UAE vs AFG Match Preview
Chasing a tricky target of 138 on a slow wicket, Muhammad Waseem and Vriitya Aravind put together a brilliant opening stand of 119 runs and stunned the visitors by registering a 9-wicket win. Muhammad Waseem played a brilliant inning of 91 runs but missed out on a well-deserved century.
Captain Chundangapoyil Rizwan was the top-scorer for UAE in the opening match and will be hoping to play yet another good inning here. The team has a couple of good all-rounders in the form of Rohan Mustafa and Afzal Khan who can score important runs lower down the order.
The pace attack will be led by Junaid Siddique and Zahoor Khan.
Afghanistan has a strong batting line-up and will be hoping to set up a big target for the hosts in this last match. Afsar Zazai and Karim Janat are in decent form, with the latter scoring a half-century in the first game, and leading his team to a win. The top-order batsmen including Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz seem to be struggling a bit at the moment but will be hoping to turn things around on Sunday. Rashid Khan was very economical in the last match but went wicketless despite having a pitch that was favorable to the slower bowlers.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be clear with pleasant temperatures but we might see some dew on the ground during the second innings.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is a bit slow and isn’t the easiest to score runs on. Batsmen will need to settle in before they start hitting the big shots. With 2 matches played here in the last 3 days, there are some rough spots that may help the spinners get some turn. The average first-inning score here is around 135.
Notable stats
Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s Excellent Strike Rate
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is an explosive opening batsman for Afghanistan and has been in good form of late. In the last 10 outings, he has scored 245 runs at an impressive strike rate of 151.23.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
UAE vs AFG Probable 11
UAE Playing 11
- Muhammad Waseem
- Vriitya Aravind (Wk)
- Chundangapoyil Rizwan (C)
- Basil Hameed
- Rohan Mustafa
- Afzal Khan
- Alishan Sharafu
- Zawar Farid
- Junaid Siddique
- Zahoor Khan
- Akif Raja
AFG Playing 11
- Hazratullah Zazai
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Afsar Zazai (Wk)
- Karim Janat
- Najibullah Zadran
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Rashid Khan (C)
- Naveen ul-Haq
- Fareed Ahmad
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing Afghanistan to win here. They have enjoyed a strong success rate against the UAE and their loss against the hosts can be viewed as more of an aberration. They have some excellent batsmen in their line-up and have some world-class bowlers too. On the other hand, the UAR team lacks experienced players and is likely to crumble under the pressure of a must-win encounter.
Top Picks
Muhammad Waseem: Muhammad Waseem scored a brilliant half-century in the last match and also played a decent knock of 33 in the opening game. He is likely to be the most important batsman for the hosts in this game too.
Rashid Khan: Rashid Khan is currently the top-ranked bowler in the T20s according to the latest ICC rankings. He has picked up 12 wickets in the last 10 games and can also score some quick runs lower down the order
Karim Janat: Karim Janat was instrumental in his team’s win in the first match by scoring a half-century and was also the lone wicket-taker in the previous game. He had a pretty fruitful outing in the recently concluded Bangladesh Premier League and we expect him to continue with his good form.
UAE vs AFG Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: A Zazai, R Gurbaz, V Aravind
Batters: Najibullah-Zadran, Z Farid, W Muhammad
All-rounders: K Janat (C), A Omerzai
Bowlers: Rashid-Khan (VC), Z Khan, J Siddique
