AFG vs NAM: The mighty Afghans are all set to face inexperienced Namibia at Sheikh Zayed Stadium for their upcoming Super 12 encounter of the T20 World Cup.
Afghanistan played Pakistan in their previous match, and deciding to bat first didn’t seem to have worked in their favour. Gulbadin Naib’s 35* & Mohammad Nabi’s 35* helped Afghanistan scramble through to a decent total of 147/6. While chasing, Pakistan did lose track, but Babar Azam’s fifty & Fakhar Zaman’s cameo kept them in contention. However, a blistering 7-ball 25* helped Pakistan storm their way to get three wins out of three games and bag this match by 5 wickets.
Meanwhile, Namibia played their opening game against Scotland and emerged as winners. Bowling first, Ruben Trumpelmann’s 3/17 and Jan Frylinck’s 2/10 helped restrict Scotland to a mere 109/8. While chasing, it was a piece of cake for Namibia as JJ Smit’s unbeaten 33 & cameos from others helped Namibia win the match by 4 wickets.
It will be a thrilling encounter between the two teams, but Afghanistan have the upper hand in this match-up.
Match Details
Match: Afghanistan vs Namibia
Date & Time: 31st October 2021, 3:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Pitch Report
A pure batting-friendly wicket as well as a bowling friendly one. It provides a lot of help to the pacers in specific. The toss will play a crucial role, as chasing is a preferred choice at this venue. Both the batters and bowlers will receive ample help from the surface.
Weather Report
Mild humidity is expected throughout the game, with the temperatures hovering between 31 and 29 degrees. There are no chances of precipitation.
AFG vs NAM Predicted Playing XI
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fareed Ahmad, Usman Ghani
Namibia
Zane Green (wk), Craig Williams, Michael van Lingen, Gerhard Erasmus (c), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz
AFG vs NAM Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicketkeeper: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Najibullah Zadran, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus
Allrounders: Mohammad Nabi (captain), Gulbadin Naib, David Wiese (vice-captain), Jan Frylinck
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ruben Trumpelmann
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