Afghanistan vs Australia DREAM11 GRAND LEAGUE TEAM | Afghanistan vs Australia | ICC CWC 2019

Bristol, June 01, Saturday at 06:00 PM IST

One of the favourites for the World Cup glory and the defending champions Australia will start their ICC World Cup 2019 campaign on Saturday against Afghanistan. The two teams will lock horns at County Ground, Bristol in the evening.

The reigning champions are soaring high on confidence after winning both their warmup games. Their current form (3-2 ODI win in India & 5-0 clean sweep in Dubai) along with the return of veterans Steve Smith and David Warner makes them one of the most formidable sides in the competition.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, is not to be ignored. The side boasts two of the top three all-rounders in the world –  Rashid Khan and M Nabi. The spin -duo of Rashid Khan and M Nabi were instrumental in handing Pakistan 3 wickets drubbing in the warmup game.

So, an interesting battle is coming underway. The clash will start at 06:00 PM IST.

Afghan Atalan will commence their @cricketworldcup campaign tomorrow as they face @CricketAus in their first match of the tournament in Bristol at 5PM AFT. #AfghanAtalan #InForWin pic.twitter.com/OqP88L0oZo

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) May 31, 2019

Head to Head

Total- 01

Australia- 01

Afghanistan- 00

On Neutral Venues

Total – 01

Australia – 01

Afghanistan – 00

County Ground, Bristol Pitch Report-

Unlike the rest of days, Saturday is expected to be a fine, dry and warm day. The sky will be clear for most of the time with the sun shining for long spells. It is the same ground on which West Indies amassed 421 against New Zealand in the warmup game. With the shorter boundaries, another run-fest is expected at the County Ground. Spinners can buy some purchase from the surface with the aid of dry conditions.

Bristol Venue Stats-

Avg 1st inn score: 244

Avg 2nd inn score: 216

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

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

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

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

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 SWOT Analysis: How the 10 teams measure up

AFGH vs AUS Team News:

• David Warner is fully fit for the opening clash.
• M Shahzad left the field mid-way in the first warm-up game against Pakistan due to a hamstring injury but is expected to open the innings
• A full squad of 15-members is available for Afghanistan

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JUST IN: David Warner has been declared fit to play in Australia's World Cup opener against Afghanistan tomorrow.#AFGvAUS #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/4WrjK3svXg

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 31, 2019

Toss Update

Afghanistan won the toss and will bat first

Shaun Marsh and Jason Behrendorf  are not playing for Australia

Nathan CoulterNile and Usman Khwaja are in..

Asghar Afghan is missing out from Afghanistan

AFGH vs AUS Playing11:

Australia:

Wicketkeeper- Alex Carey

Batsmen- D Warner, U Khawaja, A Finch, Steve Smith,

All-rounder- M Stoinis, G Maxwell

Bowlers- Pat Cummins, M Starc, Adam Zampa, N Coulter-Nile

Doubtful: Kane Richardson, J Behrendorff, Shaun Marsh, Nathan Lyon

Afghanistan:

Wicketkeeper- M Shahzad

Batsmen- Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran

All-rounder- Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib (c)

Bowlers- H Hassan, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Doubtful: Aftab Alam, Noor Ali Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Samiullah Shinwari 

AFGH vs AUS Squads:

Afghanistan:

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

Australia:

Aaron Finch (c), Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Shaun Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins

This AFGH vs AUS Dream11 prediction is high-risk but you may reap rewards if some assumptions come off. We advise you not to use these teams in small league contests.

Read more: Aussie opener doubtful for the opening game against Afghanistan

AFGH VS AUS DREAM11 GRAND LEAGUE TEAMS

Team 1 and 2: The favourites

With the likes of D Warner, Aaron Finch, Steve Smith in the batting order and Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc in the bowling attack, Australia are clear favourites to win the contest.

Steve Smith is in terrific form. He smashed a ton against England in the first warmup game and didn’t come to bat against Sri Lanka. He has played just one game against Afghanistan and has scored 95 runs at a strike rate of 96.94.

Pat Cummins’s ODI form is formidable. He has bagged 17 scalps in 2019 including two four wickets haul.

Team 3 and 4: Afghanistan causing an upset

With two of the top three all-rounders in the ICC’s ODI rankings – Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi, Afghanistan is a hard nut to crack when it comes to spin bowling attack. Rashid is also No 3 in the ODI bowler rankings and has impressed with spin abilities.

Team 5 and 6: X-Factors

David Warner, Steve Smith and Rashid Khan can be the game changers for their side.

Steve Smith has amassed 95 runs in a single appearance against Afghanistan

David Warner has scored 202 runs in two appearances against Afghanistan

Rashid Khan has dismissed Aaron Finch and M Stoinis twice while Steve Smith once

THIS AFGH VS AUS DREAM11 PREDICTION IS HIGH-RISK BUT YOU MAY REAP REWARDS IF SOME ASSUMPTIONS COME OFF. WE ADVISE YOU NOT TO USE THESE TEAMS IN SMALL LEAGUE CONTESTS.

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