AFG-U19 vs PNG-U19 Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jan 18, 2022

Afghanistan U19 team was unable to play the warm-up fixtures because of quarantine restrictions, however, it will still go into the match against Papua New Guinea as the overwhelming favorite. The reason for this is that Afghanistan has some promising youngsters in its squad and also because PNG has failed to put up a fight so far.

No cricket betting site is giving PNG much of a chance here.

Match prediction and cricket betting tips for Afghanistan U19 vs Papua New Guinea U19, U19 World Cup 2022. The match is going to be played at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Diego Martin on the 18th of January 2022.

AFG-U19 vs PNG-U19 Team Previews

Afghanistan U19

Afghanistan was unable to take part in the playoffs but that should not be much of a problem for them as they did take part in the Asia Cup just a few weeks prior to the World Cup. Afghanistan put in some very strong performances in that tournament although it was only able to beat the UAE.

Suliman Safi, Suliman Arabzai, and Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai are the three players that should play a central role in the batting department. These players have a lot of experience playing against the top teams and we expect them to get the better of the PNG bowling with ease.

Noor Ahmad is the bowler that a lot of people have been talking up and it will be interesting to see how much an impact he has in this tournament. Bilal Sami and Khaleel Ahmad are the other two bowlers that can run through the PNG batting.

Afghanistan U19 Playing 11

Suliman Safi, Bilal Sayedi, Allah Noor, Khaiber Wali, Mohammad Ishaq, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Naveed Zadran, Izharulhaq Naveed, Bilal Sami, Noor Ahmad, Nangeyalia Kharote.


Papua New Guinea U19

PNG is looking out of its depth in this tournament and we really don't think it has any chance against Afghanistan either. PNG has lost all of its warm-up matches comprehensively and also lost its first match of the tournament to Zimbabwe by 228 runs. These are huge losses and show that the team is nowhere near the standard required to compete just yet.

Not a single player in its batting lineup was able to cross 20 against Zimbabwe the bowlers all went for plenty of runs as well. From a betting point of view, the only thing to do is to bet against PNG wherever possible. Unfortunately, it does not seem like you are going to find much value in doing that.

Papua New Guinea U19 Playing 11

Peter Karoho, Boio Ray, Barnabas Maha, Malcolm Aporo, Christopher Kilapat, Ryan Ani, Katenalaki Singi, Aue Oru, Junior Morea, Rasan Kevau, John Kariko.

AFG-U19 vs PNG-U19 Toss Prediction

The team that wins the toss is going to want to bat first.

Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.

Pitch and Conditions

The conditions in Diego Martin are expected to be very good for cricket. The sun is forecast to be out the entire day and no interruptions are likely. The pitch should be a bit on the slower side but generally flat for batting. The spinners will find some assistance as has been the case at most venues.

AFG-U19 vs PNG-U19 Betting Tips

We are going to bet on Afghanistan to win. There is really no other option but to bet on Afghanistan to win. You can choose to wait for in-play betting and hope for better odds but we really doubt if that is going to happen either.

Bet on the Afghanistan U19 team to win.

Today Match Prediction

Afghanistan U19 To Win the Match, 1.04

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Who will win AFG-U19 vs PNG-U19

Afghanistan U19 84.2% (16)
Papua New Guinea U19 15.8% (3)
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