Sri Lanka will take on Afghanistan in the fourth of World T20 main draw at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
The Kolkata T20 is the second match of the Super 10 Group 1, which also includes England, the West Indies and South Africa. England faces the West Indies in the opening T20 of the group at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday night.
Watch the live stream of the Super10 Group 1 T20 here, here, here, here, here and live scores here, here, here. The twenty over match starts at 7:30 p.m. local time (2 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT) on March 17.
Afghanistan, an International Cricket Council (ICC) associate nation, qualified for WT20 main round after beating ICC full time member Zimbabwe in its final qualifying round match on Saturday. Batting first, Afghanistan made 186 for six in 20 overs. Brilliant batting performances from Mohammad Nabi (52), Samiulla Shenwari (43) and Mohammad Shahzad (40) powered Afghanistan to post the massive total on scoreboard. Zimbabwe, in reply, were all out for 127 in 20th over. Afghan leg spinner Rashid Khan's three wicket haul destroyed Zimbabwe's middle order.
The defending champions Sri Lanka would like to end their recent losing streak with a triumph against Afganistan. The Angelo Mathews-led side also wants to forget the recent Asia Cup debacle and are keen to get back to winning ways. Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, who recently stepped down as skipper, remained doubtful for his side's opening WT20 match. He is reportedly recovering from a knee injury.
"It's unfortunate that Malinga is not fit as yet, so we had to take that call, but he's a very important person in our team. So we kept him in the squad hoping he would be fit to play our first game [on March 17]. We want him to rest and recover properly," skipper Angelo Mathews said.
The Probable Squads
Sri Lanka: Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal,Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanna, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milinda Siriwardena, Chamara Kapugedara, Dasun Shanaka, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekera, Dushmantha Chameera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith Malinga
Afghanistan: Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Hamid Hassan
