Afghanistan all set to take on defending champion Sri Lanka

KOLKATA (SW): Afghanistan’s national cricket team would take on defending champion Sri Lanka in the ongoing T20 Cricket World Cup in Kolkata, India on Thursday.

This big game, first for the Afghan squad in the main rounds, would commence at 19:30 local time in India and 18:30 in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s coach Inzimamul Haq has expressed hope that the national squad has the potential to at least to the semi-final stage.

In this stage, Afghanistan would face world class teams of the like of England, South Africa, West Indies and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka enters this match with a troubled record with only three victories in the latest 16 completed international games. Afghanistan came through the first round of the World T20 unscathed, overpowering their closest competitors Zimbabwe with an ease that caught the attention of the rest of Group 1.

According to the ESPN Cricinfo, another fascinating aspect in the qualifier was Afghanistan's attitude on the field. Afghanistan came close to beating Sri Lanka in the 2015 World Cup, and they may never find the opposition more vulnerable.

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