62.5%
37.5%
Afghanistan are favorites to win
Afghanistan U-19 will take on USA U-19 at Willowmoore Park, Benoni in the 16th Place Play-Off of the 2024 Under-19 World Cup. This match gets underway at 10:00 local time on Wednesday 31st January, 2024.
There will be good pace from this pitch in Benoni although there will be movement off the surface for the quicks. Any score over 190 will be tough to chase down in the second innings of the game
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Afghanistan vs USA, U19 World Cup 2024
It was no surprise to see Afghanistan U-19s finish bottom of Group D after being drawn in a group with Pakistan U-19s, New Zealand U-19s and Nepal U-19s. However, they come into this play-off match after losing their last two games, to New Zealand U-19s and Nepal U-19s, both by only 1 wicket.
Making runs has been the main issue for Afghanistan U-19s in this tournament although confidence does appear to be growing after the side made their highest total in the defeat to Nepal U-19s. AM Ghazanfar arrives in Benoni after hitting four fours and three sixes in the last game.
Against Nepal U-19s, Afghanistan U-19s very nearly managed to defend a target of 146 with all six of their bowlers contributing wickets or tight economies. Young spinner Ghazanfar has taken at least one wicket in each match and bowled three maides in the last match.
Afghanistan U-19s have lost their last five ODIs but have been very close to victories in the last two.
Jamshid Zadran, Numan Shah (wk), Khalid Taniwal, Hassan Eisakhil, Sohail Khan Zurmati, Ali Ahmad, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil (c), AM Ghazanfar, Khalil Ahmed
It could not have been a tougher draw for USA U-19s who have been thrashed throughout their Group A games by India U19s, Bangladesh U-19s and Ireland U-19s. The squad will certainly look at this fixture as their most winnable match of the competition.
Chasing an unlikely 327 against the powerhouse of India U-19s, there were some encouraging performances with the bat from keeper batter Amogh Arepally who finished unbeaten on 27 and Utkarsh Srivastava who top scored with 40. After facing India-U19s bowlers in the last game, it will be a welcome level of bowling from Afghanistan U-19s.
Ateendra Subramanian was the standout bowler for USA U-19s in the last match as he bowled two maidens and took 2/45 from his 10 overs against India U-19s. Arya Garg has impressed throughout the tournament although he will be looking to reduce his run-rate in this match after conceding 61 from the last game.
USA U-19s have lost by 7 wickets, 121 runs and 201 runs in their three matches in the competition.
Prannav Chettipalayam, Bhavya Mehta, Siddarth Kappa, Rishi Ramesh (c), Utkarsh Srivastava, Amogh Arepally (wk), Manav Nayak, Parth Patel, Aarin Naadkarni, Ateendra Subramanian, Arya Garg
With both of these teams having lost all three of their games so far in the tournament, we expect to see them both playing in a positive manner against sides who appear to be at a similar level. USA U-19s have found the opposition teams to be far too good for them in the group stage but Afghanistan U-19s have been competitive in their last two games. Our prediction is for Afghanistan U-19s to win.
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