APL 2018: Match 13, Kandahar Knights vs Nangarhar Leopards, Match Prediction: Who will win the match?

Last time around, Ben Cutting’s men comprehensively defeated Kandahar by six wickets.

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Kandahar Knights, ahead of their next match, find themselves in dire straits as another defeat would virtually knock them out of the tournament. They have shuffled their lineup way too many times without much success. Their next opponent in the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) is Nangarhar Leopards, who won their last match against Kabul Zwanan.

The Leopards, on the contrary, needed a victory and they somewhat snatched a win from the jaws of defeat against Rashid Khan’s men. The victory also helped them move an inch closer to the semi-finals. Last time around, Ben Cutting’s men comprehensively defeated Kandahar by six wickets in the second encounter of the T20 tournament in at Sharjah Cricket Ground.

Pitch

The pitch at the venue is expected to be good for batting and with the dew settling it, the bowlers won’t have it easy, especially while bowling with the wet ball. It won’t be surprising if the teams opt to field first after winning the toss owing to the reason that both have powerful batting lineups on paper that can take advantage of the batting-friendly conditions.

Kandahar Knights

The Knights may not want to alter their eleven. Paul Stirling and Riki Wessels are the openers with the belligerent Brendon McCullum to follow. Skipper Asghar Afghan has a daunting task ahead of him. Nasir Jamal and Karim Sadiq are slotted at number five and six respectively. Naveed, Shirzad and Karim Janat are the pacers with Sadiq and Salamkheil as the spinners.

Predicted XI

Paul Stirling, Riki Wessels (wk), Brendon McCullum, Asghar Afghan (C), Nasir Jamal, Karim Sadiq, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Naveed, Sayed Shirzad, Waqar Salamkheil

Nangarhar Leopards

The Leopards will remain unchanged. They will be expecting another blistering start from Devcich and Charles with Shahidi coming at number three. Imam Janat is likely to be given one more chance. All-rounders Ben Cutting and Rahmat Shah come in next. The bowling department has the likes of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and McClenaghan, who can be match-winners on their day.

Predicted XI

Anton Devcich, Johnson Charles, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Imran Janat, Ben Cutting (C), Rahmat Shah, Shafiqullah Shafiq (wk), Mitchell McClenaghan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zahir Khan

Probable top performers

Sayed Shirzad- Kandahar Knights, Johnson Charles- Nangarhar Leopards

The prediction is for Nangarhar Leopards to win the match.   

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