The 2nd ODI match of the Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2022 is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 27th November 2022 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele.

Sri Lanka came to the first ODI match as a favorite team but they disappointed their fans and were on the losing side. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was not very good. They leaked a total of 294 runs in 50 overs. They used seven bowlers in the previous match and W Hasaranga was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked two wickets in ten overs against 42 runs. M Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Dhananjaya Lakshan, and Kasun Rajitha picked one wicket each while Dhananjaya de Silva and the skipper, Dasun Shanaka were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. Lahiru Kumara leaked 54 runs in eight overs while Kasun Rajitha was charged with 56 runs in 10 overs.

The batting order of Sri Lanka is strong and experienced but they totally failed to give the best performance in the previous match and scored 234 runs while chasing the target of 295 runs. Their full team came back to the pavilion in just 38 overs. Pathum Nissanka was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side scoring 85 runs on 83 balls with the help of 10 boundaries. Wanindu Hasaranga was the other batter who put some big runs on the board. He scored 66 runs while he faced 46 balls and smashed 10 boundaries and two huge sixes. No other batter from their side could cross the figure of 20 runs. The skipper, Dasun Shanaka and Dhananjaya de Silva scored 16 runs each while Dinesh Chandimal could manage to score just 14 runs. Kusal Mendis had just one run to his name while Charith Asalanka could manage to score 10 runs.

Afghanistan gave an extraordinary performance in the first match of this tour of Sri Lanka. No one from us was expecting this kind of performance from Afghanistan. They won the toss and decided to bat first. Their batters proved this decision right and put a defendable total on the board. They scored a total of 295 runs in their 50 overs. Ibrahim Zadran was the most successful and the highest run-scorer from their side who scored the second century of his ODI career. He scored a total of 106 runs on 120 balls with the help of 11 boundaries. Rahmanullah Gurbaz also performed well and scored 53 runs. He faced 55 balls and smashed nine boundaries during his inning. Rahmat Shah was the other batter who put some runs on the board. He scored 52 runs while he faced 64 balls and smashed just two boundaries.

Najibullah Zadran scored 42 runs in the previous match on just 25 balls with the help of five boundaries and one huge six. Gulbadin Naib scored 22 runs. The performance of the bowling unit in Afghanistan was also good in the first ODI. They defended the target of 296 runs and send the full team of Sri Lanka back to the pavilion with a total of 234 runs in 38 overs. Almost all bowlers of Afghanistan performed well in the previous match. Fazalhaq Farooqi was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with four wickets to his name in nine overs against 49 runs. Gulbadin Naib also had an outstanding performance with the ball and picked three wickets in eight overs while he was charged with 34 runs. Yamin Ahmadzai was the other bowler who had some wickets to his name. He picked up two wickets while he leaked 46 runs in just six overs. Rashid Khan also performed well and picked one wicket in eight overs against 40 runs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the first ODI match.

Sri Lanka had played a total of 878 ODI matches with 400 wins to their name. They had lost 435 matches while their 38 matches ended with no result and 5 matches were tied.

Afghanistan had played 139 One Day Internationals. They had won 70 matches and lost 65 matches. Their 3 matches ended with no results and 1 match was tied.

Sri Lanka played 5 ODI matches against Afghanistan where they won 3 matches while Afghanistan won two matches.

As per our cricket match prediction, Sri Lanka is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why Sri Lanka is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• Sri Lanka lost the first ODI match but they are still a strong team
• Fazalhaq Farooqi and Ibrahim Zadran are in good form for Afghanistan
• The bowling unit of Afghanistan is strong and experienced
• The batting order of Afghanistan performed well in the previous match

Sri Lanka has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to Afghanistan, so the winning chances of Sri Lanka for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning the chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Sri Lanka has a 58% chance to win this match
Afghanistan has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 2nd ODI match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan is going to be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match.

The weather forecast in Pallekele on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we should have a full match.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Yamin Ahmadzai.

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Date: Sunday, 27th November 2022
Time: 09:00 AM GMT / 02:30 PM LOCAL / 02:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
• Location: Pallekele, Sri Lanka
• Capacity: 35000
• Dimensions: 80m long, 75m wide
• Ends: Hunnasgiriya End, Rikillagaskada End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Kandurata
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Asitha Wijesinghe

• Total matches: 23
• Matches won batting first: 12
• Matches won bowling first: 8
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 168
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 149
• Highest total recorded: 263/3 (20 Ov) by AUS vs SL
• The lowest total recorded: 88/10 (16 Ov) by NZ vs SL
• The highest score chased: 178/2 (18.4 Ov) by PAK vs BAN
• The lowest score defended: 125/8 (20 Ov) by SL vs NZ

Kusal Mendis (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Ashen Bandara, Asitha Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dunith Wellalage.