Afghanistan vs Scotland - 17th Match of the ICC Men's T20I World Cup'2021, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
(i) Total Matches - T20s
Overall - 143
Avg 1st Innings - 155
Avg 2nd Innings - 143
Highest total - 244/6 (Balkh Legends vs Kabul Zwanan - 14th October'2018)
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
AFG - 17 - 14w/3l
SCO - 5 - 1w/4l
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s
AFG
Mohammad Shahzad - Highest run scorer (919), Avg (41.77) - 26M/26I
Mohammad Nabi - 4th highest run scorer (503), Avg (26.47) - 30M/24I
Asghar Afghan - 7th highest run scorer (432), Avg (27) - 18M/16I
Hazratullah Zazai - 18th highest run scorer (322), Avg (32.20) - 10M/10I
Najibullah Zadran - 38th highest run scorer (238), Avg (18.31) - 17M/14I
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 52nd highest run scorer (203), Avg (40.6) - 10M/10I
Mohammad Nabi - Highest wicket taker (24), Avg (27.21), SR (23.79) - 30M/30I
Rashid Khan - 2nd highest wicket taker (21), Avg (21.33), SR (20.52) - 18M/18I
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 17th highest wicket taker (14), Avg (23), SR (17.6) - 11M/11I
Gulbadin Naib - 17th highest wicket taker (14), Avg (24), SR (16.93) - 23M/15I
Karim Janat - 23rd highest wicket taker (12), Avg (14), SR (14.5) - 8M/8I
Hamid Hassan - 48th highest wicket taker (8), Avg (19), SR (16.5) - 6M/6I
SCO
Calum MacLeod - 25th highest run scorer (284), Avg (35.50) - 10M/10I
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Netherlands vs Sri Lanka - 22nd October'2021
44/10 vs 46/2 (SL won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+2w=6w
Spinners - 5w+0w=5w
2) Ireland vs Namibia - 22nd October'2021
125/8 vs 126/2 (NAM won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 6w+2w=8w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w
3) Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 13th October'2021
135/5 vs 136/7 (KKR won by 3 wkts)
Pacers - 2w+5w=7w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
4) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 11th October'2021
138/7 vs 139/6 (KKR won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 2w+4w=6w
Spinners - 4w+2w=6w
5) Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals - 7th October'2021
171/4 vs 85/10 (KKR won by 86 runs)
Pacers - 2w+7w=9w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
6) Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians - 5th October'2021
90/9 vs 94/2 (MI won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 9w+2w=11w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w
7) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings - 3rd October'2021
164/7 vs 158/6 (RCB won by 6 runs)
Pacers - 6w+1w=7w
Spinners - 0w+4w=4w
8) Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals - 2nd October'2021
129/8 vs 132/6 (DC won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 4w+2w=6w
9) Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings - 30th September'2021
134/7 vs 139/4 (CSK won by 6 wkts)
Pacers - 6w+3w=9w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
10) Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 28th September'2021
127/9 vs 130/7 (KKR won by 3 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+5w=10w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 46w
2nd Innings - 34w
Spinners
1st Innings - 21w
2nd Innings - 15w
Overall
80w:36w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Afghanistan (AFG) - 2015 onwards
1. Mohammad Shahzad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(17), 118(67)*, 17(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 20(11)
2. Hazratullah Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(18)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(4)
6. Asghar Afghan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(8), 18(12), 27(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(15)
7. Karim Janat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(11)&1w, 22(12)&1w, 45(26)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 40(27)*&1w
9. Usman Ghani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(38), 5(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(20)&1w, 13(6)&0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
11. Naveen Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(5)*&0w, 1w, 2w, 17(13)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w
13. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
14. Farid Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Hamid Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Scotland (SCO) - Last played in 2013
1. Kyle Coetzer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2), 9(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(22), 37(39), 5(9)
2. George Munsey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Matthew Cross
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Richie Berrington
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(28)&1w, 0(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(20), 29(28), 19(14)
5. Calum MacLeod
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 104(78)*, 31(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1), 0(0)&0w, 56(47)
6. Michael Leask
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Chris Greaves
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Mark Watt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Safyaan Sharif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w
10. Josh Davey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Bradley Wheal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Alasdair Evans
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Craig Wallace
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Hamza Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Dylan Budge
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
6 - 6w/0l (In favour of AFG)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 5w/0l (In favour of AFG)
(iii) On This Venue
3 - 3w/0l (In favour of AFG) - Last Played in 2013
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Afghanistan vs Scotland - 7th March'2016
170/5 vs 156/5 (AFG won by 14 runs)
Mohammad Shahzad - 61(39)
Asghar Afghan - 55(50)*
Rashid Khan - 2w
Mohammad Nabi - 1w
George Munsey - 41(29)
Kyle Coetzer - 40(27)
Mark Watt - 1w
Josh Davey - 1w
Alasdair Evans - 1w
2) Afghanistan vs Scotland - 11th July'2015
210/5 vs 173/10 (AFG won by 37 runs)
Mohammad Shahzad - 75(36)
Najibullah Zadran - 37(21)
Asghar Afghan - 34(31)
Mohammad Nabi - 33(18)* & 3w
Hamid Hassan - 3w
Matthew Cross - 37(22)
Richie Berrington - 24(17)
Calum MacLeod - 19(12)
Kyle Coetzer - 15(15)
Michael Leask - 2w
3) Afghanistan vs Scotland - 15th November'2013
171/6 vs 154/6 (AFG won by 17 runs)
Mohammad Nabi - 46(29)
Mohammad Shahzad - 42(22)
Calum MacLeod - 56(47)
Richie Berrington - 19(14)
(v) Top Performers when these two sides meet
AFG
Mohammad Shahzad - Highest run scorer (309), Avg (51.50) - 6M/6I
Asghar Afghan - 3rd highest run scorer (118), SR (59.50) - 4M/3I
Hamid Hassan - Highest wicket taker (10), Avg (11.10), SR (9.60) - 4M/4I
Mohammad Nabi - 2nd highest wicket taker (9), Avg (16.78), SR (14.67) - 6M/6I
SCO
Calum MacLeod - 4th highest run scorer (109), Avg (21.80) - 5M/5I
(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Mohammad Shahzad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(40), 55(46), 42(22), 75(36), 61(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 46(25)
2. Hazratullah Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Asghar Afghan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(37), 34(31), 55(50)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Karim Janat
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&2w, 7(7)&2w, 46(29)&0w, 33(18)*&3w, 1(1)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
9. Usman Ghani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(10), 14(15), 12(11)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Naveen Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Farid Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Hamid Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w
Scotland (SCO)
1. Kyle Coetzer
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(15)&3w, 16(22), 5(9), 15(15), 40(27)
2. George Munsey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(8), 41(29)
3. Matthew Cross
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(22), 2(2)*
4. Richie Berrington
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(12)*&0w, 15(20), 19(14), 24(17)&0w, 8(10)&0w
5. Calum MacLeod
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 31(37)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(1), 56(47), 19(12), 2(3)
6. Michael Leask
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(9)&2w
7. Chris Greaves
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Mark Watt
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w
9. Safyaan Sharif
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 0w, 0w
10. Josh Davey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
11. Bradley Wheal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Alasdair Evans
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w
13. Craig Wallace
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Hamza Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Dylan Budge
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. SCORES IN THE WARM-UPS AND QUALIFIERS
SCOTLAND
1. vs Netherlands - 12th October'2021
(Won by 32 runs)
George Munsey - 15(13)
Kyle Coetzer - 10(13)
Matthew Cross - 15(18)
Calum MacLeod - 32(34)*
Dylan Budge - 4(9)
Michael Leask - 30(26) & 0w
Chris Greaves - 4(6) & 4w
Mark Watt - 4w
Safyaan Sharif - 1w
Josh Davey - 1w
Bradley Wheal - 0w
2. vs Namibia - 14th October'2021
(Won by 19 runs)
George Munsey - 67(41)
Kyle Coetzer - 17(13)
Matthew Cross - 57(33)
Richie Berrington - 25(21)
Calum MacLeod - 18(7)
Michael Leask - 6(2) & 1w
Bradley Wheal - 2w
Mark Watt - 2w
Chris Greaves - 0w
Alasdair Evans - 0w
Safyaan Sharif - 0w
3. vs Bangladesh - 17th October'2021
(Won by 6 runs)
George Munsey - 29(23)
Kyle Coetzer - 0(7)
Matthew Cross - 11(17)
Richie Berrington - 2(5)
Calum MacLeod - 5(14)
Michael Leask - 0(2) & 0w
Chris Greaves - 45(28) & 2w
Mark Watt - 22(17) & 1w
Josh Davey - 8(5) & 1w
Safyaan Sharif - 8(2)* & 0w
Bradley Wheal - 3w
4. vs Papua New Guinea - 19th October'2021
(Won by 17 runs)
George Munsey - 15(10)
Kyle Coetzer - 6(6)
Matthew Cross - 45(36)
Richie Berrington - 70(49)
Calum MacLeod - 10(11)
Michael Leask - 9(4) & 0w
Josh Davey - 4w
Bradley Wheal - 1w
Alasdair Evans - 1w
Mark Watt - 1w
Chris Greaves - 1w
5. vs Oman - 21st October'2021
(Won by 8 wickets)
George Munsey - 20(19)
Kyle Coetzer - 41(28)
Matthew Cross - 26(35)*
Richie Berrington - 31(21)*
Josh Davey - 3w
Safyaan Sharif - 2w
Michael Leask - 2w
Mark Watt - 1w
Chris Greaves - 0w
Bradley Wheal - 0w
AFGHANISTAN
1. vs South Africa - 18th October'2021
(Lost by 41 runs)
Mohammad Shahzad - 0(3)
Hazratullah Zazai - 0(2)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 19(14)
Karim Janat - 16(31)
Asghar Afghan - 5(9)
Najibullah Zadran - 6(8)
Mohammad Nabi - 34(29)* & 1w
Gulbadin Naib - 17(20) & 0w
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 3w
Naveen Ul Haq - 1w
Fareed Malik - 1w
Hamid Hassan - 0w
2. vs West Indies - 20th October'2021
(Won by 56 runs)
Hazratullah Zazai - 56(35)
Mohammad Shahzad - 54(35)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 33(26)
Najibullah Zadran - 23(19)
Mohammad Nabi - 6(3)* & 3w
Asghar Afghan - 1(3)
Gulbadin Naib - 3(3)* & 0w
Karim Janat - 1w
Naveen Ul Haq - 1w
Rashid Khan - 0w
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 0w
Hamid Hassan - 0w
4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Mohammad Shahzad - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 54, 0, 11, 48, 32, 35, 63*, 17, 1, 17
2) Hazratullah Zazai - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 56, 0, 6, 66, 77, 0, 63, 0, 20, 2
3) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 33, 19, 12, 28, 5, 59, 3, 18, 9, 87
4) Asghar Afghan - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1, 5, 24, 14*, 55, 164, 13, 14, 41, 21*, 6
5) Najibullah Zadran - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 23, 6, 12, 0, 17, 71*, 11, 72*, 12, 0*
6) Karim Janat - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 1w, 16, 2w, 1w, 35r 2w, 2w, 0w, 21r 2w, 19r 2w, 21r 2w
7) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 6r 3w, 34r 1w, 3r 0w, 6r 2w, 1w, 9r 0w, 10r 2w, 6r 1w, 8r 2w
8) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 17r 0w, 36r 0w, 1w, 1w, 9r 2w, 0w, 2w, 54r 0w, 35r 0w
9) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 9r 2w, 7r 1w, 8r 1w, 17r 1w, 1w, 1w, 22r 1w, 27r 1w
10) Naveen Ul Haq - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 10r 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 13r 1w, 1w, 1w
11) Mujeeb Ur Rahman - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w
BENCH
12) Hamid Hassan - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w
13) Farid Ahmad - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 2w, 14r 2w, 1w, 18r 0w, 16r 1w, 2w, 0w
14) Hashmatullah Shahidi - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0*, 200*, 6*, 5, 4, 10, 82, 61, 26
15) Usman Ghani - RHB
Last 10 - 39, 49, 0*, 7r 0w, 18, 64, 42, 11, 40
Safe C/VC choices
Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan
B) SCOTLAND (SCO) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) George Munsey - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 15, 29, 67, 15, 17, 50, 67, 58*, 14, 25
2) Kyle Coetzer - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 6, 0, 17, 10, 1, 14, 5, 81, 60
3) Matthew Cross - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 45, 11, 57, 15, 0, 14, 0, 25, 70
4) Richie Berrington - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 70, 2, 25, 61, 41*, 11r 0w, 15*, 9r 0w, 97, 12
5) Calum MacLeod - RHB, RFM, Offbreak
Last 10 - 10, 5, 18, 32*, 27r 1w, 36, 2, 28, 26r 1w, 45
6) Michael Leask - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 9r 0w, 0r 0w, 6r 1w, 30r 0w, 5r 1w, 29r 2w, 51r 3w, 0r 1w, 17r 2w
7) Chris Greaves - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 45r 2w, 0w, 4w 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 27*, 2
8) Mark Watt - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 22r 1w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 13r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w
9) Bradley Wheal - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 13r 1w, 1w, 2w, 46r 1w, 0w, 1w
10) Alasdair Evans - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 1w
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Safyaan Sharif
11) Josh Davey - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4w, 8r 1w, 1w, 11r 1w, 0w, 16r 1w, 15r 1w, 16r 1w, 11r 4w
BENCH
12) Dylan Budge - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 4, 0r 1w, 1r 1w, 19, 32*, 7*, 40r 0w, 4
13) Hamza Tahir - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w
14) Craig Wallace - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 23, 29*, 3, 0, 7, 26, 7, 16, 53*
15) Safyaan Sharif - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 8r 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w
Safe C/VC choices
Richie Berrington, George Munsey
Differential GL C/VC choices
AFG - Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
SCO - Kyle Coetzer, Bradley Wheal, Mark Watt, Chris Greaves, Josh Davey
My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)
Wk - Shahzad, Cross, Gurbaz
Bat - Zazai, Munsey, Coetzer
AR - Nabi, Berrington
Bowl - Davey, Rashid, Mujeeb/Wheal/Watt
GL Picks - Greaves, Leask, Janat, Naib, MacLeod, Afghan, Najibullah, Naveen, Sharif
Predictions
1. Munsey and Berrington to do well with the bat.
2. Davey to do well with the ball. Either Watt or Wheal to do well alongside him.
3. Nabi to give points with both bat and ball.
4. Rashid to atleast get one wicket.
5. Shahzad has good records in both Venue and H2H and did well in the warmup too. He can do well tonight as well.
6. One of Zazai or Gurbaz to score well. Zazai would most likely open with Gurbaz at 3.
7. Afghan and Najibullah to stabilize the middle order in case of a top order collapse for Afghanistan.
8. Berrington and MacLeod to stabilize the middle order in case of a top order collapse for Scotland.
9. Coetzer to not do much with the bat.
10. Mujeeb could do better than Rashid.
11. Naib, Janat, Sharif and Greaves are must try in different GL teams.
12. Afghanistan to win.
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