Shpageeza League 2019 Qualifier 2 – BD vs KE Fantasy Preview

We’re down to just the final three teams at the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League in Afghanistan. It’s easier to choose your fantasy teams now as all games have been played at the same ground in Kabul as we move into the Qualifier 2. Here, Band-e-Amir Dragons are in action once again, finishing 2nd in the points table with 3 wins in 5 games and then losing Qualifier 1. They have another chance now to progress to the 2019 final.

They are up against Kabul Eagles, who finished 3rd in the points table, also with 3 wins in 5 games. They won the Eliminator against Speen Ghar Tigers and have to win again today if they want to play Mis Ainak in the final. Earlier in the tournament, Kabul beat Band-e-Amir by 35 runs in the round robin. Keep reading for our complete Howzat (sign-up with code “READ1234”) fantasy preview of the BD vs KE game…

Match info

  • Tournament: 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.
  • Date: 17th October 2019, 2:15pm IST.
  • Venue: Alokozay Kabul international Ground, Kabul.
  • Capacity: 6,000+
  • Series status: Qualifier 2.

Form (recent first)

  • BD: L W W W L
  • KE: W L L W W

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Numbers

  • Head to head in the Shpageeza League, Band-e-Amir leads 2-1.
  • Waqar Salamkheil – 10 wickets in 5 games this tournament.
  • Karim Janat – 266 runs in 6 games this tournament so far.
  • Javed Ahmadi – 261 runs, 2 wickets so far this tournament.

Band-e-Amir Dragons

Experience always counts and that’s why Javed Ahmadi was always on my team sheet first throughout this tournament. Having played for Afghanistan, he has been exposed to better bowling attacks and here, he has 1 fifty, 1 century and a batting average of 65+ to go with a best score of 117*; he bowls sometimes too. The team is being captained by Rashid Khan and while I wasn’t picking him initially, I will do so now.

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Rashid has only 2 wickets in 5 games but he’s now promoted himself to open the innings and has got 18 and 26 runs in his last 2 games. A lot of teams may select Afsar Zazai who has 180 runs this season and 56* last game, but he bats too low down the order for my liking. I’d instead pick Imran Janat who scored 44 in the last game after failures of 1 and 4 prior to this. With the ball, Nijat Masood has 8 wickets in 4 games.

Kabul Eagles

Waqar Salamkheil is the tournament leader when it comes to wickets in the 2019 Shapgeeza League and his 4-fer i the last game helped his cause. Another good bowling option for your fantasy team today is Amir Hamza who has managed 8 wickets in just 5 games this tournament, and his consistency is why you should pick him. He hasn’t gone wicketless even once so far this season.

With the bat, two players to add to your Howzat (sign-up with code “READ1234”) fantasy team are Karim Janat and Asghar Afghan. Janat is their top scorer mostly because of one innings of 120 while Afghan has been more consistent with 2 fifties this season. Select both and if budgets become an issue, select only Afghan. Opener Hazratullah Zazai has 137 runs this season and he could be your x-factor player.

BD vs KE Betting

BD v KE fantasy team

Shpageeza League 2019 - BD vs KE Fantasy Team


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