Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a team doing so in the tournament.  It also provides the second occasion of Afghanistan doing so in the tournament

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan scored 60 in this game to provide the 49th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the eighth occasion of an Afghanistan batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan was dismissed run out 60 in this game to provide the fourth   occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for a fifty in an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the first occasion of an Afghanistan batsman dismissed run out for a fifty in an innings in the tournament

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan was dismissed run out 60 in this game to provide the 42nd occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the seventh occasion of an Afghanistan batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the tournament

Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan scored six boundary sixes in his knock of 60 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a batsman scoring six or more boundary sixes an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the third occasion of an Afghanistan batsman scoring six or more boundary sixes in an innings in the tournament

Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 14 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 1838 runs in T20Is. He now stands third in the list of Afghanistan batsmen who have scored most runs in T20Is. Mohammad Nabi {2357} and Mohammad Shahzad {2048} are the other two Afghanistan batsmen who have scored more runs than Rahmanullah Gurbaz in T20Is

Rahamanullah Gurbaz was playing his 60^th T20I as wicket keeper opening batsman representing Afghanistan. He now holds the Afghanistan record for playing most matches as a wicket keeper opening batsman.  He went past Mohammad Shahzad who had played 59 matches for Afghanistan as a wicket keeper opening batsman.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan and BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka captained and kept wickets for their respective teams to provide the eighth occasion of wicket keepers opening the innings in an innings in the tournament.

N Tushara of Sri Lanka returned with figures of four for 18 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the third occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament.

It also provides the best bowling effort by a Sri Lankan bowler in the tournament. The previous best was 4-26 by SL Malinga against UAE at Mirpur on 25 Feb 2016.

PVD Chameera of Sri Lanka returned with figures of one for 50 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the second occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the tournament.

It also provides the second occasion of a bowler conceding 50 plus runs in an innings in the ongoing edition of the tournament. Prior to this A Shukla of Hong Kong had figures of two for 54 against Afghanistan at Abu Dhabi on 09 Sep 2025

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 74 not out in this game to provide the 50^th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the 27th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the eleventh occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. 

BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 74 not out in this game to provide theeleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament.  It also provides the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the tournament. 

BKG Mendis’ 74 not out in this game represents the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman in the tournament. The previous best was his own 60 against Bangladesh at Dubai DICS on 01 Sep 2022.

BKG Mendis’ 74 not out in this game represents his third fifty in the tournament. He became the second Sri Lankan batsman to score three or more fifties in the tournament. P Nissnaka has scored four fifties in the tournament.  He also became the fourth batsman to score three or more fifties in the tournament.  Others are – V Kohli {04}, P Nissanka {04} and Mohammad Rizwan {03}.

BKG Mendis’ 74 not out in this game represents his third fifty in the tournament. He became the second Sri Lankan opening batsman to score three or more fifties in the tournament. P Nissnaka has scored four fifties in the tournament.  He also became the third oprning  batsman to score three or more fifties in the tournament.  Others are – P Nissanka {04} and Mohammad Rizwan {03}.

BKG Mendis’ 74 not out in this game represents his third fifty in the tournament. He became the first Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman and also the first Sri Lankan wicket keeper opening batsman to score three fifties in the tournament.  He also became the second wicket keeper batsman and also the second wicket keeper opening batsman to score three fifties in the tournament.  Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan has scored three fifties as a wicket keeper batsman and also as a wicket keeper opening batsman in the tournament.

BKG Mendis’ 74 not out in this game represents his 17th fifty in T20Is. He now shares the Sri Lankan record for most fifties by a batsman and also most fifties by an opening batsman in T20Is. P Nissanka is the other batsman and opening batsman to score 17 fifties. 

BKG Mendis scored ten boundary fours in his knock of 74 not out in this game. It is the first occasion he has scored ten boundary fours in his T20 career. Previously he had scored eight boundary fours on two occasions – against Bangladesh at Mirpur on 15 Feb 2018 during his knock of 53 and against New Zealand at Palekkele on 01 Sep 2019 during his knock of 79

BKG Mendis scored ten boundary fours in his knock of 74 not out in this game.  He became the fourth batsman to score ten or more boundary fours in an innings in Men’s T20 Asia Cup. Others are – V Kohli of India [12}, Sabbir Rahman of Bangladesh {10} and TM Dilshan {10}

No	Player	Runs	4s	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	V Kohli	122*	12	1	India	v Afghanistan	Dubai (DICS)	08 Sep 2022
2	Sabbir Rahman	80	10	1	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	28 Feb 2016
3	TM Dilshan	75*	10	1	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Mirpur	04 Mar 2016
4	BKG Mendis	74*	10	2	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	18 Sep 2025

He also became the second Sri Lankan batsman to score ten boundary fours in an innings in the Men’s T20 Asia Cup. TM Dilshan is other Sri Lankan batsman to achieve the feat in Men’s T20 Asia Cup

No	Player	Runs	4s	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	TM Dilshan	75*	10	1	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Mirpur	04 Mar 2016
2	BKG Mendis	74*	10	2	Sri Lanka	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	18 Sep 2025

BKG Mendis and PHKD Mendis of Sri Lanka added 52 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 59th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the tournament. It also provides the 13th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the tournament.

It also provides the ninth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fifth wicket in the tournament. It also provides the third occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings for the fifth wicket in the tournament.

Sri Lanka won its ninth game in the tournament to become the second team to win nine or more games. India has won ten games in the tournament.