Afghanistan eye a comeback against spirited Namibia
Afghanistan would look to shrug off the defeat against Pakistan and return to winning ways when they take on debutants Namibia, who will be eager to continue their dream run in the T20 World Cup, today.
Afghanistan are armed with a world-class spin attack comprising the likes of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and skipper Mohammad Nabi. The formidable spin attack's prowess has been on full display in their first two matches. While they completely bamboozled Scotland in their tournament opener victory, they pushed an in-form Pakistan side to the brink on Friday night.
Backing their spinners are the Afghan batters, who are playing a fearless brand of cricket reminiscent of the big-hitting West Indies side.
Namibia have been the dark horse in their maiden main draw appearance at the T20 World Cup. The Gerhard Erasmus-led side lost to Sri Lanka but defeated Netherlands and Ireland to qualify before scripting a memorable win over Scotland in their first Super 12 game.
While their bowlers did a good job to restrict Scotland to 109, their batters had to dig deep to chase the target. But if Namibia wish to keep rubbing shoulders with the top teams, they need to lift their level
Afghan captain Nabi however has asserted that the team's morale is high going into their third fixture despite the five-wicket loss to Pakistan.
"We have only played two games and we won one (against Scotland) and today was a close game, at the end Pakistan won the game.
"There are a lot of positive things in this game, we will take the positive things and there are three more games. Inshallah we will do well, the team morale is high," he said.
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