Afghanistan vs Ireland, 4th ODI: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Afghanistan were dazed by Ireland when they met each other in the third ODI. A lifeless series, tour rather, suddenly came alive as Andrew Balbirnie played a top-notch ODI inning taking his team over the line in the last match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun. With this, the series is levelled 1-1 as both the teams look to push for a win in the fourth ODI.

Ireland will believe that the newly-found momentum will help them accomplish wonders. The hosts, though, will try to seek confidence from all the previous games in this series. Their task will be to go back to the drawing board and analyse where they went wrong. The team will be eager to make a comeback and prove their dominance against what seem to be underdogs in front of them.

Match Details:

The 4th game of the 5-match ODI series between Afghanistan and Ireland will be hosted by the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

The match starts at 1:00 PM local time (IST) (7:30 AM GMT).

The game will be live on D Sport in India.

Last five completed ODI matches:

Afghanistan: L, W, T, L, L.

Ireland: W, L, L, W, L.

Pitch Condition/Report:

It is a decent pitch to bat on. There will be a good amount of assistance for the spinners here at this venue.

Average first innings score: 209 (Two completed ODIs)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 2, Lost – 0

Probable XIs:

Afghanistan:

Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan (C), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Sayed Shirzad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Bench – Zahir Khan, Javed Ahmadi, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Fareed Malik, Noor Ali Zadran, Ikram Ali Khil, Karim Janat, Aftab Alam.

Ireland:

William Porterfield (C), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Kevin O’Brien, Simi Singh, Stuart Poynter (WK), Andy McBrine, George Dockrell, Tim Murtagh, James Cameron-Dow, Boyd Rankin.

Bench – James McCollum, Barry McCarthy, Peter Chase, Lorcan Tucker.

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Power Picks:

Andrew Balbirnie:

636 runs in 15 innings since 2018 with 3 100s and 3 fifties at an average of 45.42.

Scored all his 3 ODI hundreds in the last 15 months.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Rahmat Shah, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi

Vice-Captain – Hazratullah Zazai, Kevin O’Brien, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Mohammad Shahzad

Suggested Playing XI for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Keeper – Mohammad Shahzad

Batsmen – Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah (VC), Andrew Balbirnie (C), Paul Stirling

All-Rounders – Mohammad Nabi, Andy McBrine, Kevin O’Brien

Bowlers – Dawlat Zadran, Rashid Khan, George Dockrell

Suggested Playing XI for Grand Leagues/Mega Leagues:

Keeper – Stuart Poynter

Batsmen – Hashmatullah Shahidi (VC), Rahmat Shah, Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling

All-Rounders – Mohammad Nabi, Andy McBrine, Simi Singh

Bowlers – Dawlat Zadran, Rashid Khan (C), George Dockrell

Expert Advice:

Pickings from Batsmen:

Best – Rahmat, Shahidi, Stirling, Balbirnie

Safe – Afghan, Zazai

Risky – Porterfield, Zadran

Probable Winners:

Afghanistan is predicted to win the 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.

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