Afghanistan opt to bowl against Sri Lanka in ICC World Cup

Pune: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in their ICC World Cup match here Monday.

Noor Ahmad made way for Fazalhaq Farooqi in the Afghanistan playing XI.

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Teams:

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (wk/c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera and Dilshan Madushanka.

PTI