ICC World Cup 2019: Match 42, Afghanistan vs Windies: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Hamid Hassan retired after the previous game and will not play this fixture.

Published - 03 Jul 2019, 17:05 IST | Updated - 03 Jul 2019, 17:05 IST

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It is another one of those dead rubbers. Afghanistan and the Windies both have been knocked out of the 2019 World Cup. This is also the last match for them in the tournament and will be clearly looking to bow out on a high. Though the result of this game is inconsequential, both the sides will give their 100 percent. Afghanistan have had a lid on the Caribbeans and rather this fixture is between the finalists of the World Cup qualifiers which the newest Asian team had won.

Afghanistan gave massive scares to India and Pakistan in their recent matches but ended up on the wrong side of the result. They deserve to win at least a game in the event and would be thrilled to have faced the Windies. As far as the team combination is concerned, Sayed Shirzad might get an opportunity. Hamid Hassan played the last game of his career against Pakistan. For the Windies, Kemar Roach might come back after missing out against Sri Lanka.

Match Details

The 42nd match of the ICC World Cup 2019 will be played between Afghanistan and Windies at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street.

The match starts at 10:30 AM local time (09:30 AM GMT) (3:00 PM IST).

The game will be live on Star Sports. Live streaming available on Hotstar.

Weather Report

It won’t rain in Leeds on Wednesday despite being cloudy. The weather in the UK has now settled down which has allowed all the matches to take place without interruption. The temperature is expected to hover around 18-21 degrees Celsius.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Headingley has been on the slower side with the spinners enjoying the outing. Afghanistan have played here before and will be at an advantage as well. The team winning the toss is expected to bat first as another slow surface is expected.

Average first innings score: 306 (Last five One-Day matches at the venue)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 1; Lost – 3; Tie – 1

Probable Playing XIs

Afghanistan

Gulbadin Naib (C), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shinwari, Najibullah Zadran, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran/Sayed Shirzad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Bench – Dawlat Zadran/Sayed Shirzad, Hazratullah Zazai, Noor Ali Zadran, Hamid Hassan (retired).

Windies

Sunil Ambris, Chris Gayle, Shai Hope (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder (C), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach/Shannon Gabriel, Oshane Thomas, Sheldon Cottrell.

Bench – Kemar Roach/Shannon Gabriel, Ashley Nurse, Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo.