Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 Schedule, Team Squads & Live Streaming Partners
Team Afghanistan has busy 2 months coming with back-to-back series in Sri Lanka, India & Bangladesh which are great as they will help them to prepare better for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in India due to happen in October this year. This Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 will be part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League 2020 – 2023 which already has the top eight teams qualified with a schedule for qualifiers also announced by the ICC. The last time Afghanistan toured Sri Lanka in 2022 the series was leveled by 1-1 so it will be interesting to see which team gets the upper hand this time.
Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 Schedule
It is a short tour comprising of only three One-Day Internationals which provides a great opportunity for both teams to find their best possible elevens before the mega event.
Below is the complete Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023 schedule with date, timings & venue details.
| Date and Time | Match Details |
| Jun 02, Fri 04:30 AM GMT | 10:00 AM LOCAL | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Jun 04, Sun 04:30 AM GMT | 10:00 AM LOCAL | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 2nd ODI Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
| Jun 07, Wed 04:30 AM GMT | 10:00 AM LOCAL | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 3rd ODI Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota |
Team Squads for Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2023
Both teams have well-balanced team squads with a mixture of experienced and young cricketers along with young captains as well. It will be crucial for team Sri Lanka to win this series and head to Zimbabwe with heads high to play the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.
Afghanistan ODI Squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Abdul Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi and Farid Ahmad Malik.
Reserves: Gulbadain Naib, Shahidullah Kamal, Yamin Ahmadzai, and Zia ur Rahman Akbar
Sri Lanka ODI Squad:
Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk, vc), Angelo Mathews, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya De Silva, Sahan Arachchige, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka, Chamika Karunaratne, Matheesha Pathirana.
Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 Live Streaming Partners
Like the Afghanistan Tour of Bangladesh 2023, this series will also be broadcasted all around the world with top leading broadcasters on board to provide uninterrupted live coverage of all three matches.
Sri Lankan Cricket fans will be able to enjoy live streaming coverage for the Afghanistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2023 on Youtube on the official SLC channel while Siyatha TV & SLBC will also broadcast the whole series on linear means. RTA & ICC.tv are the official broadcast partners who will provide live coverage of the whole series in Afghanistan.
Indian fans will be able to enjoy live coverage of the whole series on Sony Sports Network on Ten 5 & Ten 5 HD channels while SonyLIV will offer live streaming coverage.
| Country | Live Telecast / Live Streaming | Channel Name |
| Sri Lanka | Live Telecast | Siyatha TV & SLBC |
| Sri Lanka | Live Streaming | Sri Lanka Cricket YouTube channel |
| Afghanistan | Live Telecast | RTA |
| Afghanistan | Live Streaming | ICC.tv |
| India | Live Telecast | Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD |
| India | Live Streaming | SonyLIV |
| Bangladesh | Live Streaming | Rabbitholebd Sports |
| UK | Live Streaming | ICC.tv |
| USA | Live Streaming | Willow TV |
| Canada | Live Streaming | Willow TV |
| Worldwide | Live Streaming | TouchCric, CricHD & WebCric |
Series Prediction
Expert bookmakers have favored the home team Sri Lanka to win the series against Afghanistan through very close contested games. Team Sri Lanka is often considered a team who plays spin very well and if they manage to tackle the spin threat of Rashid, Nabi, Maujeeb & Noor they will be able to beat them. The home team will ideally like to prepare flat tracks so their batters can score big and put serious pressure on the opponent team.
