
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2022 Live Commentary and Cricket Score: The bottom two team of Group 1 will lock horns on Tuesday as they vie to survive the proverbial group of death. Afghanistan have played 3 matches and have accumulated 2 points, with two of their matches getting washed out. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have just won 1 match and lost 2 and are level on points with Afghanistan. The team which will lose this one is almost guaranteed to miss out on the next round but the winner will not be in an advantageous either, with them having to depend on other teams to even have a faint whiff of qualifying.
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Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi
"We would have batted as well. It is important to bounce back. We are a good fielding side. We need to lift our confidence on the field. We are still in the competition and we need to win."
"It is a used pitch. Best to put runs on the board. Everyone is fine...only Zazai is missing. Naib is in."
Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are occupying the bottom two spots in Group 1 with just two points to their names and, with both Australia and New Zealand having made their way to five points already, they will need to win both of their remaining encounters to stay alive in the semi-final race.
Hello and welcome to our live blog on Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka game in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022. Afghanistan will play Sri Lanka without their hard-hitting opening batsman Hazratullah Zazai as he will miss the remainder of the World Cup due to an abdominal muscle strain. Zazai will be replaced by travelling reserve Gulbadin Naib in Afghanistan’s 15-player squad for the tournament in Australia.