Gulbadin Naib's team were given a harsh lesson by holders Australia, who cruised to a seven-wicket win in the opening game for both teams in Bristol on Saturday.
Zimbabwe have been drawn in Group A and are aiming to get out of the pool stages for the first time in their history after taking just one point from three matches in Gabon two years ago.
Left-arm fast bowler Beuran Hendricks has been approved by the World Cup technical committee as his replacement.
The 24-team format means the group phase will eliminate only 8 teams. The top 2 nations in each of the 6 groups and the 4 best third-place finishers will qualify. That means the underdogs know that one victory could be enough to reach the second round.
The US has dominated women's football for two decades, and although the team arrives in France at war with their national federation, there is little doubt they are favourites.
Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib won the toss and put Sri Lanka in to bat, hoping to take advantage of the favourable conditions for bowlers in the Welsh capital.
The International Cricket Council found opener Roy had breached level one of its code of conduct, using an audible obscenity after a misfield during Pakistan's innings.
Dale Steyn’s ability to move the ball at the pace his lithe frame is able to generate means he has a strong claim to be the greatest fast bowler of all time.
The Romanian, who claimed her first Grand Slam title on the Parisian clay a year ago, has taken a while to hit her stride this time and was taken to three sets in the first two rounds.
A woman accused Neymar of raping her at a Paris hotel last month, according to a police report seen by Reuters on Saturday.
