Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe

AFG vs ZIM 

Preview 

After claiming an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match series, Afghanistan will look to complete a whitewash against a hapless Zimbabwe side. The hosts on the other hand will be  desperate to register the first win of the tour. The two teams will face each other one last time in the third T20I at the Harare Sports Club, Harare. 

It has been a tour where the visitors have hardly put a foot wrong. They decimated the hosts in the ODI series and the two T20Is have also been one sided. Afghanistan will head into the third T20I with the series already in their bag. The likes of Rasid, Najibullah have proven their mettle as T20 specialists and will be keen to end the series on a high. 

Zimbabwe seems to have no answer to Afghanistan's genius. They are yet to win this encounter on this tour. They have struggled to play as a unit and as a result have been on the receiving end. Bowlers in particular have had difficulty finding their rhythm. Zimbabwe will need to address their bowling concerns before the final showdown or else things can get bad from worse for them. 

Match Details

Match: ZIM vs AFG, 3rd T20I, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 2022

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Time: 6:30 PM

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Pitch Report

The pitch will offer assistance to both batters and bowlers. Quicker bowlers will get some help off the surface initially, while spinners will have a role to play as the game progresses.

It is expected to be a decent track for batting. The team that wins the toss should look to bat first, put runs on the board and defend the same later on.

ZIM vs AFG Probable Playing XIs

ZIM:  Wesley Madhevere, Innocent Kaia, Craig Ervine (c), Sikandar Raza, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Regis Chakabva (wk), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Ainsley Ndlovu, Tendai Chatara, Donald Tiripano

AFG:  Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nijat Masood

Match Prediction

The hosts need to play out their skins in order to induce a favourable outcome. We fancy Afghanistan to win this encounter. 

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