Produced by: Suniyojit Kaushik
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Today there will be two matches where Afghanistan will be facing Bangladesh in the first match. Following that, Sri Lanka will be facing South Africa
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Rahmat Shah & Noor Ahmad are some key players from Afghanistan to look out for. On the other side, the Bangladesh team has Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto as some of its key players
In the Sri Lanka dugout, Kusal Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dilshan Madushanka are some key players to watch out. South Africa has big names in their team including Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma, David Miller and Kagiso Rabada
Bangladesh do not have any injured player but they will be missing Tamim Iqbal, as he injured himself and is not part of the World Cup squad. Afghanistan will have its full World Cup squad available
Sri Lanka and South Africa will play their first match of ICC World Cup 2023 with full capacity as there are no injury updates so far
The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh match will be played at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala. Black soil pitches at the stadium will likely be used for the World Cup matches. They provide bounce, which gives extra benefit to pacers in early innings
The Sri Lanka vs South Africa match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The pitch favours both the batting and bowling line-ups. Batters can look for a big score after spending some time on the pitch
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh match will begin at 10:30 am. The toss will take place at 10 am. The second match of the day i.e. Sri Lanka vs South Africa will start at 2 pm. The toss will take place at 1:30 pm
Afghanistan and Bangladesh have faced each other in fifteen ODI matches in which Bangladesh won 9 matches while Afghanistan managed to win only 6 matches
Sri Lanka and South Africa have faced each other in eighty ODI matches in which SA won 45 matches while Sri Lanka managed to win 33 matches. One match ended in a tie while one match had no result
Both matches can be live streamed for free on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh and Sri Lanka vs South Africa matches will be telecast on Star Sports Network channels