The 1st match of the Asia Cup 2022 will see Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan on 27th August at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
SL vs AFG Asia Cup : Time | Playing 11 | Prediction
The Asia Cup 2022 is starting on August 27 in the United Arab Emirates. It will include the participation of Hong Kong, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka.
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | ODI & T20I |
| First edition | 1984 ( UAE) |
| Latest edition | 2018 ( UAE) |
| Next edition | 2022 ( UAE) |
| Tournament format | Round-robin tournament |
| Number of teams | ACC member nations |
| Current champion | India (7th title) |
| Most successful | India (7 titles) |
There are a couple of groups made up based on the teams. On September 11, the tournament’s championship game will take place.
It will only be the second time that the competition is played in the T20I format.
SL vs AFG time
This game is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST and the live action can be viewed on Star Sports Network while the live scores can be tracked on the Cricbuzz website.
The live streaming will be available on the Hotstar app.
Playing 11 { Probable }
Afghanistan side will be led by Mohammad Nabi, while Dasun Shanaka will captain the Sri Lankan team.
Here are the Probable playing 11 for the game :
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajaspaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay
Afghanistan
Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Karim Janat
Afghanistan is placed in the tenth spot on the list of ICC Men’s T20I rankings, while Sri Lanka is ranked eighth on the rankings.
Prediction
Sri Lanka’s Cricket Team will play against Afghanistan in the first match of Asia Cup 2022 on Saturday, August 27 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The Lankan lions will be looking forward to starting their campaign on a positive note, while Afghanistan also needs a desperate comeback after their close 3-2 defeat against Ireland in a 5-match T20 series in Ireland.
According to the ICC rankings, Sri Lanka is ranked 8th in T20 Internationals while Afghanistan is at the 10th place.
Since T20 is the most unpredictable format of the game, it would be interesting to see how these two equally matched sides face each other.