England vs Afghanistan – Dream11 Prediction: England, the outright favourite to win the ICC World Cup 2019, might get some of their benched players into the team in place of injured Jason Roy and Eoin Morgan.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, have been in the middle of a dismal show in ICC World Cup 2019. They were expected to produce one or two upsets but have not looked like a team that can pull something like that. However, they can take inspiration from Pakistan and Bangladesh and follow their footsteps to beat a superpower.

England vs Afghanistan Team News:

Probable XI: James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood/Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid

Probable XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib (capt), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan

Match Details

England vs Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Match 24

18th June 2019, 3:00 PM IST

Old Trafford, Manchester

Weather Report

Manchester weather was kind to India-Pakistan fans on Sunday and the locals would be hoping for the same ahead of this match. According to AccuWeather, there is only a 7% chance of rain and it will remain partly cloudy throughout the day. The temperature will hover around 15-18 degrees Celsius during the match.

Pitch Report

The surface for the marquee clash was absolutely flat and the ball turned significantly later on. This brings Afghanistan spinners into the game as well. The team winning the toss should look to bat first irrespective of the conditions as Pakistan bowlers hardly found any swing after the first few overs against India.

Average first innings score: 258 (last five One-Day matches at the venue)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 1; Lost – 4

Dream11 Tips and Tricks

Batting: Joe Root, Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow should be the ideal top three. ;Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran and Rahmat Shah can also be considered from Afghanistan to fill the required batting slot.

Bowling: Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Abdul Rashid and Chris Woakes should not have any problem in getting a place. Aftab Alam can also be considered for one of the slots.

All-rounder: Ben Stokes and Mohammad Nabi are the real contenders, while Moeen Ali should also be there in the race.

Wicket-keeping: Jos Buttler is already there in the team and would perform the glover-working duty.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Wicket-Keeper – Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow (C)

Batsmen – Noor Ali Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Joe Root

All-Rounders – Mohammad Nabi, Chris Woakes (VC)

Bowlers – Hamid Hassan, Rashid Khan, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer.

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Wicket-Keeper – Jonny Bairstow

Batsmen – Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai (VC), James Vince, Joe Root

All-Rounders – Gulbadin Naib, Chris Woakes, Ben Stokes

Bowlers – Aftab Alam, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood (C).