Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 11th Match Asia Cup T20 2025 - Asia Cup tournament of the 11th T20I match played between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi in 18th September 2025.
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Nuwan Thushara's four-for and A superb unbeaten 74 by Kusal Mendis steers to Sri Lanka convincing six-wicket victory over Afghanistan, despite Mohammad Nabi's record-equal 20-ball fifty and Sri Lanka qualify for the Super Fours in the 11th match of a T20 Asia Cup.
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- Sri Lanka chased 170 was their second highest successful run-chase against Afghanistan in T20 international after they have chased 176 at Sharjah in the 2022 T20 Asia Cup and It is their fourth highest chase in T20 Asia Cup.
- Afghanistan's 169 was their third highest score against Sri Lanka in T20 international and It is their fourth highest total in T20 Asia Cup.
- Afghanistan's 169 was their fifth highest score at Abu Dhabi in T20Is.
- 55 : Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad set up the record eight-wicket partnership for Afghanistan in T20Is, previously held by the 44-run stand between Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman against Pakistan at Sharjah earlier last month.
- Mohammad Nabi equalled a 20-ball joint fastest fifty for Afghanistan in T20 international, jointly with Azmatullah Omarzai's 20-ball half-century against Hong Kong at Abu Dhabi earlier in this tournament and the fastest fifty by an Afghanistan batsman against Sri Lanka in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 22-ball half-century held by Rahmanullah Gurbaz at Sharjah in the 2022 T20 Asia Cup.
- 32-runs : Number of runs that were scored in the 20th over from Dunith Wellalage, which was the most productive over for Afghanistan in T20 international and the joint 14th most expensive-over in T20Is.
- Mohammad Nabi scored 31-runs (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 1) - the most runs scored by an Afghanistan batsman in T20I cricket history, improving his own record of 25-runs off Zimbabwe's Tendai Chatara at Dhaka in 2019, It is the joint tenth most-runs-scored by any batsman in an single-over in T20Is and the most runs scored by any batsman in an single over in T20 Asia Cup history, surpassing the previous record of 27-runs hit by Hong Kong's Babar Hayat off Oman's Zeeshan Maqsood at Fatullah in the 2016 T20 Asia Cup.
- Nuwan Thushara's 4 for 18 was his joint third best bowling performance for Sri Lanka in T20 international, his second best bowling figures against Afghanistan in T20Is and the best-bowling-figures by an Sri Lankan bowler in T20 Asia Cup, surpassing the previous record of 4 for 26 held by Lasith Malinga against UAE at Mirpur in 2016.
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* Sri Lanka, Bangladesh qualify for the Super Four from Group B and Afghanistan knocked out of the tournament.
Afghanistan scored 169-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Nabi hammered a 60 off 22-balls including 6-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 272.72.
Rashid Khan struck 24 off 23-balls including 2-fours & a six, Ibrahim Zadran scored 24 off 27-balls included a six.
Sediqullah Atal hit 18 off 14-balls including 2-fours & a six and Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 14 off 8-balls contained 2-fours with strike rate of 175.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Nuwan Thushara claimed a 4-wickets for 18-runs in 4-overs, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage and Dushmantha Chameera each took one-wickets.
Sri Lanka chased 171-4 in 18.4 overs with top scorer by Kusal Mendis blasted a unbeaten 74 off 52-balls, Kusal Perera cracked a 28 off 20-balls including 3-fours.
Kamindu Mendis hammered a unbeaten 26 off 13-balls included 2-sixes with strike rate of 200 and Charith Asalanka scored 17 off 12-balls contained 2-fours.
Afghanistan best bowler by Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad and Mujeeb Ur Rahman each took one-wickets.
Kusal Mendis named Player of the match for his match-winning superb unbeaten 74 off facing 53-balls including 10-fours with strike rate of 142.30.
