ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup, 2019: 1st Semi-Final, Pakistan Emerging Team vs India Emerging Team: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 1st semi-final of the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019 will be played between Pakistan Emerging Team and India Emerging Team at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

The match starts at 9:00 AM local time (3:00 AM GMT) (8:30 AM IST).

Preview:

The Pakistan Emerging team topped the Group A with a hat-trick of wins and qualified for the semi-final. They defeated Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Oman in this process; all by big margins. They will now face the arch-rivals India Emerging team who were the runners-up of the Group B. The Indian team lost to Sri Lanka in the previous edition of the Emerging Asia Cup. This time, India came up with a whole different squad. They registered wins against Nepal and Hong Kong but lost to the home team Bangladesh. The Afghanistan team will face Bangladesh Emerging Team on Thursday in the 2nd semi-final.

Weather Condition/Report:

The game between Pakistan and India could be played under clouds especially during the afternoon. However, no rain is predicted during the match timings.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitches at the Shere Bangla National Stadium are always unpredictable. In one game, we could see even 300+ targets getting chased down and in another, even 100 could be more than handy. However, recent matches have followed a trend. Among the last five matches, the team batting first crossed 250-run mark twice and ended up winning those. In the remaining three matches, the chase team won comfortably.

Average first innings score: 229 (Last 5 List A matches)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 3, Lost – 2

Injury and Availability:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Pakistan Emerging Team:

Haider Ali, Saud Shakeel (C), Rohail Nazir (WK), Omair Bin Yousuf, Amad Butt, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Hasnain, Sameen Gul, Saif Badar, Umar Khan.

Bench – Imran Rafiq, Hasan Mohsin, Akif Javed, Mohammad Asad.

India Emerging Team:

BR Sharath (C & WK), Aryan Juyal/Vinayak Gupta, Armaan Jaffer, Sanvir Singh, Chinmay Sutar, Yash Rathod, Shubham Sharma, Hrithik Shokeen, Shivam Mavi, Siddharth Desai, SR Dube.

Bench – Aditya Thakare, Kumar Suraj, Aryan Juyal/Vinayak Gupta, Kuldip Yadav.

Top Picks:

Khushdil Shah has been easily the most consistent performer in the tournament. He scored 32 and 54* in the two innings he batted and took at least two wickets in all three matches. Rohail Nazir scored 154 runs across three innings with help of two fifties. Shubham Sharma, who came in as a replacement, struck an unbeaten 65 against Hong Kong and also claimed a 4-fer. SR Dube picked up five wickets in two matches including a 4-fer against Nepal.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Khushdil Shah, BR Sharath, Armaan Jaffer

Vice-Captain – Rohail Nazir, Amad Butt, Yash Rathod

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Rohail Nazir, BR Sharath (VC)

Batters – Armaan Jaffer, Saud Shakeel, Chinmay Sutar

All-Rounders – Khushdil Shah (C), Amad Butt, Shubham Sharma

Bowlers – Mohammad Hasnain, Shivam Mavi, Siddharth Desai

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Rohail Nazir (VC), BR Sharath

Batters – Yash Rathod, Saud Shakeel, Armaan Jaffer (C)

All-Rounders – Amad Butt, Khushdil Shah, SR Dube

Bowlers – Mohammad Hasnain, Shivam Mavi, Siddharth Desai

Expert Advice:

Saud Shakeel was probably rested for the previous match and is likely to make a return to the playing XI. Aryan Juyal could face the wrath having aggregated only 66 runs in three matches.

Probable Winners:

India Emerging team could edge past Pakistan Emerging team in this match.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.