NZ vs AFG: Chawla names one Afghan player who is crucial for India's chances at T20 WC

Veteran Indian wrist spinner Piyush Chawla has expressed his thoughts about a player from Afghanistan cricket team who will be crucial in Afghanistan vs New Zealand, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 match on Sunday. match scheduled to be played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is crucial for India’s semifinal dreams as if New Zealand win match y will qualify for semi-finals. However, if Afghanistan win match and India defeats Namibia in ir next clash, India will enter semi-finals alongside Pakistan from Group-2 of Super-12 st of ongoing tournament.

Meanwhile, Chawla took to his official Koo account on Sunday and posted a mess which named an Afghan player who will be crucial for India’s chances of semifinal spot. In his post on Koo, Chawla said he feels Rashid Khan needs to bowl in similar way that Adam Zampa, Adil Rashid, and Ish Sodhi have bowled for Australia, England, and New Zealand respectively. wrist-spinner furr added that if Rashid bowls well, his 24 balls of innings can make way for India in semi-finals of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.

Rashid Khan returned with 4/9 against Scotland

Ahead of NZ vs AFG match, Rashid Khan is top wicket-taker of Afghanistan as he has accounted for a total of seven wickets in tournament so far in four matches. He has bowled at an ecomy rate of 5.93 in T20 World Cup with a strike rate of 12.28. So far in campaign, Rashid has bowled a total of 36 dot balls in four matches while giving away just 85 runs. He is arguably best wrist spinner currently in international cricket. Rashid’s bowling figures of 4/9 against Scotland on October 25 are fifth-best bowling figures from a bowler in tournament. 

Meanwhile, India will closely watch Afghanistan vs New Zealand match and will be hoping for a positive outcome. India face Namibia on vember 8 after defeating Scotland by eight wickets on vember 5. India is currently placed third in Group-2 points table of Super-12 st between New Zealand and Afghanistan.

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