AFG vs SL Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan have won the toss and they have opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka at the MCA stadium in Pune, Noor Ahmad misses out for the Afghans while Sri Lanka bring in Chameera
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023 Live Score: Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi on his return to the side has been outstanding. His four-wicket haul has restricted Sri Lanka to 241 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Pathum Nissanka was the top scorer for Sri Lanka with 46. Angelo Mathews and Maheesh Theekshana did chip in with cameos at the end however, was not enough to take them over 250
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Earlier Afghanistan have won the toss and they have put Sri Lanka into bat. The winner of this enthralling contest will keep their hopes alive for the semi-final spot while it might not be the end for the loser it will be a huge dent in confidence.
Afghanistan has benched Noor Ahmad, who was instrumental in their win against Pakistan, and he has been replaced by Fazalhaq Farooqi. For Sri Lanka, Dimuth Karunaratne and Dushmantha Chameera in for Kusal Perera and Lahiru Kumara respectively.
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ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 – Match 30
Afghanistan
113/2 (24.2)
vs
Sri Lanka
241 (49.3)
Batting
Rahmat Shah50 (61)
Hashmatullah Shahidi *19 (24)
Bowling
Dushmantha Chameera *0/22 (5.2)
Mahesh Theekshana0/31 (6)
Play In Progress ( Day – Match 30 )
Afghanistan need 129 runs in 154 balls at 5.02 rpo
Afghanistan’s T20 freelancers now ODI experts: They are playing like we did in 1996, says Muthiah Muralitharan
They might be viewed as T20 franchise fiends in a freelancing world of fast cricket and faster bucks. But on the eve of the Sri Lanka game in Pune, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi would reiterate how Afghans had always been firmly focussed on the 50-over format as preparation for this World Cup began two years back.
“We played a lot of domestic 50-over cricket, as well as against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It was about keeping belief when we weren’t doing good. We gave a lot of chances to players through good and bad times,” the captain would explain of the meticulous background work that went into ambushing England and stubbing out Pakistan. (Read more from Shivani Naik)
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First published on: 30-10-2023 at 12:01 IST
