Match Details
- Date: J une 18, 2024
- Time: 6:00 AM IST
- Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
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Preview
West Indies will take on Afghanistan in the Group C match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia. Both these teams have performed exceptionally well to win their first three matches of the group stage to make the Super 8 stage of the tournament. Although the result of the upcoming West Indies versus Afghanistan will be inconsequential in terms of team placing in the next round of the T20 World Cup 2024, these two teams will be looking to play to the best of their abilities to keep the winning momentum going.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia, produced a rare high-scoring contest in the T20 World Cup 2024 between Australia and Scotland. With that, the average first score at this venue, which is 160 runs, might not be enough when West Indies take on Afghanistan in their upcoming match of the tournament.
Team Analysis
West Indies
West Indies batting lineup hasn’t fired all cylinders in the T20 World Cup 2024 thus far, but the key contributions with the bat from Roston Chase and Sherfane Rutherford allowed them to register two of their three wins in the tournament. In the bowling side of things, West Indies have been quite impressive with the likes of Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, and Gudakesh Motie picking up the bulk of their wickets.
West Indies squad for T20 World Cup 2024
Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd
Afghanistan
Afghanistan have trounced the likes of Uganda, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea in their first three matches of the T20 World Cup 2024, with their batters and bowlers stepping up as a collective unit. The likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, and the captain Rashid Khan have been the top performers for Afghanistan thus far in the tournament.
Afghanistan squad for T20 World Cup 2024
Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
Match Prediction
Conclusion
West Indies could end up being a step ahead of Afghanistan in their upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 contest owing to the experience of playing cricket in their home conditions.
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