Probable XI –
Afghanistan –
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Namibia –
Craig Williams, Michael van Lingen, Zane Green (wk), Gerhard Merwe Erasmus (c), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Jan Nicol Lofie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
3. Asghar Afghan
4. Hazratullah Zazai
5. Craig Williams
6. David Weise
7. Jan Frylinck/JJ Smit
8. Mohammad Nabi(VC)
9. Rashid Khan(C)
10. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
11. Ruben Trumpelmann
– Going heavy on Afghanistan as they’re the favourites to win this encounter considering their firepower batting and bowling unit.
– Rashid looks safest captain choice considering his consistency to take a couple of wickets per match.
– Mohammad Nabi might be a good VC choice as he’s batting at middle order and bowling full four overs.
– Took top four batters who might score maximum amount of runs for Afghanistan and three quality spinners.
– Can take Bernard Scholtz at the place of Ruben Trumpelmann and JJ Smit at the place of Jan Frylinck.
– David Weise will be another safe C/VC choice considering his three down batting and full overs with the bowl.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. Asghar Afghan
3. Hazratullah Zazai
4. Merwe Erasmus
5. David Weise(C)
6. JJ Smit
7. Mohammad Nabi(VC)
8. Karim Janat
9. Rashid Khan
10. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
11. Bernard Scholtz
– JJ Smit might be a decent punt as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl atleast 2-3 overs too.
– Taking punt on Karim Janat who’s bowling full four overs and might get promoted to bat up the order.
– Merwe Erasmus can be a another decent pick as he’s batting at two down and bowling part time.
– Dropped Ruben Trumpelmann to take Scholtz as he might not get 2fer or 3fer in consecutive matches.
– Can take Naveen Ul Haq at the place of Karim Janat especially if Afghanistan bowls first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Mohammad Shahzad
2. Asghar Afghan
3. Craig Williams
4. Merwe Erasmus
5. David Weise(VC)
6. Jan Frylinck(C)
7. Karim Janat
8. Mohammad Nabi
9. Rashid Khan
10. Ruben Trumpelmann
11. Bernard Scholtz
– Going a bit heavy on Namibia in GL as they might put up another good show with both bat and ball.
– Jan Frylinck looks an open captain choice in GL considering his death over bowling.
– Asghar Afghan might be a crucial pick as he’s the only Afghan batter who can anchor the innings if top order doesn’t do well.
– Expecting a clinical performance from both Ruben Trumpelmann and Scholtz especially while bowling first.
– Karim Janat can also be tried as C/VC in a couple of grand league combinations.
– Can take Rahmanullah Gurbaz or Zane Green at the place of Mohammad Shahzad.
