AFG vs SL Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Asia Cup 2023
Match 6 of the 2023 Asia Cup sees Afghanistan and Sri Lanka go head to head at the Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Afghanistan were beaten by Bangladesh by 89 runs in their first fixture of the campaign on Sunday. Sri Lanka won their opening game by 5 wickets against Bangladesh. Read on as we preview this Group B match. This day-night game begins at 14:30 local time in Lahore.
Afghanistan are in very poor form in this format and were struggling against Bangladesh for much of their defeat on Sunday. They will need to produce better with bat and ball to challenge Sri Lanka in this game.
Sri Lanka got over the winning line on Thursday with 66 balls remaining after a strong bowling display and a positive batting show. They will be very confident of winning another ODI in this clash.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on TNT Sports, Star Sports, PTV, Fox Sports and Sky Sports.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on the TNT App, Disney+ Hotstar and FOXTel.
AFG vs SL Match Toss Prediction
The first four games in the 2023 Asia Cup have seen the captains choose to bat first after winning the toss. We predict that both skippers will want to bat first in this game also.
AFG vs SL Pitch Report
This is a good batting wicket in Lahore with plenty of pace in the surface. Quick bowlers will get rewards if they are consistent with their line and lengths.
The average 1st innings score will be around 280 and the par score will be above 300.
Lahore Weather Report
The weather forecast is for sunny and very hot conditions across the game on Tuesday. The temperature will not drop below 30 degrees throughout the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and prediction for Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Match, Asia Cup 2023
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
With only Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Gulbadin Naib picking up a wicket each for Afghanistan on Sunday, the team management will be looking to their experienced bigger names, like Mohammad Nabi, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan to be more threatening in this match.
AFG Key Players
- Ibrahim Zadran - The opening batter will be looking forward to batting again at this venue after hitting 10 fours and one six on this pitch on Sunday.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi - The skipper hit his 15th ODI half-century against Bangladesh. His dismissal was recognised by many pundits as confirmation that Afghanistan would lose their opening game.
- Fazalhaq Farooqi - The left-arm pace bowler went wicketless and conceded runs at a rate of 8.83 per over on Sunday. However, he will get plenty of pace from this pitch again in this match.
- Gulbadin Naib - The bowling all-rounder picked a wicket in the first match where other pacers struggled to find a wicket. He will be a key pacer on this pitch which favours the fast bowlers.
AFG Team Form
Afghanistan need to win this game to avoid their sixth successive ODI defeat.
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Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sri Lanka Team News & Playing 11
SL Team News
Although Sri Lanka won with plenty of time left in Match 2 of the tournament, there is still plenty of room for improvement after they lost 5 wickets with the bat. All the players came through the match with Bangladesh without picking up injuries and we expect the same XI in this game.
SL Key Players
- Dimuth Karunaratne - The 35 year old was dismissed early in the opening match but has an excellent all-format record at international level.
- Charith Asalanka - The 26 year old batting all-rounder produced 62 not out against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2023 as he took the team from 43-3 to victory.
- Matheesha Pathirana - The young fast bowler impressed in the 2023 IPL and dismissed Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed and Mustfizur Rahman on Thursday.
- Dasun Shanaka - The Sri Lankan skipper finished off the chase along with Asalanka and bowled three overs with an economy of 5.30. He will be one of the key all-rounders for Sri Lanka on this pitch.
SL Team Form
Sri Lanka have won each of their last 11 ODIs and were far too good for Bangladesh in their opening match.
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing 11
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Head to Head
Sri Lanka have won six of the ten clashes between the sides in ODIs and three of the last four including by 132 runs and by 9 wickets in the last two.
AFG vs SL Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
AFG Won |
SL Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
10 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Betting Odds
Afghanistan are the underdogs with the bookies and are priced at 2.37 to win. Sri Lanka can be backed at 1.45 as favourites.
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Who will win Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Match?
The last ODI series between these sides saw Afghanistan go 1-0 up before Sri Lanka fought back to win 2-1. Both teams have match-winners but Sri Lanka are the more consistent side with both bat and ball.
🏆 Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Prediction
Afghanistan must win this game to give themselves a chance of progressing in the tournament and we expect them to be particularly attacking with the bat in this match. Sri Lanka will be looking for more runs from their top order in this fixture but also have plenty of runs in the middle order. Overall, we are backing Sri Lanka to be too strong and to win this clash.
Sep 05, 2023
15:00 IST / 9:30 GMT
Gaddafi Stadium - Lahore, Pakistan
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