Afghanistan’s next match in the current ODI World Cup is against Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan has shown their might on Indian soil by convincingly defeating two of the biggest names in cricket. At the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, they defeated the reigning champions England by 69 runs, leaving a wake of shockwaves.
Afghanistan’s most recent match was against a faltering Pakistani team in Chennai. With an 87-run blow from Ibrahim Zadran, the Afghans won their second match of the competition.
Afghanistan has defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in the match.
On Monday, at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, Afghanistan will play Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka’s world cup campaign began with three straight losses. In their final two games, they triumphed against England and the Netherlands.
The 1996 winners want to revive their campaign in an effort to keep up their winning streak against the Afghans.
Head-to-head: Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka
In ODIs, Afghanistan has faced Sri Lanka a total of eleven times. Sri Lanka has won seven of these ODIs, whereas Afghanistan has only won three so far. Of the eleven ODIs, one ended in vain.
View the probable lineups for Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka.
AFG: Muhammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk),
SL: Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk and c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, and Dunith Wellalage
Sri Lanka vs. Afghanistan: Complete Squads
Afghanistan: Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk),
Sri Lanka: Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka,
