Upcoming creation off with a scrappy win over Papua Fresh Guinea, West Indies are slowly however ceaselessly discovering their rhythm. They brushed apart Uganda and Fresh Zealand.
Afghanistan, at the alternative hand, have had a flawless marketing campaign to this point. Rashid Khan and Co. are taking part in the statuses that the Carribean pitches are providing.
Gaining momentum is the one factor at stake within the ultimate Workforce C crash with each groups having certified for the Tremendous Eights.
“Momentum is a very important word for us it’s important for us to keep playing good cricket and consistent cricket,” West Indies skipper Rovman Powell stated at the eve of the sport.
“After this game the Super 8 is very, very important so you want players going into the Super 8 with good performances, you want to go in the Super 8 as a team winning.”
That opener Rahamanullah Gurbaz (167 runs) and pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi (12 wickets) are these days prominent the chart of run-makers and wicket-takers respectively is a simply mirrored image in their high quality run on this ICC showpiece.
But even so Gurbaz, the skilled Ibrahim Zadran has additionally made vital contributions amassing 114 runs with a best possible ranking of 70. However the Afghans who’ve a batch of proper hand batters may have their activity trim out in opposition to left-arm spinners Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie.
The Afghans themselves will probably be with out off spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who has been dominated out of the event because of a finger shock. Alternatively, they’ve disagree lack of spinners with the likes of skipper Rashid and younger Noor Ahmad, who bowled economically in opposition to Papua Fresh Guinea and Fresh Zealand, of their ranks.
“It’s been three good games but realising there’s a lot more than three games to go obviously tomorrow and then three more in the group stage and hopefully beyond,” Afghanistan head professor Jonathan Trott stated.
“That’s the focus but we’re not worried about looking too far ahead the focus obviously the main goal is to go as far as we can and achieve things that no other Afghanistan team has done before.
“And we’ve taken a a step in the right direction to this point, however that’s all it’s. There’s a batch extra cricket forward and a batch of excellent groups to play games in opposition to,” he added.
The Darren Sammy National Stadium has one of the best pitches across both USA and the Caribbean.
With the ball coming on to the bat nicely, both matches played here so far have been high-scoring affairs with Sri Lanka piling up a 200-plus score on Sunday.
The flamboyant West Indies batters in search of some big scores would welcome the conditions. The home batters have not yet found their groove, something which the skipper acknowledged.
“All people as batters, have had an overly smart begin to the Global Cup, however the following day items a possibility right here on the Daren Sammy Stadium for us as batters to get it proper – it’s additionally a greater alternative on a greater wicket,” Powell stated.
Groups (from)
West Indies Squad: Rovman Powell (c), Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Obed McCoy, Shamar Joseph, Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti,Hazratullah Zazai , Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik.
