Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan ODI series 2022-23
3rd ODI:
Third and last but deciding ODI of the series of 3 ODI matches between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan is going to be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy on November 30th 2022.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the first bilateral series between the teams.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka against Afghanistan are – – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 6 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 3 times, whereas the opponent won 2 times. A (1) game was called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan was 2 matches from 2014 to 2018.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan was 2 matches from 2014 to 2018.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka was 1 match (twice) in 2018 and in 2022.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka was 1 match (twice) in 2018 and in 2022.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka against Afghanistan are LWLWW.
Sri Lankan Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the first bilateral series between the teams.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka against Afghanistan are – – – – -.
Matches:
The teams faced each other twice. The visiting team won once. A (1) battle was called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan was 0 matches, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Sri Lanka against Afghanistan was 0 matches, till date.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka was 1 match in 2022.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka was 1 match in 2022.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka against Afghanistan are L – – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the eighth rank (Sri Lanka (89)) and ninth rank (Afghanistan (73)) teams. The host is 23 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 877 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 398 times and lost 435 times. 5 games resulted in a tie. 39 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 3, then the host will earn a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 7 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 5 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 3 to 4 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will either earn a (1) point or lose a (1) point with 0 to 1 position in the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are LLWWW.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 140 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 70 times and lost 65 times. A (1) game resulted in a tie. 4 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 3, then the team will earn 10 points with a (1) position in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 4 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 3 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will gain 7 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will either earn 0 to 1 point or lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 4 to 5 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan are WWWWW.
The Third Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opponent also will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain 3 points without any impact in the ranking and the home team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of a tied match, both the sides will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Kandy shows the weather would be mostly sunny till the late afternoon and then partly cloudy till the end of the engagement. There will be less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 2% to 22%. The temperature would be between 21 to 30 Celsius. The wind would be between 1 – 6 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the play and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 22 times out of 31 played games, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 10 times and lost 11 times. A (1) match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLWWL.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 6 times and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWWLL.
The first batting team won the match 14 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 17 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WWLWW.
Overall, 16 times the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 15 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLWW.
Home Team:
Particularly, for Sri Lanka, the team won the toss 14 times in 30 games. The team won 7 times and lost also 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWWLL.
The team never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2018.
The team never won any outing after choosing to field first since 2015.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWLWL.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 220 runs in 2022, and the highest successful chase was 297 runs in 2022.
The first innings lowest total was 135 runs (according to run rate (in 42 overs)) in 2012 and the highest total was 363 runs in 2018. For the second innings, the lowest total was 70 runs in 2022 and the highest was 301 runs in 2020.
The batting average of the first innings is 31.79 and 29.94 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other twice at the venue. The foreign team won the encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka against Afghanistan at the venue are L – – – -.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a below average record at the place. The team won 14 times and lost 15 times out of 30 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are LWLWL.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has a good record, as the team won once in 2 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue are W – – – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
Sri Lanka:
The home side comes with D. Wellalage in place of D. Lakshan and A. Fernando in place of L. Kumara.
Sri Lanka Eleven: P. Nissanka, K. Mendis, D. Chandimal, D. de Silva, C. Asalanka, D. Shanaka, W. Hasaranga, D. Wellalage, M. Theekshana, A. Fernando, K. Rajitha
Afghanistan:
The home side comes N. Ahmed in place of Y. Ahmadzai.
Afghanistan Eleven: I. Zadran, R. Gurbaz, H. Shahidi, N. Zadran, M. Nabi, R. Shah, G. Naib, R. Khan, M. Ur Rahman, N. Ahmed, F. Farooqi
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://crickettimes.com/2022/11/sri-lanka-vs-afghanistan-2022-3-odis-fixtures-squads-tv-channels-live-streaming-details/
