Sri Lanka win toss, bat against Afghanistan in Asia Cup

By: AFP
Published: 12:47 AM, 6 Sep, 2023
Sri Lanka win toss, bat against Afghanistan in Asia Cup
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Defending champions Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat in the Asia Cup against Afghanistan in Lahore on Tuesday.

Afghanistan need to win by a big margin to improve their net run-rate and qualify for the Super Four stage from Group B at Sri Lanka's expense.

Bangladesh have already qualified for the next round from the group while Pakistan and India have booked their places in the Super Four from Group A.

Teams:

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana

Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (PAK) and Chris Gaffaney (NZL)

TV umpire: Langton Rusere (ZIM)

Match referee: David Boon (AUS)

 

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