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Afghanistan (AFG) and Sri Lanka (SL) are set to face off against each other tomorrow that is October 30 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Both the teams have won two out of the five games that they have played but Sri Lanka are higher on the points table owing to their superior net run-rate.
Match: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match, ODI World Cup 2023
Venue: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Date & Time: Sunday, October 30, 02:00 PM (IST)
Live Streaming Details: Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar app and website
The track in Pune is known to be a great one for batting but it also has rewards for bowlers who are willing to show discipline for a prolonged period of time. (Last 5 games taken into consideration) In the one game that has been played in Pune in this tournament, India restricted Bangladesh to 256 and then chased the total down with 8.3 overs to spare. The average first innings total on this pitch is 304.
Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Kumara injured his left thigh in training and has been ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. He has been replaced by Dushmantha Chameera in the Sri Lankan squad. Chameera was initially left out of the squad owing to his own injury.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi ©, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara/Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka

Wicketkeepers: – Kusal Mendis (c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (vc)
Batters: – Rahmat Shah, Ibrahim Zadran, Pathum Nissanka
All-rounders: – Angelo Matthews, Azmatullah Omarzai
Bowlers: – Rashid Khan, Kasun Rajitha

Wicketkeepers: – Kusal Mendis (c), Sadeera Samarawickrama (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (c)
Batters: – Charith Asalanka, Ibrahim Zadran, Pathum Nissanka
All-rounders: – Angelo Matthews, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai
Bowlers: – Rashid Khan, Kasun Rajitha
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