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Afghanistan will look to trump another Asian side at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Monday as it faces a resurgent Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan will take on Sri Lanka in the ICC ODI World Cup at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Monday.
Afghanistan enter the game after a comfortable run chase against Pakistan in Chennai while Sri Lanka comes on the reverse of a morale- boosting palm over defending titleholders England in Bengaluru.
Mammoth- killers Afghanistan go up against Sri Lanka in match no. 30 of the ICC Justice World Cup 2023 on Monday, October 30, from 200 PM IST at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. With triumphs against the Netherlands and England, Sri Lanka are presently fifth on the World Cup 2023 points table with four points and a net run rate of-0.205. The islet nation lost their first three games- vs South Africa, Pakistan and Australia but bounced back to win two in a row.
The Afghanistan platoon, meanwhile, had two unanticipated palms against England in Delhi and Pakistan in Chennai, independently, from their five matches in the event. Their net run rate, still, took a big megahit in defeats against India and New Zealand, which sees them placed seventh in the points table.
In their rearmost match, Afghanistan baits, headlined by Noor Ahmad, confined Pakistan to 282/7 on a good fur face at Chennai. Half- centuries from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah along with an unbeaten 48 from captain Hashmatullah Shahidi helped them make light work of the run chase to win by eight lattices.
Considering the conditions on offer at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, Afghanistan might be tempted to address the same playing XI against Sri Lanka in a must-have- palm hassle for the two Asian sides.
Afghan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are their platoon’s top run- getters in this event with 224 and 173 runs, independently, in five matches.
Gurbaz smashed half- centuries in both of their triumphs in the ICC Justice World Cup 2023. He pars44.80 while striking at over a run a ball so far.
Zadran, meanwhile, slammed a match- winning 113- ball 87 against Pakistan in the side’s rearmost palm. The opening brace will be crucial on a track where run- scoring is at its stylish with the new ball.
Rahmat Shah has piled on 150 runs at an normal of 37.50, furnishing a calm and steady influence at no. 3. commander Shahidi, too, has been gemstone-solid with the club, scoring 168 runs at an normal of42.00. The brace have amassed fifty, each, in this World Cup.
Wicketkeeper- batter Ikram Alikhil, on the other hand, has only batted doubly in this event, scoring 58 in the palm against England and staying unbeaten on 19 against New Zealand.
The middle order will be vital in laying the platform and keeping up the tempo ahead of the finishing stages of the innings.
Confluence bowling each- rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been veritably successful at the World Cup 2023. The 23- time-old has beheaded four lattices, a redundancy formerly every five overs, and scored 130 runs at an normal of 32.50. He’ll be participating the new ball with Naveen- ul- Haq in the powerplay and entrusted with the responsibility of finishing the innings off with the club.
Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan are the two reliances for Afghanistan. While Nabi has registered 41 runs and three lattices so far, Rashid has indented 56 runs and picked up six lattices in the event. The brace will be crucial in the middle and death overs in both innings.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman has picked up four lattices in the ICC Justice World Cup 2023 and is only three lattices down from 100 ODI raniums . He sailed a decisive spell of 3/51 at Delhi, guiding Afghanistan to a palm against reigning titleholders England.
Noor Ahmad was the match- winner against Pakistan, taking three lattices at an normal of16.33. Baits will rejoice bowling in Pune, courtesy of the pitch and boundary confines.
Naveen- ul- Haq, meanwhile, is the ace leader in this Afghanistan platoon. While he went wicketless against India, the 24- time-old beheaded two, each, against Pakistan and New Zealand and took one gate, each, versus England and Bangladesh. The Afghan platoon will calculate on his chops with the new ball to break the Sri Lankan top order in the first power play. Know More Latest ICC World Cup News…
