India Under-19s vs Afghanistan Under-19s, 2019: 5th Youth ODI: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 5th game of the 5-match Youth ODI series will be played between India Under-19s and Afghanistan Under-19s at the Ekana Cricket Stadium B ground in Lucknow.

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

Preview:

The India Under-19s sealed the 5-match Youth ODI series against the Afghanistan Under-19s team as they won the 4th ODI to take a 3-1 winning lead. After suffering their first loss of the series, the home team came up with the best effort with the ball. They bundled out the Afghans to just 113 runs out of which the openers scored 67 runs. India’s top three crossed 20 but none of them converted the start. They did lose five wickets for chasing down the target but needed only 28.1 overs for doing so.

Weather Condition/Report:

The venue is expected to be under the sun throughout the match as no rain is forecasted for Saturday.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The B Ground of the Ekana Cricket Stadium has witnessed the teams chasing winning all four matches in this series between India and Afghanistan. None of the four matches thus far have witnessed a total of 200+. The Under-19 matches played here before this series have followed the same pattern. Saturday’s match could be well on the same lines.

Average first innings score: 181 (Under-19s matches)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 8, Lost – 3

Team News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

India Under-19s:

Divyansh Saxena, Arjun Azad, Kumar Kushagra (WK), Kruthik Krishna, Shashwat Rawat, Shubhang Hegde (C), Sourav Dagar, Manav Sutar, CTL Rakshan, Vidyadhar Patil, Rishabh Bansal.

Bench – Vikrant Bhadoriya, Arjun Murthy, Aquib Khan, Kartik Tyagi.

Afghanistan Under-19s:

Farhan Zakhil (C), Rahmanullah, Abid Mohammadi, Imran Mir, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Abidullah Taniwal, Islam Zazai, Mohammad Ishaq (WK), Jamshid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Abdul Rahman.

Bench – Sediqullah Atal, Asif Musazai, Arif Khan, Fazal Haq.

Top Picks:

Noor Ahmad made the first impact on this tour as he picked up three wickets in the 4th ODI. The chinaman bowler took three wickets across the first three matches of this series. Shubhang Hegde will be crucial in the fantasy team as he took four wickets in the two matches he played in this series and also scored 52 runs. Manav Sutar took seven wickets in two matches he played including a 5-fer in the previous game.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Divyansh Saxena, Shubhang Hegde, Abid Mohammadi

Vice-Captain – Abdul Rahman, Manav Sutar, Noor Ahmad

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Kumar Kushagra

Batters – Farhan Zakhil, Sourav Dagar, Imran Mir

All-Rounders – Shubhang Hegde (C), Divyansh Saxena, Abid Mohammadi (VC), Manav Sutar

Bowlers – Vidyadhar Patil, Abdul Rahman, Noor Ahmad

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Mohammad Ishaq

Batters – Rahmanullah, Shashwat Rawat, Sourav Dagar

All-Rounders – Divyansh Saxena (C), Abid Mohammadi, Shafiqullah Ghafari (VC), Shubhang Hegde

Bowlers – Rishabh Bansal, Noor Ahmad, CTL Rakshan

Expert Advice:

CTL Rakshan is expected to come back for the final ODI as he played only two matches despite bowling well. Arjun Azad might get a chance as he is short on runs. The Afghanistan team might not make any major changes as they won only one game on this tour thus far.

Probable Winners:

India Under-19s are expected to finish the series with yet another victory.

*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.