We have opted for a fantasy cricket team based on the recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
UAE: Vriitya Aravind (wk), Muhammad Waseem, Chundangapoyil Rizwan (c), Basil Hameed, Rohan Mustafa, Aayan Afzal Khan, Zawar Farid, Sanchit Sharma/Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Muhammad Jawadullah
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Afsar Zazai (wk), Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Pitch Report
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
1st innings average score: 144
2nd innings average score: 155
Wickets per innings: 5
Type: Good batting wicket
Wins
Batting 1st: __
Batting 2nd: 100%
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Rashid Khan has taken the most wickets (13) against the UAE. In six matches, he has taken two or more wickets five times.
The UAE bowlers have never dismissed Najibullah Zadran, who averages a staggering 152 against them. In six matches, he was run out once and remained not out in five.
In six T20Is against Afghanistan, Rohan Mustafa has accumulated 254 runs at 51, including two half-centuries, and picked five wickets.
Ibrahim Zadran averages 45 in his last eight T20Is. He has scored less than 20 in only one of them.
Muhammad Waseem has scored less than 25 in only one of the last seven T20s. He averages 38.8 and has a strike rate of 140.
Karthik Meiyappan hasn’t gone wicketless for five consecutive games. In this period, he bagged 8 wickets. He had a strike rate of 13.6 in 2022.
Junaid Siddique has picked up 28 wickets in 21 matches since 2020.
Aayan Afzal Khan, Zahoor Khan, and Naveen-ul-Haq have featured in the Best11 in three of the last five matches.
Karim Janat (53 off 38) and Chundangapoyil Rizwan (48 off 41) were captain and vice-captain respectively of the Best11 in the opening game.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman has picked up just 1 wicket in his last five T20 matches.