SL vs AFG Live Score: The sixth match of Asia Cup 2023 is being played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan on Tuesday. Both the teams will meet at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are eyeing Super-4 entry. Bangladesh have already advanced from Group B to the next stage and now only one slot is vacant. The Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lankan team will book their ticket to the Super-4 as soon as they defeat Afghanistan. At the same time, the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan team will have to chase down the target in around 36 overs to enter the next round.
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Live Score
SL 9/0 (1 over)*
3:05 PM Sri Lanka’s innings has started. Pathum Nisanka and Dimuth Karunaratne have come in to bat. Fazalhaq Farooqui bowled the first over from Afghanistan and cost 9 runs. Karunaratne hit two fours.
2:55 pm Sri Lanka played their first match in the current tournament against Bangladesh, which they won by 5 wickets. On the other hand, Afghanistan suffered a crushing 89-run defeat at the hands of Bangladesh, which changed the equations. Afghanistan played their last match at Lahore and were bowled out for 245 while chasing a target of 335 runs. Let us tell you that Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have played a total of 10 ODI matches against each other so far. Sri Lanka won 6 matches and Afghanistan three matches during this period. One match did not result.
2:40 PM Sri Lanka-Afghanistan Playing XI:
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Aslanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Welles, Mahish Theksana, Kasun Rajitha, Mathisha Pathirana.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbuddin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
2:35 pm Sri Lanka Team: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Aslanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dunith Velelage, Mahish Thekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Kusal Pathra, Kushan Perthana, Kushan Perthana, Kushan diamond . Binura.Fernando, Pramod Madushan.
2:30 p.m Afghanistan Team: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbuddin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Ikram Alikhil, Abdul Rehman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noofuddin. Ahmed, Sulaiman Safi, Fazalhaque Farooqui, Riaz Hasan.