The Afghanistan males's facet are going to the massive present, however Sri Lanka are but to qualify.
It is a testomony to Afghanistan's rise - regardless of main challenges - and to Sri Lanka's ODI collapse, that they meet in Hambantota as evenly-matched outfits. For Afghanistan, that is their first critical preparation for the World Cup in October-November. Sri Lanka, in the meantime, should get their one-day sport in gear forward of the World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe, beginning later this month.
Here are some issues to look out for on this three-match sequence.
Spinners will, nevertheless, should cope with the livid crosswind that tends to blow in Hambantota. Usually, this implies they tempt the batters to play their massive pictures into the wind.
However, such is the hype round him at current that Sri Lanka could wish to attempt him out. But is he prepared for this format? And in matches the place there isn't any Impact Player substitution - prefer it was in IPL - can he reliably ship new-ball overs?
Since 2021, Sri Lanka have scored at a run price of solely 6.97 within the final ten overs of an ODI innings. A whopping 39% of the deliveries they've confronted in that portion have been dot balls. Clearly, there's a lack of firepower decrease down within the center order, with Dasun Shanaka solely sporadically efficient, and the likes of Chamika Karunaratne and Hasaranga possessing restricted hitting capacity.
Perhaps the considering with bringing Dimuth Karunaratne again is that Sri Lanka will preserve wickets by the innings higher, and have the likes of Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva and even Charith Asalanka on the crease in the direction of the shut.
Afghanistan, in the meantime, have been solely barely higher within the final ten since 2021. They have scored at 7.18, with virtually 39% of deliveries confronted additionally being dots. Rashid has been their standout finisher in that point.
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