Live1st Test · Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE 2026AFGZIM326/5 (87)Day 1: Stumps - Day 1 - ZIM chose to batODI3rd ODI · India in New Zealand 2026/27NZINDODI1st ODI · India in New Zealand 2026/27NZ185IND143/5India won by 5 wickets (56 balls left) (DLS method)T2069th Match · CSA Pro20 2026/27TITDOL28/0No resultT2064th Match · CSA Pro20 2026/27WAR138/7BOL138/5Match tied (Boland won the Super Over)T2067th Match · CSA Pro20 2026/27WP178/9LIO169/6Western Province won by 9 runsT2063rd Match · CSA Pro20 2026/27DOLWPMatch abandoned without a ball bowledT2068th Match · CSA Pro20 2026/27ES186/7WAR206/4Warriors won by 20 runsT2065th Match · CSA Pro20 2026/27ES162/2DOL118/5Eastern Strom won by 8 runs (DLS method)T2066th Match · CSA Pro20 2026/27BOL150/7SWD169/5South Western Districts won by 19 runsT20I3rd T20I · Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE 2026AFG81/3ZIM79Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (71 balls left)T2062nd Match · CSA Pro20 2026/27LIO206/3TIT191/7Lions won by 15 runsFirst-class11th Match · Sheffield Shield 2026/27VICWAFirst-class10th Match · Sheffield Shield 2026/27NSWSAFirst-class12th Match · Sheffield Shield 2026/27QUETASODI1st ODI · England tour of Australia 2026AUSENGODI4th ODI · India in New Zealand 2026/27NZINDTest2nd Test · Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE 2026AFGZIMODI5th ODI · India in New Zealand 2026/27NZIND
Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka2nd T20I

Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 72 runs in the 2nd T20I

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, . Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl.

Sri Lanka187/620 ov
Afghanistan11517 ov
Sri Lanka won by 72 runs
Tests: Sri Lanka won 1-0 · ODIs: Sri Lanka won 3-0

Match report

From the scorecard

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka made 187 for 6 in 20 overs, Sadeera Samarawickrama 51 from 42 balls and Angelo Mathews 42 not out from 22 balls. Mohammad Nabi took 2 for 25.

Afghanistan were bowled out for 115, Karim Janat 28 from 23 balls and Mohammad Nabi 27 from 17 balls. Angelo Mathews took 2 for 9.

Sri Lanka won by 72 runs.

Key performers

SS51Sadeera SamarawickramaSri Lanka. 42 balls, 5 fours2/9Angelo MathewsSri Lanka. 2 oversPlayer of the matchKJ28Karim JanatAfghanistan. 23 balls, 2 fours, 1 six2/25Mohammad NabiAfghanistan. 4 overs

Sri Lanka innings

187/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Pathum Nissankalbw b Azmatullah Omarzailbw b Azmatullah Omarzai251150227.27
Kusal Mendis †c Noor Ahmad b Fazalhaq Farooqic Noor Ahmad b Fazalhaq Farooqi231440164.29
Dhananjaya de Silvac Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabic Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabi141410100.00
Sadeera Samarawickramahit wicket b Naveen-ul-Haqhit wicket b Naveen-ul-Haq514250121.43
Wanindu Hasaranga (c)c Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabic Ibrahim Zadran b Mohammad Nabi22912244.44
Charith Asalankac Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah Omarzaic Naveen-ul-Haq b Azmatullah Omarzai480050.00
Angelo Mathewsnot outnot out42*2224190.91
Extras(lb 5, w 1)(lb 5, w 1)6
Total20 Ov (RR 9.35)20 Ov (RR 9.35)187/6
Did not bat: Dasun Shanaka, Mahesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana
Fall of wickets: 45-1 (P Nissanka, 3.5 ov), 49-2 (BKG Mendis, 4.2 ov), 86-3 (DM de Silva, 9.5 ov), 110-4 (PWH de Silva, 11.4 ov), 121-5 (KIC Asalanka, 14.2 ov), 187-6 (S Samarawickrama, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Fazalhaq Farooqi403117.7564000
Azmatullah Omarzai4040210.0092300
Naveen-ul-Haq4046111.5088100
Karim Janat2020010.0022000
Mohammad Nabi402526.2581110
Noor Ahmad2020010.0021100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stP Nissanka 25(11) & BKG Mendis 19(12)4523
2ndDM de Silva 0(1) & BKG Mendis 4(2)43
3rdS Samarawickrama 21(20) & DM de Silva 14(13)3733
4thPWH de Silva 22(9) & S Samarawickrama 2(2)2411
5thKIC Asalanka 4(8) & S Samarawickrama 6(8)1116
6thAD Mathews 42(22) & S Samarawickrama 22(12)6634

Afghanistan innings

115(17 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Hazratullahc †BKG Mendis b AD Mathewsc †BKG Mendis b AD Mathews120050.00
Ibrahim Zadran (c)c M Theekshana b AD Mathewsc M Theekshana b AD Mathews10720142.86
Rahmanullah Gurbaz †lbw b M Theekshanalbw b M Theekshana13820162.50
Gulbadin Naibc PWH de Silva b B Fernandoc PWH de Silva b B Fernando480050.00
Azmatullah Omarzaib B Fernandob B Fernando01000.00
Mohammad Nabic †BKG Mendis b MD Shanakac †BKG Mendis b MD Shanaka271712158.82
Karim Janatc MD Shanaka b PWH de Silvac MD Shanaka b PWH de Silva282321121.74
Najibullah Zadranb PWH de Silvab PWH de Silva9151060.00
Noor Ahmadnot outnot out5*90055.56
Naveen-ul-Haqb M Pathiranab M Pathirana591055.56
Fazalhaq Farooqic MD Shanaka b M Pathiranac MD Shanaka b M Pathirana230066.67
Extras(w 11)(w 11)11
Total17 Ov (RR 6.76)17 Ov (RR 6.76) · Target 188 from 20 ov115
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (Hazratullah, 0.5 ov), 19-2 (Ibrahim Zadran, 2.2 ov), 30-3 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 4 ov), 30-4 (Gulbadin Naib, 4.1 ov), 31-5 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 4.3 ov), 70-6 (Mohammad Nabi, 9.2 ov), 100-7 (Najibullah Zadran, 13.2 ov), 101-8 (Karim Janat, 13.4 ov), 111-9 (Naveen-ul-Haq, 16.3 ov), 115-10 (Fazalhaq Farooqi, 17 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Angelo Mathews20924.5061000
Binura Fernando201829.0053010
Mahesh Theekshana403017.50112120
Wanindu Hasaranga401924.75130100
Matheesha Pathirana302227.3392050
Dasun Shanaka201718.5051110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stHazratullah 1(2) & Ibrahim Zadran 5(3)65
2ndRahmanullah Gurbaz 8(5) & Ibrahim Zadran 5(4)139
3rdGulbadin Naib 4(7) & Rahmanullah Gurbaz 5(3)1110
4thGulbadin Naib 0(1) & Azmatullah Omarzai 0(0)01
5thMohammad Nabi 1(1) & Azmatullah Omarzai 0(1)12
6thKarim Janat 12(13) & Mohammad Nabi 26(16)3929
7thNajibullah Zadran 9(15) & Karim Janat 16(9)3024
8thNoor Ahmad 1(1) & Karim Janat 0(1)12
9thNaveen-ul-Haq 5(9) & Noor Ahmad 4(8)1017
10thFazalhaq Farooqi 2(3) & Noor Ahmad 0(0)43

Commentary

End of innings: AFG 115 (17 ov)
End of over 175 runs, 2 wktsAFG 115/1001WWdWd02W
Noor Ahmad 5(9)M Pathirana 3-0-22-2
16.6W
M Pathirana to Fazalhaq Farooqi, OUT
Fazalhaq Farooqi c MD Shanaka b M Pathirana 2(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 115/10 (17 ov)
16.52
M Pathirana to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 2 runs
16.40
M Pathirana to Fazalhaq Farooqi, no run
16.4Wd
M Pathirana to Fazalhaq Farooqi, wide
16.4Wd
M Pathirana to Fazalhaq Farooqi, wide
16.3W
M Pathirana to Naveen-ul-Haq, OUT
Naveen-ul-Haq b M Pathirana 5(9) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 111/9 (16.3 ov)
16.21
M Pathirana to Noor Ahmad, 1 run
16.10
M Pathirana to Noor Ahmad, no run
End of over 163 runsAFG 110/8100101
Noor Ahmad 4(7)Naveen-ul-Haq 5(8)PWH de Silva 4-0-19-2
15.61
PWH de Silva to Noor Ahmad, 1 run
15.50
PWH de Silva to Noor Ahmad, no run
15.41
PWH de Silva to Naveen-ul-Haq, 1 run
15.30
PWH de Silva to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run
15.20
PWH de Silva to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run
15.11
PWH de Silva to Noor Ahmad, 1 run
End of over 156 runsAFG 107/800140Wd0
Naveen-ul-Haq 4(5)Noor Ahmad 2(4)M Theekshana 4-0-30-1
14.60
M Theekshana to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run
14.6Wd
M Theekshana to Naveen-ul-Haq, wide
14.50
M Theekshana to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run
14.44
M Theekshana to Naveen-ul-Haq, FOUR
14.31
M Theekshana to Noor Ahmad, 1 run
14.20
M Theekshana to Noor Ahmad, no run
14.10
M Theekshana to Noor Ahmad, no run
End of over 141 run, 2 wktsAFG 101/80W1W00
Naveen-ul-Haq 0(2)Noor Ahmad 1(1)PWH de Silva 3-0-16-2
13.60
PWH de Silva to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run
13.50
PWH de Silva to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run
13.4W
PWH de Silva to Karim Janat, OUT
Karim Janat c MD Shanaka b PWH de Silva 28(23) [4s-2 6s-1] · FoW 101/8 (13.4 ov)
13.31
PWH de Silva to Noor Ahmad, 1 run