AFGH vs AUS Dream11 4th Match Prediction | Afghanistan vs Australia ICC World Cup 2019
The second match of Saturday’s doubleheader will see the defending champions Australia kicking-off their World Cup 2019 campaign against the minnows Afghanistan. The Aussies couldn’t have asked for a better start than this to start their title defense.
Afghanistan will be featuring in this World Cup with high spirits as they made their way here after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers held in Zimbabwe last year. In the World Cup warm-ups, they tamed Pakistan which definitely did wonders to their confidence which they will take with them into the competition.
Match Schedule
Afghanistan vs Australia
Venue: County Ground, Bristol
Time: June 01, 03:00 PM
The surface at the County Ground in Bristol
The conditions here are dry which means the spinners can get some sort of assistance from the surface. Batting will be easy on this track and once again a high scoring contest is expected.
Venue Stats:
Avg 1st inn score: 244
Avg 2nd inn score: 216
Highest Total: 373/5 (50 Ov) by ENGW vs RSAW
Lowest Total: 92/10 (24.5 Ov) by ZIM vs ENG
Highest Chased: 359/4 (44.5 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
Lowest Defended: 182/10 (50 Ov) by NZ vs ENG
Afghanistan vs Australia Head to Head (ODIs):
Matches Played: 02
Afghanistan won: 00
Australia won: 02
Tied: 00
No result: 00
Afghanistan vs Australia News
- A stiff glute muscle on the right leg forced Australian opener, David Warner, to leave team’s training session mid-way. However, he has been cleared to take the field tomorrow.
- If he misses out, Usman Khawaja will open along with skipper Aaron Finch.
- Afghanistan’s wicket-keeper batsmen Ahmed Shahzad pulled his hamstring in the warm-up match against Pakistan. He looks in good shape now and is expected to play.
- There are no other injury concerns in the Afghanistan camp.
AFGH vs AUS Squad:
Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (c), Rahmat Shah, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, Dawlat Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Noor Ali Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Samiullah Shinwari, Asghar Afghan, Rashid Khan.
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Shaun Marsh, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Also read: AFGH vs AUS Dream11 Team Prediction
AFGH vs AUS Dream11 Grand League Teams:
#1: Dry surface assisting the spinners
The dryness of the wicket at the County Ground in Bristol makes a case for the spinners to spill their magic. With Rashid Khan, Adam Zampa, Mujeeb, etc among the two line-ups, here is a team which is expected to help the spinners.
#2: Going by the current form
- Australia’s Steven Smith is fresh of a ton against England in the warm-up match. He will be raring to prove a point after his comeback.
- Usman Khawaja also looked brilliant for his 89 against Sri Lanka in the warm-up match. Three of his last 4 ODI innings have seen him scoring 88, 62 and 98.
- 91*, 11*, 14, 5 and 61 these are the scores of Shaun Marsh from his last 5 ODI innings. He is averaging 60.67 in his last 5 ODI innings.
- In his last three ODI’s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has accumulated 131 runs and taken 2 wickets.
- Aussie skipper Aaron Finch has been in blistering form of late. In the recently concluded series against Pakistan, he accumulated 451 runs at an unbelievable average of 112.75.
- Not only with the Red ball, even with the White ball Pat Cummins is at the top of his game in recent times. In his last 5 ODIs, he has scalped 14 wickets.
- David Warner was the Orange Cap holder in this year’s IPL. He could make an impact straightaway in his return to International cricket.
Key Players
Afghanistan:
- Rahmat Shah
- Asghar Afghan
- Hazratulah Zazai
- Rashid Khan
- Mohammad Nabi
Australia:
- David Warner
- Steven Smith
- Aaron Finch
- Pat Cummins
- Mitchell Starc