Lanka can ill-afford to drop a single game against Afghanistan

Sri Lanka’s white ball team will shift gears from T20 format to the 50-over format when they take on Afghanistan in a series of three matches commencing at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium from tomorrow.

For the past five months, Sri Lanka has been heavily involved in T20 cricket with a home series against Australia (which they lost 1-2), the Asia Cup in UAE (where they emerged champions) and the T20 World Cup in Australia (where they failed to qualify for the knockout stage).