ACC Under-19s Asia Cup 2019, Group B: Bangladesh Under-19s vs UAE Under-19s: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The Group B match of the ACC Under-19s Asia Cup 2019 will be played between Bangladesh Under-19s and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Under-19s at the Mercantile Cricket Association Ground in Colombo.

The match starts at 9:30 AM local time (4:00 AM GMT) (9:30 AM IST).

Preview:

In terms of consistency, the Bangladesh Under-19s are only behind India among the Asian teams at the Under-19 level. The recent U19s Triangular ODI series in England proved the same. Bangladesh went unbeaten during the tournament against the hosts England. However, the tournament was won by India who defeated Bangladesh in the final. Bangladesh gained upper hand over India in one of the league matches.

With the confidence earned through the performances in that tournament, Bangladesh walks into the tournament as one of the favourites. Their campaign will begin against the United Arab Emirates Under-19s on Friday. UAE team made it to this competition by topping in the qualifier tournament. During the 6-team U19 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament, UAE won all the five matches they played.

Weather Condition/Report:

Colombo continues to be under the threat of rain as both matches played on Thursday were affected by rain. The same is expected to be across the two games scheduled for Friday at the RPS and Mercantile respectively. About 40% of chances of rain are predicted during the match timings.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Mercantile Cricket Association Ground stood host for only one professional match – A T20I between South Africa and the hosts back in 2014. Going by the scores recorded during the division league matches played here, it can be said that the Mercantile Ground will witness scores around 220.

Average first innings score: N/A

Record of chasing teams: N/A

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Bangladesh Under-19s:

Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Parvez Hossain Emon, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shahadat Hossain, Shamim Hossain, Akbar Ali (C), Shariful Islam, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Shahin Alam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib,

Bench – Minhazur Rahman, Anik Sarker Shatu, Rakibul Hasan, Ashraful Islam.

United Arab Emirates Under-19s:

Niel rohan lobo, Alishan Sharafu, Vritiya Aravind, Mohammed Haider Shah, Muhammad Farazuddin, Karthik Palaniapan Meiyappan (C), Rishabh Mukherjee, Ansh Tandon, Aaron Benjamin, Akasha Tahir, Osama Hassan,

Bench – Ashwanth Chidambaram, Anand Kumar.

Top Picks:

Shamim Hossain has got one of the best all-round records in Youth ODI cricket. He amassed 400 runs with help of three fifties at an average of 40 from 18 matches and also bagged 10 wickets. Vritiya Aravind was dismissed only once during the Asia Cup qualifier where he scored 133 runs from 4 innings. Muhammad Farazuddin took ten wickets at an average of 13.2 during the Qualifier tournament.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Alishan Sharafu, Vritiya Aravind

Vice-Captain – Mohammed Haider Shah, Shamim Hossain, Rahmanullah, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury.

Towhid Hridoy has good numbers with the bat in Youth ODIs. He scored 831 runs at an average of 37.77 across 30 matches with two centuries and five fifties. Hridoy also claimed 9 wickets from the 16 innings he bowled.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Vritiya Aravind, Akbar Ali

Batters – Tanzid Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mohammed Haider Shah

All-Rounders – Towhid Hridoy (C), Alishan Sharafu (VC)

Bowlers – Muhammad Farazuddin, Karthik Meiyappan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Vritiya Aravind, Akbar Ali

Batters – Mohammed Haider Shah (VC), Parvez Hossain Emon, Mahmudul Hasan Joy (C)

All-Rounders – Towhid Hridoy, Alishan Sharafu

Bowlers – Muhammad Farazuddin, Shahin Alam, Shariful Islam, Rishabh Mukherjee

Expert Advice:

UAE can be considered as the best team outside the full member nations in this tournament. However, it has to be seen how well they can do justice to their career numbers against lower-ranked teams.

Probable Winners:

Bangladesh Under-19s are expected to win this game unless the UAE bowlers come up with something special.

*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.