Rashid Khan led the Afghanistan team, which made a great start to the tournament, but despite this, they lost the game to New Zealand. After a tough battle against South Africa, the runners-up of the previous edition of the World Cup, they lost the game. At present, Afghanistan is out of the group stage after New Zealand’s win against Canada.
The article contains a detailed understanding of Afghanistan playing XI vs Canada playing XI as a predicted playing XI has been prepared after evaluating their recent form and statistics. The probable player combination for the 39th match of the tournament has been announced.
Afghanistan Playing XI vs Canada Playing XI, Match No. 39 – ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Afghanistan Playing XI vs Canada – ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Openers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been at his best in this World Cup; However, the duck against UAE in the last game may have taken a toll on his morale, and he will be looking to end this World Cup on a good note with another promising innings. On the other hand, Ibrahim Zadran scored his maiden half-century in the last game and will be high on confidence.
Middle order: Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Darwish Rasooli.
The Afghan middle order has not really performed well in the World Cup; Especially Sediqullah Atal and Mohammad Nabi have not been able to make any such impact with the bat so far. Gulbadin Naib has been struggling to maintain flow in his new role, but newcomer Darwish Rasooli has played many short but important innings for him.
The most promising Azmatullah Umarzai finally got a good performance with the bat in the last game, however, his bowling has been very useful for Afghanistan.
Bowlers: Rashid Khan (captain), Ziaur Rehman Sharifi, Mujeeb ur Rehman and Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Afghanistan’s experienced bowling deck, led by captain Rashid Khan, has been good but not as effective as in previous editions of the World Cup. Yet this remains a spin-heavy attack, with the potential for one change as spinner Noor Ahmed could be replaced by Fazakh Farooqui.
Afghanistan’s probable playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Darwish Rasooli, Rashid Khan (captain), Ziaur Rehman Sharifi, Mujeeb Ur Rehman and Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Canada Playing XI vs Afghanistan – ICC T20 World Cup 2026
Openers: Yuvraj Samra and Dilpreet Bajwa
The centurion from the last game for Canada is the only batsman who has performed brilliantly for them at the top of the order in this T20 World Cup. Although the captain has tried to play many important hands, he has failed to play a proper T20I innings. Nevertheless it remains Canada’s recognized opening pair.
Middle-order: Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Shreyas Movva, Nicholas Kirton, Dilon Heiliger
Navneet Dhaliwal and Harsh Thaker, the two big hitting stars in the middle order, have been the backbone of their attack in the middle stages of the innings and Dilon Heiliger was promoted to the middle order in the hope of some experimental pinch-hitting on the last day. Wicketkeeper Movva and former captain Kirton are yet to feature in the Canadian campaign.
Bowlers: Jaskarandeep Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Ansh Patel and Kaleem Sana
Canada are not keen to make too many changes to their bowling deck, especially with Kaleem Sana handling the new ball well and Saad Bin Zafar being a regular threat to the opposition. Spinner Ansh Patel has been quite economical in the competition.
Canada Probable Playing XI: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (captain), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Shreyas Movva, Nicholas Kirton, Jaskarandeep Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Dilan Heiliger, Ansh Patel and Kaleem Sana.
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