AFGH vs ZIM | 3rd T20I Match | 20-03-2021 15:30

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Match : Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

Series : Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe in UAE, 2021

Date : 20 March, 03:30 PM IST

Venue : Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

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Afghanistan won the toss and have opted to Bat.

Change in Team 1 :- 

IN :- T Musakanda, F Haq Farooqi

OUT :- W Madhevere, F Ahmad Malik

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Usman Ghani, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Asghar Afghan(C), Rashid Khan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Sharafuddin Ashraf

Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Tarisai Musakanda, Sean Williams(C), Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Richmond Mutumbami(WK), Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Milton Shumba, Faraz Akram, Wellington Masakadza

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 Probable XI :- 

Afghanistan :-

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Karim Janat, Usman Ghani, Asghar Afghan(C), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fareed Malik.

Zimbabwe :-

Tarisai Musakanda, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Sean Williams(C), Sikandar Raza, Richmond Mutumbami(WK), Ryan Burl, Donald Tiripano, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava.

 Pitch & Weather Report : - 

The pitch at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi is considered to be generally on the slower side. There have been very few high-scoring games here. Even though the pitch here is slower, the teams chasing tend to have more success at this venue. Spinners will play a crucial role.

The weather of Abu Dhabi is forecasted to be clean & clear and there is no chance of rain during the match. The temperature is expected to be around 26 Degree Celsius.

----News & Analysis----

Afghanistan (AFGH)

• Afghanistan had already won this series of three T20 matches and now they have a chance to have a clean sweep against Zimbabwe. They won the last match comfortably with the margin of 45 runs.
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK) and Usman Ghani will open the innings.Rahmanullah Gurbaz is known for playing aggressively and he scored 87 runs in 1st match but could not replicate the same in last game and got out for only 9 runs. Usman Ghani batted well in last match and scored 49 runs.
• Karim Janat will bat at one down. He is a very good all rounder, he scored 53 runs in last match and also picked one wickets.
• Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi and Asghar Afghan(C) will form the middle order.Mohammad Nabi is an experienced all-rounder and performed brilliant in last match, he scored 40 off just 15 balls and picked two wickets. Najibullah Zadran scored 12 runs, While Asghar Afghan scored 14* runs in last match.
• Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rashid Khan will look to finish the innings.Rashid Khan scored 9* runs, While H Shahidi didn't get chance to bat in last match.
• The No.1 T20I bowler Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Amir Hamza will handle the spin department.Rashid Khan picked up 3 wickets in the last match. Mohammad Nabi got two wickets, While Amir Hamza got one wicket in last game.
• Naveen Ul Haq, Karim Janat and Fareed Malik will lead pace attack.Naveen Ul Haq got two wickets, While Fareed Malik and Karim Janat got one wicket each in last game.

Zimbabwe (ZIM)

• Zimbabwe had totally failed to performed well during this series as they had lost both T20 matches played. 
• Tinashe Kamunhukamwe and Tarisai Musakanda opened the innings for Zimbabwe.Tinashe Kamunhukamwe batted well in the 1st match and scored 44 runs but got out for duck in last match While Musakanda scored 22 runs in last match.
• Sean Williams(C) will bat one down and Sikandar Raza will follow him. Both are very good all rounder but again failed to performed well in last match. S Williams scored 9 runs  and S Raza scored 15 runs in last match and both went wicketless in both matches.
• Wesley Madhevere, Richmond Mutumbami(WK) and Ryan Burl will follow next in batting.Ryan Burl batted well in last game with scored 40 runs.
• Donald Tiripano batted well in last match and scored 24 runs off14 balls.
• Blessing Muzarabani, Donald Tiripano and Richard Ngarava will lead pace attack. Blessing Muzarabani picked up two wickets in last game. Donald Tiripano and Richard Ngarava also got one wicket each in last match.
• Sikandar Raza, Brandon Mavuta and Sean Williams will handle the spin department along with Ryan Burl. Ryan Burl got one wicket in last game.

 Last Five Match Record 

Afghanistan : W, W, L, W, W

Zimbabwe : L, L, L, L, L

 Head to Head Matches 

Total Match : 11

Afghanistan Won : 10

Zimbabwe Won : 01

NR : 00

Tie : 00

 Top picks Players :- 

• Rashid Khan : ( 2 M - 7 R + 3 W, 9 R + 3 W )
• Mohammad Nabi : ( 2 M - 7 R + 0 W, 40 R + 2 W )
• Rahmatullah Gurbaz : ( 2 M - 87 R, 9 R )
• Asghar Afghan : ( 2 M - 55 R, 14* R )
• Karim Janat : (2 M - 26 R +  2 W, 53 R + 1 W ) 
• Sean Williams : ( 2 M - 22 R + 0 W, 9 R + 0 W )
• Sikandar Raza : ( 2 M - 22 R + 0 W, 15 R + 0 W)
• Blessing Muzarabani : ( 2 M - 2 W, 2 W)
• Tinashe Kamunhukamwe : ( 2 M - 44 R, 0 R )
• Ryan Burl : ( 2 M - 2 R + 1 W, 40 R + 1 W )

 Squads : - 

Afghanistan :-

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Usman Ghani, Karim Janat, Asghar Afghan(C), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai(WK), Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Amir Hamza, Fareed Malik, Ibrahim Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi.

Zimbabwe :-

Prince Masvaure, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams(C), Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Milton Shumba, Regis Chakabva(WK), Donald Tiripano, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richmond Mutumbami, Kevin Kasuza, Tarisai Musakanda, Victor Nyauchi, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Faraz Akram.

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