Afg v Zim, 1st T20, Sharjah

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

Zim has lost both T20's with Afg in past. Moreover Afg is at No.9 and we are at a paltry No. 14 in T20 rankings.

Team news from CricInfo

Afghanistan tend to play plenty of specialists in the shortest format, and plenty of changes can be expected from the ODI series, with the likes of Usman Ghani and Shafiqullah expected to feature.

Afghanistan (probable): 1 Mohammad Shahzad (wk), 2 Usman Ghani, 3 Mohammad Nabi, 4 Asghar Stanikzai (capt), 5 Gulbadin Naib, 6 Karim Sadiq, 7 Shafiqullah, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mirwais Ashraf, 10 Dawlat Zadran, 11 Amir Hamza

Sikandar Raza seems likely to move up the order to resume his usual spot in the T20 line-up. The fitness status of Craig Ervine, who scored 73 in the second ODI but hasn't featured since, is not known yet. Malcolm Waller will probably remain in the side if Ervine continues to miss out.

Zimbabwe (probable): 1 Sikandar Raza, 2 Chamu Chibhabha, 3 Hamilton Masakadza, 4 Richmond Mutumbami (wk), 5 Elton Chigumbura (capt), 6 Malcolm Waller, 7 Peter Moor, 8 Luke Jongwe, 9 Graeme Cremer, 10 Neville Madziva, 11 Tendai Chisoro

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

My XI would be:

1 Sikandar Raza,
2 Peter Moor
3 Hamilton Masakadza,
4 Malcolm Waller
5 Luke Jongwe,

6 Craig Ervine,
7 Elton Chigumbura (capt)
8 Chamu Chibhabha,
9 Graeme Cremer,
10 Neville Madziva,
11 Wellington Masakadza

If the first 5 cant bat, its hopeless then.

[Train Driver]

Who gives a toss, 20 over 'cricket' is total rubbish as are most of the Zim side, I just hope these matches are the last that Chigumbura plays for Zim as he's just deadweight now

[ZIMDOGGY]

He is still useful, relatively speaking, in the t20 format.

[sloandog]

Not even going to bother..

[aydee]

He is still useful, relatively speaking, in the t20 format.

Agreed.

[aydee]

(the) Don Tiripano making his T20I debut today. Who realised that he was in the squad then?

[CrimsonAvenger]

Donald Tiripano is in Sharjah it seems, and is making his T20I debut! Great! Although I don't understand why one would drop the man who won us our last T20 match in BD...

[aydee]

Donald Tiripano is in Sharjah it seems, and is making his T20I debut! Great! Although I don't understand why one would drop the man who won us our last T20 match in BD...

Presumably because his confidence might have taken a hit after bowling at the death in the last ODI. He has been limping a bit as well.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Presumably because his confidence might have taken a hit after bowling at the death in the last ODI. He has been limping a bit as well.

hmm, possible... Hope Tiripano hits the road running right away.