ICC World Cup 2023 - Harmison - Afghanistan batters are mirroring Jonathan Trott's game
With three league games left, Afghanistan are still in with a chance of reaching the semi-finals
30/10Result
30th Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Pune, Oct 30 2023
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
242/3 (45.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
30/10Result
30th Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Pune, Oct 30 2023
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
242/3 (45.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
ICC World Cup 2023 - Maharoof - Sri Lanka lost the game between the 11th and 40th overs
Steve Harmison, meanwhile, feels Sri Lanka showed the effect of starting the game under more pressure than Afghanistan
ICC World Cup 2023 - Harmison - Afghanistan similar to Sri Lanka of the early 90s
Afghanistan notched up their third win of the 2023 World Cup, beating Sri Lanka by seven wickets
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Farveez Maharoof and Steve Harmison on Sri Lanka's batting against Afghanistan
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Afg vs SL - What did Afghanistan get right with the ball
Farveez Maharoof and Steve Harmison on all the boxes the Afghanistan bowlers checked off
Trott on white-board targets: 'There's a bit more focus'
The Afghanistan head coach talks about the side's improved batting and Omarzai's all-round effort
Theekshana on Uncle Percy We always saw him waving the flag
Maheesh Theekshana pays tribute to Percy Abeysekara and talks about Wanindu Hasaranga's absence
Match Coverage
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Percy had been a regular at Sri Lankan cricket matches for more than five decades, but gained global prominence during the 1996 World Cup
Fazalhaq Farooqi and Co bring more glory to Afghanistan
Sri Lanka were restricted to a sub-par total and a trio of fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai then powered an ice-cool chase
Farooqi hits his straps to help keep Sri Lanka under wraps
Returning seamer shines in Pune as Afghanistan find another way to win
Afghanistan turn to careful cricket for unprecedented success
From zero wins in 2019 to within sniffing distance of the top four in 2023 - Afghanistan have turned their World Cup record on its head, with some simple but structured batting plans at the heart of it all
Can Sri Lanka and Pakistan still make the semi-finals?
And what are Afghanistan's chances to get there after their latest win?
