LIVE | CWC 2023: Pakistan v Sri Lanka

10.10.2023 - 09:11 news24.com

Pakistan drop Zaman, bat against Sri Lanka in World Cup Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bat in the World Cup game against Pakistan in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Visit News24's Cricket World Cup 2023 zone for fixtures, profiles, top stories Pakistan left out struggling opener Fakhar Zaman and brought in Abdullah Shafique from the side that beat the Netherlands in their first game on Friday, also in Hyderabad.Spinner Maheesh Theekshana comes back for Sri Lanka after missing the 102-run defeat against South Africa in their first match due to a hamstring injury, replacing pacer Kasun Rajitha. Teams: Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris RaufSri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Maheesh Pathirana, Dilshan MadushankaUmpires: Alex Wharf (ENG) and Chris Gaffaney (NZL)TV umpire: Nitin Menon (IND)Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM) - AFP

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Afghanistan are set to battle Sri Lanka in the 20th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Monday, October 30 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Fantasy cricket punters can pick their players and form their own teams for the Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka cricket match. Afghanistan have registered two wins in five matches in the World Cup 2023. The Hashmatullah Shahidi-led team beat reigning champions England and arch-rivals Pakistan to collect four points, taking them to seventh in the points table. They were defeated by Bangladesh, India and New Zealand earlier in the tournament.

Sri Lanka's Kumara out of World Cup with thigh injury, Chameera in

Sri Lanka were dealt another injury blow at the World Cup with seamer Lahiru Kumara ruled out of the rest of the tournament due to a left thigh muscle injury sustained during training in Pune, the International Cricket Council said on Sunday.

Sri Lanka's Predicted XI vs England Cricket World Cup 2023: Will Sri Lanka Make Any Changes?

The tournament so far has not been very memorable for former champions Sri Lanka, but they are preparing for another test of their will against England at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru for match no. 25 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday, October 26. After beginning the tournament with three defeats on the trot, including a forgettable bowling performance against Pakistan where they failed to defend a 346-run target, Sri Lanka opened their account in the ongoing edition in their last game against the Netherlands.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews Replaces Injured Matheesha Pathirana In Sri Lanka Squad

Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Tuesday replaced injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad ahead of their match against England in Bengaluru on Thursday. Pathirana had sustained a shoulder injury during Sri Lanka's match against Pakistan, and the 20-year-old did not play in the subsequent games against Australia and Netherlands. This is the fourth World Cup of Mathews since the 2011 edition, and the 36-year-old has played 221 ODIs for Sri Lanka. He has scored 5865 runs with three hundreds and 40 fifties and also has taken 120 wickets in the format.

LIVE | CWC 2023: Pakistan v Afghanistan

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Watch: David Warner Celebrates In 'Pushpa' Style After Cricket World Cup 2023 Ton. Internet Loves It

Openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh hit swashbuckling hundreds against a sloppy Pakistan to lift Australia to 367-9 in their Cricket World Cup 2023 clash in Bengaluru on Friday. Warner survived a leg-before appeal off the very first ball of the match and was then dropped on 10 in the fifth over, before cracking a punishing 124-ball 163 after Australia were sent in to bat on a flat Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch. Marsh, celebrating his 32nd birthday, clobbered a 108-ball 121 as the pair raced to an Australian World Cup opening stand record of 259 by the 34th over, much to the delight of a 30,000 crowd.