SL vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction: World Cup Warm Up Match 8, Playing 11, Pitch Report, Dream 11 Prediction

Sri Lanka will take on Afghanistan in the eighth warm-up match of the ICC Cricket World Cup. This provides an opportunity for both teams to get used to the conditions and try out a few different combinations.

When: 3 October, 2:00 PM IST

Where: Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati

TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports

Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati, Pitch Report

The pitch at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati typically favours the batters and there will be plenty of runs on offer. Both teams will look to bat first and put up runs on the board as spinners may come into the game during the latter half. The last match ODI played at this venue saw both teams score more than 300.

Sri Lanka Squad

Charith Asalanka Stats in ODI

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Runs vs Bangladesh	Batting Average
36	1155	62, 36, 2, 63, 38	106	42

Maheesh Theekshana Stats in ODI

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	BBM	Bowling Average
23	38	2/19, 4/31, 4/34, 4/ 25, 3/31	4/25	21

Afghanistan Squad

Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

• All the 15 players can be used during the game.

Ibrahim Zadran Stats in ODI

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Batting Average	S/R
18	904	75, 0, 80, 0, 1,	56	85

Rashid Khan Stats in ODI

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	BBM	Bowling Average
93	170	0/66, 1/42, 0/53, 2/42, 2/28	7/18	18.6

SL vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction

Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz,  Sadeera Samarawickrama

Batsmen: Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Ibrahim Zadran, Charith Asalanka

All-rounder: Mohammad Nabi, Dhananjaya De Silva

Bowlers: Maheesh Theekshana,  Mujeeb ur Rahman, Rashid Khan

Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Charith Asalanka, Ibrahim Zadran

Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Rashid Khan, Maheesh Theekshana

SL vs AFG Fantasy Tips

• Since this is a warm up match all the players in the squad can take part at any point during the game. Make your teams keeping that in mind.
• Kusal Mendis was the leading run getter for Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup and will also give points with his wicket-keeping.
• Nabi is a brilliant all-rounder  has scored 3082 runs while also picking up154 wickets in his ODI career so far.
• Ibrahim Zadran has done well in this format and already has 4 ODI hundreds in his short career
• Rahmat Shah has not been doing well in the last year and with plenty of better options he can be left out.
• Dasun Shanaka struggled a lot in this format recently and is batting lower down the order. Hence avoid him for this match.
• Charith Asalanka has scored a couple of half centuries in the Asia Cup and will be a top pick.
• Kasun Rajitha can be good with the new ball  and will be a good option to have in the team.
• Pathirana has picked up 15 wickets already in 10 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.

Who will win Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan today match?

• Sri Lanka are expected to win this match
• Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have faced each other in 11 matches in One Day Internationals. Sri Lanka team have won 7 while Afghanistan have won 3 times.
• The last time these two sides met it was Sri Lanka who won a thrilling match by 2 runs.
• In the previous 5 fixtures between these two sides Sri Lanka have won four of them.
• Afghanistan had their opening warm up match against South Africa abandoned due to rain while Sri Lanka lost their warm up match against Bangladesh.