Cricket Free Tips | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, Match 27: Afghanistan vs Namibia

Match 27 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will be held at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, played between Afghanistan and Namibia. The match will be kicked off on 31st October (Sunday) at 16:00 (GMT+6).    

Afghanistan crushed Scotland by 130 runs in their opening game, but they will be disappointed to lose by 5 wickets to Pakistan in their 2nd match, despite giving all their best till the last moment of the game. They have the ability to bat deep and beat any team on their day.   

On the other hand, Namibia got off to a great start with a four-wicket victory over Scotland. They bowled impressively with the new ball, denying the opposition batters any opportunity to free their arms. They have batting depth as well, and it will be intriguing to see how they tackle the Afghan bowlers.

Weather
Temperatures reached 32 degrees celsius throughout the game, with low humidity.

Pitch
In the first half of the game, the batters had a hard time scoring runs. The side batting second has won the last three games played here. It’s an ideal surface for quick bowlers, as it allows them to create a good pace. 

Probable Playing XIs

Afghanistan:
Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi (C), Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, and Naveen-ul-Haq.

Namibia:
Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Merwe Erasmus (C), Michael van Lingen, David Wiese, Jan Nicol Lofie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, and Bernard Scholtz.

Afghanistan vs Namibia – Match 27, Dream 11:
Hazratullah Zazai (C), Rashid Khan (VC), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, David Wiese, Mohammad Shahzad, Mohammad Nabi, Gerhard Merwe Erasmus, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Craig Williams, Michael van Lingen, and Bernard Scholtz.

Prediction

Match winner

• Afghanistan

Winning the toss

• Afghanistan

Top Batsman

• Afghanistan – Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Namibia – David Wiese

Top Bowler

• Afghanistan –  Rashid Khan 
• Namibia – Jan Frylinck

Most Sixes 

• Afghanistan – Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Namibia – David Wiese 

Player of the Match

• Afghanistan – Rashid Khan 

Team Scores Batting First 

• Afghanistan – 150+
• Namibia – 100+  

Despite Namibia being in good form in the T20 World Cup, we believe Afghanistan to be far too strong for them in this encounter. Afghanistan’s batting line-up is very aggressive, and they believe that with Rashid Khan in their team, they are able to defend any total. Our cricket experts are expecting a relatively easy win for Afghanistan. Let’s back the team now on Baji!