It will be a dead rubber on July 4, when West Indies lock horns with Afghanistan in the 42nd match of 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup on Thursday. The contest is scheduled to take place at Headingley in Leeds, England, with the start time set to begin at 3.00 PM IST. Both the teams will be playing for pride as they are out and away from the four semi-finals spots of the World Cup 2019. Afghanistan vs West Indies Cricket Score 42th ODI Match.

West Indies showed spirited performances in the start but failed to maintain the momentum and their campaign derailed eventually. As for Afghanistan, the played a few close matches, before fizzling out in every game and losing it eventually. Afghanistan vs West Indies Betting Odds: Free Bet Odds, Predictions and Favourites During AFG vs WI in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match 42.

Although the WI vs AFG match is a dead rubber, the fans who play and follow fantasy cricket, i.e. Dream11 will be excited for the game as it will be a good opportunity for them to score more points. Here we look at the current numbers, form, and fitness and help you pick the best Dream11 side of bowlers, batsmen, all-rounders, and wicket-keepers for West Indies Vs Afghanistan match. AFG vs WI, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Rashid Khan vs Chris Gayle and Other Exciting Mini Battles to Watch Out for at Headingley Ground.

WI vs AFG – Dream11 Team Prediction: Wicket-keepers

As per the new Dream11 rules, you can select 1-4 wicket-keepers in the side. Both Shai Hope, and Nicholas Pooran have had a decent run in the tournament and hence would be the ideal picks in the side. Not to forget, Pooran also scored a century in their previous match against Sri Lanka.

WI vs AFG – Dream11 Team Prediction: Batsmen

As per the latest Dream11 rules, one can pick 3-6 batsmen in the team only. Both Afghanistan and West Indies have a substantial number of good batsmen in their respective lineups. However, due to team composition, we will select Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Shimron Hetmyer in the team.

WI vs AFG – Dream11 Team Prediction: All-rounders

As per the Dream11 rules, you can choose 1-4 all-rounders in the side. Given the number of choices available, and given how the form they are in, we will pick three all-rounders in this Dream11 team. It will be Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib, and Mohammad Nabi, while Carlos Brathwaite would be the sole Windies’ representation in the side.

WI vs AFG – Dream11 Team Prediction: Bowlers

As per the Dream11 rules, one can select 3-6 bowlers in the team. Both West Indies and Afghanistan have a talented pool of bowlers. However, due to the limitations of credit points available, the best bowlers to be picked in the team should be Sheldon Cotrell, Rashid Khan, and Oshane Thomas.

West Indies vs Afghanistan: Dream11 Team Prediction: Shai Hope (c), Nicholas Pooran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shimron Hetmyer, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Carlos Brathwaite (vc), Sheldon Cotrell, Rashid Khan, and Oshane Thomas.

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Shai Hope has blown hot-and-cold in the tourney so far and a ‘big one’ is long-time coming. As for Carlos Brathwaite, he is a brutal hitter of the ball and can be handy while bowling too. Hence, both the Windies are made the captain and vice-captain respectively so as to help your earn more points.

West Indies Squad: Jason Holder (c), Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ashley Nurse, Fabian Allen, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wk), Oshane Thomas, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, and Sunil Ambris.

Afghanistan Full Squad: Gulbadin Naib (c), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

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