Afghan One-Day Cup, 2020: Match 7, Nangahar Province v Faryab Province – Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 7^th match of the Afghan One Day Cup 2020 is all set to be played between the Nangarhar Province and the Faryab Province at the Mis Ainak Cricket Ground.

The scheduled time for the match to start is 09:00 AM Local Time (10:00 AM IST) and the match can be streamed live on FanCode.

Preview:

Both the teams competing in this match have had a great start to their campaign in this tournament. The Nangarhar Province in their first match played against the Maidan Wardak Province and won the match by a margin of 84 runs. They had posted a total of 270 runs in 50 overs, which their opponents failed to chase and were bundled for just 186 runs in 43.2 overs.

The Faryab Province has played their first match against the Kandhar Province. Batting first, they accumulated 221 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in 47.2 overs. And, while chasing that, their opponents were all out in 47.5 overs, while still behind the target they were chasing by 20 runs. It will be interesting to see which team gets past the finish line as the victors.

Weather Report:

Scattered thunderstorms, bringing along a 40 per cent chance of rainfall are expected on Sunday. The temperature will be around the 28 degree Celsius mark.

Pitch Report:

The pitch at this ground is expected to have a lot of help for the batsmen to work with. In the bowling department, it will be the spinners, who could get help from the surface.

Average first innings score: 230 (First 5 matches)

Record of teams chasing: Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tied – 0

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Probable Playing XIs:

Nangahar Province:

Ishaq Mohammadi, Bhair Shah, Abid Mohammadi, Shawkat Zaman, Zubaid Akbari, Nasir Omar, Abdullah Ali, Batin Shah, Ibrahim Stanikzai, Qari Fitrat, Tahir Adil

Bench: Wali Agha, Arif Khan, Tamim Surkhorodi, Bahar Ali, Majid Alam

Faryab Province:

Abdul Hadi, Zahid Zakhel, Rustam, Fazal Haq, Juma Gul, Saleem Safi, Ibrahim Safi, Zuhaib, Ezzat, Ejaz Ahmad, Kairullah

Bench: Eid Mohammad, Nemat, Bilal, Hayatullah, Abdul Basit, Hidayatullah, Murad Ali

Top Picks:

Zahid Zakhel in the first match for his team scored a century and showed what he is capable of. And, with the ball too, took four wickets and maintained an economy rate of 4.3.

Batin Shah took a five-wicket haul in his team’s first match and started the tournament off in style. He looked in great touch with the ball and his stats are an accurate description of it. He had maintained a staggering economy rate of 1.8 runs an over.

Fazal Haq has shown promise with both the bat and the ball. He scored a quickfire 19 runs for his team and also took 2 wickets. While batting, his strike rate was 118.8 and his bowling economy was 3.4 runs per over.

Tarik Stanikzai is clearly looking good with the bat in hand as the tournament progress be doing a lot better. He showed a glimpse of his capabilities when he scored 37 runs and accompanied it with a decent bowling performance as he also took 2 wickets in 5 overs.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Fazal Haq, Tariq Stanikzai

Vice-Captain Options – Zahid Zakhel, Batin Shah

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Ishaq Mohammadi

Batters – Bahir Shah, Zahid Zakhel (VC), Shawkat Zaman

All-Rounders – Zubaid Akbari, Fazal Haq (C), Tariq Stanikzai, Saleem Safi

Bowlers – Batin Shah, Zuhaib, Tahir Adil

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Ishaq Mohammadi

Batters – Bahir Shah, Zahid Zakhel, Rustam

All-Rounders – Zubaid Akbari, Fazal Haq, Tariq Stanikzai (C), Saleem Safi

Bowlers – Batin Shah (VC), Ibrahim Rahimzai, Tahir Adil

Expert Advice:

Bahir Shah has earned a lot of points for his pickers in this tournament, but he looked a little rusty in his last match, and should not be made captain of any fantasy team. Instead, one can go for other options like Fazal Haq.

Probable Winners:

Nangarhar Province is expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.