Asia Cup 2025: Predicting Sri Lanka playing XI vs Afghanistan, Match 11

Afghanistan and Sri Lanka will clash in match 11 of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 on September 18. The match will be played at the Zayed International Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

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Sri Lanka has done well to defend their 2022 T20 Asia Cup title, winning both of their games thus far in Group B of this edition. Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh and Hong Kong and will want to go into the Super 4s round with a clean slate and defeat Afghanistan as well to make it 3 in 3.

Here is the predicted Sri Lanka playing XI vs Afghanistan, Match 11:

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, and Kamil Mishara form Sri Lanka's destructive top three. Nissanka has 2068 runs with a strike rate of 124.42 in 70 T20I games, with 17 half-centuries and a best score of 90. Mendis has scored 2090 runs with a strike rate of 131.19 in 86 games, with 16 half-centuries and a best score of 86.

Kamil Mishara has made 173 runs with a strike rate of 131.061 in seven T20Is, including one half-century. Kusal Perera has scored 2130 runs with a strike rate of 133.10 in 82 T20Is, including one ton and 15 fifties.

Dasun Shanaka has scored 1537 runs with a strike rate of 121.69, including five fifties and a best of 74*, and has taken 35 wickets with his medium pace. Captain Charith Asalanka follows next, having scored 1296 runs with a strike rate of 126.61 in 66 games, including six fifties with a best of 80*. Kamindu Mendis has scored 448 runs in 29 games and has taken three wickets as well.

Spin twins Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana will follow next. Hasaranga has 134 wickets, with an economy of 6.97 in 81 T20Is, with a best bowling figure of 4/9. Maheesh Theekshana has taken 63 wickets with an economy of 6.97 in 66 games with best bowling figures of 3/17.

Dushmantha Chameera will come in next and has taken 63 wickets with an economy of 7.93 in 58 games, including the best bowling figures of 4/17. Nuwan Thushara will partner him with the new ball. Thushara has taken 31 wickets with an economy of 7.79 in 24 T20Is, including the best bowling figures of 5/20.

Predicted Sri Lanka XI for Match 11:

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Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (WK), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Nuwan Thushara.

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