AFG vs CAN Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Winning Team & Playing XI

AFG vs CAN Dream11 Prediction: T20 World Cup Fantasy Tips, Playing XI & Pitch Report

Afghanistan is set to lock horns with Canada in a crucial ICC Men's T20 World Cup encounter at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. With Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashing runs and Azmatullah Omarzai picking wickets for fun, fantasy users are eyeing big points. Meanwhile, Canada will rely on the in form Yuvraj Samra to turn their fortunes around in Chennai.

Match Details

Match: Afghanistan vs Canada
Date: 19 Feb 2026
Time: 19:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Live Streaming & Broadcast Details

Fans can catch the action on Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar.

Fans can check the country wise official live streaming and TV broadcast details for this match. To know where you can watch live streaming in your country, visit this complete guide: ICC Men’s World Cup 2026 Live Streaming Channels – Country wise Guide

Weather Report

The weather in Chennai is expected to be warm and humid, with temperatures hovering around 28°C to 30°C. The high humidity means the Dew factor could play a massive role in the second innings, potentially aiding the chasing team. There is a very low Rain probability, ensuring a full T20 contest.

Pitch Report & Venue Stats

Contrary to its traditional slow nature, the surface at MA Chidambaram Stadium has been a batting paradise recently. The Avg Runs in the last 5 matches is a staggering 185. Surprisingly, Pacer Wickets (28) have outnumbered Spinner Wickets (19), suggesting that seamers are getting help upfront and at the death.

Fantasy Takeaway: Load your fantasy contests with top order batters and death over pacers. Spinners are still valuable but haven't been the primary wicket takers recently.

Team Form & Head to-Head

Afghanistan

Last 5 Matches: W L L W W
Coming off a win against U.A.E., where Ibrahim Zadran scored a fifty and Azmatullah Omarzai took 4 wickets.
Head to-Head: 0 Wins (First major meeting in this cycle).

Canada

Last 5 Matches: L L L L L
They have lost 5 on the trot, including a close game against New Zealand despite Yuvraj Samra scoring a century.
Head to-Head: 0 Wins.

Injury Updates & Player Availability

Afghanistan: The squad looks Fully fit. Key players like Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are available for selection.
Canada: No major injury concerns. Saad Bin Zafar is expected to lead the side as usual.

Probable Playing XI

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Ziaur Rahman

Canada

Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Harsh Thaker, Dilon Heyliger, Shreyas Movva, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Jaskaran Singh, Ansh Patel

Key Players to Watch

Azmatullah Omarzai: The standout captaincy pick. He has 149 average fantasy points in this series, with 8 wickets and 76 runs. He bowls at the death and bats in the middle order.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: The wicket keeper batter has scored 111 runs in the series. He is crucial for Afghanistan at the top of the order.
Yuvraj Samra: The bright spot for Canada. He smashed 127 runs in the series, including a massive knock against New Zealand. He is a high value pick.
Rashid Khan: You cannot ignore him in Chennai. He has 4 wickets in the series and can run through the lower order.
Navneet Dhaliwal: A consistent batter for Canada with 108 runs in the series. He anchors the innings well.

Fantasy Picks

Small League Safe Picks

Azmatullah Omarzai
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rashid Khan

Mega League Differential Picks

Mujeeb Ur Rahman: Selected by fewer users but his mystery spin can be deadly at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Saad Bin Zafar: The Canada skipper contributes with both bat and ball and has 4 wickets in the series.

Match Prediction / Outlook

Afghanistan is the overwhelming favorite to win this T20 clash. Their bowling attack, led by Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai, is far superior to Canada's batting depth. However, if Canada bats first and puts up a score over 170, they could pressure the Afghan chase.

Disclaimer

Always check Final Playing XI and Toss updates before locking your fantasy team. This analysis is based on current stats and is for strategy purposes only.

Player	Batting	Bowling	Series Performance	Fantasy Selection
Azmatullah Omarzai	AFG	ALL	✅	168	RHB	133	33	2029	62	20.29	134.01	3	236	RMF	157	157	3.1	25.76	8.39	18.4	5	4/9	41	3	149	447	76	8	100	6	90.97	35.72	12.9
Rashid Khan	AFG	BOWL	✅	515	RHB	307	102	2853	79	13.91	147.06	5	396	LBG	510	696	3.8	18.49	6.58	16.8	22	6/17	182	3	75	225	20	4	100	8	85.61	5.7	9.89
Noor Ahmad	AFG	BOWL	✅	194	RHB	63	24	229	20	5.87	96.21	0	22	LWS	189	229	3.6	21.97	7.29	18	8	5/11	42	2	18	36	15	0	0	10	27.01	1.09	1.66
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	AFG	WK	✅	258	RHB	255	5	6244	121	24.97	145	41	879	RM	2	1	0.7	11	8.25	8	0	1/2	155	3	83	249	111	0	100	1	94.2	19.16	17.64
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	AFG	BOWL	✅	286	RHB	90	41	437	34	8.91	106.32	0	51	OB	286	314	3.8	23.3	6.77	20.6	7	5/15	54	3	66.7	200	0	4	66.7	9	74.49	1.99	4.83
Mohammad Nabi	AFG	ALL	✅	481	RHB	402	81	6841	89	21.31	134.34	18	806	OB	454	406	3.2	24.85	6.95	21.4	8	5/15	224	3	27.7	83	18	1	33.3	7	24.12	1.03	1.53
Gulbadin Naib	AFG	ALL	✅	177	RHB	154	40	2562	91	22.47	132.26	12	309	RMF	127	102	2.6	27.49	8.47	19.4	3	4/12	69	3	49	147	76	0	33.3	3	73.29	3.22	4.37
Ibrahim Zadran	AFG	BAT	✅	131	RHB	126	17	3463	101	31.77	119.24	28	425	RMF	14	6	2.2	44.33	8.72	30.5	0	3/42	69	3	51.7	155	75	0	33.3	2	81.39	7.7	10.34
Saad Bin Zafar	CAN	ALL	✅	73	LHB	39	18	493	33	23.47	120.24	0	57	SLA	68	74	3.5	19.29	6.05	19.1	0	3/8	24	3	64.7	194	16	4	66.7	8	78.38	1.92	4.32
Dilpreet Bajwa	CAN	BAT	✅	17	RHB	17	3	397	56	28.35	133.22	4	51	OB	3	1	1	32	10.66	18	0	1/21	5	3	42	126	47	1	33.3	2	60.23	2.57	4.37
Navneet Dhaliwal	CAN	BAT	✅	50	RHB	48	9	1326	70	34	126.88	9	158	RMF	7	4	1.6	18.5	6.72	16.5	0	1/11	18	3	66	198	108	0	66.7	3	73.54	2.52	4.14
Dilon Heyliger	CAN	BOWL	✅	56	RHB	34	19	374	30	24.93	162.6	0	50	RM	55	54	3	22.44	7.29	18.4	3	5/16	12	3	33	99	18	1	33.3	6	23.9	0.27	0.52
Nicholas Kirton	CAN	ALL	✅	39	LHB	37	6	770	69	24.83	123.79	2	80		7	4	1.3	24.25	10.77	13.5	0	1/3	12	3	20.7	62	10	0	33.3	4	20.56	0.45	0.89
Shreyas Movva	CAN	WK	✅	24	RHB	20	5	346	37	23.06	108.12	0	33		0	0					0	-	25	3	19.3	58	30	0	33.3	7	14.49	0.46	0.67
Harsh Thaker	CAN	ALL	✅	50	RHB	38	9	706	53	24.34	123.64	1	71	OB	43	39	2.9	19.82	6.1	19.4	1	4/20	12	3	54.7	164	86	0	66.7	5	73.15	1.37	2.57
Sediqullah Atal	AFG	BAT	✅	88	LHB	87	6	2625	95	32.4	133.45	22	332		0	0					0	-	32	3	28.3	85	45	0	0	4	24.2	1.71	1.82
Jaskaran Singh	CAN	BOWL	✅	37	RHB	26	12	282	60	20.14	154.94	1	37	RM	36	35	3.3	25.14	7.41	20.3	1	4/25	4	3	19	57	4	1	33.3	10	9.21	0.24	0.28
Yuvraj Samra	CAN	BAT	✅	16	LHB	15	3	442	63	36.83	160.72	3	66	RM	1	2	2	6.5	6.5	6	0	2/13	2	3	83.7	251	127	0	33.3	1	74.75	9.3	12.67
Darwish Rasooli	AFG	BAT	✅	88	RHB	82	10	1932	84	26.83	132.32	14	234	OB	0	0					0	-	42	3	39.3	118	68	0	33.3	5	34.98	2.04	2.5
Ziaur Rahman	AFG	BOWL	✅	39	RHB	13	4	42	10	4.66	97.67	0	6	RMF	39	49	3.6	26.83	9.26	17.3	0	3/27	18	2	6	12	0	0	0	11	8.08	0.35	0.41
Ansh Patel	CAN	BOWL	✅	9	RHB	2	1	6	6	6	120	0	1	LWS	7	6	2.6	14.5	4.83	18	0	2/7	1	3	39.7	119	0	3	33.3	11	32.44	0.31	0.74
Shivam Sharma	CAN	BAT	✅	10	RHB	2	0	24	15	12	218.18	0	3	OB	10	17	3.1	9.29	5.12	10.8	1	4/14	3	1	10	10	0	0	0	9	7.55	0.38	0.42

Player

Batting

Bowling

Series Performance

Fantasy Selection

Name

Bat

Inn

Runs

Avg

50+

4/6

Bowl

Inn

Avg

Eco

Best

C/St

A. Pt

Pts

Run

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG

ALL

✅

168

RHB

133

2029

20.29

134.01

236

RMF

157

3.1

25.76

8.39

18.4

4/9

149

447

100

90.97

35.72

12.9

Rashid Khan

AFG

BOWL

✅

515

RHB

307

102

2853

13.91

147.06

396

LBG

510

696

3.8

18.49

6.58

16.8

6/17

182

225

100

85.61

5.7

9.89

Noor Ahmad

AFG

BOWL

✅

194

RHB

229

5.87

96.21

LWS

189

229

3.6

21.97

7.29

5/11

27.01

1.09

1.66

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG

✅

258

RHB

255

6244

121

24.97

145

879

0.7

8.25

1/2

155

249

111

100

94.2

19.16

17.64

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

AFG

BOWL

✅

286

RHB

437

8.91

106.32

286

314

3.8

23.3

6.77

20.6

5/15

66.7

200

66.7

74.49

1.99

4.83

Mohammad Nabi

AFG

ALL

✅

481

RHB

402

6841

21.31

134.34

806

454

406

3.2

24.85

6.95

21.4

5/15

224

27.7

33.3

24.12

1.03

1.53

Gulbadin Naib

AFG

ALL

✅

177

RHB

154

2562

22.47

132.26

309

RMF

127

102

2.6

27.49

8.47

19.4

4/12

147

33.3

73.29

3.22

4.37

Ibrahim Zadran

AFG

BAT

✅

131

RHB

126

3463

101

31.77

119.24

425

RMF

2.2

44.33

8.72

30.5

3/42

51.7

155

33.3

81.39

7.7

10.34

Saad Bin Zafar

CAN

ALL

✅

LHB

493

23.47

120.24

SLA

3.5

19.29

6.05

19.1

3/8

64.7

194

66.7

78.38

1.92

4.32

Dilpreet Bajwa

CAN

BAT

✅

RHB

397

28.35

133.22

10.66

1/21

126

33.3

60.23

2.57

4.37

Navneet Dhaliwal

CAN

BAT

✅

RHB

1326

126.88

158

RMF

1.6

18.5

6.72

16.5

1/11

198

108

66.7

73.54

2.52

4.14

Dilon Heyliger

CAN

BOWL

✅

RHB

374

24.93

162.6

22.44

7.29

18.4

5/16

33.3

23.9

0.27

0.52

Nicholas Kirton

CAN

ALL

✅

LHB

770

24.83

123.79

1.3

24.25

10.77

13.5

1/3

20.7

33.3

20.56

0.45

0.89

Shreyas Movva

CAN

✅

RHB

346

23.06

108.12

19.3

33.3

14.49

0.46

0.67

Harsh Thaker

CAN

ALL

✅

RHB

706

24.34

123.64

2.9

19.82

6.1

19.4

4/20

54.7

164

66.7

73.15

1.37

2.57

Sediqullah Atal

AFG

BAT

✅

LHB

2625

32.4

133.45

332

28.3

24.2

1.71

1.82

Jaskaran Singh

CAN

BOWL

✅

RHB

282

20.14

154.94

3.3

25.14

7.41

20.3

4/25

33.3

9.21

0.24

0.28

Yuvraj Samra

CAN

BAT

✅

LHB

442

36.83

160.72

6.5

2/13

83.7

251

127

33.3

74.75

9.3

12.67

Darwish Rasooli

AFG

BAT

✅

RHB

1932

26.83

132.32

234

39.3

118

33.3

34.98

2.04

2.5

Ziaur Rahman

AFG

BOWL

✅

RHB

4.66

97.67

RMF

3.6

26.83

9.26

17.3

3/27

8.08

0.35

0.41

Ansh Patel

CAN

BOWL

✅

RHB

120

LWS

2.6

14.5

4.83

2/7

39.7

119

33.3

32.44

0.31

0.74

Shivam Sharma

CAN

BAT

✅

RHB

218.18

3.1

9.29

5.12

10.8

4/14

7.55

0.38

0.42

Completed matches of Afghanistan
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
AFG vs NZ	08 Feb - 11:00 AM	Chennai	Afghanistan	AFGAfghanistan	NZ	182/6 (20.0)	183/5 (17.5)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
AFG vs SA	11 Feb - 11:00 AM	Ahmedabad	Afghanistan	SASouth Africa	AFG	187/6 (20.0)	187/10 (19.4)	South Africa Match tied (South Africa won the one-over eliminator)
AFG vs UAE	16 Feb - 11:00 AM	Delhi	Afghanistan	UAEU.A.E.	AFG	160/9 (20.0)	162/5 (19.2)	Afghanistan Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Afghanistan

Teams

Date

Venue

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

08 Feb - 11:00 AM

Chennai

AFGAfghanistan

182/6 (20.0)

183/5 (17.5)

New Zealand New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

11 Feb - 11:00 AM

Ahmedabad

SASouth Africa

AFG

187/6 (20.0)

187/10 (19.4)

South Africa Match tied (South Africa won the one-over eliminator)

16 Feb - 11:00 AM

Delhi

UAEU.A.E.

AFG

160/9 (20.0)

162/5 (19.2)

Afghanistan Afghanistan won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Canada
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
CAN vs SA	09 Feb - 07:00 PM	Ahmedabad	Canada	SASouth Africa	CAN	213/4 (20.0)	156/8 (20.0)	South Africa South Africa won by 57 runs
CAN vs UAE	13 Feb - 03:00 PM	Delhi	Canada	CANCanada	UAE	150/7 (20.0)	154/5 (19.4)	U.A.E. U.A.E. won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
CAN vs NZ	17 Feb - 11:00 AM	Chennai	Canada	CANCanada	NZ	173/4 (20.0)	176/2 (15.1)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Canada

Teams

Date

Venue

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

09 Feb - 07:00 PM

Ahmedabad

SASouth Africa

CAN

213/4 (20.0)

156/8 (20.0)

South Africa South Africa won by 57 runs

13 Feb - 03:00 PM

Delhi

CANCanada

UAE

150/7 (20.0)

154/5 (19.4)

U.A.E. U.A.E. won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

17 Feb - 11:00 AM

Chennai

CANCanada

173/4 (20.0)

176/2 (15.1)

New Zealand New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

Completed matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
AFG vs NZ	08 Feb - 11:00 AM	Afghanistan	AFGAfghanistan	NZ	182/6 (20.0)	183/5 (17.5)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
NZ vs UAE	10 Feb - 03:00 PM	U.A.E.	UAEU.A.E.	NZ	173/6 (20.0)	175/0 (15.2)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
NED vs USA	13 Feb - 07:00 PM	Netherlands	USAU.S.A.	NED	196/6 (20.0)	103/10 (15.5)	U.S.A. U.S.A. won by 93 runs
NAM vs USA	15 Feb - 03:00 PM	U.S.A.	USAU.S.A.	NAM	199/4 (20.0)	168/6 (20.0)	U.S.A. U.S.A. won by 31 runs
CAN vs NZ	17 Feb - 11:00 AM	Canada	CANCanada	NZ	173/4 (20.0)	176/2 (15.1)	New Zealand New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

Completed matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium

Teams

Date

Bat First

Bat Second

Inning 1

Inning 2

Winner

08 Feb - 11:00 AM

AFGAfghanistan

182/6 (20.0)

183/5 (17.5)

New Zealand New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

10 Feb - 03:00 PM

UAEU.A.E.

173/6 (20.0)

175/0 (15.2)

New Zealand New Zealand won by 10 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

13 Feb - 07:00 PM

USAU.S.A.

NED

196/6 (20.0)

103/10 (15.5)

U.S.A. U.S.A. won by 93 runs

15 Feb - 03:00 PM

USAU.S.A.

NAM

199/4 (20.0)

168/6 (20.0)

U.S.A. U.S.A. won by 31 runs

17 Feb - 11:00 AM

CANCanada

173/4 (20.0)

176/2 (15.1)

New Zealand New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)

Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
AFG vs SA	1	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	caught	84	42	4	7	200
AFG vs NZ	3	Gulbadin Naib	caught	63	35	3	4	180
AFG vs UAE	2	Ibrahim Zadran	caught	53	41	6	1	129.26
AFG vs UAE	6	Azmatullah Omarzai	not out	40	21	2	3	190.47
AFG vs UAE	5	Darwish Rasooli	bowled	33	23	3	1	143.47
AFG vs NZ	4	Sediqullah Atal	caught	29	24	2	0	120.83
AFG vs NZ	1	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	bowled	27	22	2	1	122.72
AFG vs SA	6	Azmatullah Omarzai	caught	22	17	3	0	129.41

Match	Player	Ov	Run	W	Eco
AFG vs UAE	Azmatullah Omarzai	4	15	4	3.75
AFG vs SA	Azmatullah Omarzai	4	41	3	10.25
AFG vs UAE	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	31	2	7.75
AFG vs SA	Rashid Khan	4	28	2	7
AFG vs NZ	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	31	2	7.75
AFG vs UAE	Rashid Khan	4	24	1	6
AFG vs SA	Fazalhaq Farooqi	4	32	1	8
AFG vs NZ	Azmatullah Omarzai	3.5	40	1	10.43
AFG vs NZ	Rashid Khan	4	36	1	9
AFG vs NZ	Mohammad Nabi	1	18	1	18