The Match 31 of ICC World Cup (CWC) 2019 will be going to take place between Bangladesh (BAN) and Afghanistan (AFG) at the Rose Bowl, Southampton on Monday, June 24.
Afghanistan are already out of the tournament after losing all their six matches so far while Bangladesh are still in the reckoning with five points from six matches. The Tigers will need to win against Afghanistan to remain in contention for a semifinal berth.
Bangladesh have batted pretty well so far in the tournament. The promotion of Shakib Al Hasan up the order has been one of the highlights of the World Cup as the all-rounder has two centuries already to his name, and is just 22 runs behind Australia’s David Warner, who is the tournament top scorer.
On the other hand, Afghanistan, who are still in search of their maiden win in the tournament, will be drawing a lot of positive from their previous game against India on Saturday where they almost had the match in their control but they lost by 11 runs.
With all 10 teams at the World Cup part of the round-robin group stage, each team will play a total of nine matches before the knockout stages, starting July 9. The top four teams will qualify for the knockout stages.
Match Details:
- The CWC 2019, Match 31- BAN vs AFG will take place at 03:00 PM IST on Monday, June 24.
- The match will be played at the Rose Bowl, Southampton.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Weather Forecast and Pitch Report:
Hampshire Bowl or Rose Bowl stadium will be the venue for the day game in Southampton and the teams will be greeted with temperatures of 16-22 degrees Celsius. As per Accuweather, toss could be delayed with chance of showers at 11 AM local (3.30 PM IST) with the match scheduled to start half an hour prior. Thereafter, it is expected to be cloudy with the sun also making an appearance on the most part.
Team News:
Bangladesh:
Mehidy Hasan received a blow in the nets but he is expected to be fit for the game. In case he misses out, Mohammad Saifuddin might return.
Squad: Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Abu Jayed, Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Mithun.
Probable XI: Mashrafe Mortaza (Capt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.
Afghanistan:
Afghanistan are expected to field the same playing XI as their last match.
Squad: Gulbadin Naib (captain), Aftab Alam, Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Nabi, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Dawlat Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Samiullah Shinwari, Rahmat Shah, Noor Ali Zadran, Ikram Alikhil.
Probable XI: Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Aftab Alam, Gulbadin Naib (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: In wicketkeeping, Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim is in a good form, considering his last performance and will be preferred over Afghanistan’s Ikram Ali Khil.
Batsmen: From Bangladesh, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah are in good form. Afghanistan’s Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran can make it to the Dream11.
All-rounders: Shakib Al Hasan from Bangladesh while Mohammad Nabi and Gulbadin Naib from Afghanistan should be the right picks for Dream11.
Bowlers: For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mehidy Hasan are the right picks for Dream11. While for Afghanistan, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman are the top picks.
Captain and Vice Captain: Shakib AL Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naid are the top picks for captain and vice captain.
Dream 11 pick #1:
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (vc), Mushfiqur Rahim, Gulbadin Naib, Mustafizur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Rashid Khan.
- Captain: Shakib AL Hasan
- Vice Captain: Mohammad Nabi
Dream 11 pick #2:
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Mustafizur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
- Captain: Mohammad Nabi
- Vice Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
