4 Players to watch out for in Sri Lanka vs  Afghanistan clash

#2 Upul Tharanga

The batsman with undiscovered potential

Sri Lanka’s talisman Upul Tharanga opened his account in the tournament with a glorious 6 over mid-off. The swashbuckling opener despite having made a good start failed to capitalize and departed for 27 in the opening fixture against Bangladesh.

With the place for the semis in the stake, opening batsman Upul Tharanga will certainly look to go big. Needing only 100 runs to complete 7000 runs in ODI cricket, it’s very much possible that he will reach the milestone in this match itself.

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#3 Mohammad Nabi

Mohammad Nabi is Afghanistan’s most experienced cricketer with already 101 ODI caps to his name. The efficient all-rounder capable of batting in the middle order and bowling some quality off-spin would once again be the man Afghanistan would heavily rely on.

Nabi had a very good series with the ball in the recently concluded ODI series against Ireland and he certainly would be looking forward to continuing in the same fashion.

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#4 Lasith Malinga

He can be a game changer

Malinga, an absolute gem of a bowler returned to Sri Lanka’s coloured clothing after more than a year with sensational bowling figures of 10-2-23-4. The modern-day great bowler showed on Saturday that he still has got all the tricks up on his sleeve.

The glimpse of Malinga getting at his absolute best was on display in the clash against Bangladesh as he was firing those trademark in-dippers at 140kph. It would now be worth watching if the gun bowler can continue his form when SL face Afghanistan in a must-win encounter later today.

#2 Upul Tharanga

The batsman with undiscovered potential

Sri Lanka’s talisman Upul Tharanga opened his account in the tournament with a glorious 6 over mid-off. The swashbuckling opener despite having made a good start failed to capitalize and departed for 27 in the opening fixture against Bangladesh.

With the place for the semis in the stake, opening batsman Upul Tharanga will certainly look to go big. Needing only 100 runs to complete 7000 runs in ODI cricket, it’s very much possible that he will reach the milestone in this match itself.

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#3 Mohammad Nabi

Mohammad Nabi is Afghanistan’s most experienced cricketer with already 101 ODI caps to his name. The efficient all-rounder capable of batting in the middle order and bowling some quality off-spin would once again be the man Afghanistan would heavily rely on.

Nabi had a very good series with the ball in the recently concluded ODI series against Ireland and he certainly would be looking forward to continuing in the same fashion.

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#4 Lasith Malinga

He can be a game changer

Malinga, an absolute gem of a bowler returned to Sri Lanka’s coloured clothing after more than a year with sensational bowling figures of 10-2-23-4. The modern-day great bowler showed on Saturday that he still has got all the tricks up on his sleeve.

The glimpse of Malinga getting at his absolute best was on display in the clash against Bangladesh as he was firing those trademark in-dippers at 140kph. It would now be worth watching if the gun bowler can continue his form when SL face Afghanistan in a must-win encounter later today.