AFGH vs PAK Dream11 Prediction | ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Warm-up | Fantasy Team, Team News

AFGH vs PAK Dream11 Prediction | Afghanistan vs Pakistan Match Preview | Fantasy Team & Team News

The most reputable cricket tournament in the world, the ICC World Cup 2019 is close at hand. The tournament begins with its warm-up games on the 24th of May. The first warm-up game is scheduled to be played between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Pakistan’s ODI performance has looked disappointing, having lost 2 back-to-back ODI series. They haven’t won a single match in the last 9 they have played.  Hopefully, the warm-up games are helpful for them to fix some of their problems before beginning their World Cup Campaign. Their bowling lineup is in terrible form right now and has been the largest factor for their defeats in the recent months.

Afghanistan just finished their ODI series against Ireland with a 1-1 score. In the last game, they won by 126 runs. Afghanistan has been known to have upset potential and can be a surprise factor in their matches. The team also saw some internal changes recently, with Gulbadin Main being announced as their new captain.

Match Details

Competition – ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Venue – County Ground, Bristol

Date & Time – 24th May, 03:00 PM IST

Pitch Stats

Average 1st innings score: 244

Average 2nd innings score: 216

Highest Total: 373/5 (50 Overs) by ENGW vs RSAW

Lowest Total: 92/10 (24.5 Overs) by ZIM vs Eng

Highest Chased: 359/4 (44.5 Overs) by Eng vs PAK

Lowest Defended: 182/10 (50 Overs) by NZ vs Eng

Head to Head

In the matches they have played, Pakistan has never lost to Afghanistan in the 50-over format. They have also only played 3 one-day internationals against each other.

Pakistan’s recent run (latest first):

• 19th May – Lost vs England by 54 runs
• 17th May – Lost vs England by 3 wickets
• 14th May – Lost vs England by 6 wickets

Afghanistan’s recent run (latest first):

• 21st May – Won vs Ireland by 126 runs
• 19th May – Lost vs Ireland by 72 runs
• 10th May – Won vs Scotland by 2 runs (DLS Method)

AFGH vs PAK Dream11 Team News & Squads

• Gulbadin Naib will captain the Afghanis for the first time.
• Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, and Asif Ali have returned to the starting lineup for Pakistan

Pakistan

Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Shoaib Malik, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Fakhar Zaman, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail, Imam-ul-Haq, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Hasnain

Afghanistan

Gulbadin Naib (c), Hamid Hassan, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Hazratullah Zazai, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Shahzad, Aftab Alam, Dawlat Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman

AFGH vs PAK Dream11 Fantasy Team

• Imam-ul-Haq is a vital element for the Pakistanis. The young opener has looked impressive and hit 151(131) in his 3rd ODI vs England and also maintained a progressive strike rate of 88.7 at the end of the series.
• Babar Azam has also been consistent in the last couple of matches. He scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century in the 5 match series he played against England.
• Shaheen Afridi could be a good element as he had just taken a 4-wicket haul against England. He took a total of 5 wickets in the series even though his economy wasn’t below 8 most of the time. 

• Rashid Khan just came back from a good run in the IPL. He is by far the most inclusive player for the Afghanis. He maintained a very low economy (3.44) in the last match against Ireland.
• Mohammad Shahzad, the opener for Afghanistan is always someone that can be counted upon. He scored a ton in the second game against Ireland. He has also maintained an average of 35.33 throughout this year.