Afghanistan U19 vs PNG U19 World Cup Match Prediction

Afghanistan U19 vs PNG U19 Prediction & Betting Tips, U19 World Cup 2022

Afghanistan will take on Papua New Guinea in Match 13 of the Under-19 World Cup. This 50-over match will be played at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad and Tobago on January 18 starting at 09:00 local time.

This is Afghanistan’s opening game of the Under-19 World Cup and they will be looking to finish in the top four to match their best ever performance from the 2018 tournament in New Zealand. They finished 7th in 2020 and were knocked out in the Quarter Final stage by Australia. In this year’s competition, Afghanistan will be captained by Suliman Safi who is an aggressive left-handed batter and hit 73 against India in a match at the back-end of 2021 in Dubai.

Papua New Guinea suffered a massive 228 run defeat against Zimbabwe in their opening match in Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday. They lost the toss and, apart from dismissing opener Steven Saul for 9, did not have much to celebrate throughout the game. Rasan Kevau was the only bowler to emerge with much credit as he dismissed three batters and bowled a maiden in the innings. With the bat, only four PNG batters made it into double figures with Ryan Ani the only one to hit a six.

AFG U19 vs PNG U19 Match Pitch Report

The match will be played at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad and Tobago. We expect the surface to be true and to allow the batters to play their shots without worrying about a two-paced pitch.

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