England will face Afghanistan in the 14th match, Super 12 Group 1 of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Perth Stadium, Perth on Saturday.
England will face Afghanistan in the 14th match, Super 12 Group 1 of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Perth Stadium, Perth on Saturday. England and Afghanistan qualified for the T20 World Cup 2022 due to their rankings. The teams are part of Group 1 which includes Sri Lanka, hosts Australia, and New Zealand, and Ireland.
Afghanistan will have their task cut out against a strong England team. However, England will be devoid of the services of Reece Topley, who was injured during a training session ahead of the marquee event. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, meanwhile, is expected to return for Afghanistan after picking up an injury in the T20 World Cup 2022 warm-up match.
Star Sports Network will LIVE TELECAST the match while Disney+ HotStar will LIVE STREAM the game.
Keepers – Jos Butler, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batsmen – Alex Hales (C), Dawid Malan, Ibrahim Zadran
All-rounders – Mohammad Nabi, Sam Curran
Bowlers – Chris Woakes, Rashid Khan (VC), FazalHaq Farooqi, Mark Wood
England: Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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