Maiwand Defenders vs Hindokush Strikers Match Preview & Prediction
Maiwand Defenders will take on Hindokush Strikers in the first match of the Afghanistan Green One-Day Cup at the Khost Cricket Stadium. Hindokush Strikers are the defending champions of the tournament having defeated Pamir Legends in the final last year. Meanwhile, Maiwand Defenders only managed one victory from four matches in 2022. Hindokush will be the favourites for this contest.
Maiwand Defenders vs Hindokush Strikers Match Details:
Match: Interglobe Marine vs Seven Districts (IGM vs SVD), Match 1, Green Afghanistan One-Day Cup 2023
Venue: Khost Cricket Stadium, Khost
Date & Time: Saturday, April 29, 10.00 AM IST
Maiwand Defenders vs Hindokush Strikers 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
Maiwand Defenders vs Hindokush Strikers Weather Forecast:
The weather is expected to stay clear for this game
Record in Green Afghanistan OD Cup 2022
Maiwand Defenders Batters
| 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
| 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 |
| Riaz Hassan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Hindokush Strikers Batters
| Player | Inns | Runs | Average | HS |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 5 | 254 | 63.5 | 107 |
| Bahir Shah | 2 | 130 | 65 | 75 |
| Afsar Zazai | 5 | 128 | 32 | 68 |
| Sediq Atal | 3 | 105 | 35 | 73 |
| Asif Musazai | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 48 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 3 | 63 | 21 | 33 |
| Karim Jannat | 2 | 49 | 49 | 39 |
| Usman Ghani | 4 | 49 | 12.25 | 28 |
| Fareed Malik | 3 | 47 | 47 | 22 |
| Zia Akbar | 3 | 37 | 12.33 | 32 |
| Farhan Zakhail | 2 | 28 | 14 | 24 |
| Zahir Khan | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 |
| Abdul Rahman | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Ijaz Ahmadzai | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Nijat Masood | 2 | 2 | – | 2 |
Hindokush Strikers Bowlers
| Player | Innings | Overs | Wickets | SR |
| Zia Akbar | 5 | 45 | 14 | 19.29 |
| Nijat Masood | 4 | 30.3 | 7 | 26.14 |
| Zahir Khan | 4 | 31.5 | 6 | 31.83 |
| Fareed Malik | 4 | 28 | 4 | 42 |
| Khalil Gurbaz | 1 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Yousuf Zazai | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Jamshid Miralikhail | 1 | 8 | 1 | 48 |
| Asif Musazai | 2 | 12 | 1 | 72 |
| Karim Jannat | 3 | 13.4 | 1 | 82 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Rahman | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Top Picks for MD vs HS
Maiwand Defenders (MD)
Hashmatullah Shahidi, All-rounder (LHB, OS)
- Afghanistan’s ODI skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi is a handy batting all-rounder
- He only made four runs in his solitary appearance in the same tournament last year
- However, Shahidi is a reliable middle-order batsman for Maiwand
Qais Ahmad, Bowler (LB)
- Qais Ahmad is probably the best leg-spinner from Afghanistan after Rashid Khan
- He got three scalps from two matches during the Green Afghanistan One-Day Cup last year
- Qais is also a handy lower-order batter
Hindokush Strikers (HS)
Najibullah Zadran (HS), Batter (LHB)
- Najibullah Zadran is a destructive middle-order batsman for Hindokush Strikers
- He scored 63 runs from three matches in the tournament last season
Mujeeb ur Rahman (HS), Bowler (OS)
- Mujeeb ur Rahman is one of the best spinners in white-ball cricket
- He took four wickets from three matches while playing for Maiwand Defenders last year
Differential Picks for MD vs HS
Nijat Masood (HS), Bowler (RAM)
- Nijat Masood is an accurate right-arm seamer for Hindokush Strikers
- He impressed in the 2022 Afghanistan Green One-Day Cup with seven scalps from four matches
Zia ur Rehman Akbar (MD), Bowler (LAO)
- Zia ur Rehman Akbar is one of the most prolific spinners in Afghanistan domestic cricket
- He took 14 wickets from just five matches to emerge as the leading wicket-taker in this competition last year
Safe Captaincy Picks for MD vs HS
Ibrahim Zadran (HS), Batter (RHB)
- Ibrahim Zadran is one of the best batters to come out of Afghanistan cricket
- The opener made 254 runs from five matches in the same competition last year
Azmatullah Omarzai (MD), All-rounder (RHB, RAM)
- Azmatullah Omarzai is a talented seam-bowling all-rounder for Afghanistan
- He produced 106 runs and three scalps from three matches during the Green Afghanistan One-Day Cup in 2022
- Omarzai is especially lethal with the new ball and is known to be a hard-hitting lower-order batsman
Base Team for MD vs HS
WK: Afsar Zazai
BAT: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Najibullah Zadran, Ihsanullah Janat
AR: Azmatullah Omarzai (VC), Karim Janat, Hashmatullah Shahidi
BOWL: Qais Ahmad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Zia ur Rehman Akbar, Nijat Masood
