Aug 27, 2022
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Dubai Cricket Stadium - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Sri Lanka are favourites to win
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan begin the 2022 Asia Cup on Saturday evening in Dubai. Sri Lanka finished bottom of Group B in the 2018 Asia Cup in the UAE. Afghanistan finished in fourth place after advancing to the Super Four stage in 2018. Read on as we preview this opening game of the tournament. The match gets underway at 18:00 local time.
Sri Lanka’s results have picked up since the appointment of Chris Silverwood as Head Coach and they could well surprise a few teams in this tournament. They will fancy their chances in this match.
Afghanistan come into this match on the back of losing a five game series away in Ireland. However, they should find the atmospheric conditions and pitches to suit them better in Dubai.
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.
Chasing a total is the preferred method for both of these sides and we expect the captains to elect to field first in this match.
This is an excellent batting track in Dubai with the pitch offering pace and bounce. However, we do expect the likes of Rashid Khan to still get assistance from this wicket.
Clear skies with temperature in the mid-30s throughout this match. Humidity will be moderate and will not change over the course of the game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Match, Asia Cup 2022
There have been two changes to Sri Lanka’s squad for Asia Cup 2022 since it was first announced. Dushmantha Chameera and Kasun Rajitha both had to pull out through injury and were replaced by Asitha Fernando and Pramod Madushan. There are no additional injury worries in the team.
Sri Lanka ended a run of five successive IT20 defeats by beating Australia by four wickets in their last game in this format.
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Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Nuwan Thushara, Maheesh Theekshana, Praveen Jayawickrama
The Afghanistan team were well supported by neutrals during the 2021 T20 World Cup due to their fearless approach to batting against the bigger sides. However, they have struggled when playing the lesser teams as favourites. They have a fully fit squad to select from.
Afghanistan lost their last IT20 game to Ireland but had won the previous two matches in the series.
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Afsar Zazai, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammed Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Naveen ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad
This will be only the second time that these two sides have met in an IT20 fixture. Their previous meeting ended in a six wicket win for Sri Lanka in Kolkata during the 2016 T20 World Cup. Tillakaratne Dilshan took the Player of the Match Award after hitting 83 not out from 56 ball.
| Matches Played | SL Won | AFG Won | Draw | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka are the favourites with the bookies after their win over Australia in their last IT20. However, it would be a mistake to completely rule out Afghanistan.
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Although Afghanistan were beaten by Ireland in their most recent series, they will back themselves against any side in the local conditions of UAE.
Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka are our batting picks for Sri Lanka. Mendis has been in excellent form with the bat in the SLC Invitational League in August.
We recommend Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai and Najibullah Zadran to be the top batters for Afghanistan. Najibullah Zadran was the leading run scorer for Afghanistan in the recent IT20 series against Ireland.
Our bowling tips are Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Pramod Madushan for Sri Lanka. Theekshana is the type of spin bowler who will deliver on any surface.
Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman and Naveen ul-Haq are our bowling choices for Afghanistan. ul-Haq is a wicket-taking strike bowler in this format.
This should be an excellent curtain raiser for the tournament with both sides coming in under very little pressure but with talented players. We do not expect either team to dominate and are predicting a close game. We are backing Sri Lanka to win this match.
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