Both Sri Lanka and Afghanistan suffered defeats in their tournament openers and will square off against each other here on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka may have lost their warm-up game to Australia, but it didn't stop Lasith Malinga to take time out for Marcus Stoinis.
Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 9 wickets to reach the playoffs as the No.1 team from the group stages
Rohit Sharma and Lasith Malinga starred for Mumbai Indian as they beat Chennai Super Kings by 46 runs at Chepauk
Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne will replace Lasith Malinga, who had captained the team during the 0-5 loss to South Africa in the ODI series.
Veteran Malinga was chosen as the Man of the Match against RCB for his bowling performance. But after the match, Sri Lanka ODI team skipper said that he is afraid to bowl Pandya in the World Cup.
After helping Mumbai to a 37-run victory, Malinga left to play for Galle in Sri Lanka Super Four Provincial Limited Over Tournament.
Bumrah's spell was the most talked about topic post-match as he gave just eight runs in his last three overs, which helped Mumbai dominate Bangalore.
The Star official, who went through the feed of the match, revealed that Ravi was looking at the batsman when Malinga reached the bowling crease.
MI skipper Rohit Sharma believes that these mistakes shouldn't happen as they are game changers.
An umpiring howler off the last delivery cost Royal Challengers Bangalore dearly as Mumbai Indians pipped the hosts by six runs largely due to Jasprit Bumrah's brilliant spell at the death in an IPL encounter on Thursday.
Needing six to take the game into Super Over, Malinga's final delivery to Dube was a no-ball that was missed by the on-field umpires as RCB managed 181 for 5 in reply to 187 for 8 by Mumbai Indians.
The news of Malinga's participation will boost Mumbai Indians' confidence as they aim to register their first win of the tournament after losing to Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
Mumbai are keen on signing West Indies' Alzarri Joseph as a replacement.
Malinga is currently the ODI skipper and it is highly likely that he would be picked in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad.
Malinga, who had worked as a bowling mentor for Mumbai Indians last year, suggested that his franchise should replace him with someone else.
Mumbai Indians has posted a picture of the team's training session at the Wankhede Stadium on their official Twitter account.
Yuvraj initially went unsold in the auction and it was only after he re-entered the players' pool, Mumbai Indians bought him.
The series win in the UAE, New Zealand's first over Pakistan away from home in 40 years, will have given it confidence for the coming matches against Sri Lanka.
After England whitewashed Sri Lanka at home in the Tests and ODIs, the board have overhauled the limited-overs side, especially with the ODI team.
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