Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera in action ReutersAfghanistan won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sri LankaAfghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka under heavy skies in their World Cup clash in Cardiff on Tuesday. Former champions Sri Lanka were thumped by 10 wickets by New Zealand on the same ground while Afghanistan went down by seven wickets to defending champions Australia in Bristol. Afghanistan were unchanged for the match in the Welsh capital and Sri Lanka brought in seamer Nuwan Pradeep for Jeevan Mendis. Sri Lanka are a champion side so it depends on the day if we play our best cricket." Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne said: "We batted first in the last game.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 04, 2019 09:33 UTC