SL vs AFG Dream11 Prediction: 2nd T20I of Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 2024 Playing 11, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips for Dream11 Team

Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will continue their ongoing multi-format series by facing off in the second of three T20Is at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Monday, February 19.

Let’s take a look at our fantasy preview for this game.

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 2nd T20I of Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2024

19 February, 7:00 PM IST

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

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SL vs AFG Preview

Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have played 1 match in the series, with Sri Lanka winning all the games played so far.

In the first game of this series, Matheesha Pathirana was the Man of the Match and Matheesha Pathirana scored the highest fantasy points for Sri Lanka with 152 match fantasy points while Ibrahim Zadran topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Afghanistan with 105 match fantasy points.

Form Guide

Afghanistan – LDLLW
Sri Lanka – WWLWL

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Pitch Report

The surface at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is preferred by the batters. With little help for the bowlers, the batters will aim to make the most of their opportunities and post a big total on the scoreboard. Opting to bat first after winning the toss could prove to be a wise decision.

Last result at the venue (Feb 17, 2024)

Sri Lanka – 160/10 (19 overs) (Pacers – 8w, Spinners – 1w)

Afghanistan – 156/9 (Pacers – 7w, Spinners – 2w)

Sri Lanka won by 4 runs.

SL Playing 11

Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Mendis (c & wk)
Dhananjaya de Silva
Sadeera Samarawickrama
Charith Asalanka
Wanindu Hasaranga (c)
Angelo Mathews
Dasun Shanaka
Maheesh Theekshana
Binura Fernando/ Dilshan Madushanka
Matheesha Pathirana

Sri Lanka Team News

Batting order should remain the same.

SL Key Players

Wanindu Hasaranga Stats vs Afghanistan in T20I

Last 5 Scores in T20s	Last 5 bowling figures in T20s	Stats against AFG in T20I	T20I Stats at Dambulla	Vice captain choice
67, 8, 1, 12, 26	1/ 20, 1/30, 2/15, 2/15, 2/25	85 runs in 3 innings & 5 wickets in 4 matches	1 wicket in 1 match	✅

Matheesha Pathirana Stats vs Afghanistan in T20I

Last 5 Bowling Figures in DT20	Bowling Stats against AFG in T20I	T20I Stats at Dambulla	Vice captain choice
4/24, 3/28, 1/24, 1/32, 2/38	4 wickets in 2 matches	4 wicket in 1 match	❌

AFG Playing 11

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
Ibrahim Zadran (c)
Gulbadin Naib
Azmatullah Omarzai
Mohammad Nabi
Najibullah Zadran
Karim Janat
Noor Ahmad
Naveen-ul-Haq
Qais Ahmed
Fazalhaq Farooqi

Afghanistan Team News

Batting order should remain the same.

AFG Key Players

Azmatullah Omarzai Stats vs Sri Lanka in T20I

Last 5 Scores in T20s	Last 5 bowling figures in T20s	Stats against SL in T20I	T20I Stats in Dambulla	Captain or Vice captain choice
2, 3, 22, 36*, 32	2/30, 0/19, 1/17, 2/31, 2/14	5 runs & 2 wickets in 3 matches	2 runs in 2 wickets in 1 match	✅

Fazalhaq Farooqi vs Sri Lanka in T20I

Last 5 Bowling Figures in T20s	Bowling Stats against SL in T20I	T20I Stats at Dambulla	Vice captain choice
3/25, 4/31, 1/22, 2/23, 3/35	6 wickets in 4 matches	3 wickets in 1 match	❌

Who will win today match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan (2nd T20I of Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2024)?

In the last 5 years, a total of 5 matches have taken place between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in the T20I format. Sri Lanka has won 4 matches while Afghanistan has won 1 match.
In the last 5 T20I matches, Sri Lanka has a lead of 4-1 over Afghanistan.

In the 1st T20I, Rashid Khan’s absence greatly hurt Afghanistan. But they gave a tough fight to the home team. T20 matches are unpredictable. We expect that this match will go in the favour of Afghanistan.