Afghanistan VS Sri Lanka World Cup 2019 [Match Prediction]

AFGHANISTAN vs SRI LANKA- Who Will Win?

After losing their opening matches against Australia and New Zealand; Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are ready for their second match of the series against each other. It will be exciting to watch Sri Lanka as this time they play the ICC World Cup without Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara post their retirement after the last World Cup. Everyone is aware of the knotty issues that arise in Sri Lankan team for the selection of Captain and we don’t feel too confident about having a less experienced Captain for this ultimate Championship. On the other hand, Afghanistan’s momentum-raising wins over Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and West Indies in the previous ODI has been a topic of discussion. With their star player Rashid Khan and his best spinning strategies, this match is going to be very interesting and will lay the building blocks of their World Cup journey.

Read ahead to see what mPanchang predicts for this match between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka on 4 June @ Cardiff Wales.

TEAM AFGHANISTAN

The final star men in team Afghanistan include Gulbadin Naib (c), Rashid Khan (vc), Aftab Alam, Asghar Afghan, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat, Shah, Samiullah Shinwari.

ACES AND RIP OFFS

After becoming a member of the cricketing fraternity in 2017, which is just four years after it became the associate member, the team coming from a weak background showed notable escalation in the past few years in terms of performance. The team, under the captaincy of Gulbadin Naib is sure to win hearts at World Cup 2019.

STRENGTH

Has best spinners on the team.

WEAKNESS

Still building strategies to get ahead in the game.

TEAM KEY PLAYERS:

Rashid Khan

TEAM SRI LANKA

The star team of Sri Lanka includes Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Dhananjaya de Silva (vc), Angelo Mathews, Avishka Fernando, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Jeevan Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana, Lasith Malinga, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep

ACES AND RIP OFFS

Sri Lanka is portraying itself as a weaker team and has not been in good form after the retirement of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara and because of the heat that is flowing in the team after the chaos over captain selection. Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews seem the only ray of hope for team Sri Lanka.

STRENGTH

All-rounder Angelo Mathews fitness and form.

WEAKNESS

Unquestionably dreadful performance in the past few years
Unrest in the team because of the selection issues

TEAM KEY PLAYERS:

Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga

mPanchang Predicts WHO WILL WIN THIS MATCH IN ICC WORLD CUP 2019

Afghanistan’s team has gained a lot of momentum since their last World Cup and this time they are in it to win it. Sri Lanka minus their star players will be a big experiment but with Mathews’ and Lasith Malinga’s techniques, Afghanistan is sure to get a tough competition on the ground. Although the unrest in the team Sri Lanka may cause problems on the cricket field. It's going to be interesting watching these two teams, none of which seems much stronger than the other but it won’t be a surprise to see Afghanistan taking over this match.