AFG vs CAN Dream11 Prediction, Match 39, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

Afghanistan are set to play Canada in the 39th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Thursday, February 19

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 18 Feb 2026, 19:20 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

We are in the 39th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 where Afghanistan will take on Canada. This match will be played in Chennai. Canada suffered a defeat against New Zealand in the previous match and has lost all their matches in this edition.
On the other hand, Afghanistan lost the opening two matches but bounced back to win against the UAE in the last game. Afghanistan are already eliminated and will be playing for pride. Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan have been disappointing this edition and they will be keen to finish the campaign on a positive note. We can see some changes for both sides and this should be an evenly matched contest

Match Information

Afghanistan vs Canada, 39th Match, Group D

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 19 Feb 2026, Thur, 7:00 PM IST ,MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Broadcast

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Weather Report

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

Clouds

29.8°C

61% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Afghanistan

W
L
L
W
W

Canada

L
L
L
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Yuvraj Samra

CAN - bowl

127 Runs

3 Matches

2

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG - WICKETKEEPER

111 Runs

3 Matches

3

Navneet Dhaliwal

CAN - bat

108 Runs

3 Matches

4

Harsh Thaker

CAN - all

86 Runs

3 Matches

5

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG - all

76 Runs

3 Matches

6

Gulbadin Naib

AFG - ALL-ROUNDER

76 Runs

3 Matches

1

Dillon Heyliger

CAN - bowl

200.00

3 Matches

2

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG - all

168.89

3 Matches

3

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG - WICKETKEEPER

168.18

3 Matches

4

Rashid Khan

AFG - bowl

166.67

3 Matches

5

Noor Ahmad

AFG - bowl

166.67

2 Matches

6

Kaleem Sana

CAN - all

166.67

2 Matches

1

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG - all

8 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Rashid Khan

AFG - bowl

4 Wkts

3 Matches

3

Saad Bin Zafar

CAN - bowl

4 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

AFG - BOWLER

4 Wkts

3 Matches

5

Ansh Patel

CAN - bowl

3 Wkts

3 Matches

1

Rashid Khan

AFG - bowl

7.33

3 Matches

2

Saad Bin Zafar

CAN - bowl

8.10

3 Matches

3

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG - all

8.11

3 Matches

4

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

AFG - BOWLER

8.36

3 Matches

5

Kaleem Sana

CAN - all

8.38

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (C), Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Bench : Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Canada

Y Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (C), NS Dhaliwal, NR Kirton, Harsh Thaker, Dillon Heyliger, Shreyas Movva (wk), Saad Bin Zafar, Jaskaran Singh, S Sharma, Ansh Patel

Bench : Kanwarpal Tathgur, Ravinderpal Singh, A Hundal, Kaleem Sana

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium has been favourable for the batters this World Cup, with an average first-inning score of 180 runs. The surface is ideal for batting, and the outfield's quickness rewards batters for their stroke play

45%

Pace Bowling

55%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

180

Average Score

35%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Ibrahim Zadran AFG | BAT

Ibrahim Zadran will open the batting for Afghanistan and will be a good captaincy pick. He scored 53 runs in the previous match

9
VC

Azmatullah Omarzai AFG | ALL

Azmatuallah Omarzai picked up four wickets and also scored 40 runs in the previous match which makes him a must-have pick for this match

7.5

Yuvraj Samra CAN | BOWL

Yuvraj Samra scored a century against New Zealand in the previous match and became the youngest batter to score centuries in the T20 World Cup. Back him to do well

8.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG | BOWLER

Mujeeb ur Rahman will be a top pick against this opposition and he picked up two wickets in the previous match

9

Saad Bin Zafar CAN | BOWL

Saad Bin Zafar is a talented left-arm spinner and he picked up one wicket in the previous match while giving away 29 runs in his four overs

7.5

Dilpreet Bajwa CAN | ALL

Dipreet Bajwa will open the batting for Canada and scored 36 runs in the previous match. He will also bowl a few overs of spin

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8

Shahidullah Kamal

AFG | ALL

6

Shivam Sharma

CAN | BOWL

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Feb 18 2026 7:20 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AFG

7 : 4

CAN

Credits Left
9.5/100

Head To Head
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

8.5

Darwish Rasooli

7.5

Ibrahim Zadran
VC

9

Navneet Dhaliwal

9

Yuvraj Samra

7.5

Gulbadin Naib

7

Azmatullah Omarzai
C

9

Saad Bin Zafar

9

Harsh Thaker

8

Noor Ahmad

7

Rashid Khan

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

AFG

6 : 5

CAN

Credits Left
10/100

Mega League
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
C

8.5

Darwish Rasooli

7.5

Ibrahim Zadran

9

Yuvraj Samra

7.5

Dilpreet Bajwa

7.5

Gulbadin Naib
VC

7

Azmatullah Omarzai

9

Saad Bin Zafar

9

Harsh Thaker

8

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

8.5

Dillon Heyliger

8.5

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