Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the seventh match of the ICC Cricket World Cup in Cardiff, Wales. Afghanistan stuck with the same eleven that lost against Australia while Sri Lanka made one change from their defeat against New Zealand, with Nuwan Pradip replacing Jeevan Mendis.

Teams:

Sri Lanka XI: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera (wk), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Isuru Udana, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga. 

Afghanistan XI: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib (c), Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan