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Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023, Match 6 |  SL-A vs AFG-A, Cricket Fantasy Tips and Predictions - Cricket Exchange Fantasy Teams

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Sri Lanka A (SL-W) and Afghanistan A (AFG-A) collide with each other in Match No. 6 of the ongoing ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup tournament. The Group A clash is scheduled to take place on a doubleheader Super Saturday, July 15, 2023, at Colombo (CCC) at 10.00 AM IST. Both teams will play their respective second match in the competition after having won their previous opening encounters. 

However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this fixture.

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As mentioned, Sri Lanka locked horns with Bangladesh A in the opener and they emerged victorious by a margin of 48 runs. Opener Avishka Fernando struck a magnificent hundred (133) as he also grabbed the Player of the Match award for his match-winning knock. With 2 points and a net run rate of +0.960, they are placed in the second position in the Group A table.

On the other hand, the Afghans won their opener against Oman A by a margin of 72 runs. Zubaid Akbari struck a half-century (79) while opening the innings and he also won the Player of the Match award. With 2 points and a net run rate of +1.469, they are placed above Sri Lanka in the top spot in the table.



SL-A vs AFG-A, Team Form Guide

Sri Lanka A: W

Afghanistan A: W


SL-A vs AFG-A, Must Picks

Sri Lanka A

Avishka Fernando

  • List A Stats: 2,720 runs in 71 innings
  • Recent Form: 235 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match

Minod Bhanuka

  • List A Stats: 2,329 runs in 86 innings
  • Recent Form: 86 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match


Afghanistan A

Zubaid Akbari

  • List A Stats: 606 runs in 16 innings and 16 wickets in 11 ininngs
  • Recent Form: 130 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match

Shahidullah

  • List A Stats: 1,784 runs in 48 innings and 18 wickets in 42 innings
  • Recent Form: 219 runs in the last three innings
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match


SL-A vs AFG-A, Risky Picks

Sri Lanka A

Sahan Arachchige

  • List A Stats: 1,513 runs in 60 innings and 41 wickets in 54 innings
  • Recent Form: 59 runs in the last two innings and 2 wickets in the last one innings
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match

Afghanistan A

Bahir Shah

  • List A Stats: 747 runs in 22 innings
  • Recent Form: 51 runs in the last three innings
  • Venue Record: First ODI Match


SL-A vs AFG-A, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices

Avishka Fernando (SL-A)

Reasons

  • Sri Lanka international Avishka Fernando averages 40.00 with nine centuries and 11 half-centuries in List A Cricket.
  • As mentioned above, Fernando struck a magnificent 133 off 124 with 13 fours and three sixes in the opening match of the ongoing competition.

Minod Bhanuka (SL-A)

Reasons

  • Another Sri Lanka international Minod Bhanuka averages almost 29 with two hundred and 14 fifties in List A format
  • The left-handed wicketkeeper batter scored 57 off 55 in the tournament opener3

Zubaid Akbari (AFG-A)

Reasons

  • Opener Zubaid Akbari averages 40.40 with one century and four fifties to his name in List A Cricket.
  • The left-hander played a fluent knock of 79 off 84 with 14 fours in his side's opening game in the current competition.


SL-A vs AFG-A, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests

Wicketkeepers: Minod Bhanuka, Ikram Alikhil 
Batters: Avishka Fernando, Noor Ali Zadran
All-rounders: Dushanth Hemantha, Zubaid Akbari, Zia-ur-Rehman, Shahidullah
Bowlers: Pramod Madushan, Dunith Wellalage, Mohammad Ibrahim

Captain: Avishka Fernando
Vice-captain: Zubaid Akbari

SL-A: 5 Players, AFG-A: 6 Players


SL-A vs AFG-A, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests

Wicketkeeper: Minod Bhanuka 
Batters: Avishka Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Bahir Shah
All-rounders: Chamika Karunaratne, Sahan Arachchige, Zubaid Akbari, Shahidullah, Sharafuddin Ashraf 
Bowlers: Pramod Madushan, Izharulhaq Naveed

Captain: Zubaid Akbari
Vice-captain: Ashen Bandara

SL-A: 6 Players, AFG-A: 5 Players