Sri Lanka will face Afghanistan in match 12 of the ICC World Cup 2015 at the University Oval in Dunedin. The two teams have met just once in International cricket thus far. Sri Lanka won that Asia Cup encounter comfortably. Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are placed in group A alongside New Zealand, England, Australia, Scotland and Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka have a distinct advantage over a lot of teams considering that they would have had a full fledged tour of New Zealand prior to the World Cup. In fact they are due to play two One Day Internationals (ODIs) at the University Oval in Dunedin, the venue for their group match against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan have struggled in run up to the World Cup, beaten consistently by UAE, Ireland and Scotland. They had made a mark in International cricket upon arrival beating Bangladesh in an Asia Cup tie but have failed to live up to expectations there after. Their biggest challenge will be adaptability.
Sri Lanka are a settled unit led by Angelo Mathews who is at the peak of his power as an International cricketer. He led Sri Lanka to the Asia Cup title, ODI and Test series wins in England and the World Twenty20 title.
Match: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2015
Start Time: 11:00 Local | 22:00 GMT | 03:00 PKT
Venue: University Oval, Dunedin
Umpires: CB Gaffaney and RK Illingworth
TV umpire: JD Cloete
Match referee: BC Broad
Reserve umpire: BNJ Oxenford
Live Streaming Info:
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Live Scorecard
Sri Lanka (From): Angelo Mathews (c), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Sachithra Senanayake, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera.
Afghanistan (From): Mohammad Nabi (c), Afsar Zazai (wk), Aftab Alam, Asghar Stanekzai, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Javed Ahmadi, Merwais Ashraf, Najibullah Zadran, Nasir Jamal, Nawroz Mangal, Samiullah Shinwari, Shapoor Zadran, Usman Ghani.
