Asia Cup 2022 – Match No 7 – Afghanistan Vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah on 03 Sep 2022
Rahmanullah Gurbaj was adjudged the Man of the Match in this game to provide the 45th occasion of a cricketer awarded Man of the Match Award on the losing side.
| No | Player | Team | MoM |
| 1 | PD Collingwood | Eng | 1 |
| 2 | SR Watson | Aus | 1 |
| 3 | H Masakadza | Zim | 1 |
| 4 | SC Williams | Zim | 1 |
| 5 | Junaid Siddique | Ban | 1 |
| 6 | Abdur Razzak | Ban | 1 |
| 7 | CH Gayle | Win | 1 |
| 8 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Ban | 1 |
| 9 | DJ Hussey | Aus | 1 |
| 10 | A Bagai | Can | 1 |
| 11 | HM Amla | RSA | 1 |
| 12 | ADS Fletcher | Win | 1 |
| 13 | DA Warner | Aus | 1 |
| 14 | Nawroz Mangal | Afg | 1 |
| 15 | SO Ngoche | Ken | 1 |
| 16 | MN Waller | Zim | 1 |
| 17 | Mohd Shahzad | UAE | 1 |
| 18 | AC Evans | Sco | 1 |
| 19 | KD Shah | HKG | 1 |
| 20 | TP Ura | PNG | 1 |
| 21 | SF Mire | Zim | 1 |
| 22 | LHBH-Myers | Cay | 1 |
| 23 | Md Nurul Huda | Fin | 1 |
| 24 | N Nipiko | Van | 1 |
| 25 | S Adedeji | NGA | 1 |
| 26 | B Ward | Jer | 1 |
| 27 | DS Airee | Nep | 1 |
| 28 | J Butler | Gue | 1 |
| 29 | ND Laegsgaard | Den | 1 |
| 30 | Manpreet Singh | SGP | 1 |
| 31 | DM Nakrani | UGA | 1 |
| 32 | R Gurbaz | Afg | 1 |
| 33 | Rizwan Mahmood | Den | 1 |
| 34 | HAM Shah | Den | 1 |
| 35 | Walid Ghauri | Nor | 1 |
| 36 | D Klein | Ger | 1 |
| 37 | Hassan Mehmood | SWE | 1 |
| 38 | Gurpratap Singh | CYP | 1 |
| 39 | VP Thamotharam | MLT | 1 |
| 40 | Faheem Nazir | SUI | 1 |
| 41 | SKS Gill | Lux | 1 |
| 42 | Jai Sinh | SUI | 1 |
| 43 | Muhd Siddiqui | SVN | 1 |
| 44 | Saim Hussain | Bul | 1 |
| 45 | DJ Turkich | CRT | 1 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaj scored 84 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of an Afghanistan wicket keeper scoring a fifty in T20I. It also provides the first ccasion of an Afghanistan wicket keeper scoring a fifty in T20I against Sri Lanka.
Rahmanullah Gurbaj scored 84 in this game to provide the fifth fifty in T20Is. He became the 13th wicket keeper batsman to score five or more fifties in T20Is.
| No | Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 50+ |
| 1 | JC Buttler | Eng | 78 | 74 | 14 | 2119 | 101* | 35.31 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2 | Mohd Rizwan | Pak | 52 | 43 | 12 | 1642 | 104* | 52.96 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Mohd Shahzad | Afg | 69 | 69 | 3 | 1997 | 118* | 30.25 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 4 | Q de Kock | RSA | 68 | 67 | 7 | 1881 | 79* | 31.35 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | BB McCullum | NZl | 42 | 42 | 6 | 1352 | 123 | 37.55 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | KC Sangakkara | Srl | 56 | 53 | 9 | 1382 | 78 | 31.40 | 0 | 8 | 08 |
| 7 | IA Karim | Ken | 28 | 27 | 7 | 661 | 71* | 33.05 | 0 | 6 | 06 |
| 8 | N Pooran | Win | 45 | 38 | 5 | 962 | 74* | 29.15 | 0 | 6 | 06 |
| 9 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 53 | 48 | 6 | 876 | 73 | 20.85 | 0 | 5 | 05 |
| 10 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Ban | 84 | 75 | 12 | 1229 | 72* | 19.50 | 0 | 5 | 05 |
| 11 | R Gurbaz | Afg | 25 | 25 | 0 | 726 | 87 | 29.04 | 0 | 5 | 05 |
| 12 | Saim Hussain | Bul | 15 | 15 | 2 | 492 | 108* | 37.84 | 1 | 4 | 05 |
| 13 | TL Seifert | NZl | 40 | 37 | 5 | 753 | 84* | 23.53 | 0 | 5 | 05 |
Najabullah Zardan and Rashid Khan were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 60th and 61st occasion of an Afghanistan batsman dismissed run out in T20Is. It also provides the second and third occasion of an Afghanistan batsman dismissed run out in T20Is against Sri Lanka.
Najabullah Zardan and Rashid Khan were dismissed run out in this game to provide the 14th occasion of two or more Afghanistan batsman dismissed run out in an innings in T20Is.
Rahmanullah Gurbaj scored 84 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of an Afghanistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20I. It also provides the first occasion of an Afghanistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20I against Sri Lanka.
Rahmanullah Gurbaj scored 84 in this game to provide the fifth fifty in T20Is as a wicket keeper opening batsman. He became the sixth wicket keeper opening batsman to score five or more fifties. Others are – Mohd Rizwan {14}, JC Buttler {12}, Q de Kock {11}, Mohd Shahzad {09} and BB McCullum {07}
Rahmanullah Gurbaj scored 84 in this game to provide the fifth fifty in T20Is as a wicket keeper opening batsman. He became the second Afghanistan wicket keeper opening batsman to score five or more fifties after Mohd Shahzad. Mohd Shahzad has scored nine fifties.
Rahmanullah Gurbaj scored 84 in this game to provide the 27th occasion of an Afghanistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20I. It also provides the first occasion of an Afghanistan opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20I against Sri Lanka.
Rahmanullah Gurbaj scored 84 in this game to provide the fifth fifty in T20Is as a opening batsman. He became the second Afghanistan opening batsman to score five or more fifties after Mohd Shahzad. Mohd Shahzad has scored nine fifties.
Rashid Khan’s lone wicket in this game fetched him an aggregate of 116 wickets in T20Is. He stands second in the list of bowlers who has taken most wickets in T20Is. Shakib Al Hassan of Bangladesh with 122 wickets to bis creit occupies the first place.
Rashid Khan is one of the four bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets in T20Is. Shakib Al Hassan {122}, Rashid Khan {116}, TG Southee {114} and SL Malinga {107} are the four bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets in T20Is
Sri Lanka won this game by four wickets with five balls to spare to provide the 17th occasion of Sri Lanka winning a T20I with single digit balls to spare {Zero to nine}. It also provides the first occasion of Sri Lanka winning a T20I with exact five deliveries ro spare.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 wickets | 9 | v India | Col-RPS | 6 Mar 2018 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | won | 7 wickets | 7 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 15 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 wickets | 7 | v Bangladesh | Col-RPS0 | 04 Apr 2017 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 wickets | 7 | v Bangladesh | Sharjah | 24 Oct 2021 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 wickets | 7 | v Afghanistan | Kolkata | 17 Mar 2016 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 wickets | 7 | v Australia | Sydney | 26 Jan 2013 |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 wickets | 6 | v Pakistan | King City-NW | 13 Oct 2008 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 wickets | 6 | v Zimbabwe | King City-NW | 10 Oct 2008 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 wickets | 6 | v Australia | Nottingham | 08 Jun 2009 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | won | 4 wickets | 5 | v Afghanistan | Sharjah | 03 Sep 2022 |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | won | 2 wickets | 4 | v Bangladesh | Dub-DSC | 01 Sep 2022 |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | won | 4 wickets | 2 | v India | Col-RPS | 28 Jul 2021 |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | won | 3 wickets | 2 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Jan 2017 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 wickets | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 20 Feb 2022 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 wickets | 1 | v South Africa | Cape Town | 25 Jan 2017 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | won | 4 wickets | 1 | v Australia | Pallekele | 11 Jun 2022 |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | won | 3 wickets | 0 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Feb 2014 |
Sri Lanka won this game by four wickets with five balls to spare to provide the second occasion of Sri Lanka winning a T20I with single digit balls to spare {Zero to nine} against Afghanistan
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 wickets | 7 | v Afghanistan | Kolkata | 17 Mar 2016 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | won | 4 wickets | 5 | v Afghanistan | Sharjah | 03 Sep 2022 |
Sri Lanka carved its 71st win in T20Is when it won this game by four wickets. It also represent its second win in T20Is against Afghanistan