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WI vs AFG T20WC 2024: Host West Indies will face Afghanistan in the last group C clash at Beausejour Stadium aka Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. West Indies vs Afghanistan match 40 is set to commence on June 18 at 6:am.
A month ago, West Indies announced their T20 World Cup squad, led by Rovman Powell with seven allrounders including experienced Andre Russell and Jason Holder. With 6 points, West Indies is unbeaten in the group stage winning all 3 T20 games in the ongoing tournament. Sure, games against lower-ranked teams like Papua New Guinea and Uganda give the West Indies an easy start. However, a 13-run victory over New Zealand booked a ticket for Rovman and Co. into Super 8. WI will have their final group stage match against AFG in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
Speaking of which, Rashid Khan and his squad are on the dark horses, with 6 points and an untouchable +4.230 NRR in the Group stage. Afghanistan has registered their Super 8 tickets by defeating Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets in the previous T20 match. From the campaign opener against Uganda to the humongous 84-run victory over New Zealand, Afghanistan has a balanced combo of experienced and young players. With the return of Rashid Khan as a skipper, prominent young talents like Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Noor Ahmad are also included in the team.
We Fantasy Khiladi looked deeper into the WI and AFG teams’ best players’ records and compared 3 batters vs bowlers’ key player battles to watch out for in today’s game.
West Indies vs Afghanistan Records
In the 2016 T20 World Cup, Afghanistan defeated the West Indies by 6 runs at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Maharashtra. It is the only game WI and AFG have played in the T20 World Cup history yet.
Let’s look at top 3 Key Players’ battles for the WI vs AFG ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Top 3 Key Player Battle Between WI vs AFG Match 3 of T20 World Cup 2024
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz vs Alzarri Joseph
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is one of the promising batter openers of Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup. In the last 3 group-stage games, Rahmanullah Gurbaz bagged 167 runs with an average of 55.66 and a strike rate of 154.62 in the ongoing ICC tournament. Gurbaz is leading the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup charts for most runs.
Gurbaz will face the West Indies’ top bowler Alzarri Joseph in the next game. Right-armed pacer Alzarri Joseph has scalped 8 wickets including his 4 wickets hauls for 19 runs while delivering only 11 overs in 3 games. Alzarri Joseph is ranking 5th in the top 10 most wicket taker list of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 list.
2. Sherfane Rutherford vs Fazalhaq Farooqi
The next batter vs bowler player is between Sherfane Rutherford and Fazalhaq Farooqi. Both are top players for their respective teams West Indies and Afghanistan. Middle batter Sherfane Rutherford is one of the most run-scorers for West Indies in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Sherfane bagged 92 runs including his unbeaten 68 in 3 games.
To handle Rutherford, Afghanistan has their top-notch pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi for the upcoming match. Fazalhaq Farooqi is leading the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 most wicket-taker charts. In 3 games, Farooqi has scalped 12 wickets with a 3.70 economy rate including his fifer for 9 runs.
3. Ibrahim Zadran vs Akeal Hosein
Last but not least, Ibrahim Zadran against Akeal Hosein key player battle to watch out for. Opener Ibrahim Zadran is in the 9th position with 114 runs out of 3 games in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Zadran has the highest score of 70 in 46 balls against Uganda in the season-opening match.
In the next game, Zadran will play against Akeal Hosein, West Indies’ one of the top bowlers. Akeal Hosein is a left-armed orthodox bowler and one of the most wicket-takers in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Hosein has scalped 7 wickets including a 5-wicket haul for 11 runs.
So these are our top 3 West Indies vs Afghanistan key player battles ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 Tournament.
