Who Will Win Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI?
After winning the T20 international series 2-0, Afghanistan will now have their eyes set on the upcoming five-match one-day international series which begins with the first ODI on February 9. The Sharjah Cricket Stadium will be the venue for this game scheduled to commence at 2 PM local time.
Afg vs Zim 1st ODI: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sony Ten, DStv, 1TV
Live Streaming: Bet365, OSN Live
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Afg vs Zim 1st ODI...
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
Asghar Stanikzai, Mohammad Shahzad and Mohammad Nabi are the vital cogs at the top of their batting line-up. Nabi was impressive with the bat in the T20 series, finishing as the leading run-scorer and the all-rounder will be expected to put up good performances in the ODIs as well. Rashid Khan continued his good work as he took five wickets to finish as the best bowler of the series. It will be mainly up to him and Nabi to apply pressure on the Zimbabwean batsmen.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
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Asghar Stanikzai (c), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Mujeeb Zadran, Nasir Jamal, Samiullah Shenwari, Shapoor Zadran/Dawlat Zadran
Zimbabwe Team News & Playing 11
They will need Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor and Sikandar Raza to fire with the bat. Masakadza scored the most runs for Zimbabwe in the T20 series and he will look to take his team off to a brisk start in this match. Tendai Chatara and Blessing Muzarabani were the stand out bowlers for their side with four wickets apiece. The skipper will turn to these two fast bowlers to take early wickets and push Afghanistan on the back foot.
Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11
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Graeme Cremer (c), Hamilton Masakadza, Solomon Mire, Brendan Taylor (wk), Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Peter Moor, Malcolm Waller, Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI Betting Odds
Afghanistan dominated Zimbabwe in the recently concluded T20 international series and they will begin as firm favorites amongst the bookmakers to start off the one-day international series with a win. They are currently being offered at an extremely short price of 1.3 on Betfair. Zimbabwe have quite a few areas to improve upon ahead of this game and they are the obvious underdogs at odds of 3.45 on Betfair.
Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 1st ODI Prediction
Afghanistan will be going into the ODI series high on confidence after having outplayed Zimbabwe in the shortest format. They also have a superior head-to-head count, winning 11 out of the 19 one-day internationals. At Sharjah, the two teams have faced each other five times in 50-overs cricket with Afghanistan emerging victorious on three of those occasions. So the hosts clearly have an upper hand here which is why we predict them to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Afghanistan to beat Zimbabwe in the first ODI at 1.3 on 1xbet.
Feb 09, 2018
16:00 IST / 10:30 GMT
Sharjah Cricket Stadium - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
AFG vs ZIM 
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