Sri Lanka suffered a heartbreaking loss to India in the final of the Asia Cup. Shaking off the disappointment, the Islanders will now put their focus on the ICC ODI World Cup, beginning on October 8 on Indian soil. Before going into the main event, Sri Lanka faced off against fellow Asian side Bangladesh for a warm-up match and endured a seven-wicket defeat. They will try to bounce back in the second practice game against Afghanistan and enter the World Cup on the back of victory. The warm-up match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will be played at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on October 3.
Sri Lanka was outclassed by Bangladesh in every aspect in the last match. Batting first, Sri Lanka could produce only 263 runs, losing all wickets in 49.1 overs. Though it looked like a defendable total, the Lankan bowlers failed in the task, with the Bangladesh top order putting up a dominant show. Only three bowlers from Sri Lanka– Lahiru Kumara, Dunith Wellalage and Dushan Hemantha– could achieve success, scalping one wicket each. Bangladesh comfortably chased down the target with eight overs to spare. Meanwhile, Afghanistan missed out on their opening warm-up match. The fixture against South Africa was washed out due to rain.
ICC ODI World Cup 2023: FULL COVERAGE
Dream11 Prediction:
Fantasy Player Picks for AFG vs SL
Captain: Rashid Khan
Vice-captain: Charith Asalanka
Wicketkeepers: Kusal Mendis, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Dasun Shanaka, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran
All-rounders: Charith Asalanka, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq
Bowlers: Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Fazalhaq Farooqi
AFG vs SL Probable XIs:
AFG Probable XI: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Najibullah Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rashid Khan
SL Probable XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Lahiru Kumara, Pramod Madhushan, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
AFG vs SL Full Squad-
AFG Full Squad For ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Warm-Up: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq
SL Full Squad For ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Warm-Up: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha
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