka1, I’m sure you will make us all proud.”

Thank you @OfficialSLC for being supportive and understanding of this decision. All the best to the rest of the team and our captain @dasunshanaka1, I'm sure you will make us all proud. πŸ‡±πŸ‡°πŸ¦β€οΈ

— Bhanuka Rajapaksa (@BhanukaRajapak3) November 24, 2022

Dasun Shanaka has been retained as Sri Lanka’s limited-overs captain despite his poor show during the recently-concluded T20 World Cup in Australia.

The Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan series will start on Friday (November 25) and all three ODIs will be played at Kandy’s Pallekelle International Stadium with crucial ICC Cricket World Cup Super League points up for the grabs.

Sri Lanka ODI squad:

Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dananjaya Lakshan, Kasun Rajitha, M?aheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Asitha Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Lahiru Kumara.

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Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named an 18-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka. All the ODIs will be a part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League and are scheduled from November 25 ??to 30 in Kandy.

All-rounder Gulbadin Naib and the left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad have b?een recalled to the ODI set-up. Both were not part of the team that toured Zimbabwe in June this y??ear.

“The selectors have included some young faces for the series which is a good sign for us leading into the ICC Cricket World Cup next year. The series is vital for us in terms of our qualification for the mega event next year and I am sure the squad carries enough strength to do well when they get to the field,” ACB CEO Naseeb Khan, said in a press release.

Afghanistan’s ODI squad for Sri Lanka tour:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Gulbadain Naib, R?ahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Ibrahim ?Zadran, Ikram Alikhail (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Mujib ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Shahidullah Kamal, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zia ur Rahman Akbar.

Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 2022 schedule:

1st ODI – Date: November 25, Venue: Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
2nd ODI – Date: November 27, Venue: Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
3rd ODI – Date: November 30, Venue: Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

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