Asia Cup 2022 First Match, Sri Lanka vs. Afghanistan: Dubai International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report and Weather Forecast
Asia Cup 2022 First Match, Sri Lanka vs. Afghanistan: Dubai International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report and Weather Forecast: The first match of the 2022 Asia Cup will be between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will take place on August 27 at UAE’s Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Afghanistan’s captain for the 2022 Asia Cup is Mohammad Nabi. Sri Lanka is being led in the tournament by Dasun Shanaka. In the tournament, both teams are in Group B. The same pool also encloses Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka’s last T20I series at home was in June 2022 against Australia. Sri Lanka lost two of the three games in the series. Sri Lanka lost by 10 wickets in the first T20I and by 3 wickets in the second T20I. However, they won by 4 wickets in the third T20I.
When we talk about Afghanistan, they lost the last T20I series they played against Ireland. Afghanistan lost three of the five games and won two. Afghanistan lost by 7 wickets in the first T20I and by 5 wickets in the second T20I. Later, they won by 22 runs in the third T20I and by 27 runs in the fourth T20I. The fifth and final T20I was won by Ireland by a score of 7 wickets, which gave them the series win.
Weather report and report also of the pitch
The first match of the Asia Cup 2022, between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, will take place on Saturday, August 27, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE. The game starts at 7:30 IST (6 PM local time).
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Weather.com says that on Saturday, August 27, the daytime temperature in Dubai, UAE, will be 40° C, and the nighttime temperature will be 30° C. Both day and night, the sky will be clear. There is only a 1% chance of rain during the day. So, it won’t matter if it rains or not when SL plays AFG.
During the day, the humidity will be 35%, and at night, it will drop to 32%. In T20Is, the average score in the first innings is 142, and the average score in the second innings is 124. The highest score that has ever been made at the stadium is 211-3.
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