T20 World Cup 2022: England will look to put down an early marker once they tackle harmful Afghanistan of their Super 12 opener in Perth. It will probably be a check for Jos Buttler, who leads the facet in a serious match for the primary time.
Jos Buttler will lead England in T20 World Cup 2022 (AFP Photo)
By India Today Web Desk: England weren’t capable of reside as much as the expectations and full a World Cup double within the UAE final 12 months however they may start their hunt for an additional T20 World Cup title once they tackle Afghanistan within the second match of Super 12 on the Perth Stadium in Perth on Saturday, October 22.
England have been outclassed by New Zealand within the semi-final of the T20 World Cup within the UAE final 12 months because the power-packed facet, below Eoin Morgan, did not ship on the potential the workforce to go all the way in which. The expectations across the English unit regardless of a couple of damage considerations are excessive as they’ve headed to Australia below new captain Jos Buttler.
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Buttler didn’t have the best of begins to his white-ball captaincy profession after taking up from Eoin Morgan earlier in 2022. The Rajasthan Royals star misplaced dwelling collection to a visiting Indian workforce however the workforce’s performances have slowly taken an upward graph. Despite Buttler’s absence, England gained a 7-match collection 4-3 in Pakistan earlier this 12 months earlier than they defeated defending champions Australia at their very own yard earlier this month in a 3-match collection.
England have gained solely 10 of the 21 T20Is performed in 2022 however their latest document of 4 wins in 5 matches paints a greater image. Under Buttler, England have the standard and firepower to problem for the title and the previous champions will probably be hoping to make an early assertion of intent in Perth in opposition to Afghanistan on Saturday.
Afghanistan, alternatively, would need to make the perfect use of their direct berth within the Super 12 stage. While they’ve the batting firepower to problem the perfect, all eyes will probably be on Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman because the Asian facet will depend on its spinners to get the job finished in large grounds in Australia.
RAIN THREAT?
While there’s a forecast for rain within the Super 12 opener between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney, Perth is about to supply some good climate situations for England’s opener in opposition to Afghanistan. Perth has additionally witnessed rainfall in the previous couple of days but it surely’s anticipated to be nice and a bit cloudy on Saturday.
England vs Afghanistan will begin at 7 pm native time, 4:30 pm IST.
PREDICTED XIs: ENG vs AFG
England: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Alex Hales, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi (c), Fareed Ahmad Malik, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
CAPTAINS’ CORNER
England skipper Jos Buttler mentioned England are removed from favourites for the T20 World Cup marketing campaign in Australia.
“No, far from it, to be honest. I think we’re a dangerous team. We’ve got a lot of talented players who can win games on their own, and that’s a huge thing in T20 cricket,” Buttler mentioned.
“It’s hard to pick favourites, I guess. If you had to choose one, it’s probably Australia in their own conditions being reigning champions,” he added.
Buttler additionally talked up Rashid Khan risk, saying Afghanistan will pose a robust problem to different groups within the match.
“Yeah, I see them as a really tough opponent. You look through their team, there’s some fantastic players. Any side with Rashid Khan in T20 cricket is going to have a big say. We give them huge respect, and we look forward to a really competitive game,” he added.
Published On:
Oct 21, 2022
