Afghanistan will face Sri Lanka in their next fixture of the ongoing ODI World Cup.
Afghanistan have proven their mettle on Indian soil after taking down two cricket giants in convincing fashions. They sent shockwaves after beating defending champions England by 69 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
In their last fixture, Afghanistan faced a struggling Pakistan side in Chennai. Thanks to an 87-run knock from Ibrahim Zadran, the Afghans were able to claim their second victory of the tournament.
Afghanistan had won that game against Pakistan by eight wickets.
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Afghanistan will be taking on Sri Lanka at the MCA International Stadium in Pune on Monday.
Sri Lanka started their world cup with losing their first three games. They picked up wins in their last two matches against the Netherlands and England.
The 1996 champions are looking to relaunch their campaign and will hope to continue their winning run against the Afghans.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka head-to-head
Afghanistan have taken on Sri Lanka for a total of 11 times in ODIs. Seven of these ODIs have won by Sri Lanka while Afghanistan have managed three wins so far. One of those 11 ODIs ended without a result.
Check out Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Probable XIs
AFG: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
SL: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk and c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Full Squads
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq
Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (c and wk), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne
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