Afghanistan vs Namibia Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 World Cup 2021
Sunday’s early afternoon fixture sees Afghanistan and Namibia come face to face in the Super 12 stage in the 2021 T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan beat Scotland in their opening game of this stage but then lost to Pakistan on Friday. Namibia beat Scotland in their only match so far in the Second Round.Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 14:00 local time.
Afghanistan played an exciting brand of cricket against Pakistan and kept on attacking even when they lost regular wickets. They are attracting plenty of supporters and will be very confident ahead of this match.
Namibia have won their last three games in the tournament and are on a roll. Afghanistan will be a significant step up in class but they have David Wiese in their side who will have played against top class opponents like them.
AFG vs NAM T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports will show the game in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, India, Namibia and Nepal. Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA will broadcast the match. Foxtel and Kayo will show the match in Australia.
T20 World Cup Live Streaming: Fans in Afghanistan can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
AFG vs NAM Match Toss Prediction
Afghanistan have chosen to bat after winning the toss in each of their last games. Whoever wins the toss, we expect to see Afghanistan batting and Namibia in the field for the first half of the match.
AFG vs NAM Match Pitch Report
We have seen low scoring games in Abu Dhabi so far in this competition with pace bowlers generally having the most success.
Weather Report
Highs of 32 degrees during the game with the humidity levels not too strong.
Read on for team previews, cricket betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Afghanistan vs Namibia, T20 World Cup 2021
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
The only injury doubt in the Afghanistan line-up is spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman who ripped through the Scotland top order on Monday. He returned for the Pakistan game and took 1-14 from his 4 overs before hobbling off. We expect him to be replaced by pace bowler Hamid Hassan.
AFG Key Players
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz - The young batter was in typically positive form against Pakistan. Although he only lasted for 7 balls, he still hit a six.
- Rashid Khan - The leg-spinner was a joy to watch on Friday evening. With a bit of luck he could have had far better figures than 2-26.
- Gulbadin Naib - The middle order batter plundered 35 not-out from 25 balls to take Afghanistan to a defendable total against Pakistan.
Afghanistan’s winning streak was halted after four games by Pakistan. However, they are still playing exciting and attacking cricket.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najbullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Hamid Hassan, Naveen-ul-Haq
Namibia Team News & Playing 11
NAM Team News
This will be a huge test for all the Namibia players and undoubtedly their toughest match since their opening game defeat to Sri Lanka. Fortunately for the Namibians, they have won three consecutive games and have a fully fit squad to pick from.
NAM Key Players
- Gerhard Erasmus - The batting all-rounder has made only one single figure score in the tournament so far. He may be tempted to bowl himself if the pitch looks to favour spinners.
- David Wiese - All eyes will be on the experienced all-rounder who will be charged with raising the level of his teammates in this game. He has impressed with bat and ball in the competition.
- Jan Frylinck - The left-arm medium fast bowler continues to pick up wickets. Batters seem to not treat him with the required level of respect that his figures deserve.
Namibia have beaten the Netherlands, Ireland and Scotland in their last three games and will see Afghanistan as a team who they could trouble in T20 World Cup 2021.
Namibia Predicted Playing 11
Zane Green (wk), Craig Williams, Michael van Lingen, Gerhard Erasmus (c), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz
Afghanistan vs Namibia Head to Head
The teams have never met before in any format of the game.
AFG vs NAM Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
AFG Won |
NAM Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Afghanistan vs Namibia Betting Odds
Afghanistan are favourites to put a stop to Namibia’s winning run in the tournament.
Who will win Afghanistan vs Namibia T20 Match?
We expect to see the top order Afghanistan batters treat the Namibian bowlers with the same contempt they showed for the Scotland attack.
Afghanistan vs Namibia Betting Rate
🏆 Afghanistan vs Namibia Prediction
Although Namibia are in fine form in the T20 World Cup, we expect them to find Afghanistan far too strong in this match. Afghanistan have a very attacking batting line-up and with Rashid Khan in their side, they believe they can defend any total. We are predicting a relatively easy Afghanistan victory.
Oct 31, 2021
15:30 IST / 10:00 GMT
Sheikh Zayed Stadium - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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