Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 1st T20 Match Prediction

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Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 1st T20 Match Prediction

Sumit March 17, 2021 0 Comments

There was very little to choose between the sides in the Test series but we expect a far more one-sided affair in the T20I games with Afghanistan coming out on top. Zimbabwe are currently ranked in 12th place with Afghanistan level alongside West Indies in 8th and only marginally behind Bangladesh in 7th.
In Rashid Khan, Afghanistan have the world’s number 1 ranked bowler in the T20I format so it will be interesting to see how Zimbabwe approach his bowling and that of his Afghan teammates. Not that they are a one man team, they also have the world’s number 1 ranked all-rounder in Mohammad Nabi!
For Zimbabwe, once again the burden of responsibility will fall upon captain Sean Williams who hit a century in both Tests.

Date – Mar 17, 2021

Time – 15:30, GMT +5:30

Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Winner – Afghanistan

AFG vs ZIM Toss Prediction

Asghar Afghan won both tosses in the Test series and chose to bat first each time. We expect Afghan or Williams to choose to field first if the coin flips in their favour.

Pitch Report

This will be the first T20I at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi since the UAE beat Canada by 14 runs in October 2019. Ireland are the only team to have hit 200+ at the ground and we expect that record to remain.

Weather Report

The temperature will be down from the earlier high of 31 but will still be near 28 when the game gets underway

Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Usman Ghani, Karim Janat, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najib Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Hamza Hotak, Naveen Ul-Haq

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11

Prince Masvaure, Kevin Kasuza, Sean Williams (c) , Regis Chakabva (wk), Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Ryan Burl, Victor Nyauchi, Blessing Muzarabani