Their confidence sky-high after two consecutive victories, Pakistan’s razor-sharp assault will take a look at the prowess and maturity of Afghanistan’s spectacular batters when the 2 groups conflict in a Tremendous 12 Group 2 match within the T20 World Cup right here on Friday.
The spectacular wins over India and New Zealand has made Pakistan the staff to be careful on this event however the unpredictability issue that has at all times surrounded this staff is one thing what their Asian neighbours can profit from.
The Babar Azam-led facet will definitely go into this contest as favourites however Afghanistan isn’t a facet that may be taken flippantly now. A mixture of highly effective strikers and world-class spinners make them an thrilling unit.
Afghanistan batters dominated the Scotland bowlers with their power-hitting however now they must cope with an assault which is likely one of the most harmful on this occasion.
They should present maturity and deal with the balls on benefit. Going after the assault blindly isn’t an possibility in opposition to Pakistan.
If Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Najibullah Zadran can muscle the ball round, the world-class spinners in Rashid Khan and Mujeeb-Ur Rahman make Afghanistan a really balanced facet.
Bowling first seems the most suitable choice for them since Rashid and Rahman have the flexibility to cease even one of the best on this planet. The batters can then devise a method across the chase since they don’t lack the killer intuition however are nonetheless inexperienced to deal with big-stage strain matches .
The way in which pacers Shahin Afridi, Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf have troubled the batters up to now, it’s extremely unlikely that the Pakistan tempo trio might be put below the pump by Afghans.
Add to that the expertise of off-spinner Mohammed Hafeez and the guile of Imad Wasim and Shadab Khan, it’s no imply job for Afghanistan to dictate this facet.
So, placing strain on Pakistan batters is one of the best likelihood for Afghanistan in the event that they must win this contest.
For Pakistan to do nicely, their top-order, manned by the skipper Azam himself and Mohammad Rizwan, who has been in good contact, must carry out.
Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Hafeez could be required to do the job, ought to the openers fail.
A hat-trick of wins will improve Pakistan’s probabilities to make the knockout stage from this group since they’ll simply be left to take care of a struggling Scotland and debutants Namibia.
The win in opposition to Scotland served as tonic for Afghanistan and it stays to be seen how they carry out once they conflict with formidable sides.
Groups from:
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi (captain), Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan, Fareed Ahmad.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Mohammed Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammed Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Hasan Ali, Harris Rauf, Shaeen Shah Afridi, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohamed Nawaz, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammed Wasim, Sohaib Maqsood.
