AFG vs ZIM Today Match Prediction : Afghanistan will face off Zimbabwe in the first T20I match in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, 17 March. Both the sides have played the two Test series which ended in 1-1 draw and now they will shift their focus on T20I format and it’s an important series for them as the WT20 2021 is just six months and they will start their preparation for this mega event.
Here we are going to discuss strengths and weakness of Afghanistan as well as of Zimbabwe and will also make our AFG vs ZIM Today Match Prediction
Strengths :
Afghanistan’s strength is their bowling attack in these spin friendly conditions. They have Rashid Khan who is a world class spinner in this format and has ruled all over the world and then have the support of all rounder Mohammad Nabi and Amir Hamza who did well in Tests. In pace Naveen ul Haq will be key and in batting opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been impressive in his little career so far and the likes of Najibullah Zadran, Ashghar Afghan and Mohammad Nabi too are there to strengthen the batting unit.
On the other side, Zimbabwe’s strength is also their bowling attack as the likes of Blessing Muzarabani, Donald Tiripano and Victor Nyauchi was good in the Test series and might continue their form in this format as well and then in batting they have inform Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhevere who have the capabilities to score big runs.
Weaknesses :
Afghanistan is missing a few main players of this format due to visa issues and they will have to play a few players of Test format who aren’t that good in playing big shots so it’ll be interesting to see how they order they batting unit.
On the other side, Zimbabwe too is facing similar issues and are without Brandon Taylor and Craig Ervine and it has weakened their top order and the whole pressure will be on Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza.
Here we are going to discuss both Afghanistan and Zimbabwe’s playing combination and probable playing XIs who will be useful for making AFG vs ZIM Dream11 Team
Both the sides are expected to go with batting dominated playing 11.
AFG vs ZIM Prediction, Playing 11
Afghanistan :
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Asghar Afghan (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Naveen ul Haq, Amir Hamza, Fareed Malik
Zimbabwe :
Prince Masvaure, Kevin Kasuza, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams (c), Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Milton Shumba, Blessing Muzarabani, Donald Tiripano, Victor Nyauchi, Ryan Burl
AFG vs ZIM Today Match Prediction :
Here we are going to discuss about a few players from both sides who can be very good picks for AFG vs ZIM Dream 11 Prediction teams
Sean Williams : He is Zimbabwe’s best batsman and in the Test series he scored two hundreds so have the form with him and in this format he has 882 runs at 23.5 and 32 wickets at 29.9 in 42 matches.
Rashid Khan : He is a magician in this format as he most often does well and his record of 344 wickets in 249 T20 matches proves that and against Zimbabwe he has taken 13 wickets in 9 matches so far.
Mohammad Nabi : He is an experienced all rounder. He was doing well in the PSL season earlier this week and now should carry that form into this series as well.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz : He is an attacking opener and also a wicket keeper. In his 10 matches’ T20I career he has scored 332 runs at 33.2 with a strike rate of 140.68.