The second qualifier match of T20 World Cup 2016 will be played on 8th March between Afghanistan vs Scotland. The match will start at 7:30pm at VCA, stadium, Nagpur. Both the team are placed in Group B with two other teams Zimbabwe and Hong Kong. The top team of Group A(Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands and Oman) and Group B with highest points in the points table will enter the super 10 stage of the tournament. The top team of Group A will be placed in Group 2 of Super 10 and leading team of Group B will be placed in Group 1.
Group 1: England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and QF2
Group 2: Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and QF1.
Afghanistan is the less experienced team between the two, but was able to impress everyone with its game on the field. They will be benefited by the form of players like Muhammad Shahzad, Mangal, Shenwari, Afghar and M. Nabi. The team will be led by Asghar Stanikzai.
Scotland team will be motivated by their recent t20 series win against Bangladesh, Kenya and Ireland in the past. This is the third time when the team is participating in t20 world cup. Preston Mommsen will be the captain of the team.
Afghanistan Team Squad:
- Asghar Stanikzai
- Hamid Hassan
- Karim Sadiq
- Mirwais Ashraf
- Mohammad Nabi
- Mohammad Shahzad
- Noor Ali Zadran
- Samiullah Shenwari
- S Shafiqullah
- Shapoor Zadran
- Dawlat Zadran
- Gulbodin Naib
- Amir Hamza
- Najibullah Zadran
- Najeeb Tarakai
- Usman Ghani
- Rashid Khan
- Yamin Ahmadzai
- Rokhan Barakzai
Scotland Team Squad:
- RD Berrington
- KJ Coetzer
- C MacLeod
- JH Davey
- PL Mommsen
- Safyaan Sharif
- Alasdair Evans
- Matt Machan
- Rob Taylor
- Matthew Cross
- Michael Leask
- Mark Watt
- George Munsey
- Con de Lange
- Gavin Main
The 2nd Qualifier of T20 world cup 2016 will start at 7:30pm, you can check all the live score of the cricket match here. The details are given below :-
- Match : AFG vs SCO (Qualifier)
- Venue: VCA, Nagpur
- Date: 8 March
- Series : World T20 2016
- Toss : Scotland won the toss and elected to field first
Also Have a look : Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong 1 Qualifier
Live scoreboard :
Afghanistan: 170/5 in 20 oves
Scotland: 156/5 in 20 overs
Match result: Afghanistan won the match by 14 runs and gain 2 points in the points table.