Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Cricket World Cup 2023: Fantasy XI Prediction, Top Captaincy And Vice-Captaincy Picks

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, meanwhile, have also won two of their five games but are placed fifth in the points table, courtesy of a superior net run rate. After losing their opening three clashes, Kusal Mendis and Co. toppled the Netherlands and England in the next two matches. Angelo Mathews has made his way into the Sri Lankan squad while captain Dasun Shanaka is ruled out for the rest of the tournament.

The Sri Lankan team beat Afghanistan in a nail-biting encounter by two runs in the recent Asia Cup 2023 in September, which was the last time the two sides faced each other in ODI cricket.

Overall, Sri Lanka have been the dominant team in ODIs versus Afghanistan, winning seven of the 11 encounters. The Afghanistan team won only three, the latest in June 2023, while one match finished without a result.

Weather conditions

The temperature at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune is predicted to be 28.63 degrees Celsius with 33 per cent humidity.

Pitch report

The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium pitch will aid both batters and bowlers. Teams batting first have scored an average of 300 runs in the eight ODIs played