Afghanistan,ledbyIbrahimZadran,willfaceZimbabwe,captainedbySikandarRaza,inthethirdandfinalT20IatSharjahCricketStadiumonSunday,November1.
Thehostshavealreadytakenanunassailable2-0leadandwilllooktocompleteaseriescleansweep.Zimbabwe,meanwhile,willaimtoavoidawhitewashafterlosingthefirsttwomatches.
Despitelosingfourtop-orderwicketsforjustfiveruns,AfghanistanrecoveredthroughastunningknockfromAzmatullahOmarzai.Theall-roundersmashed116off50ballstolifthisteamtoaformidabletotalandputthemincontrol.
Zimbabwemountedastrongchase,ledbyanunbeatencenturyfromSikandarRaza.However,thecaptaindidnotreceiveenoughsupportfromtheotherbattersasthevisitorsfell19runsshortofthe222-runtarget.
AFG vs ZIMMatchPreviewandRecentForm
Afghanistan’stoporderhasstruggledthroughouttheseries,collapsingto66/5inthefirstT20Iandlosingfourquickwicketsinthesecond.However,theirmiddleandlowerorderhaverepeatedlyrescuedtheinningsandhelpedtheteampostcompetitivetotals.
IjazAhmadAhmadzaiscoredback-to-backhalf-centuriesatnumbersevenatastrikerateof212.24.RashidKhanalsomadeanimpactwiththebat,scoringaquickfire30off10ballsintheopeningmatch.
IbrahimZadranhasmanagedhisbowlingrefthesecondT20IafterreducingZimbabweto82/5
Zimbabwehavealsostruggledwiththeirtoporder.InnocentKaiaandRyanBurlweretheonlybatterstocross20inthefirstT20I.
Thevisitorsshowedsomeimprovementinthesecondmatch,raisingtheirpowerplayscorefrom38to59.RazaandTafadzwaTsiga,whoscored31off23balls,alsoadded120runsforthesixthwickettokeepZimbabweinthecontest.
BradEvanshaspickedupimportanttop-orderwicketsinbothmatches.KundaiMatigimudismissedtwotop-orderbattersinthepreviousgame,whileErnestMasukuwillalsobeexpectedtoprovideearlybreakthroughs.
AFGvsZIMLiveStreaming,LiveTelecast:WheretoWatch3rdT20I?
CricketfansinIndiacanwatchthelivestreamingofthethirdT20IbetweenAfghanistanandZimbabweontheFanCodeappandwebsite.ThematchwilltakeplaceatSharjahCricketStadiumonSunday,November1,andwillbeginat8:00PMIST(6:30PMlocaltime).Thetossisscheduledfor7:30PMIST.
AFGvsZIMPitchReport:HowWillSharjahCricketStadiumPlay?
ThepitchatSharjahCricketStadiumoffersabalancedcontestbetweenbatandball,withspinnerslikelytogetmoreassistanceasthematchprogresses.However,thesurfacehasremainedgoodforbattinginthefirsttwomatchesofthisseries.
Theaveragefirst-inningsscoreintheseriesis199runs.Atotalof190–210couldprovecompetitive,althoughtheteamswillneedtoassesstheconditionsbeforesettingorchasingatarget.
Teamsbattingfirsthavewon46ofthe77T20Isplayedatthisvenue.Afghanistanalsowonthefirsttwomatchesafterbattingfirst.SikandarRazachosetobowlinbothgamesbutcouldnotguideZimbabwetovictory.Thecaptainwinningthetossmaythereforeprefertobatfirst.
AFGvsZIMT20IStatsatSharjahCricketStadium
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Averagesecond-inningsscore:131
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Highesttotal:215/6(20overs)–AfghanistanvsZimbabwe
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Lowesttotal:38/10(10.4overs)–HongKongvsPakistan
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Highestsuccessfulchase:206/8(19.5overs)–UAEvsBangladesh
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Lowesttotaldefended:132/7(20overs)–AfghanistanvsScotland
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Highestindividualscore:118*(67balls)–MohammadShahzad(AfghanistanvsZimbabwe)
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Bestbowlingfigures:5/13(4overs)–SamiullahShinwari(AfghanistanvsKenya)
AFGvsZIMWeatherForecast&RainThreatatSharjahCricketStadium
Sharjahisexpectedtohavepartlycloudyskiesat6:30PMlocaltime.AccuWeatherforecastsnorainduringthematch,withthetemperaturearound20°Catthestart.Thetemperatureisexpectedtoremaincloseto19°Cduringtheevening,whilehumiditycouldrisefrom48%toaround52%.
AFGvsZIMTeamNews&SquadUpdates
Afghanistanwilllookforastrongerstartfromtheirtoporder.CaptainIbrahimZadranandRahmanullahGurbazwillneedtobuildasolidopeningpartnershipandscoreheavilytogivethemiddleorderastableplatform.
Zimbabwealsoneedbettercontributionsfromtheiropeners,BrianBennettandInnocentKaia.WicketkeeperTadiwanasheMarumanihasstruggledinbothmatches,puttingmorepressureonthemiddleordertodeliver.
AFGvsZIMPredictedPlaying11Today
Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:RahmanullahGurbaz(wk),IbrahimZadran(c),SediqullahAtal,MohammadAkram,ShahidullahKamal,AzmatullahOmarzai,IjazAhmadAhmadzai,RashidKhan,FareedAhmadMalik,MujeebUrRahman,AbdullahAhmadzai.
Zimbabwe Predicted Playing XI:BrianBennett,InnocentKaia,RyanBurl,SikandarRaza(c),WesslyMadhevere,TadiwanasheMarumani(wk),TafadzwaTsiga,BradEvans,KundaiMatigimu,ErnestMasuku,VincentMasekesa.
AFGvsZIMKeyPlayerBattlestoWatch
Rahmanullah Gurbaz vs Brad Evans
RahmanullahGurbazwilllooktogiveAfghanistanaquickstartbuthasstruggledtoconverthisstartsintobigscoresinthisseries.BradEvanshastakenimportanttop-orderwicketsinbothmatchesandwillaimtodismisstheopenerearlyinthepowerplay.
SikandarRazamade an unbeaten centuryinthesecondT20IandremainsZimbabwe’skeybattingthreat.RashidKhanwilllooktousehisvariationsduringthemiddleoverstochallengethecaptainandrestricthisscoring.
Ibrahim Zadran vs Kundai Matigimu
IbrahimZadranisyettoreachdoublefiguresintheseriesandwillbeeagertofindforminthefinalmatch.KundaiMatigimuwilllooktotroubletheAfghanistancaptainwithhispaceandaccuracy.
AFGvsZIMKeyPlayerstoWatch
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Afghanistan:AzmatullahOmarzai,IjazAhmadAhmadzaiandRashidKhan
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Zimbabwe:SikandarRaza,BradEvansandTafadzwaTsiga
Source: cricketaddictor.com
