Oct 22, 2022
16:30 IST / 11:00 GMT
Perth Stadium - Perth, Australia
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England are favourites to win
England take on Afghanistan at the Perth Stadium on Saturday evening in the second game of Group 1 in the Super 12 stage of the 2022 T20 World Cup. England reached the semi-final in last year’s tournament with Afghanistan finishing in fourth place in Group 2 in 2021. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway at 19:00 local time.
England have not had their best year of IT20 cricket but they seem to be peaking at the right time. They have beaten Australia twice and Pakistan twice in four of their last five matches.
Afghanistan began the 2022 Asia Cup with two successive wins but then lost the following three matches. They can be inconsistent at times and it will require one of their best ever performances to beat England.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, ESPN and PTV.
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Both teams would be comfortable batting first but would prefer to field first. We predict that both captains will choose to field first and chase in this match.
When this pitch was used during the Australia v England IT20 series, we saw a quick wicket with plenty of runs available. We expect a par score to be at least 180.
Sunny to begin with before giving way to clear evening skies in Perth. The temperature will be in the high teens across this match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for England vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2022
Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of this tournament in September when he sustained a knee injury whilst playing golf and he was joined on the sidelines by left-arm pace bowler Reece Topley who returned home on Thursday with an ankle injury.
England have won four IT20 matches in a row with their last game ending as a no-result.
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Jos Buttler (wk) (c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
There have been no injuries or player withdrawals from Afghanistan ahead of T20 World Cup 2022. They have a very similar side to what we saw in the UAE during the 2021 T20 World Cup and the bowlers will come into this match with additional big game experience than they had last year.
Afghanistan are looking to avoid their fourth successive defeat in this format.
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Qais Ahmad
This will be the third time these two sides have met in IT20 cricket with England winning both of the previous games. The most recent contest was in 2016 where Afghanistan were beaten by 15 runs.
| Matches Played | ENG Won | AFG Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies have England as the overwhelming favourites to get off to a winning start in the competition. Afghanistan are often underdogs in major tournaments but will relish the opportunity to beat one of the tournament favourites.
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Afghanistan played some of the most entertaining and attacking cricket of the 2021 T20 World Cup but were unable to beat any of the strongest sides. England’s team is full of experienced players in big tournaments like this.
We are backing Jos Buttler, Alex Hales and Dawid Malan with the bat for England. Hales has scored one century and 10 fifties in IT20s.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Usman Ghani and Ibrahim Zadran are our batting picks for Afghanistan. Ghani hit 44 not out in the final IT20 against Ireland and hit 32 not out against Pakistan in a warm-up game on Wednesday.
Adil Rashid, Mark Wood and Sam Curran are our bowling tips for England. Curran took 2-35 at the Perth Stadium in England’s win against Australia earlier this month.
We recommend Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Qais Ahmad with the ball for Afghanistan. Off-spinner Rahman averages 16.57 for his wickets in IT20s.
We expect England to get off to a winning start in the 2022 T20 World Cup but are predicting that Afghanistan’s spinners will cause them some problems along the way. Afghanistan have some exciting players but we are backing England to win.
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