Afghanistan vs West Indies, Afghanistan vs West Indies 2019, Today Match Prediction 17 Nov 2019

afg vs windies Match Prediction & Analysis

Afghanistan and West Indies will battle it out in the third and final game of the T20I series played at Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Lucknow on Monday. Rashid Khan delivered a clinical performance with bat and ball to break their losing streak. With this result, the series is evenly poised at 1-1 with one game to go. Captain Rashid Khan will be pleased with his side’s performance in the previous game played on Monday. The side managed to beat West Indies by 41 runs, courtesy splendid performances from Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib and Hazratullah Zazai. The side will be looking to maintain their standards with the bat and ball in this series decider. On the other hand, West Indies will be keen to make amends for their mistakes made in the previous game. Captain Kieron Pollard will be hoping that the side can bring their A-game to the table and clinch the T20I series on Monday.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Afghanistan Preview

In the previous game, Afghanistan made a strong comeback to level the T20I series. All-rounder Karim Janat delivered a special performance with bat and ball. Captain Rashid Khan will be hoping that the side can put up a strong performance in this series decider. In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Hazratullah Zazai, wicket-keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Karim Janat to deliver the bulk of the runs. In the previous game, Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz put on a 41-run partnership to get the side off to a great start. Swashbuckling opener Hazratullah Zazai scored 26 off 15 balls with the help of three fours and one six, whereas Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 15 off 12 balls with the help of two boundaries. The side will be hoping that the opening pair will deliver decent scores for the side in this series decider. Experienced players like Asghar Afghan, Ibrahim Zadran and Najibullah Zadran will be looking to make key contributions for the side in this all-important game. In the previous game, Najibullah Zadran scored 20 runs off 24 balls. All-rounder duo of Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib chipped in with key scores in the previous game played on Saturday. Karim Janat scored 26 off 18 balls with the help of five boundaries, whereas Gulbadin Naib scored 24 off 18 balls with the help of two fours and one six. In the bowling department, the side will be relying on Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Karim Janat to make crucial breakthroughs. Medium-pacer Karim Janat was the standout bowler for Afghanistan in the previous game and finished with figures of 5 for 11 in his four overs.

Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:

Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan (c), Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hazratullah Zazai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)

Afghanistan Actual Playing XI:

Karim Janat, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, N Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz

West Indies Preview

Captain Kieron Pollard will be hoping that the side can get back to winning ways and clinch the T20I series on Monday. In the previous game, the top-order failed to capitalize on their goods and struggle to score at a decent rate in their innings. Dinesh Ramdin was the standout performer in the batting department and scored 24 not out off 27 balls with the help of two boundaries. The side will be looking towards the likes of Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetymer and Kieron Pollard to deliver the bulk of the runs. Opener Evin Lewis struggled to get going in his innings and scored 14 off 22 balls with the help of two boundaries. His opening partner, Brandon King, failed to capitalize on his good start. He scored 12 runs off 14 balls with the help of one four. Experienced middle-order comprising of Kieron Pollard, Dinesh Ramdin and Jason Holder will be looking to put big runs at the back end of the innings. In the previous game, the pace trio of Jason Holder, Sheldon Cottrell and Kesrick Williams will be looking to make early inroads with the new-ball. Jason Holder delivered a clinical performance with the ball and claimed to wickets in the previous game. Pacer Kesrick Williams delivered an impressive bowling performance and finished with figures of 3 for 23 in his four overs.

West Indies Predicted Playing XI:

Dinesh Ramdin (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Evin Lewis, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Keemo Paul, Kesrick Williams, Sherfane Rutherford, Hayden Walsh

West Indies Actual Playing XI:

Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Khary Pierre, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Kesrick Williams, LMP Simmons, Keemo Paul, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared for the game will provide a good contest between bat and ball. The weather forecast for the game to be played on Monday is expected to be clear skies with light winds.

Venue Details

Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium will host the third and final game of the T20I series between Afghanistan and West Indies. Afghanistan managed to break their losing streak in the previous game against West Indies.

Toss: To Bowl

The side that wins the toss would be keen to put runs on the board. The previous two games have been won sides batting first.