Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A, TNAS, Today Match Prediction

SL-A vs AFG-A Match Prediction & Analysis

This Sri Lanka A Tri Series between hosts Sri Lanka A, India A and Afghanistan A is only two games old but is already providing plenty of interest both at home and abroad!

The opening match saw India A post 277/6 in Dambulla with Ruturaj Gaikwad (101) and captain Tilak Varma (60) impressing before a fine team bowling unit performance got them over the finish line by an eight-run margin.

Match two was played on Friday with Afghanistan A then defeating India A by four runs (DLS) with Afghanistan A 177/2, just above the DLS score of 174, when the rains arrived!

Still plenty to play for in this Tri-Series.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

SL-A

L

SL-A

269/10 in 48.5 5.51

TNAS

India A beat Sri Lanka A by 8 runs 09 Jun 2026

IND A

277/6 in 50.0 5.54

AFG-A

W

IND A

349/9 in 49.0 7.12

TNAS

Afghanistan A won by 4 runs (DLS method) 11 Jun 2026

AFG-A

177/2 in 25.5 6.85

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Sri Lanka A Preview

They may have lost their only game as hosts in this Tri-Series so far but this Sri Lanka A side still has plenty of talent and should back themselves ahead of this contest.

Mohamed Shiraz picked up two wickets in the narrow defeat against India A while Wanuja Sahan, Garuka Sanketh and Chamika Karunaratne all dismissed one batter each.

With the bat, internationals Niroshan Dickwella, Avishka Fernando and Sadeera Samarawickrama all impressed although it was skipper Sahan Arachchige who top scored.

If the experienced players can perform again then Sri Lanka A could easily get a win on Saturday.

Sri Lanka A Predicted Playing XI:

Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Avishka Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sahan Arachchige (c), Ravindu Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanuja Sahan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Mohamed Shiraz, Garuka Sanketh

Sri Lanka A Actual Playing XI:

Avishka Fernando, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Vishen Halambage, Sahan Arachchige, Wanuja Sahan, Niroshan Dickwella, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Mohamed Shiraz, Chamika Gunasekara, Mathulan Kugathas, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Afghanistan A Preview

Although they took nine wickets and came out on top against India A on Friday, there is still plenty of room for improvement from this Afghanistan A side ahead of this match.

There were star bowling performances from Abdollah Ahmadzai (5/68) and Farmanullah (3/85) and both will be looking for similar wicket taking returns in this match while Zahir Khan and Mohammad Ibrahim will both want to pick up wickets.

With the bat, the opening pair of skipper Imran and Hassan Eisakhil put on 63 for the first wicket while Bahir Shah also hit an unbeaten half-century.

There is plenty of depth in this battting line-up!

Afghanistan A Predicted Playing XI:

Imran (c), Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Bahir Shah, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Farmanullah, Abdollah Ahmadzai, Khalil Gurbaz, Mohammad Ibrahim, Zahir Khan

Afghanistan A Actual Playing XI:

Imran Mir, Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Bahir Shah, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Farmanullah Safi, Shams ur Rahman, Khalil Gurbaz, Zahir Khan, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Mohammad Ishaq

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

According to the weather forecast, it is going to be a very humid and overcast day in Dambulla on Saturday with the temperature expected to be in the low thirties from start to finish.

SL-A vs AFG-A Pitch Report

The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is one of the most intense in Sri Lanka with the crowd very close to the action. Expect a par total to be in the region of 340+.

Toss: To Bat

We have had a win for a side batting first and a win for the team chasing across the two games in this tournament so far and both have been by small margins. We predict that both teams will want to bat first in this clash.