Published Aug 27, 2022, 10:19 am IST
The start of Asia Cup with Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, encounter promises to be a total cracker. Although the match will be played in Dubai, SL vs AFG would be no less thriller. Due to that, they open the continental tournament. The Lankans are not in good form in the shortest format as they have lost all the T20 series played in 2022. Afghanistan are also coming off a close loss against Ireland in the five-match T20 series. Sri Lanka will be slight favourites in the opening fixture of Asia Cup 2022. The Afghans have won two of their last five T20Is having recently suffered a loss in a five-game series against Ireland.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan – Match 1, Asia Cup 2022
Venue: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Date & Time: 27th August at 07:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network
The match will be played in Dubai. The pitch out here is pretty even with a good amount of assistance for batters and bowlers. Spinners get good purchase due to their slow nature. 140 is the average score.
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Pathum Nissanka, Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajaspaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(C), Wanindu Hasaranga, Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay
Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi(C), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Karim Janat
Best Picks for SL vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Match 1:
Pathum Nissanka(C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Charith Asalanka, Hazratullah Zazai(VC), Dasun Shanaka, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Waninudu Hasaranga, Naveen-ul-Haq, Karunaratne, Noor Ahmad
Hazratullah Zazai, Kusal Mendis(C), Dhanushka Gunatilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Afsar Zazai, Pathum Nisanka, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(VC), Wanindu Hasranga, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Mahish Teekshana
Captain – Pathum Nissanka, Hazratullah Zazai
Vice-captain – Hashmatullah Shahidi , Wanindu Hasaranga
Wicketkeeper – Kusal Mendis
Sri Lanka is ranked eighth on the ICC Men’s T20I rankings while Afghanistan is ranked tenth on the list. A great game of cricket is anticipated here between these two similar-looking sides. Considering the team combination, Sri Lanka is expected to win this match.
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