AFG VS ZIM
M Nabi and Rashid Khan from Afghanistan will play a crucial role in the T20 tournament against Zimbabwe.
MATCH DETAILS:
Afghanistan will face Zimbabwe for the first T20 on 17th March at Shaikh Zayed stadium Abu Dhabi. The match will start at 3:30 p.m. IST.
PREVIEW:
Afghanistan are currently placed at eighth spot in world T20 ranking. Zimbabwe is placed at number 12. The last test series between the two teams ended up in a 1-1 draw.
WEATHER REPORT:
The weather of Abu Dhabi will be hot and sunny. There is no partition of rain with humidity level of 18%. The average temperature will be around 36°C.
PITCH REPORT:
The pitch at the Abu Dhabi stadium is a balanced one. The batsman and specially the spinners will get alot of assistance from the pitch. The team winning the toss may choose to bowl first as we can see a high scoring match.
AVERAGE FIRST INNINGS SCORE:
140-170
BEST FORMATION:
1-3-3-4
AFG VS ZIM PROBABLE PLAYING XI:
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah-Zadran, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid-Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ibrahim Zadran
Bench: Fazal Haq Farooqi, Amir Hamza, Afsar Zazai
Zimbabwe: Richmond Mutumbami, Wesley Madhevere, Tarisai Musakanda, Prince Masvaure, Milton Shumba, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Blessing Muzarabani, Donald Tiripano, Wellington Masakadza
Bench: Victor Nyauchi, Brandon Mavuta, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe
INJURY AND AVAILABILITY NEWS:
Not available.
AFG VS ZIM TOP PICKS:
M Nabi
This player is a key allrounder for the Afghanistan team. Is code 903 runs with the strike rate of 145.8 and took 69 wickets in his T20 career.
Rashid Khan
A superstar for the Afghanistan side this bowler has always impressed with his consistent form and orthodox bowling. This youngster has taken 89 wickets with an economy of 6.14 which is really impressive.
Sean Williams
This left handed batsman and orthodox spinner is the captain for the Zimbabwe side. He was in good form during the test series. We can expect some big knocks from him as play a crucial role in his side’s victory.
CAPTAIN AND VICE CAPTAIN SELECTION:
Captain: M Nabi
Vice captain: S Williams/ Rashid Khan
DREAM TEAM:
EXPECTED WINNER:
Afghanistan is a really strong team when it comes to T20. We may hope that they will continue their form and win this match.
NOTE: All the predictions of the dream team, captain vice captain selection, winner prediction are entirely based on my individual research.