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CLAIM NOWSri Lanka vs Afghanistan, SL vs AFG 2024, Today Match Prediction 19 February 2024
Toss Winner - Afghanistan won the toss and choose to bowl first
Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 72 runs
After a tight contest on Saturday, the sides lock horns once more on Monday in the second T20I!
- Sri Lanka won the first T20I by 4 runs.
- Afghanistan needed 11 from the final over but the first four balls were dots.
- The top score was 67 for both sides on Saturday.
We are backing Sri Lanka to win!
| Tournament: | Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 28.2°C|Patchy rain nearby |
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SL vs AFG Match Prediction & Analysis
The series began in Dambulla on Saturday with a tight contest which the hosts were able to win. But we saw more than enough from the visitors to think that the rest of the series will not be all one-way traffic!
The pitch allowed for a good game with the bowlers continually in the game. Yes, some went at a high run-rate but this is T20I cricket and the batters will always look to dominate.
Interestingly, it was the captains on both sides who top scored. Now, can their team-mates learn from their approaches and deliver more runs in this the second T20I of the series?
RECENT PERFORMANCE
SL
W W L W L
SL
108/10 in 19.1 5.63
AGMT20I
Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 runs
116/10 in 18.3 6.27
AFG
L L L L W
AFG
212/4 in 20.0 10.6
1/2 in 0.3 2
126/9 in 20.0 6.3
UAE vs AFG 2023-24
Afghanistan beat United Arab Emirates by 4 wickets128/6 in 18.3 6.92
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 2 Matches
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108/10 in 19.1
AGMT20I
Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 runs
116/10 in 18.3
TEAMS PREVIEW
Sri Lanka Preview
Although Sri Lanka got off to a winning start on Saturday, they did not make it easy for themselves by only batting 19 of their allocated 20 overs! Four of their top six made double figure scores but numbers seven downwards akk came and went for single figure scores in the opening T20I. So they need to bat for an additional six balls to help their goal of securing the series at the earliest possible point.
With the ball, although Binura Fernando was their most expensive bowler, we saw some excellent captaincy from Wanindu Hasaranga who still tossed him the ball for the last over when Afghanistan needed just 11. His confidence in the pacer paid dividends though and we can expect Fernando to be feeling better about himself after winning the match with that over!
Sri Lanka Predicted Playing XI:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Wanindu Hasaranga (c), Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Maheesh Theekshana, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana
Sri Lanka Key Players From Previous Game Of Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
Sri Lanka Actual Playing XI:
Angelo Mathews, Charith Asalanka, Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanidu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana
Afghanistan Preview
Like the hosts, Afghanistan lost wickets too regularly to give themselves the best chance of victory in the opening T20I. Ibrahim Zadran's side will have felt that 161 was certainly getable and at 68/1 near the end of the eighth over they looked very much on track. The skipper hit eight fours in his unbeaten 67 and they will need him to bat a bit quicker if he faces 55 balls again in this match.
With the ball, the standout performer was Fazalhaq Farooqi who returned figures of 3/25 although he received good back-up from Naveen-ul-Haq and Azmatullah Omarzai. Qais Ahmad was the only Afghan bowler to go wicketless.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:
Ibrahim Zadran (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabim Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Afghanistan Key Players From Previous Game Of Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2024
Afghanistan Actual Playing XI:
Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The forecast is for a cloudy and humid day throughout Monday in Dambulla. No rain is expected but the temperature will be in the high twenties from start to finish.
SL vs AFG Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
Batting Conditions
Pace Bowling
Spin Bowling
As we saw on Saturday, this is not the easiest pitch to bat on! The pace in the wicket is hard to predict and we saw the ball gripping nicely for the spinners and the pace-off deliveries from the quicks.
Toss: To Bowl
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl first on Saturday but that didn't quite work out for them! It was the first ever T20I at the venue and we expect both captains to choose to bowl first again ahead of this T20I if they win the toss.
SL vs AFG
Winning Prediction
Neither side were at their best on Saturday and we expect improvements from both teams on Monday. Both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will want to bat at a better rate in this game so the bowlers may find it a bit tougher! Overall though, we are backing Sri Lanka to win and go 2-0 up.
We are backing Sri Lanka to win!
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