ABU DHABI: Afghanistan has won the toss and chosen to bat first against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2025 at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Thursday.
Both teams have come face-to-face eight times in T20Is, with Srilanka holding an edge in head-to-head record with five victories, while the Afghanistan team emerged victorious three times.
The last match between the two sides came during a three-match T20I series in Sri Lanka last year in February, which the home side won 2-1.
Squads
Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara and Matheesha Pathirana.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c),Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Abdullah Ahmadzai.
