Sri Lanka will take Afghanistan in the Group B match in Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Sri Lanka have won the previous two ODIs against Afghanistan.
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# Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is up against Afghanistan for the third match in Asia Cup 2018. Afghanistan have lost the last two ODIs against Sri Lanka and the Lions are caught in a must-win situation after their previous match against Bangladesh. Lasith Malinga took four wickets on his comeback on Saturday but could not bring the match in his team’s favor.
Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan has made it clear that his team is not here just to participate in the upcoming Asia Cup, but are looking to put up a solid performance in the tournament. The 30-year-old further stated that they are hopeful of doing well against the island nation. Afghan is confident their his team can take on the Lions.
Squad:
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera (wk), Angelo Mathews (c), Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Amila Aponso, Lasith Malinga, Niroshan Dickwella, Shehan Jayasuriya, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya
Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Asghar Afghan (c), Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Javed Ahmadi, Samiullah Shenwari, Munir Ahmad, Sayed Shirzad, Sharafuddin Ashraf
Source: Zee News