IRQ vs IND Dream11: India face Iraq in a crunch FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifier at Al Saed Hall, in Baghdad, on Monday night (IST). Having dropped the first game, both the teams will be looking to out their qualifying campaign back on track with a win in this game.
Indian team must have left the Khalifa Sports City Stadium with a feeling that they had just shot themselves in their own foot. After all, the Indian team had a four-point advantage with only 11 seconds left in the game. But after wasting the two free throws, India committed a turnover and then Bahrain’s Hesham Sarhan dropped a game-winning three-pointer right at the death to snatch an unlikely win for the home team. India lost 68-67 and now face a must-win game situation against Iraq.
That said, Iraq came out second-best in their encounter against Lebanon as they lost 87-68 in their opening game. Iraq are also the host and will be playing in front of the fervent home support, so they will be confident to get on board here.
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Match details:
Teams: Iraq and India
Venue: Al Saed Hall
Match Timing: February 24, @ 09:30 PM
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Iraq vs India team news:
Iraq: No injury concerns for the hosts from their encounter against Lebanon. All the players are available for selection.
India: Indian team is also at full-strength. The roster named by head coach Veselin Matic has no injury issues to contend with. But it’s worth mentioning that Satnam Singh and Amjyot Singh are missing from the squad due to suspension.
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Iraq vs India starting five:
Iraq: Demario Mayfield, Hassan Abdullah, Ali Hamad, Mohammed Al-Khafaji, Ali Ismael
India: Muin Bek Hafeez, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Amritpal Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Aravind Annadurai
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Grand League tips:
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Likely squads:
Iraq: Demario Mayfield, Hassan Abdullah, Ali Hamad, Mohammed Al-Khafaji, Ali Ismael, Ihab Al-Zuhairi, Senar Shamdeen, Hussein Talib, Ali Hameed, Dhulfiqar Al-Hchaimi, Karrar Hamzah, Mohammed Amin Abdulqader
India: Muin Bek Hafeez, Joginder Singh, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Prasanna Venkatesh Sivakumar, Sahil, Jagdeep Singh, Prashant Singh Rawat, Aravind Annadurai, Princepal Singh, Amritpal Singh, Amaan Sandhu, Arvind Arumugam
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IRQ vs IND Dream11 teams:
Team 1:
PG: Mayfield (SP), Shamdeen
SG: Venkatesh-Shivkumar
SF: A Hamad
PF: A Ismael, Annadurai
C: A Singh, P Singh
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Team 2:
PG: Mayfield (SP), Shamdeen, J Singh, Bhriguvanshi
SG: J Singh
SF: H Talib
PF: A Ismael
C: A Singh