SL face Afghanistan today | The Daily Star
12:00 AM, September 17, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 12:00 AM, September 17, 2018

SL face Afghanistan today

Sri Lanka will face Afghanistan in the third match of the ongoing Asia Cup on Monday.

As Sri Lanka faced an ignominious defeat of 137 runs in the opener of the tournament against Bangladesh on Saturday, it would be a do or die situation for them. Thus, the Island nation will like to tick the right boxes to stay alive in the competition.

On the other hand, Afghanistan has grown in confidence in the last five years. The Afghan team has shown an upward swing in their improvement graph.

Afghan skipper Asghar Afghan has made it clear that his team is not here just to participate, but are looking to put up a solid performance in the tournament.

The 30-year-old further stated that they are hopeful of doing well against the island nation.

Speaking to the press, Afghan said, "We are not here just to play but to perform. Our players have got enough experience playing big international matches. They have performed well in leading cricket leagues so we are hopeful of doing well in this tournament as well."

"Sri Lanka is an experienced side. We have had some good matches against them, be it in World Cup, T20 format or one-day matches. We are confident that we can perform well against them," he added.


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