Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders Match Preview & Prediction
Junior Champions will take on Maiwand Defenders in the fourth match of the Green Afghanistan One Day CUP, 2023 at the Khost Cricket Stadium. Junior Champions will want to come back strong after a disappointing 212-run loss against Pamir Legends. Meanwhile, Maiwand Defenders’ first game against Hindokush Strikers ended without a result due to inclement weather. The Defenders will be favourites for this contest.
Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders Match Details:
Match: Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders (JCH vs MD), Match 4, Green Afghanistan One-Day Cup 2023
Venue: Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 3, 10.00 AM IST
Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders Pitch Report:
The surfaces at the Khost Cricket Stadium should have something for everyone. The average first innings score at this venue last year in non-rain affected matches was 238. There could be help for the spinners as the game goes on
Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders Weather Forecast:
The weather is expected to stay clear for this game
Junior Champions Batters Record
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Junior Champions Bowlers Record
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Maiwand Defenders Batters Record (Green Afghanistan OD Cup 2022)
| Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | HS |
| Darwish Rasooli | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 84 |
| Riaz Hassan | 4 | 124 | 31 | 82 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 79 |
| Zubaid Akbari | 3 | 86 | 43 | 67 |
| Mohammad Shahzad | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 70 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 4 | 69 | 23 | 29 |
| Ikram Alikhil | 4 | 44 | 11 | 39 |
| Aftab Alam | 3 | 41 | 13.67 | 33 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 1 | 17 | – | 17 |
| Qais Ahmad | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Rahmanullah Zadran | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rehman | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Hashmat Shahidi | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Imran Mir | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Maiwand Defenders Bowlers Record (Green Afghanistan OD Cup 2022)
| Player | Innings | Overs | Wickets | SR |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 3 | 27.2 | 5 | 32.8 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rehman | 3 | 30 | 4 | 45 |
| Aftab Alam | 3 | 23 | 4 | 34.5 |
| Qais Ahmad | 2 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 4 | 37 | 3 | 74 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
| Abdul Baqi | 1 | 8 | 1 | 48 |
| Zubaid Akbari | 3 | 8.4 | 1 | 52 |
| Wafadar Momand | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| Hashmat Shahidi | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders Top Picks
Qais Ahmad (MD), Bowler (LB)
- Qais Ahmad is probably the best leg-spinner from Afghanistan after Rashid Khan
- He managed to sneak in only one over before rain brought an early end to the game against Hindokush Strikers
Azmatullah Omarzai (MD), All-rounder (RHB, RAM)
- Azmatullah Omarzai is a talented seam-bowling all-rounder for Afghanistan
- He cracked an unbeaten 69 off 54 balls in the last game against Hindoskush Strikers
Noor Ali Zadran (MD), Batter (RHB)
- Noor Ali Zadran is an experienced opener for Maiwand Defenders
- He scored 19 off 23 balls but failed to convert it against Hindokush Strikers
- Noor will be aiming for a bigger score against the Junior Champions
Noman Shah (JCH), Wicket-keeper (RHB)
- Noman Shah is a talented wicket-keeper batsman for Junior Champions
- He scored 14 off 20 balls in the first game against Pamir Legends
- Noman comes into this tournament on the back of a fruitful U-19 tour of UAE
Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders Differential Picks
Allah Mohammad (JCH), Bowler (OS)
- Allah Mohammad is an exciting mystery spinner for Junior Champions
- He bowled well and took one wicket in the first game against Pamir Legends
Nasir Jamal (MD), Batter (RHB)
- Nasir Jamal is a steady middle-order batsman for Maiwand Defenders
- He scored a fluent 87-run knock in the first game against Hindokush Strikers
Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders Safe Captaincy Picks
Zia ur Rehman Akbar (MD), Bowler (LAO)
- Zia ur Rehman Akbar is an accurate left-arm spinner for Maiwand Defenders
- He bowled two economical overs before the game against Hindokush Strikers was abandoned due to poor weather
Hashmatullah Shahidi (MD), All-rounder (LHB, OS)
- Afghanistan’s ODI skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi is a handy batting all-rounder
- Shahidi made a decent 36 off 47 balls in the first game against Hindokush Strikers
Junior Champions vs Maiwand Defenders Base Team
WK: Noman Shah
BAT: Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Haroon, Nasir Jamal
AR: Kamran Hotak, Azmatullah Omarzai, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)
BOWL: Qais Ahmad, Zia ur Rehman Akbar (VC), Aftab Alam, Allah Mohammad
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