Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score Updates, Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan Skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi Wins Toss, Opts To Bowl vs Sri Lanka

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI World Cup 2023, Live Updates:Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bowl against Sri Lanka in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Monday in Pune. Emboldened by back-to-back wins, a tenacious Sri Lanka will have to tide over the injury-enforced absence of lead pacer Lahiru Kumara, who was ruled out on Sunday with a left thigh muscle injury which he suffered during a training session. Pacer Dushmantha Chameera has come in as his replacement. (Live Scorecard| Points Table)

Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan says that they will bowl first. Adds that there will be dew later on and that is why they want to chase. Tells that they have played good cricket and will look to continue that. Says that they are focusing on just this match at this moment and don't want to think much ahead. Ends by saying that looking at the conditions Noor Ahmad has been rested and Fazalhaq Farooqi is back in the side.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne (In for Kusal Perera), Kusal Mendis (C/WK), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera (In for Lahiru Kumara), Dilshan Madushanka.

Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi (In for Noor Ahmad).

TOSS - Up goes the flip of the coin and it lands in favor of Afghanistan and they will BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Simon Doull is pitchside. He says that it is 67m on the leg side for right handers and 61m on the other side. Aaron Finch joins him and says