Probable XI –
Afghanistan –
Usman Ghani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen Ul Haq, Sharafudin Ashraf
Zimbabwe –
Milton Shumba, Wesley Madhevere, Ryan Burl, Prince Masvaure, Sean Williams (c), Sikandar Raza, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Donald Tiripano, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2. Wesley Madhevere
3. Usman Ghani
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
5. Sikander Raza
6. Sean Williams(C)
7. Mohammad Nabi
8. Blessing Muzarabani
9. Naveen Ul Haq
10. Rashid Khan(VC)
11. Ibrahim Zadran
– Going heavy on AFG as they’re looking quite strong to win this game.
– Wesley Madhevere will be a must have pick as he’s expected to open the innings and bowl a couple of overs too.
– Took top four batters from Afghanistan as they might score the maximum amount of runs.
– Ibrahim Zadran might be a good punt as he’s expected to bat at one down & bowl a couple of overs too.
– Sean Williams looks a good captain pick considering his good H2H numbers with both bat and ball.
– Rashid will be the safest VC considering his strike rate of just 17 in 9 H2H matches.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Muzarabani considering his good form & 4 wickets in the last two H2H games.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2. Wesley Madhevere(VC)
3. Asghar Afghan
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
5. Ryan Burl
6. Sikander Raza
7. Sean Williams
8. Mohammad Nabi(C)
9. Naveen Ul Haq
10. Rashid Khan
11. Ibrahim Zadran
– Nabi might be a good captain pick especially while batting first if top order fails early as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl full overs too.
– Wesley Madhevere might be a good punt VC considering his top order batting and a couple of overs with the bowl.
– Ryan Burl might be a crucial pick as he’s expected to bat at one down & can bowl a couple of overs too if required.
– Asghar Afghan will be crucial if 1-2 top order batters departs early.
Grand League Combination –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2. Wesley Madhevere(C)
3. Milton Shumba
4. Najibullah Zadran
5. Ryan Burl
6. Sikander Raza
7. Sean Williams
8. Mohammad Nabi
9. Rashid Khan
10. Ibrahim Zadran(VC)
11. Wellington Masakadza
– Going heavy on ZIM in GL as they have the potential to defeat the opponent.
– Madhevere & Ibrahim Zadran might be good C VC picks as they’re expected to bat at top order and bowl some overs too.
– Najibullah Zadran might be a crucial pick if top order of AFG didn’t perform well.
– Milton Shumba might be a good GL pick especially while batting first.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from the experienced Masakadza.