New Delhi: Afghanistan will lock horns with Namibia in the Group 2 contest of the T20 World Cup 2021.
Namibia who are ICC Men’s T20 World Cup debutants beat Scotland by four wickets in their opening game, making a confident start to the Super 12 stage.
On the other hand, Afghanistan need to pick themselves up off the canvas in Group 1. They came close to defending 148 against Pakistan, eventually falling by five wickets with the target chased down with an over to spare.
Match details:
When: Afghanistan vs Namibia, Super 12, Group 2, 14:00 Local, 15:30 IST
Where: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
T20I Head to Head: Afghanistan and Namibia have never played a T20I against each other. When the two teams met in T20s, Afghanistan prevailed in both encounters.
My Dream11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus, David Wiese, JJ Smit, Rubel Trumpelmann, Rashid Khan, Naveen ul Haq, Mohammad Nabi.
Captain: Hazratullah Zazai. Vice-captain: Rashid Khan.
Team Watch:
Afghanistan
Injury/Availability Concerns: There were no injury concerns reported ahead of the contest. Asghar Afghan will play his final international match for Afghanistan and has announced his retirement.
Probable XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat/Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb ur Rahman.
Namibia
Injury/Availability Concerns: Namibia have had a three-day break and have all their players available for selection.
Probable XI: Craig Williams, Zane Green (wk), Gerhard Erasmus (c), David Wiese, Michael van Lingen, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz
