Sri Lanka face Afghanistan in Match 30 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 at Gahunje in the outskirts of Pune on October 29. Here is the SL vs AFG World Cup 2023 match live score, as well as updates, playing XI and toss news.
SL vs AFG, World Cup 2023 Match 30: Live score
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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023: Toss and live updates
Toss at 1:30 pm local time
SL vs AFG, World Cup 2023 Match 30: Team news
Sri Lanka kept a clean sheet against Afghanistan in the World Cup, but lost both matches in 2015 and 2019. The two teams will be facing each other for the first time since the group stage match of the 2023 Asian Cup, when Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan by two points, ending their hopes of making it to the Super Four.
The return of Angelo Matthews was a huge boost for the 1996 World Cup winners. As a substitute for the injured Masitha in his Pathirana, Matthews played his first ODI since 2020 and finished the match with 2 wins and 14 losses in his 5 overs. He won one match against England.
However, Lahiru Kumara, who was the man of the match in the previous match, missed the rest of the match due to a hamstring injury, leaving Dushmanta Chameera to return to the team.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan are tempted to break up their spin quartet of Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and add left-back Fazalhaq Farooqi to Pune’s starting XI. may be prompted.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan predicted XIs
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (c) (wk), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charice Asaranka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Matthews, Mahesh Shikshana, Rahil Kumara, Kasun Rajita, Dilshan Madhushanka.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbas, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikil (wk) , Rashid Khan, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Match prediction: Who will win today’s SL vs AFG match?
This is a battle between the two teams in the center of the table. Afghanistan’s strength lies in their spin-based bowling attack, and Sri Lanka’s strong batting order gives Afghanistan an advantage. It becomes a contest in which even Stephen participates.
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