SL vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Match 11, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Asia Cup 2025
The team that will win this game will advance to the Super Four stage.
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Sri Lanka (SL) will take on Afghanistan in the 11th match of the Asia Cup 2025 on Thursday, September 18, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Sri Lanka have won both their matches so far and are in top place in Group B. Afghanistan have won and lost one game each and are in third position. The team that will win this game will advance to the Super Four stage. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have played a total of eight T20I matches so far. Sri Lanka have won five out of these eight matches.
Sri Lanka took on Hong Kong in their previous match and elected to bowl after winning the toss. Hong Kong scored 149 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. Dushmantha Chameera was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka and took two wickets for 29 runs in four overs. Sri Lanka took 18.5 overs to reach the target of 150 runs and won the match by four wickets. Pathum Nissanka was the highest scorer and made 68 runs off 44 deliveries. He won the Player of the Match award for his batting performance.
Afghanistan faced Bangladesh in their last outing, and Bangladesh scored 154 runs for the loss of five wickets. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad took two wickets each for Afghanistan. Rahmanullah Gurbaz made 35 runs off 31 deliveries and was the highest scorer for the team. Afghanistan required 22 runs off the last over and managed to score 13 runs. Afghanistan were bundled out for 146 runs on the last delivery of their innings and went on to lose the match by eight runs.
Match Information
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Group B
Asia Cup, 18 Sep 2025, Thur, 8:00 PM IST, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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01:03:54:10
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Weather Report
Clear
39.0°C
39% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, K Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, K Perera, C Asalanka (C), PHKD Mendis, D Shanaka, W Hasaranga, M Theekshana, D Chameera, N Thushara
Bench : MNK Fernando, Dunith Wellalage, C Karunaratne, B Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, J Liyanage
Afghanistan
Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (C), Noor Ahmad, Allah Mohammad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bench : Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Farid Malik, Darwish Rasooli, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Naveen-ul-Haq
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
53%
Pace Bowling
47%
Spin Bowling
53%
Batting Pitch
167
Average Score
47%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks


Rashid Khan AFG | BOWL
Rashid has taken three wickets in two matches at an average of 16.66, an economy of 6.25, and a strike rate of 6.25. He has made 23 runs as well at a strike rate of 191.66.


Azmatullah Omarzai AFG | ALL
Omarzai is the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in the tournament and has scored 83 runs in two matches at a strike rate of 224.32. He has picked up two wickets as well at an average of 11.50.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team


Kusal Perera
SL | WK
He has made just 29 runs in two outings and can be avoided in fantasy teams.


Kusal Mendis
SL | WK
He has amassed just 14 runs in two games and can be left out of fantasy teams.
Teams will be updated after Toss
Last Updated On - Sep 17 2025 2:17 PM
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