The 40th match of the tournament will be of Group C between West Indies (WI) and Afghanistan (AFG). The match will be live at 06:00 A.M. (IST) and 08:30 P.M. (local).
| West Indies’s last match | Won against New Zealand by 13 runs. |
| Afghanistan’s last match | Won against PNG by 7 wickets. |
Teams Analysis
West Indies (WI):
They are still undefeated in their group along with Afghanistan. They have been performing well this season. They started the season with a close win against PNG, but after that they showed their dominance. One of the strongest points that was seen in their performance is their bowling, which earlier looked a little weak but in this tournament that was seen much better than their batting.
In their batting unit, middle order batter Sherfane Rutherford scored the most runs for the team. He added 92 runs with the bat and best was against New Zealand where he came and destroyed the bowlers with his power hitting and scored 68 runs. His strike rate is 148.39.
Openers Brandon King and Johnson Charles haven’t been much effective in the start as they failed to score big. King has managed 56 runs with a strike rate of 114.29 while Charles managed 44 runs in 3 matches and has a strike rate of 91.67.
Nicholas Pooran struggled a bit with the bat as he scored only 66 runs and had a strike rate of 117.86. On the other hand, Andre Russell has a strike rate of 178.79 and scored 59 runs while with the bowl he has a stats of 4 wickets with an economy of 6.62.
In the bowling department, Alzarri Joseph got most wickets for the team with 8 to his name. His economy is also brilliant and is 5.36. His best came against New Zealand in the last match a she grabbed 4 wickets by giving away just 19 runs. Akeal Hosein also supported the team well in the spin department after grabbing 7 wickets to his name and has the best economy in the team which is 3.73.
Probable Playing 11 of West Indies (WI):
Rovman Powell ©, Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.
Afghanistan (AFG):
They won all three matches in group stages till now and in all those matches they showed a full domination. They sparkled in both the departments and destroyed the opposition quite easily.
In their batting unit, their openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran both took the opposition into their favous very easily and destroyed them from the start. Gurbaz is currently the highest scorer in this season so far with 167 runs in which he scored 2 half-centuries. His strike rate is 154.63 and averages 55.67.
Whereas Zadran contributed 114 runs and had a strike rate of 121.28 and his best came against Uganda where he scored 70 runs. Both the openers contributed so much with the batthat the remaining batters didn’t get much chance to bat. Gulbadin Naib also got some healthy runs with the bat in the last match where he got not out and made 49 runs.
In their bowling department, Fazalhaq Farooqi topped the list with most wickets this season currently as he grabbed 12 till now. His economy is 3.71 and got one five wickets haul. Skipper Rashid Khan also contributed well and got 6 wickets till now with an economy of 4.5.
Probable Playing 11 of Afghanistan (AFG):
Rashid Khan ©, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Najibulllah Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Pitch Report for the match between West Indies (WI) and Afghanistan (AFG):
The match will be played at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia. 66m and 69m square boundaries, while the straight hit is at 78m. Using the wind and not using is the key here, the batters will need to be wary about using the wind. The pitch looks a bit dry, so there could be some help for the spinners, but in general it’s a good surface for everyone.
Weather Report:
The weather is expected to be a little cloudy as there will be scattered showers throughout the day. The rain expectancy is 40% on the match day. Humidity will be quite high and will touch above 70%. The highest temperature may be recorded as 31 degree celsius while the lowest may go down to 27 degree celsius.
Best 11 for the match between West Indies (WI) and Afghanistan (AFG):
Nicholas Pooran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (vc), Ibrahim Zadran, Andre Russell ©, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.