AFG vs SL Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Sep 05, 2023
It is the most important fixture in Group B as Afghanistan takes on Sri Lanka on Tuesday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The outcome of this match will decide the fate of all 3 teams for reaching the Super Four stage.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka head-to-head record
To date, both teams have faced each other in 10 ODIs. Sri Lanka has won 6 of those matches, while Afghanistan has won 3. 1 match had no outcome.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live-streaming and Broadcast
This match can be live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar App or can be watched live on the Star Sports Network.
AFG vs SL Team Previews
Afghanistan
Afghanistan is the underdog of Group B but are no pushovers. Despite suffering a loss in its opening game, we expect them to bounce back and give a good performance in this match.
Openers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will hope to give the team a strong start. Zadran is in particularly good form as he scored a brisk half-century on Sunday against Afghanistan. The swashbuckling opening pair will be balanced by the more experienced middle order consisting of Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, and Najibullah Zadran.
All-rounders Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, and Gulbadin Naib can be quite devastating with the bat on their day. The bowling however is an Achilles heel for Afghanistan. While Gulbadin and Fazalhaq Farooqi are good seamers, they lack consistency when it comes to picking up wickets.
The spinners, especially Rashid Khan, will need to put up a good show if Afghanistan wants a shot at winning this game.
Afghanistan Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has been in excellent form in One Day Internationals of late. After winning the World Cup Qualifiers, they began their Asia Cup campaign with a win over arch-rivals Bangladesh.
Despite missing some of his key players, Dasun Shanaka marshaled his troops well in the opening fixture. It started with a disciplined bowling effort from the bowlers.
Matheesha Pathirana was especially impressive, picking up 4 wickets for just 32 runs. Kasun Rajitha supported him well from the other end. While he went wicketless, Rajitha did manage to dry up the runs to put the opposition batsmen under pressure.
The spinners were right on the money with line and length and the team will expect a similar performance from them.
There are some improvements that Sri Lanka would like to make ahead of this crucial encounter. At least one of the top-order batsmen, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, or Kusal Mendis will need to play a big inning.
Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka were in good touch, smashing individual half-centuries and will play an important role in the middle order, while Dhananjaya de Silva and Shanaka will look to give a late flourish with the bat.
Sri Lanka Playing 11
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana.
AFG vs SL Toss Prediction
The toss doesn’t seem to have much of an impact on the results on this ground. Out of the 70 ODIs played here, 35 have been won while batting first, while 33 were won by the chasing teams. Nevertheless, we expect the winner of the toss to bat first.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The Gaddafi Stadium offers a flat track and the batsmen will enjoy batting on this surface. The pitch is on the dry side and the seamers will need to work hard to get movement off the pitch. There might be some swing too later on. The average first-inning score is 252 but teams batting first will look to get to at least 300.
The weather will remain warm and dry.
AFG vs SL Betting Tips
Afghanistan has put up some good performances in the past and has some quality players in the squad. The team is capable of giving a good fight but we expect them to fall short of the Sri Lankan challeng.
Bet on Sri Lanka to win.
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The pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium is good to bat on. As both teams have some quality batsmen, we expect plenty of boundaries to be scored.
The good batting surface provides the opportunity for the batsmen in both teams to score runs. The last match on this ground, which was played on Sunday, saw two centuries being scored and we should see at least one batsman scoring a century in this match.
Pathirana was in prime form during Sri Lanka’s last outing, picking up 4 wickets. He will be able to extract a good amount of pace and bounce from this surface and become the top bowler for Sri Lanka.
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Cricket Betting Tips
- Highest opening partnership - India W (1.55) and 1 more BANW vs INDW betting tip
- Total runs in the highest scoring over of the match - Over 22.5 (1.95) and 2 more MI vs SRH betting tips
- Nazmul Hossain Shanto to become the top batter. - 4.10 and 3 more BAN vs ZIM betting tips
- Delhi Capitals to win the toss - 1.90 and 4 more DC vs RR betting tips
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