Afghanistan will square off against West Indies in the 8th warm-up match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026, scheduled to be played on Wednesday, 4th February at 3:00 PM IST. The match will take place at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru. Check out the best Dream11 team tips, player stats, pitch report, top fantasy picks and dream11 prediction team for today’s AFG vs WI clash.

Match Preview

Afghanistan began their preparations with a dominant performance against Scotland in their previous warm up match, posting 184 runs and winning by 61 runs.

West Indies, who come into this game on the back of a series defeat against South Africa, will need to produce their best performance, especially with Afghanistan in strong form in this format.

Rashid Khan stands out as the top choice for the captaincy role, having scored 602 runs and picked up 187 wickets in this format. Shai Hope, a consistent performer for West Indies, shapes up as a strong option for the vice captaincy role after scoring 1,455 runs so far.

BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2, Bengaluru Pitch Report

*The stats are based on the T20s matches played at BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2.

Pitch type – Generally balanced / batter-friendly
Batting 1st Won – 1 match
Batting 2nd Won – 0 matches
Average 1st innings score – 184 runs

AFG vs WI Probable Playing XI

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Naveen-ul-Haq

West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell

AFG vs WI Dream11 Player Stats

Player NameT20I Stats
Ibrahim Zadran1695 runs
Rahmanullah Gurbaz2141 runs
Mohammad Nabi2430 runs & 104 wickets
Rashid Khan602 runs & 187 wickets
Shai Hope1455 runs
Shimron Hetmyer1345 runs

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