Both teams will look to finish the campaign with a victory.
Preview
USA-U19 vs AF-U19 will face off in the 16th Place Play-off of ICC Under19 World Cup 2024 at Willowmoore Park, Benoni on Wednesday (January 31). Both teams had a forgettable campaign as they failed to win a single game in league stage matches.
USA U19 played their last league game against India U19 where India U19 posted a mammoth total of 326/5 on the board. Arshin Kulkarni 108(118) and Musheer Khan 73(76) were the top scorers for them. USA U19 was able to score only 125/8 and lost the game by 201 runs. Naman Tiwari scalped four wickets.
Afghanistan U19 played their last league match against Nepal U19 where they were bundled out for 145 in 40.1 overs. Aakash Chand picked up five wickets. Nepal U19 chased the target in 44.4 overs and won the match by 1 wicket. Skipper Dev Khanal was the top scorer with 58 runs off 89 balls.
Match Information
Afghanistan Under-19s vs United States of America Under-19s, A4 vs D4, Super Six
ICC Under 19 World Cup, 31 Jan 2024, Wed, 1:30 PM IST ,Benoni
Probable PlayingXI
Afghanistan Under-19s
Hassan Eisakhel, SK Zurmati, Khalil Ahmed, Ali Ahmad, Khalid Taniwal, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Naseer Khan(C), N Shah, A Gul, Allah Mohammad, J Zadran
Bench: W Tarakhil, Nasir Hassan, R Zurmati, Bashir Ahmad, Z Afghan, U Shinwari, W Zadran
United States of America Under-19s
Bhavya Mehta, M Nayak, P Patel-I, Rishi Ramesh(C), A Nadkarni, A Arepally, Prannav Chettipalayam, S Kappa, Utkarsh Srivastava, A Garg, Ateendra Subramanian
Bench: R Bhagani, A Suri, Aaryan Batra, K Bhalala, A Mahesh, Ansh Rai, A Satheesh
Injury News
Will be added when there is an update.
Weather Report: Mostly Sunny
Win Prediction: Afghanistan Under-19s
Pitch Condition: Balanced
Avg 1st Inning Score: 250
Pitch Report
Captains: 8.5
Utkarsh Srivastava USA-19 all
Afghanistan U19’s skipper has scored 32 runs and picked up four wickets as well, so he can be considered as the budget pick for your fantasy team.
Avoid Player Message: 6
Parth Patel-I: USA-19