Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will conflict in the very essential sport of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Monday, October 30. Both groups stay in the hunt for the semifinal spot with 4 factors and will obtain a giant increase to their possibilities for the knockout qualification with two factors at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Stadium (MCA).
With the match getting into the essential phases, the race for the semifinal heats up. Sri Lanka recorded an enormous win in opposition to England in their final sport to leap to fifth place in the factors desk. But the Island facet proceed to cope with damage blows with Lahiru Kumara getting dominated out with a calf challenge.
On the opposite hand, Afghanistan recorded a historic win in opposition to rivals Pakistan in their final sport. They are having fun with their best-ever World Cup marketing campaign to this point with two main wins in opposition to high-quality opponents and will be searching for essential two factors on Monday.
MCAÂ Stadium, Pune Pitch Report
The surface at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune has a balanced surface in white-ball cricket. Teams are having fun with excessive scores at this venue and followers can anticipate one other high-scoring sport on Monday. A dew is anticipated to play a task in the closing phases so captains will choose bowling first.
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Records and Stats
Total ODI Matches: 8
Matches gained batting first: 4
Matches gained bowling first: 4
Average first innings rating: 300
Average second innings rating: 278
Highest whole scored: 356/7Â by India vs England
Highest rating chased: 356/7Â by India vs England
Lowest whole recorded: 232/10 by India vs England
Lowest whole defended: 283/9 by West Indies vs India
Sri Lanka World Cup squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha
Afghanistan World Cup squad:Â Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Rahman, Najibullah Zadran.
