Sep 03, 2022
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Afghanistan are favourites to win
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka go head to head in the first match of the Super Four stage of the 2022 Asia Cup on Saturday evening. Afghanistan won Group B with Sri Lanka in second place two points behind the table toppers. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah at 18:00 local time.
Afghanistan came into this tournament after losing a series to Ireland 3-2. However, they ended that series in good form and have continued to play very strong cricket in the Asia Cup.
Sri Lanka got the win over Bangladesh but were not overly convincing in the fixture. They have already been well beaten by Afghanistan in this tournament and this will be a very tough match.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Star Sports Network and DD Sports
Asia Cup Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
Both teams have chosen to field first when they have won the toss in this tournament. We predict that Mohammed Nabi and Dasun Shanaka will both decide to bowl first in Sharjah.
This should be another good wicket for spin bowlers. The Sharjah pitch often keeps low and a score of 140+ can sometimes be hard to chase down.
Sunny to begin with before clear evening skies. The temperature will be above 34 degrees from start to finish.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Match, Asia Cup 2022
Asitha Fernando made his IT20 debut in the win over Bangladesh on Thursday coming in for Matheesha Pathirana. He dismissed opener Sabbir Rahman but was the most expensive of Sri Lanka’s bowlers. Although his position will come up for review, we expect him to keep his place.
Sri Lanka have won two of their last three IT20s and showed excellent character to win a very close contest with Bangladesh on Thursday.
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Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka
After their comprehensive win over Sri Lanka in their opening game of the Asia Cup 2022, Afghanistan were unchanged for their game against Bangladesh on Tuesday. With two wins from two, we expect the same XI for this Super Four match.
Afghanistan are in excellent form with two successive wins and four victories from their last five in this format.
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Afghanistan won the clash between the sides by eight wickets in Dubai last Saturday. It was their first IT20 win over Sri Lanka and levelled the overall head to head score at 1-1.
| Matches Played | SL Won | AFG Won | Draw | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka are favourites with the bookmakers ahead of this first game of the Super Fours. However, we think that Afghanistan are playing excellent cricket and are backing them to win.
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Afghanistan were dominant when the sides met last week and they were very strong again in the win over Bangladesh. They have exceptional batters at the end of the innings and a fine bowling line-up.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai and Najibullah Zadran are our batting picks for Afghanistan. Zazai averages 34.33 in IT20 cricket.
Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka and Charith Asalanka are our batting picks for Sri Lanka. Asalanka has a top score of 80 not out in this format.
Our bowling tips are Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Fazalhaq Farooqi for Afghanistan. Ur Rahman took 3-16 from his four overs against Bangladesh.
Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Chamika Karunaratne are our bowling choices for Sri Lanka. Karunaratne took 2-32 in the win over Bangladesh on Thursday.
After the way that Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka in the group stage only one week ago, it is very hard to see Sri Lanka having enough with either bat or ball to win this game. We predict that Afghanistan will be too strong across the match and are backing them to win.
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