ODI Cricket World Cup 2023: AFG vs SL Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Head-to-Head Stats, and Pitch Report for Match 30

Afghanistan will play Sri Lanka in their next ODI World Cup 2023 fixture. The match will be held at the Maharastra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. The Afghans have been in dream form as they have defeated Pakistan in their last game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. They chased a target of 283 runs with eight wickets in hand. Hashmatullah Shahid's side has been in great form with openers have given them the best start. 

Sri Lanka have only won two games out of five. With the latest one coming against England at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. They showed a brilliant bowling display against the defending champions as they bowled them out for 156 runs and chased the target with eight wickets in hand. They have suffered the injuries with their regular skipper Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the tournament. Kusal Mendis has led the side decently and the 1996 champions are currently sitting at the 7th in the points table. 

AFG vs SL: Match Details

Match – Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI World Cup 2023, 30^th Match

Venue – MCA Stadium, Pune

Date and Time – Monday, October 30th, 2:00 PM (IST)

Live coverage details – Star Sports India HD and SD Channels, Disney Hotstar (Online)

AFG vs SL: Pitch Report

The pitch in Pune is a batting paradise, the use of black soil gives a good batting-friendly pitch as the ball comes nicely onto the bat. In this ground 8 ODI matches have been played and, the average first-inning score is 301. There’s no advantage for teams batting first or second. The result here with the team batting first has won 4 and the second is also the same number.

AFG vs SL: Dream 11 Fantasy Teams

Head to Head:

They have met each other a total of 11 times in this format so far, where Sri Lanka won 7 games while Afghanistan managed to win 3 games. In the last five matches, the Islanders have a 4-1 record against Afghanistan. It will be an exciting contest both the teams would like to win the game. 

AFG vs SL: Probable Playing XI

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hasmatullah Shahidi (C), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq, and Noor Ahmed

Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (c), Dhanjaya de Silva, Asalanka, Angelo Matthews, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Dininuth Wellalage

AFG vs SL: Dream 11 Fantasy Teams

Grand League:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (vice-captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Hashmatullah Shahidi, CharithAsalanka, Dunith Wellalage, Rashid Khan (captain), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi