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.
Asia Cup T20 In Figures
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.
