Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan ICC World Cup 2023 Match 22 - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
Afghanistan will play their sixth match of the 2023 World Cup against Sri Lanka today at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. The Hashmatullah Shahidi-led outfit are coming off a win against Pakistan in their last match, and will aim to continue their winning momentum against Sri Lanka.
On the other side, Sri Lanka are coming off back-to-back wins over the Netherlands and England in their previous two encounters. The 1996 World Cup winners will be keen to complete a hat-trick of wins.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
SL vs AFG 30th Match Details
Match: SL vs AFG, 30th Match, ICC ODI World Cup 2023
Captains:
Kusal Mendis is going to lead Sri Lanka Cricket Team
Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead Afghanistan Cricket Team
When: October 30th 2023, Monday
Match is going to start at 02.00 p.m.
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 11 matches against each other. Out of which Sri Lanka has won 7 of the matches and Afghanistan has won 3 whereas one ended up with no result.
Likely playing XI
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c and wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananajaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha and Dilshan Madushanka.
Bench : D Karunaratne, MADI Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, D Shanaka, L Kumara, C Karunaratne
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibhrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad/Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Bench : Riaz Hussan, Najibullah Zadran, Abdul Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Farid Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf
Pitch report
The pitch report for the Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka game will be broadcasted a few minutes before the toss takes place. Generally, the wicket in Pune is a batting paradise. Several high-scoring matches have happened on this ground in the ODI format.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Kusal Mendis
Best Bowler: Rashid Khan
Weather forecast for today in Pune
Maximum temperature: 33°C
Minimum temperature: 20°C
Wind speed: 5km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 37, 406
Prediction to win: Team Sri Lanka is most likely to win the match
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