Preview
Sri Lanka Under 19 and Afghanistan Under 19 will be playing the Super League Quarter-Final four of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2021-22. Sri Lanka was a part of Group D along with Australia Under 19, West Indies Under 19, and Scotland Under 19. Sri Lanka won all their three group matches and topped the points table.
Afghanistan Under 19 was in Group C along with Pakistan Under 19, Zimbabwe Under 19, and Papua New Guinea Under 19. Afghanistan won two of their three group matches and finished in the second position in the points table.
Match Details
Sri Lanka U19 vs Afghanistan U19, Super League Quarter-Final 4
Venue: Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Date & Time: 27th January at 6:30 PM IST and 09:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report
It will be the first game of the tournament on this ground. The ground has hosted three international T20 games in the past. The pitch might have enough for the spinners and batters are likely to struggle. Both the teams have a few good all-rounders, hence, it is likely to be an even contest.
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Probable Playing XIs for SL-U19 vs AF-U19
Sri Lanka Under 19
Shevon Daniel, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Sakuna Liyanage, Sadisha Rajapaksa, Anjala Bandara (wk), Dunith Wellalage (c), Raveen de Silva, Ranuda Somarathne, Yasiru Rodrigo, Treveen Mathew, Matheesha Pathirana
Afghanistan Under 19
Nangyalai Khan, Bilal Sayedi, Suliman Safi (c), Allah Noor, Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Ishaq (w), Izharulhaq Naveed, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Noor Ahmad, Bilal Sami, Shahidullah Hasani
Top Picks for SL-U19 vs AF-U19 Dream11 Match
Top Picks – Sri Lanka Under 19
Sadisha Rajapaksa is the leading run-scorer for Sri Lanka in the tournament. He has made 108 runs in three matches at an average of 36 and a strike rate of 71.05.
With 13 wickets in three matches, Dunith Wellalage is the leading wicket-taker in this edition of the Under-19 World Cup. He has picked wickets at an average of 7.23, an economy of 3.24, and a strike rate of 13.3. Wellalage has made 77 runs at an average of 25.66 and a strike rate of 65.81.
Top Picks – Afghanistan Under 19
Captain Suliman Safi has made 189 runs in three matches at an average of 63 and a strike rate of 95.08. He has made one century and one half-century in the tournament.
Izraulhaq Naveed has picked eight wickets in three matches at an average of 10.37, an economy of 3.77, and a strike rate of 16.5.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SL-U19 vs AF-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Mohammad Ishaq, Allah Noor, Suliman Safi, Sadisha Rajapaksa, Dunith Wellalage (c), Shevon Daniel, Shahidullah Hasani, Izharulhaq Naveed, Matheesha Pathirana, Treveen Mathew, Nangyalai Khan (vc)
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SL-U19 vs AF-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Mohammad Ishaq, Suliman Safi (vc), Sadisha Rajapaksa (c), Ranuda Somarathne, Dunith Wellalage, Shevon Daniel, Naveed Zadran, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Izharulhaq Naveed, Matheesha Pathirana, Nangyalai Khan
Today’s SL-U19 vs AF-U19 Probable Winners
Sri Lanka Under 19 are likely to win this match.