The 30th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. Sri Lanka beat England in the previous match and will be keen to continue their good form. On the other hand, Afghanistan also won their previous match against Pakistan. This should be an exciting match between these two sides.
When: 30 October, 2:00 PM IST
Where: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Pitch Report
The surface here was extremely good for batting in the previous match between India and Bangladesh. We can expect another high scoring fixture and both teams will prefer chasing.
Afghanistan Playing 11
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w)
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Rahmat Shah
- Hashmatullah Shahidi(c)
- Mohammad Nabi
- Ikram Ali Khil
- Rashid Khan
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- All the players are fit and available for selection.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 30 | 1117 | 11, 80, 21, 47, 119 | 39.5 | 87 |
Rashid Khan Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | WC 2023 | Bowling Average |
| 98 | 179 | 1/43, 3/37, 2/57, 0/48, 1/42 | 5 wickets | 18.6 |
Sri Lanka Playing 11
- Kusal Perera
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Mendis (c)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Charith Asalanka
- Angelo Mathews
- Dhananjaya De Silva
- Dunith Wellalage
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Kasun Rajitha
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Pathirana is ruled out of this WC. Angelo Mathews has replaced him.
Charith Asalanka Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | 50/100 | Batting Average |
| 45 | 1421 | 44, 25, 1, 79, 12, 18 | 10/ 1 | 42 |
Maheesh Theekshana Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | BBM | Bowling Average |
| 29 | 45 | 0/49, 1/59, DNB, 1/42, 1/41 | 4/25 | 24 |
AFG vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Sadeera Samarawickrama, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batsmen: Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Ibrahim Zadran, Angelo Mathews
All-rounder: Mohammad Nabi, Dhananjaya De Silva
Bowlers: Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Rahman
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Charith Asalanka, Gurbaz
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Rashid Khan, Maheesh Theekshana
AFG vs SL Fantasy Tips
- Rashid Khan has an impressive record of 1211 runs and 177 wickets in ODI matches. He is a genuine wicket-taking threat.
- Rahmat Shah has not been doing well in the last year and with plenty of better options he can be left out.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi struggled a lot in this tournament and can be left out against this opposition.
- Mujeeb ur Rahman picked up three wickets and also scored 28 runs lower down the order against England.
- Ibrahim Zadran has done well in this format and already has 4 ODI hundreds in his short career. He scored a fifty in the last game
- Pathum Nissanka is a talented batter and scored a half century in the previous match against England.
- Samarawickrama was also in great form in the recent Asia Cup and also scored a century against Pakistan in this WC
- Kusal Mendis smashed a century against Pakistan and looked in sublime form with the bat. He scored 72 runs in the opening match against South Africa
- Kasun Rajitha has not been able to make much of an impact in this WC and can be left out.
- Angelo Mathews is an experinced batter and has a good record in this format. He can be tried in Grand Leagues.
- The surface here has aided the batters quite a bit hence try to cover all the main all-rounders and batters.
Who will win Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka today match?
- Sri Lanka are expected to win this match
- Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have faced each other in 11 matches in ODI. Out of these 11 games, Sri Lanka have won 7 whereas Afghanistan have come out victorious on 3 occasions.