Dubai: In an oxymoronic situation, Sri Lanka, the hosts, will walk in the tournament of the Asia Cup with less experience of the ground conditions than other opponents.
Sri Lanka is fighting against Afghanistan in the opening game of the tournament and they would definitely have the insecurity of having less playing experience on these shores than the opponent.
Afghanistan has played 25 more games than Sri Lanka on these venues and would have an upper hand for tonight’s game. However, both the teams have recently lost their bilateral series, Afghanistan to Ireland, and Sri Lanka to Australia. They will have a lot of the work to do as the tournament serves as the preparation for the T20 World Cup in Australia.
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Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan: When, Where & How to Watch:
Date – 27 August, 2022
Time – 7:30 PM IST (Toss will be done at 7:00 PM)
Live Stream – Disney+Hotstar
Probable XI:
Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad
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Squads:
Sri Lanka Squad: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Nuwanidu Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara
Afghanistan Squad: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Samiullah Shinwari, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Usman Ghani, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi
