Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI: Pallekele Pitch Report, Team Records at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI: The third and final ODI game between hosts Sri Lanka and Afghanistan is scheduled to begin on 30 November, 2022 (Wednesday) at the Pallekele Stadium in Pallekele. It was quite unfortunate that the second ODI encounter between these two teams ended without a result due to heavy rains especially in the second innings on Sunday. Afghanistan have a lead of 1-0 in the three-match ODI series after having registered a historic 60-run win over Sri Lanka during the first ODI.

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI: Pallekele Pitch Report, Team Records at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

As seen during the first two ODI matches, the pitch at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele has not had much swing on offer even during the first few overs. On a slow wicket, both the Sri Lanka and Afghanistan spinners have extracted a lot of assistance from the track so far in Pallekele and the same is expected to happen during the Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI on Wednesday. It is generally a high-scoring venue but batting first still remains a better option due to spin-friendly conditions and the pitch is expected to slow down as the game progresses.

Team Records at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium

• Sri Lanka scored the highest innings total of 363 for 7 in their 50 overs against South Africa at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2018.
• Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal has scored the most runs (385) amongst active cricketers on this venue.
• 17 times teams have won ODI matches while chasing and on 13 occasions teams batting first have managed to register wins in Pallekele.

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Schedule