Afghanistan vs West Indies, 2nd T20I: Match Prediction – Weather Report, Pitch Conditions, Playing XIs and Live Streaming Details

With the bat, Afghanistan has been too defensive in recent times.

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Afghanistan is going through one of its roughest possible phases at the moment. After the clean sweep in the ODI series, they started the T20I series with a loss. Evin Lewis and the bowlers handed over the West Indies a sweet victory in the opener. Thus, they managed to end their streak of six T20I losses in a row. At the moment, with all these results, Afghanistan doesn’t really seem as confident a unit.

Their defensive approach with the bat is costing them and they seem to have put themselves in a shell at the moment. Despite having the toss advantage in the last game, they couldn’t capitalise which was extremely disappointing. The team must realise their potential in the shortest format of the game and must come out with positive intent at least in the next game. West Indies, on the other hand, will look to go for the kill and bag the series.

Pitch and Conditions

There is a slight chance of precipitation but that shouldn’t cause any interruption to the game. Again, the humidity levels will be quite high and will test the players from both the teams. The slower bowlers, i.e., spinners and medium pacers, have managed to find more success on the track in Lucknow that the fast bowlers.

Team Combinations

Afghanistan

There is a chance that Afghanistan management will consider bringing in Javed Ahmadi in place of Ibrahim Zadran. Rest of the team should be pretty much the same. Their batting will rely on the likes of Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Asghar Afghan and Mohammad Nabi. Also, the spinners should look to get more wickets rather than just restricting the run flow. Similarly, the fast bowlers should execute their variations better.

Predicted XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Javed Ahmadi/Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (C), Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

West Indies

West Indies might not want to change things around much. They have got an explosive batting line-up and their players have win games single-handedly in this format. Kieron Pollard’s form both with the bat as well as the ball is a huge positive for them going forward. The team might ponder over bringing in an extra spinner. But looking at the performance in the last game, they might not feel the need or urgency to do that as yet.

Predicted XI: Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Denesh Ramdin (WK), Kieron Pollard (C), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Hayden Walsh Jr, Sheldon Cottrell, Alzarri Joseph, Kesrick Williams.

Probable Top Performers

Hazratullah Zazai – Afghanistan | Kieron Pollard – West Indies

Broadcast Details

TV – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD

Online – Hotstar

Match Timings – 19:00 local time, 13:30 GMT

West Indies is predicted to win this game and seal the series.

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