Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in the eighth match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. This match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Hyderabad. Pakistan won the opening match against the Netherlands. Sri Lanka suffered a 102-run defeat against South Africa in the previous fixture.
When: 10 October, 2:00 PM IST
Where: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
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Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad Pitch Report
The surface here will be excellent for batting and plenty of runs will be on offer. The previous ODI match at this venue saw both teams score more than 330 runs. In both the warm-up matches recently at this venue more than 650 runs were scored in each match and all the teams scored more than 300. The average score at this venue is 288.
Pakistan Playing 11
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Fakhar Zaman
- Babar Azam(c)
- Mohammad Rizwan(w)
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Saud Shakeel
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Shadab Khan
- Shaheen Afridi
- Haris Rauf
- Hasan Ali
- All the players are fit and available for selection.
Babar Azam Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | 100/50 | Batting Average |
| 109 | 5414 | 5, 10, 17, 151, 60 | 19/ 28 | 57.6 |
Shaheen Afridi Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | BBM | Bowling Average |
| 45 | 87 | 1/37, 0/25, DNB, 2/52, 1/79 | 6/35 | 25.6 |
Sri Lanka Playing XI
- Pathum Nissanka
- Kusal Perera
- Kusal Mendis(w)
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Charith Asalanka
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Dasun Shanaka(c)
- Dunith Wellalage
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Kasun Rajitha
- Dilshan Madushanka
Charith Asalanka Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | 50/100 | Batting Average |
| 42 | 1351 | 79, 12, 18, 0, 49* | 10/ 1 | 42 |
Matheesha Pathirana Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | BBM | Bowling Average |
| 11 | 16 | 1/95, DNB, 0/42, 0/21, 3/65 | 4/32 | 32.9 |
PAK vs SL Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Mohammad Rizwan
Batsmen: Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka
All-rounder: Dhananjaya De Silva, Shadab Khan, Dunith Wellalage
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mateesha Pathirana
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Babar Azam, Charith Asalanka
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Shaheen Afridi, Mateesha Pathirana
PAK vs SL Fantasy Tips
- Kusal Mendis smashed 72 runs in the previous match and looked in sublime form with the bat.
- Babar Azam scored 85 and 90 runs in the two warm up matches and has an impressive record of 5414 runs in ODI. He will be a key batter in this match.
- Mohammad Nawaz has failed to make much of an impact in this format. Hence avoid him for this match.
- Pathirana has picked up 16 wickets already in 11 matches and will spearhead the attack for SL.
- Samarawickrama was also in great form in the recent Asia Cup and can be a great budget pick for the team. He has scored 615 runs in 22 matches so far in his career.
- Rizwan has amassed 1693 runs in 65 matches. He had smashed a sensational century in the last game as well.
- Fakhar Zaman has been out of from but he can be a differential pick in the grand leagues considering this venue will be good for batting.
- The surface here has been very good for batting and hence try to cover all the main all-rounders and batters.
Who will win Pakistan vs Sri Lanka today match?
- Pakistan are expected to win this match
- Babar Azam is ranked Number 1 in the ICC ODI rankings.
- Pakistan and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 155 matches in ODI. Out of these 155 games, Pakistan has won 92 whereas Sri Lanka has come out victorious on 58 occasions. Four matches ended without a result. One match ended in a tie.
- The last time these two sides met was in Asia Cup where Sri Lanka won the match in the final ball.