Maharoof: SL will be tempted to bring in Wellalage
Afghanistan in must-win territory, Sri Lanka look to avoid big defeat
Both teams have strong bowling line-ups but will want their batters to fire
18/09 - 10:30 AM EDT
11th Match, Group B (N), Men's T20 Asia Cup at Abu Dhabi, Sep 18 2025
18/09 - 10:30 AM EDT
11th Match, Group B (N), Men's T20 Asia Cup at Abu Dhabi, Sep 18 2025
Match Centre Ground time: 08:13
Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Rashid Khan (c) | Bowling allrounder |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Allrounder |
| Darwish Rasooli | Top-order batter |
| Fareed Ahmad | Bowler |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Bowler |
| AM Ghazanfar | Bowler |
| Gulbadin Naib | Batting allrounder |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Opening batter |
| Karim Janat | Batting allrounder |
| Mohammad Ishaq † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Mohammad Nabi | Allrounder |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Bowler |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Sediqullah Atal | Opening batter |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | Allrounder |
Match Details
Series
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
18 September 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Players To Watch - Batsmen
- 9MAT
- 251RUNS
- 31.37AVG
- 128.06SR
![Ibrahim Zadran]( "Ibrahim Zadran")
Ibrahim ZadranAFG- 7MAT
- 200RUNS
- 28.57AVG
- 123.45SR
- 10MAT
- 385RUNS
- 38.50AVG
- 146.94SR
![Kusal Perera]( "Kusal Perera")
Kusal PereraSL- 9MAT
- 252RUNS
- 31.50AVG
- 148.23SR
Head To Head
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFGAFG |  | 209/5 | beat | 206/6 |  | SLSL | 21/02/24 | Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023/24 |
| AFGAFG | | 115 | lost to | 187/6 | | SLSL | 19/02/24 | Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023/24 |
| AFGAFG | | 156/9 | lost to | 160 | | SLSL | 17/02/24 | Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023/24 |
| AFGAFG | | 116 | beat | 108 | | SLSL | 04/10/23 | Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition |
| AFGAFG | | 144/8 | lost to | 148/4 | | SLSL | 01/11/22 | ICC Men's T20 World Cup |
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAfghanistan in must-win territory, Sri Lanka look to avoid big defeat
Both teams have strong bowling line-ups but will want their batters to fire
