West Indies will be up against Afghanistan in the 40th and final first round game of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Get our latest expert WI vs AFG match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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WI vs AFG Match Information
- Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
- Date: Monday, June 17
- Time: 8.30 pm local (12.30 am GMT, 6 am IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done So Far?
Both teams, West Indies and Afghanistan have played three games in the tournament so far and won all three.
That Afghanistan is at the top of the table thanks to a net run-rate of +4.23 is down to the manner in which they have routed all three opponents so far including New Zealand whom they beat by 84 runs.
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There is nothing on line for either team in this contest with both teams having already qualified for the Super Eight and with no weightage placed on which side finishes first or second in the group.
But there will be a matter of what kind of confidence the teams take, especially Afghanistan who have looked exceedingly good in the competition so far.
Their first real test was against the Kiwis and they came away with flying colours in that one, bowling New Zealand out for 75 in that encounter. Uganda and Papua New Guinea have been brushed aside with Fazalhaq Farooqi picking up 12 wickets over these three games.
He has averaged 3.5 with the ball and his economy-rate is a paltry 3.7, giving him the kind of combination that dreams are made of in any format.
West Indies have had their issues in two of the three games – against Papua New Guinea they had fallen to 97/5 in their chase of 137 before Roston Chase pulled them out of that. And then in the New Zealand game they batted first and were 76/7 at one stage before posting 149 and winning by 13.
Can Afghanistan take advantage of these West Indies batting struggles?
WI vs AFG Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall West Indies vs Afghanistan Head-to-head: This is a close rivalry with West Indies leading only 4-3.
- This includes just one game in a T20 World Cup which came in 2016 in which West Indies were shocked by six runs.
- Two three-match series, played in West Indies in 2017 and India in 2019 have resulted in West Indies and Afghanistan winning them respectively.
Possible Playing XIs
West Indies
Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Akeal Hosein, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie.
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
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WI vs AFG Predictions with Latest Odds*
WI vs AFG Match Winner
Afghanistan to win: 33/20 (sign up with 1xbet)
WI vs AFG Top Batsman
- Top West Indies Batsman – Nicholas Pooran: 7/2 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Top Afghanistan Batsman – Mohammad Nabi: 13/2 (sign up with 1xbet)
WI vs AFG Top Bowler
- Top West Indies Bowler – Akeal Hosein: 4/1 (sign up with 1xbet)
- Top Afghanistan Bowler – Rashid Khan: 3/1 (sign up with 1xbet)
WI vs AFG Toss Prediction
Afghanistan to win the toss: 10/11
WI vs AFG Score Prediction
Total Match Score – Over 302.5: 5/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
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