Taruba [Trinidad and Tobago], Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl against Papua New Guinea in their T20 World Cup 2024 match at the Brian Lara Stadium here on Friday.
Afghanistan are second in the Group C table with four points. They are coming into this match after defeating New Zealand by 84 runs. The Afghans will qualify for the next round if they win against Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is entering this match after accepting defeat from Uganda. They have already lost their first two games of this marquee event and are fourth on the table without any points.Speaking on the toss, Papua New Guinea captain Asad Wala said that the batsmen will create the environment for them.
"We may have bowled well, but the batsmen have to set the tone for us. We had a few days off and we are well rested. We have played well and will try to do the same against Afghanistan tonight. Will make a change depending on the conditions - Charles Amini missed," Vala said.Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said they are taking one game at a time and are thinking about the Super Eights right now.
"We want to bowl first, dew can be a factor later on, but we have to do the basics well and the mentality is to chase the target. We had a good break of 6 days, that should help us recover fully. Found the time." In this match we are not thinking about the Super Eights right now, each game is very important and we are taking this game seriously," Rashid said.
Papua New Guinea Playing XI: Tony Ura, Assad Vala (captain), Lega Siaka, Sese Bau, Hiri Hiri, Chad Soper, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Norman Vanua, Eli Nao, John Kariko, Semo Kamiya.Afghanistan's playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Afghanistan are second in the Group C table with four points. They are coming into this match after defeating New Zealand by 84 runs. The Afghans will qualify for the next round if they win against Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is entering this match after accepting defeat from Uganda. They have already lost their first two games of this marquee event and are fourth on the table without any points.Speaking on the toss, Papua New Guinea captain Asad Wala said that the batsmen will create the environment for them.
"We may have bowled well, but the batsmen have to set the tone for us. We had a few days off and we are well rested. We have played well and will try to do the same against Afghanistan tonight. Will make a change depending on the conditions - Charles Amini missed," Vala said.Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said they are taking one game at a time and are thinking about the Super Eights right now.
"We want to bowl first, dew can be a factor later on, but we have to do the basics well and the mentality is to chase the target. We had a good break of 6 days, that should help us recover fully. Found the time." In this match we are not thinking about the Super Eights right now, each game is very important and we are taking this game seriously," Rashid said.
Papua New Guinea Playing XI: Tony Ura, Assad Vala (captain), Lega Siaka, Sese Bau, Hiri Hiri, Chad Soper, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Norman Vanua, Eli Nao, John Kariko, Semo Kamiya.Afghanistan's playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
