Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bowl against Sri Lanka in the 2023 World Cup match at Gahunje, near Pune.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and was selected to bat first in the crucial match against Sri Lanka at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Gahunje. Shahidi cited Tau as the reason.
Both teams have won two of their five matches and the winner will pick up six points today, two points ahead of New Zealand and Australia in third and fourth place. Sri Lanka’s net run rate (-0.205) is better than Afghanistan (-0.969).
Afghanistan fielded four spinners in their historic victory over Pakistan in Chennai. Here they removed left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad, the man of the match that day, and replaced him with left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi. Their spin his attack consists of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi.
Sri Lanka has made two changes. After Kusal Perera’s poor performance at the top, they opted for the solidity of Dimuth Karunaratne, who is also known for his knocks against spin.
One more change has been forced. Lahiru Kumara, the man of the match in Sri Lanka’s win over England, has been suspended from the World Cup. His successor, Dushmantha Chameera, was soon added to the eleven.
Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, 2023 World Cup at Gahunje, squads:
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Afghanistan:Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ikram Alikil (wk), Rahmanullah Gulbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmatullah Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul-Haq , Fazalhaq Farooqi.
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