Afghanistan bat in knockout clash against Zimbab

NAGPUR: Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in the World T20 qualifiers of the first round group B here at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha on Saturday.The match will be a knockout clash between the two teams as the winner of will enter the Super 10s stage of the World T20. Both teams have won two games each in the group stage so far and Zimbabwe’s wins have come defending totals.Their batting line-up has struggled upfront but they did not make any changes to their XI in the must-win encounter.Afghanistan seemed to hold all the aces, having beaten Zimbabwe in all four of their previous T20I encounters and securing a comfortable win over Hong Kong.They kept the same team from that match for this one and expected conditions to be similar to what they were on Thursday.Teams:Zimbabwe: Hamilton Masakadza (captain), Vusi Sibanda, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbura, Donald Tiripano, Wellington Masakadza, Tinashe Panyangara, Tendai ChataraAfghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Asghar Stanikzai (captain), Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan