Afghanistan enters the must-win territory and will need to find a way to make an impact with their bowling on flat tracks. Sri Lanka will be pleased with their bowling attack and will be happy in particular with Matheesha Pathirana and the other youngsters stepping up in the absence of the senior bowlers.

AFG vs SL Match Details

Date: September 5th, 2023

Time:  3:00 PM IST

Venue: Lahore

AFG vs SL Weather Report

The weather looks pretty clear for the upcoming fixture.

AFG vs SL Pitch Report

Dew and a flat track make bowling a better option.

AFG vs SL Head-to-Head

Played- 10 | Afghanistan- 3 | Sri Lanka- 6 | NR- 1 | Tie- 0

AFG vs SL Predicted Playing XI

AFG Playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Riaz Hassan, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shahidullah, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazhalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad

SL Playing XI

Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera/Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan

AFG vs SL Key Players

Matheesha Pathirana

Matheesha Pathirana has announced himself in One Day Cricket. He was really good in the first game and with four wickets he will now be high on confidence knowing that he has a spot in the format and can put pressure on the senior bowlers.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is in really good form with the bat and with some flat tracks in Pakistan he could be in action straightaway, having a lot of fun out in the middle.

AFG vs SL Match Tips

Sri Lanka are favorites here with Afghanistan struggling to find a way to make a mark on unhelpful tracks.

Match Prediction: Sri Lanka Will Win the Match