Probable XI –
Afghanistan –
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Karim Janat, Asghar Afghan (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Usman Ghani, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Naveen Ul Haq, Fareed Ahmad Malik
Zimbabwe –
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Tarisai Musakanda, Sean Williams (c), Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Wesley Madhevere, Donald Tiripano, Brandon Mavuta, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2. Asghar Afghan
3. Najibullah Zadran
4. Tinashe Kamunhukamwe
5. Karim Janat(C)
6. Sean Williams
7. Ryan Burl
8. Sikander Raza
9. Rashid Khan(VC)
10. Blessing Muzarabani
11. Fareed Malik
– Karim Janat looks safest captain pick considering his top order batting and full four overs with the bowl.
– Rashid will be the best VC as he can easily take 2-3 wickets & score decent runs too.
– Fareed & Muzarabani are must have picks as they’re bowling in death overs for the respective teams.
– All three all-rounders from ZIM might be good picks as they’re batting at top four & bowling some overs too.
– Expecting a good knock from Najibullah Zadran as he can be promoted to bat up the order.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
2. Najibullah Zadran
3. Wesley Madhevere
4. Tarisai Musakanda
5. Karim Janat
6. Sean Williams(VC)
7. Mohammad Nabi(C)
8. Sikander Raza
9. Naveen Ul Haq
10. Rashid Khan
11. Richard Ngarava
– Nabi might be a good punt captain as he batted at two down and bowled a couple of overs too during the last match.
– Expecting a good performance from Sean Williams with both bat and ball in this important game.
– Wesley Madhevere might be a good punt as he’s batting at 4-5 down & can get to bowl a couple of overs too if required.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Naveen as he went wicket less during the last match.
Grand League Combination –
1. Richmond Mutumbami
2. Najibullah Zadran
3. Wesley Madhevere
4. Tarisai Musakanda
5. Mohammad Nabi(VC)
6. Ryan Burl(C)
7. Sean Williams
8. Sikander Raza
9. Naveen Ul Haq
10. Rashid Khan
11. Donald Tiripano
– Going heavy on Zimbabwe as they have the potential to turn around a game.
– Dropped both Asghar Afghan & Gurbaz as they might not score that big in two consecutive matches.
– Ryan Burl & Nabi might be good C VC picks in GL as they will bat at 2-3 down and bowl some overs too.
– Expecting wickets from both Naveen and Tiripano as they went wicket less during the last match.