SL vs AFG Head to Head Records, Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Head to Head Stats in T20I

The Asia Cup 2022 is set to commence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on August 27, Saturday, and the opening game will be played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. This will be the 15th edition of the competition, and for the second time after the 2016 edition, the T20 format will be used.

Six teams, divided into two groups, will participate in the tournament. Hong Kong, India and Pakistan are in Group A, while Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are in Group B. The top two teams from both groups will qualify for Super 4. And the top two teams from Super 4 will make the final, which will be played on September 11.

AFG vs SL Head to Head:

Afghanistan and Sri Lanka faced have each other only once in the T20Is, which was on March 17, 2016, in Kolkata. Sri Lanka went on to win the match by six wickets, chasing a target of 154. In the Asia Cup, they have already faced each other two times, and Sri Lanka won the first meeting in 2014 by 129 runs, and Afghanistan won the second in 2018 by 91 runs. Overall, the two teams have faced five times across formats, and Sri Lanka lead by 4-1.

AFG vs SL Head to Head in Asia Cup

All-Time Top Performers:

Afghanistan’s long-serving player and former captain Asghar Afghan is the top scorer of this fixture across formats, scoring 144 runs in four matches at an average of 36 and a strike rate of 100.69 with two fifties and a top score of 62. Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera is the top wicket-taker of the fixture with 13 wickets in five matches with an economy rate of 5.13 and best figures of five wickets for 55.

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka in Last Match:

The last time the two sides met was in the 2019 ICC World Cup in Cardiff on June 4, 2019. As expected, it turned out to be a low-scoring affair, on a tricky Sophia Garden surface. Sri Lanka were put to bat first and were bowled out for 201 within 37 overs. Kusal Perera starred with the bat, scoring 78 off 81 balls.

Afghanistan, in reply, only managed to put up 152 runs on board in 32.4 overs. Nuwan Pradeep was given the Player of the Match for his performance with the ball, picking up four wickets for 31 runs in nine overs with one maiden.

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka in All Matches:

Last Updated: August 26, 2022