Who will win Afghanistan vs West Indies 1st T20i?
After West Indies’ 3-0 series whitewash in the ODI leg of this tour, Afghanistan will be out to restore some priced in the T20i fixtures. The first match of the 20-over series takes place at the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, on November 14 and the live action starts at 19:00 local time.
While they were outplayed in the ODIs, Afghanistan do at least have the knowledge they sit above West Indies in the T20i world rankings. They also boast the top bowler (Rashid Khan) and the top all-rounder (Mohammad Nabi) in the world according to the ICC’s T20i rankings.
But West Indies were in outstanding form in the ODI series and have many players coming into this series on the back of excellent performances at the Caribbean Premier League. With that in mind, they remain favourites to continue the fine form they have showed so far on this tour.
AFG vs WI, 1st T20 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Willow TV
Live streaming: Hotstar, Willow TV Online
AFG vs WI Toss Prediction
West Indies won the toss twice in the three ODIs and elected to field first on both occasions and they may continue that trend in this series too.
AFG vs WI Weather Report
Lucknow is set to be warm but humid on Thursday, particularly as the evening goes on. There is no chance of rain on the forecast, however.
AFG vs WI Pitch Condition
The Ekana Stadium wicket leaned towards the bowling during the ODI series between these two.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Afghanistan vs West Indies (1st T20i).
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
Afghanistan Team News
Rashid Khan leads a T20i squad which bears a lot of resemblance to that used in the ODI series. The biggest change will be behind the stumps, where Rahmanullah Gurbaz will take the gloves – Ikram Alikhil is not in the T20i squad.
Afghanistan Key Players
Rashid Khan: Still ranked the number one T20i bowler in the world, the Afghanistan captain will be keen to get back to his best form now.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman: Took seven wickets in the Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series, Afghanistan’s most recent T20i action prior to this series.
Hazratullah Zazai: Finished the ODI series with a much-needed half-century and is now back playing his preferred format. The 21-year-old, from ten T20 internationals to date, has a strike rate of 173.43.
Afghanistan Team Form
Afghanistan’s unbeaten streak in T20i cricket came to an end in their most recent series – a Tri-Nation Series with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. They beat both teams in the first set of fixtures, but then lost both matches in the second round. With the final washed out, it meant they finished second.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan (c), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
West Indies Team News
Brandon King made his ODI debut in the final game of the 50-over series and is likely to play in the T20i series too, after his fine form in the Caribbean Premier League. Hayden Walsh Jr was also in excellent form in that tournament, as was Lendl Simmons, and all three could feature in this game. Shai Hope is not part of the T20i squad, while Nicholas Pooran has been hit with a four-game ban after being caught ball tampering in the third ODI. Denesh Ramdin could take his place behind the stumps.
West Indies Key Players
Evin Lewis: The big-hitting opener was a little subdued in the Caribbean Premier League, particularly towards the end. In T20i cricket, however, he has four half-centuries and two hundreds and boasts a strike rate of 159.35.
Brandon King: Handed his international chance thanks to his incredible T20 form in the Caribbean Premier League last month. He hit 496 runs in 12 innings in that series, with a strike rate just shy of 150.
Hayden Walsh Jr: Another called up on the back of excellent form in the CPL, where he took 22 wickets to lead Barbados Tridents to victory. The former USA international took four wickets in the ODI series to announce himself for the West Indies too.
West Indies Team Form
West Indies will be looking to end their T20i losing streak, having lost all three games of their last two series. They suffered 3-0 whitewashes against both India and England, with their last win away to Bangladesh last winter.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Brandon King, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard (c), Jason Holder, Khary Pierre, Hayden Walsh Jr, Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph
Afghanistan vs West Indies Head to Head
This will be the first T20i between these two nations since West Indies won all three in relatively dominant fashion in their home series against Afghanistan in June 2017. They bowled the tourists out for 110 and 93 on their way to comfortable victories in the first two matches, before chasing 147 to win the third game by seven wickets. Kesrick Williams took 3-34 and Marlon Samuels top-scored with 89* from 66 balls.
AFG vs WI Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
AFG Won |
WI Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Afghanistan vs West Indies Betting Odds
West Indies won the ODI series in dominant fashion, and now start out as favourites against Afghanistan for the T20i series too.
Afghanistan odds with Bet365
- Afghanistan to win: Afghanistan are 2.37 outsiders to beat West Indies in the first match of this series with Bet365.
- Afghanistan top team batsman: Big-hitting Hazratullah Zazai is 3.75 favourite to be Afghanistan’s top batsman at the top of the order, while Rahmanullah Gurbaz is 5.00 alongside him. Mohammad Nabi is 5.50 and Asghar Afghan can be backed at 6.00 with Bet365.
- Afghanistan top team bowler: Rashid Khan, the world’s leading T20i bowler, is 2.50 to be Afghanistan’s top batsman with Bet365. Mujeeb Ur Rahman is 4.00 with Bet365, while Mohammad Nabi is 4.50. Fareed Ahmad (listed as F Malik) is 5.50.
West Indies odds with Bet365
- West Indies to win: West Indies are 1.57 favourites to beat Afghanistan in the first game of this series with Bet365.
- West Indies top team batsman: Evin Lewis is 4.00 favourite to be West Indies top batsman, but they also have in-form Lendl Simmons and Brandon King to accommodate. Both were in excellent form in the Caribbean Premier League. Simmons is 4.33 with Bet365 and King is 5.00, as is Shimron Hetmyer.
- West Indies top team bowler: Kesrick Williams took three wickets when these teams last met and is 4.00 joint-favourite to be West Indies’ top bowler with Bet365 with Sheldon Cottrell. The two are competing, possibly, with Alzarri Joseph for a place. Joseph is 4.50 with Bet365, as is Jason Holder. Khary Pierre is 5.00 and Hayden Walsh Jr can be backed at a very generous 5.50.
🏆 Afghanistan vs West Indies Prediction
West Indies are favourites to beat Afghanistan after their excellent ODI series, and they can continue that to get back to winning ways in T20i cricket too.
Nov 14, 2019
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Ekana Cricket Stadium - Lucknow, India
AFG vs WI 1st T20 
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