Afghanistan select to bat under clear skies at the Gabba
Both teams make a change apiece - Naib replaces the injured Zazai for Afghanistan, Madushan comes in for Karunaratne for Sri Lanka
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Afghanistan won the throw and decided to bat first at the Gabba - a scene which will in general incline toward sides setting scores. The match is a must-win undertaking for the two groups, with the failures exiting semi-last conflict. The surface is supposed to be a standard Gabba pitch, with a lot of skip and convey for the quicks.
With Hazratullah Zazai out of the competition with a stomach injury, Afghanistan have been compelled to roll out one improvement - Gulbadin Naib comes straight into the XI in the wake of having supplanted Zazai in the crew. Naib will probably bat in the center request, and that implies Usman Ghani might go up to the top to open the batting close by Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Sri Lanka have additionally rolled out one improvement, reinforcing their crease assault by getting expert Pramod Madushan, while leaving out crease bowling allrounder Chamika Karunaratne. This leaves the XI somewhat shy of batting, in any case, with Wanindu Hasaranga at No. 7 the last man with history of scoring significant runs, regardless of whether irregularly.
The downpours prior in the day might have left the outfield damp, meaning bowlers may not find it especially simple to hold the ball, particularly in the primary innings. There is a little opportunity of the weather conditions hindering play once more, however skies showed up clear at the throw.
Afghanistan: 1 Usman Ghani, 2 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 3 Ibrahim Zadran, 4 Najibullah Zadran, 5 Gulbadin Naib, 6 Mohammad Nabi (capt), 7 Rashid Khan, 8 Azmatullah Omarzai, 9 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 10 Fareed Ahmad, 11 Fazalhaq Farooqi
Sri Lanka: 1 Kusal Mendis (wk), 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Dhananjaya de Silva, 4 Charith Asalanka, 5 Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 6 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 7 Wanindu Hasaranga, 8 Pramod Madushan, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Lahiru Kumara.
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