Asia Cup 2022 Match 1 SL vs AFG Today s match players list teams & umpires × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Cricket Asia Cup 2022 Preview Asia Cup 2022 Match 1 SL vs AFG Today s match players list teams & umpires By Renin Wilben Albert Modified 27 Aug 2022 Follow Us 1 Comment Share Sri Lanka take on Afghanistan in Asia Cup 2022 opener. Pic: Twitter The Asia Cup 2022 will kick off on Saturday (August 27) with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in a Group B match in Dubai. The tournament is being viewed as a significant one as teams prepare for the T20 World Cup to be played in Australia in October-November. As such, all sides will be keen to make a big impact. Sri Lanka’s previous T20I assignment was against Australia at home in June. It was not a memorable one as they went down 1-2 in the three-match series. Lanka’s batting let them down in the first two matches as they managed only 128 and 124 for nine. The twin batting failures cost them the series, but they will take heart from the fact that they won the subsequent ODI rubber. Afghanistan are also coming off a loss in their previous T20I series. They took on Ireland in Belfast earlier this month in a five-match rubber. The games were closely contested. However, Afghanistan’s inconsistency saw them conceding the series by a 2-3 margin. Today s SL vs AFG toss result Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to field. Speaking about the decision, skipper Mohammad Nabi said: “Fresh pitch and there's been no cricket in Dubai for a long time. We want to see how it plays.” ICC@ICCToss update from Dubai Afghanistan opt to bowl first against Sri Lanka.#SLvAFG #AsiaCup2022 Scorecard: bit.ly/SLvAFG-AsiaCup23016Toss update from Dubai Afghanistan opt to bowl first against Sri Lanka.#SLvAFG #AsiaCup2022 Scorecard: bit.ly/SLvAFG-AsiaCup https://t.co/PIBtfDDaGc Nabi said that they are playing with three spinners and plenty of all-rounders who can bat. For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka and Matheesha Pathirana are making their debuts. SL vs AFG - Today s Match Playing XIs Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana. Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi. Today s SL vs AFG match player list Sri Lanka squad: Pathum Nissanka (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis, Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrama, Nuwanidu Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara. Sri Lanka Cricket @OfficialSLCSri Lanka squad for the 1st match vs Afghanistan!#RoaringForGlory #AsiaCup2022 #SLvAFG13Sri Lanka squad for the 1st match vs Afghanistan!#RoaringForGlory #AsiaCup2022 #SLvAFG https://t.co/HV0YdmMgR9 Afghanistan squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohammad Nabi (c), Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Usman Ghani, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi. SL vs AFG - Today Match umpires On-field umpires: Ahsan Raza, Anil Chaudhary TV umpire: Jayaraman Madanagopal Match Referee: Jeff Crowe Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Renin Wilben Albert × Feedback Thank You! 1 comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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