Afghanistan team will start its campaign against Scotland, this may be the playing XI
AFG vs SCO, T20 World Cup 2021: Afghanistan’s cricket team will start their campaign against Scotland in the T20 World Cup (T20 WC 2021) on Monday. This time it will be a challenge for the Afghan team to show a better game, because the players of the team have had to go through a difficult phase for the last several months. In August last, the Taliban took control of Afghanistan and after that the situation there deteriorated significantly. The effort of the Afghanistan team will be to win this match and give a chance to celebrate the people going through difficult times at home.
Such was the performance of Afghanistan in the practice matches
The conditions at home did not give enough practice to the Afghan cricketers and there was a controversy over the selection of the team, when star spinner Rashid Khan stepped down as captain soon after the team was announced. Some changes were made in the last moments and veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi was again given the responsibility of leading the team. Despite controversies ahead of the start of the tournament, Afghanistan showed their potential in two warm-up matches. The team suffered a loss against South Africa, but defeated the defending champions West Indies.
Afghanistan will have hopes from these players
Afghanistan will be hoping for a good start from openers Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Shahzad, while the responsibility of getting quick runs in the middle order will be on Najibullah Zadran and captain Nabi. The spin trio of Rashid, Nabi and Mujeeb Zadran are capable of troubling even the best batsmen in the world and given Sharjah’s slow and low pitches during the Indian Premier League, it is expected that all three will bowl on a World Cup-ready wicket. Will enjoy.
Scotland team spirits up
Scotland are full of confidence after registering victories in all three of their first round matches, including Bangladesh. Scotland showed their mettle against Bangladesh and defeated a formidable opponent despite being on the verge of defeat. The new-ball pair of Bradley Wheel and Josh Davey have been impressive while left-arm spinner Mark Watt has been dominant in the middle overs. After the win against Oman, Watt made it clear that Scotland would go into the Super 12 with the intention of making some upsets.
A look at Afghanistan team
Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mujeeb Zadran, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan and Farid Ahmed .
A look at the Scotland team
Kyle Coetzer (captain), Richie Berrington, Dylan Buzz, Matthew Cross, Josh Davey, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Callum McLeod, George Muncy, Safyaan Sharif, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheel.
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