SL vs AFG Asia Cup 2022 Highlights: Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets

Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka take on Afghanistan in the tournament opener. For live scores and update stay tuned.

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The 2022 Asia Cup, to be played in the T20I format, promises an enthralling ride for fans who would be eager to see the best sides in Asia going head-to-head against each other. In 13 matches from August 27 to September 11, across Dubai and Sharjah, the top six teams from Asia will be vying for the trophy which was established 38 years ago co-incidentally in the UAE. The positioning of the tournament comes at a very interesting time. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the tournament, last held in 2018 in the UAE, to be postponed from 2020 to 2022. Then, the tournament was shifted to UAE from Sri Lanka due to the acute economic, political and social crisis in the island nation. Now, with the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia almost 50 days away, the Asia Cup serves as a perfect platform and of extra importance for all five teams barring Hong Kong to test their preparedness for the silverware in the shortest format of the game.

27 August 2022

19:04 IST

_: AfghanAtalan have arrived for their first match of the Asia Cup 2022 against @OfficialSLC #AfghanAtalan | #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/UuYqK5BCDm

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) August 27, 2022

17:44 IST

Toss Report

Afghanistan captain M Nabi won the toss and opted to field first against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2022 opener at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.