Afghanistan vs Namibia, T20 World Cup – Cricket Match Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

In the 27th match of the T20 World Cup, Afghanistan will take on Namibia in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. AFG has dominated NAM in the 2 T20Is they have played with each other in the past. 

AFG v NAM: Match Details

• Date – Sunday, October 31, 2021
• Time – 3:30 PM IST
• Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

AFG v NAM Match Preview:

Afghanistan has had a tremendous start to their campaign in the Super12s as they defeated Scotland by 130 runs. However, they lost to on-fire Pakistan in their 2nd match by 5 wickets. Afghan batters - Zazai, Shahzad, Gurbaz & Zadran have shown that they are capable of smashing any bowling attack.

A lot of Afghan fans' hopes would be pinned on the ace spin duo - Rashid Khan & Mujeeb Ur Rehman to deconstruct the opposition batting lineup. Pacer Naveen-ul-Haq has also looked in good touch. The only concern in Afghan bowling would be Karim Janat, who was taken for plenty in the match against Pakistan.

Namibia batting is 'over-reliant' on captain Gerhard Erasmus & Ace All-rounder David Wiese. Apart from them, openers Zane Green & Craig Williams have had starts but couldn't convert it into a big score. Their batting performance would be crucial against the determined Afghanistan bowling attack. 

Namibia bowling looks balanced at the moment with Ruben Trumpelmann leading the pace attack along with JJ Smit. Medium-pacer Jan Frylinck has also shown good signs while spin attack consists of Bernard Scholtz & Pikky Ya France. 

AFG v NAM Cricket Match Prediction:

Afghanistan can be favourites going into the match given their past record against Namibia and current form but Team Namibia has been on a roll in this tournament, already winning 3 out of 4 matches on the trot, so a close contest can be expected between the two sides. 

AFG v NAM Head-to-Head:

• Total – 2
• Afghanistan – 2
• Namibia – 0

AFG v NAM Team News: 

This will be Asghar Afghan's last international match. 

AFG v NAM Probable Playing XI:

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

Namibia - Craig Williams, Zane Green (wk), Gerhard Erasmus (c), David Wiese, Michael van Lingen, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz

AFG v NAM Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keepers - Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Shahzad, Zane Green
• Batters - Hazaratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Gerhard Merwe-Erasmus
• All-rounders - Mohammad Nabi, David Wiese
• Bowlers - Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, Rashid Khan, Ruben Trumpelmann