Afghanistan will take on Sri Lanka tomorrow in the ongoing ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. Both these teams are still in contention to make it to the semi-final of the showpiece event. Currently, both are placed with four points each and need to win all their games to harbor the last hopes. Sri Lanka are coming off a win against England, while Afghanistan defeated Pakistan.
Over the past two years, these teams have played good cricket, and have entertained audiences with nail-biting cricket. However, a loss to either Afghanistan or Sri Lanka in this encounter will derail the chance of the team to enter the semis. This match is crucial, and hence Afghans and Lankans will try to give their all in this epic clash.
Afghanistan have been a revelation in the WC, as they have won against two big teams England and Pakistan. Their bowling is spot on, with the likes of Mujeeb, Rashid Khan, and Mohammad Nabi bowling well on the spin-friendly pitches.
However, batting is a problem as barring Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, none of the betters have shown consistency. Afghan batters need to step up if they want to beat another Test-playing nation, Sri Lanka.
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Match Details
Match: IND vs AFG, World Cup
Date & Time: October 30, 2:00 PM
Venue: MCA, Stadium Pune
Live Streaming: Disney+Hostar
AFG vs SL: Pitch Report
The match will be played in Pune. The pitch out here is pretty sportive and will aid batters and bowlers. Only one match has been played in Pune so far, and the pitch remained the same in IND vs BAN game.
AFG vs SL: Top Fantasy Picks
Captain: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Vice-captain – Mahessh Theekshana
Wicketkeeper – Kusal Mendis
Batters – Pathum Nissanka, Rahmat Shah, Kusal Perera
All-rounders – Angelo Matthews, Mohammad Nabi
Bowlers – Rashid Khan, Lahiru Kumara, Mujeeb
AFG vs SL: Probable Playing XIs
AFG: Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram, Rashid Khan, Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmed
SL: Kusal Perera, Nissanka, Mendis, Dhanjaya de Silva, Asalanka, Angelo Matthews, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Dininuth Wellalage, Dilshan Madhushanka
