Who will win Afghanistan vs West Indies, 3rd T20 2019?
It is all to play for as Afghanistan and West Indies go head-to-head in the third and final game of their T20i series at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium. The series, which is currently tied at 1-1, is due to end on November 17 and the live action gets underway at 19:00.
West Indies, after a dominant ODI series, took the lead in this T20i series when Evin Lewis hit a half-century and Kesrick Williams took three wickets in a 30-run win first up.
They could not back it up, however – Karim Janat claiming 5-11 on his return to the team to prove what Afghanistan have been missing. They scored 147/7 before Janat’s superb bowling restricted West Indies to 106/8.
AFG vs WI, 3rd T20 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Willow TV
Live streaming: Hotstar, Willow TV Online
AFG vs WI Toss Prediction
Afghanistan have won the toss twice in this series and so West Indies are due to win this one. The team batting first has won twice so far and this might be no different.
AFG vs WI Weather Report
Early cloud will be replaced by clear skies and zero per cent chance of rain in the evening, with temperatures in the low 20s in Lucknow.
AFG vs WI Pitch Condition
The Ekana Stadium wicket is generally well balanced but bowlers have thrived, particularly in the final innings.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Afghanistan vs West Indies, 3rd T20 2019.....
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
Fareed Ahmad made way for Karim Janat to make his belated return to the Afghanistan team last time out, and his excellent all-round display should convince them to be unchanged this time out.
AFG Key Players
Mujeeb Ur Rahman: The teenage spinner has already bagged 91 T20 wickets in his career, while he was brilliantly economical last time out – claiming 0-10 from his three overs.
Hazratullah Zazai: Top-scored with 26 runs from 15 balls last time out – the sort of quickfire batting that makes him so dangerous at the top of the order.
Karim Janat: Stepped into the team last time out and made up for lost time with the joint-highest score and then an incredible 5-11 from his four overs.
AFG Team Form
Karim Janat’s return to the team helped Afghanistan end their three-match T20i losing streak last time out. After defeats to Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and the West Indies, Janat scored 26 and then took 5-11 as Afghanistan posted 147/7 in the second game of this series and restricted West Indies to 106/8.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan (c), Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
West Indies Team News & Playing 11
WI Team News
Lendl Simmons and Alzarri Joseph could come into the team as West Indies look to bounce back from defeat last time out, while Fabian Allen could also return having played in the opening win.
WI Key Players
Evin Lewis: Fell short last time out, as he scored too slowly, but his half-century in the first match proved his credentials and continued his excellent T20i form.
Kesrick Williams: Has taken three wickets in each of his last three matches against Afghanistan, and so goes into this game with six in the series so far.
Hayden Walsh Jr: In stunning wicket-taking form in the Caribbean Premier League and he will be keen to continue that having made his West Indies debut.
WI Team Form
Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard and Kesrick Williams fired West Indies to victory in the opening game but they fell short last time out – posting just 106/8 after being set 148 to win. The one main positive was their bowling, where Williams took another three-wicket haul – his third in three games in this fixture.
West Indies Predicted Playing 11
Evin Lewis, Lendl Simmons, Shimron Hetmyer, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Fabien Allen, Jason Holder, Hayden Walsh Jr, Alzarri Joseph, Kesrick Williams
Afghanistan vs West Indies Head to Head
Afghanistan posted a long overdue win against West Indies when these teams met in the second game of this series – just their second in six games against them. The last three of those have seen Kesrick Williams claiming three wickets each time of the West Indies, but he was outshone by Karim Janat’s 5-11 last time out. Afghanistan posted 147/7 and won by 41 runs.
AFG vs WI Head to Head Stats
Matches Played |
AFG Won |
WI Won |
Tie |
No Result |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Afghanistan vs West Indies Betting Odds
West Indies are 1.53 favourites with Bet365 to bounce back and win this series, while Afghanistan are 2.50 outsiders. West Indies are 1.57 to win with Betway, meanwhile, and Afghanistan are 2.37.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is 5.5 to be Afghanistan’s top batsman, as are Ibrahim Zadran and Mohammad Nabi – all with Bet365. Karim Janat is 11.00. Evin Lewis is 3.75 with Bet365 to be West Indies’ top batsman, while Lendl Simmons is 4.33 as he bids to start this game.
After his excellent bowling form so far, Kesrick Williams is 4.00 to be West Indies’ top bowler with Bet365. Karim Janat is 6.00 with Bet365 for Afghanistan after his five-wicket haul last time out.
🏆 Afghanistan vs West Indies Prediction
West Indies started this series in excellent form and can get back to that to seal a series win.
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