Sri Lanka will begin their Twenty-20 Asia Cup 2022 campaign against Afghanistan with a Group B match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday (August 27). (More Cricket News)
The 15th edition of Asia Cup cricket starts on Saturday in Dubai, UAE. Here are all the key numbers you need to know.
Sri Lanka will begin their Twenty-20 Asia Cup 2022 campaign against Afghanistan with a Group B match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday (August 27). (More Cricket News)
Afghanistan who played 99 Twenty-20 Internationals before this Asia Cup, will become the 12th team to complete a century of Twenty-20 International matches.
It will be the first encounter between the two teams in Asia Cup and the second in Twenty-20 International cricket.
Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets with 7 balls remaining in the first meeting at Kolkata, on March 17, 2016. Batting first Afghanistan made 153 for seven in 20 overs. They recovered brilliantly from a poor start, scoring 106 runs in their last 10 overs to set a challenging target of 154. They bowled with skill and intelligence to claw back into the match after Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal had given Sri Lanka a bright start: 41 for 0 in five overs. A calmly compiled 56-ball 83 from Tillakaratne Dilshan steered Sri Lanka to a heart-rate-steadying six-wicket.
Playing Record Of each Team
(Team - P - W - L - Success %)
India - 5 - 5 - 0 - 100.00;
Bangladesh - 5 - 3 - 2 - 60.00;
United Arab Emirates - 7 - 3 - 4 - 42.85;
Afghanistan - 3 - 2 - 1 - 66.66;
Pakistan - 4 - 2 - 2 - 50.00;
Oman - 3 - 1 - 2 - 33.33;
Sri Lanka - 4 - 1 - 3 - 25.00;
Hong Kong - 3 - 0 - 3 - 00.00.
Highest Innings Totals
(Score - Team - Opponent - Venue - Date)
180/5 in 20 - Oman - Hong Kong - Fatullah - 19-02-2016;
178/7 in 20 - Afghanistan - Hong Kong - Mirpur - 22-02-2016;
176/4 in 20 - United Arab Emirates - Afghanistan - Fatullah - 19-02-2016;
175/7 in 20 - Hong Kong - Oman - Fatullah - 19-02-2016;
172/6 in 20 - United Arab Emirates - Oman - Mirpur - 22-02-2016.
Lowest Innings Totals
(Score - Team - Opponent - Venue - Date)
81/9 in 20 - United Arab Emirates - India - Mirpur - 03-03-2016;
82 in 20 - United Arab Emirates - Bangladesh - Mirpur - 26 -02-2016
83 in 17.3 - Pakistan - India - Mirpur - 27-02-2016
101/8 in 20 - Oman Arab Emirates - Mirpur - 22-02-2016;
112 in 17.1 - Hong Kong - Afghanistan - Mirpur - 22-02-2016.
Highest Individual Scores
(Score - Batter - Opponent - Venue - Date)
122 - Babar Hayat (Hong Kong) - Oman - Fatullah - 19-02-2016;
83 - Rohit Sharma (India) - Bangladesh - Mirpur - 24-02-2016;
80 - Sabbir Rahman (Bangladesh) - Sri Lanka - Mirpur - 28-02-2016;
77 - Rohan Mustafa (UAE) - Afghanistan - Fatullah - 19-02-2016;
75 not out - Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) - Pakistan - Mirpur - 04-03-2016;
Best Bowling Figures
(Figures - Bowler - Opponent - Venue - Date)
4/17 - Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) - Hong Kong - Mirpur - 22-02-2016;
4/26 - Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) - UAE - Mirpur - 25-02-2016;
4/36 - Aamir Kaleem (Oman) - UAE - Mirpur - 22-02-2016;
3/8 - Hardik Pandya (India) - Pakistan - Mirpur - 27-02-2016;
3/10 - Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka) - UAE - Mirpur 25-02-2016.