T20 WC 2021: AFG vs NAM Preview – Afghans up against gritty Namibians

Afghanistan and Namibia are all set to take on each other in group 2 of the Super 12 round matches. The match will be played on October 31, 2021. Afghanistan started their campaign of the tournament with a bang, winning by 130 runs against Scotland. But, soon after they lost, which some might consider as a close game against Pakistan.

On the other hand, we have Namibia, who are on a roll of sorts. They have played four games so far (including the qualification round) in this tournament and have managed to win three of them. They would be aiming to continue their good work with the bat and the ball and try to bring a few surprises to Afghanistan. But, they will be wary that the tougher part of this dream campaign has just begun.

Match Info

Afghanistan vs Namibia, 27th Match, Super 12 Group 2

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Time: 3:30 PM IST

Head to head:

This is the first time these two teams will be playing a game against each other in T20I cricket.

Team News:

Afghanistan: Their heartbreaking loss to Pakistan might have lowered their spirits and created a situation where they would want to change their line-up. However, Karim Janat’s place can be considered doubtful and Afghanistan might fancy bringing in Hamid Hassan as a pacer into the XI. The rest of the side is fit and should be the same.

Namibia: After their win against Scotland, there isn’t a lot that Namibia would want to change. In fact, they would happily play the same XI for the rest of the tournament. There are no injury concerns within their group which is a huge advantage going ahead in this tournament.

Probable XI