The teams will be updated after the final lineups are out.

Match Details:

Japan vs Kazakhstan
Date: 30th August 2022
Time: 02:35 pm IST

Preview:

Both teams were placed in Group F along with four other teams. They are playing to secure a place in the FIBA basketball world cup 2023.

Kazakhstan won 5 games and lost 2 games in the qualifier so far. They lost their last match against China 56-68 and are standing at 4th place in group F points table.

Japan won 2 games and lost 5 games until now. They lost their last match against Iran 68-79 and are placed at 5th place in group F points table.

Rustam Murzagaliyev is averaging 14.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists a game. He is converting more than 37% of his three-point attempts.

Yudai Baba will lead the offensive duties of Japan. In the last match, he scored 27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.

I am backing Japan to win this match. Watch out for Soichiro Inoue to produce a match-winning performance.

Japan:

Probable starting lineups:

PG Yuki Togashi
SG Yudai Baba
SF Makoto Hiejima
PF Hirotaka Yoshii
C Soichiro Inoue

Best bench players:

PF Yuya Nagayoshi
PG Yutaroh Suda

Injuries:

N/A

Top picks (Average fantasy points per game):

PG Yuki Togashi - 20.7 points
SG Yudai Baba - 33.5 points

Kazakhstan:

Probable starting lineups:

PG Maxim Marchuk
SG Shaim Kuanov
SF Rustam Murzagaliyev
PF Roman Marchuk
C Anton Bykov

Best bench players:

C Dmitriy Gavrilov
SG Oleg Balashov

Injuries:

N/A

Top picks (Average fantasy points per game):

SF Rustam Murzagaliyev - 27.8 points
PG Maxim Marchuk - 23.3 points

Punt picks:

SF Yudai Nishida (6.0 credit)
PF Robert Pan (6.5 credit)

Captain and vice captain choices:

1.Rustam Murzagaliyev
2.Yudai Baba
3.Maxim Marchuk

Fantasy Team:

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Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.