Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Both Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have recorded two wins in their opening five World Cup games and will boost their chances for semifinal qualification with a win at Pune’s balanced Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will clash in the very crucial game of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Monday, October 30. Both teams remain in the hunt for the semifinal spot with four points and will receive a big boost to their chances for the knockout qualification with two points at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Stadium (MCA).
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live Report: On the other hand, Afghanistan recorded a historic win against rivals Pakistan in their last game. They are enjoying their best-ever World Cup campaign so far with two major wins against top-quality opponents and will be looking for crucial two points on Monday.
Sri Lanka World Cup squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Mahesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha
Afghanistan World Cup squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Rahman, Najibullah Zadran
The pair had put up 62 off 77 balls for the second wicket. Mujeeb ur Rahman came back after the 25th over and went on to take the big wickets of Mendis and the in-form Sadeera Samarawickrama in consecutive overs to leave Sri Lanka rattled. Rashid Khan then dismissed Dhananjaya de Silva, thus bringing in veteran Angelo Mathews.