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The 11th match of the Asia Cup 2025 will be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The match will start at 8:00 pm at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Which two teams will qualify for Super-4 in Group B, it will be decided by this match. If the Sri Lankan team wins today’s match, then the second team will be Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be out. At the same time, if the Afghanistan team wins this match, it will qualify with Sri Lanka.
T20 will face ninth time Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have come face to face with a total of 8 times in T20 International so far. Of these, Sri Lanka has won 5 matches while Afghanistan have won 3 matches. The matches between the two teams have always been tough and exciting as Afghanistan’s spin bowling and Sri Lanka’s balanced batting often compete.
Nisanka scored half -centuries in both the initial matches Sri Lanka’s Pathhum Nisanka is the top batter of the Asia Cup 2025 with 118 runs. Nisanka has scored a half -century in both matches of the tournament. He scored 50 runs against Bangladesh in the first match and 68 runs against Hong Kong in the second match. Vanindu has taken the most wickets for Hasranga team.
Umarzai scored the most runs for the team In the first match of the tournament, Afghanistan won a major 94 -run win against Hong Kong. Sedikullah Atal did a brilliant batting, scoring an unbeaten 73. In that match, Ajmatullah Umarzai scored 53 runs in 21 balls. The team has the top scorer in the tournament. Noor Ahmed has taken the most wickets.
Possible playing of both teams-XI
- Sri Lanka: Charith Asanka (captain), Pathum Nisanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanka, Vanindu Hasranga, Dushmantha Chamera, Mahish Tishra and Nuwan Tushara.
- Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sedikullah Atal, Ibrahim Jadaran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naeb, Karim Janat, Ajmatullah Umarajai, Noor Ahmed, Allah Ghaznafar and Fazalhak Farooqui.
Pitch Report: Easy to chase Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium has been a very famous venue for T20 cricket. 73 international T20 matches have been played here so far. Out of this, 41 matches have been won by teams defending 32 matches and 32 matches. The average score of the first innings on this ground has been around 140-145 runs, while in the second innings, the teams batting often get some benefit.
In the big tournaments and matches like Asia Cup, both batsmen and bowlers have been seen getting equally help. Sheikh Zayed’s pitch is usually slow, which helps spinners. At the same time, dew in evening matches increases difficulties for bowlers in the second innings and batting becomes easy. This is the reason that the record of teams chase on this ground is considered better.