AFG vs SL: Sri Lanka’s Predicted Playing XI Against Afghanistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2022, Match 32

Updated - 01 Nov 2022, 08:12 AM

Sri Lanka National Cricket Team
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Sri Lanka is set to face Afghanistan in their next match of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. AFG vs SL, match 32 of the super 12 round, takes place on November 1 (Tuesday). The Gabba Stadium in Brisbane, Australia is the venue of the clash. Sri Lanka is led by Dasun Shanaka in ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

Mohammad Nabi is the skipper of Afghanistan in the tournament. Sri Lanka has played 3 games in super 12 round of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 so far. They won their first match against Ireland. Later, they lost to Australia and New Zealand. Ahead of AFG vs SL match, here we talk about Sri Lanka’s predicted playing XI against Afghanistan.

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AFG vs SL: Sri Lanka’s Predicted Playing XI Against Afghanistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2022, Match 32

Kusal Mendis (WK)

Kusal Mendis
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Kusal Mendis might be the opener and wicketkeeper for the team in the AFG vs SL match. The right-handed batsman scored 4 runs in the last match and got out cheaply. He will aim to come up with a better batting show in the next game.

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Pathum Nissanka

Pathum Nissanka
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Pathum Nissanka might be another opener for the team in AFG vs SL match of ICC T20World Cup 2022. He got out for a duck in the last match against New Zealand,. Now, he will need to pull up his socks in the next match.

Dhananjaya de Silva

Dhananjaya de Silva, Sri Lanka vs India
Dhananjaya de Silva (Image Credit: Twitter)

Dhananjaya de Silva might be the no.3 batter for Sri Lanka in AFG vs SL match. Siva got out for a duck in the last match and completely failed to help his team in the batting. However, he is an experienced player and will aim to bounce back in the next match.

Charith Asalanka

Charith Asalanka, Sri Lanka vs India
Charith Asalanka (Image Credit: Twitter)

Charith Asalanka might be a middle-order batter for the team in the next game against Afghanistan. Asalanka got out for just 4 runs in the last match. He will aim to come up with a better performance in the next game so as to help his team in the middle overs.

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Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Bhanuka Rajapaksa. (Photo: Twitter)

Bhanuka Rajapaksa might be another middle-order batsman for the team in the next match. The left-handed batsman played a superb knock of 34 runs in the last match. He managed to pile up a good knock when 8 batsmen got out for single digits. He will aim for another good knock in the next game.

Dasun Shanaka (C)

Dasun Shanka
Dasun Shanaka. Pic Credits: Twitter

Dasun Shanaka is the skipper of Sri Lanka in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and will lead the team in AFG vs SL match as well. He scored 35 runs in the last match and was the top run-getter for the team. Shanaka will look to drive his team to victory against Afghanistan after 2 back-to-back losses.

Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga
Wanindu Hasaranga. Pic Credits: Twitter

Wanindu Hasaranga might be a spinner and all-rounder for the team in AFG vs SL match. The right-arm spinner picked 1 wicket in the last match. He has done a good job for the team so far. With 10 wickets in 6 games, he is the top wicket-taker for the team.

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Chamika Karunaratne

Chamika Karunaratne of Sri Lanka (Dean Lewins/AAP Image via AP)

Chamika Karunaratne might be a pace all-rounder for the team in AFG vs SL match. He failed to pick any wicket in the last match. With the bat, he got out after scoring 3 runs. Karunaratne will aim to come up with a better show in the next match.

Maheesh Theekshana

Maheesh Theekshana
Maheesh Theekshana. Pic Credits: Twitter

Maheesh Theekshana might be another spinner for the team in the next match of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The right-arm spinner picked 1 wicket in the last match. He has picked 9 wickets in 6 games so far at an average of 16.33.

Kasun Rajitha

Kasun Rajitha
Kasun Rajitha (Image Credit: Twitter)

Kasun Rajitha might be a pacer for the team in the next match. In the previous game, the right-arm pacer picked 2 wickets and bowled at an economy of 5+ in his 4 overs. He will aim to repeat his good performance in the next match as well.

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Lahiru Kumara

Lahiru Kumara, AFG vs SL
Lahiru Kumara. Image-Twitter.

Lahiru Kumara might be another pacer for the team in the next match. He conceded 37 runs in his 3 overs and picked 1 wicket. He was a little costly at his economy of 12.30. In 4 games so far, he has picked 3 wickets.

 

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