Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are set to lock horns with each other on Tuesday (September 5) at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium in match no. 6 of the Asia Cup 2023 edition. A big loss for any team in this format of the tournament can get them eliminated and now Afghanistan are in tremendous pressure to keep themselves alive for the Super Four qualification.

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has won the toss and elected to bat first agaisnt Afghanistan. The clash is taking place in Pakistan's Lahore and there are no chances of rain today.

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana.