SL vs AFG Predicted Playing XI: Sri Lanka will be facing off against Afghanistan on Saturday, August 27. Moreover, the match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sri Lanka are coming into this game after drawing against Pakistan in a test series in July. Pakistan and Sri Lanka drew the two match test series in Sri Lanka.
The men in green won the first test match by four wickets but Sri Lanka made a comeback in the second test match thus winning by 246 runs. Afghanistan are coming into this game after losing against Ireland in the fifth T20I on Wednesday.
Afghanistan went on to lose the five match T20I series against Ireland by 3-2 in the end. Ireland won the series defining fifth T20I by seven wickets through DLS method.
SL vs AFG Predicted Playing XI: When and Where: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan?
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan match will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Saturday, August 27.
What time will Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan game start?
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan game will begin at 07:30 PM IST.
SL vs AFG Predicted Playing XI: Pitch Report
The pitch is likely to give an edge to the bowlers that is what has happened in the last 5 T20 matches here. The team winning the toss have elected to bowl and won the match in all these 5 matches. Moreover, the average first innings score is 128 runs.
SL vs AFG Predicted Playing XI: Weather Report
The maximum temperature in Dubai on Saturday will be 41°C while the minimum temperature will be 29°C. Sunny conditions are expected throughout the day.
Predicted XI: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka (wk), Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay.
Afghanistan: Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Karim Janat.
SL vs AFG: Full squad of both the teams
Sri Lanka – Dasun Shanaka (capt), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Dinesh Chandimal.
Afghanistan – Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (VC), Afsar Zazai (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Rashid Khan and Samiullah Shinwari.
