Sports desk: In 3oth match of world cup 2023, Fazalhaq from Afghanistan took an early wicket of Karunaratne and made him return to pavilion at 15. The Match between the two is played here at the MCA Stadium in Pune. Sri Lanka is batting first as Afghanistan Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bowl first against SL. After the completion of 12 overs, the score stands at 50 on the loss of one wicket.
Both teams have played 5 matches so far and registered 2 wins and 3 defeats. Sri Lanka may not be in great form after Asia Cup but on the other hand, Afghanistan has outplayed and amazed everybody with their performance by defeating last year champion England and a strong team like Pakistan.
Afghanistan playing XI: – Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sri Lanka playing XI: – Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka