ENG vs AFG: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against Afghanistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2022, Match 14

England is set to face Afghanistan in their opening clash of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The ENG vs AFG match takes place on October 22 (Saturday). The venue of the clash is Perth Stadium in Perth, Australia. Jos Buttler is the skipper of England in ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

Mohammad Nabi is the captain of Afghanistan. England and Afghanistan are part of group 1 in super 12 round of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. England played one warm-up match in the tournament, which they won against Pakistan. Ahead of ENG vs AFG match, here we talk about England’s predicted playing XI against Afghanistan.

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ENG vs AFG: England’s Predicted Playing XI Against Afghanistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2022, Match 14

Jos Buttler (C & WK)

Jos Buttler is the skipper of England in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and will lead the team in the opening game against Afghanistan as well. Buttler recently recovered from a back injury. In the warm-up match, he did not get a chance to bat. With his hard-hitting style, the right-handed batter will aim to provide a quick start to the team. Buttler will also keep the stumps in the match.

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Alex Hales

Alex Hales might be another opener for England in ENG vs AFG match. After his return to the national side, Hales has given a good performance as an opener. He also played impressive knocks in the previous T20I series against Australia. In the warm-up game, he scored 9 runs.

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes might bat at the no.3 spot in the ENG vs AFG opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The left-handed batsman scored a quickfire knock of 36 runs off 18 balls in the warm-up match. He slammed 2 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 200.0 in the match. Stokes will be a powerful batter for England at no.3 position. He can also bowl overs for the team.

Liam Livingstone

Liam Livingstone might be a middle-order batter for England in the match against Afghanistan. The right-handed batsman scored 28 runs in the warm-up match. Livingstone smash runs at a high pace which enables the team to capture a lot of runs in the middle. Livingstone can also bowl some overs for the team.

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Harry Brook

Harry Brook might be another middle-order batsman for England in the opening game against Afghanistan. The right-handed batsman smacked a marvellous knock of 45 runs during the warm-up game. His knock helped the team bag victory during the chase.

Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali might be a spin all-rounder for England in the match against Afghanistan. The left-handed batsman did not bat in the warm-up match. Ali is a hard-hitting batter and can help the team to get runs during death overs. The left-arm spinner can also bowl overs for the team and grab wickets.

Sam Curran

Sam Curran might be another all-rounder for England in the opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The left-handed batsman played a fabulous quickfire knock of 33 runs off just 14 deliveries in the warm-up match. The left-arm pacer also picked 1 wicket in the match.

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Chris Woakes

Chris Woakes might be another pace all-rounder for the team against Afghanistan. Woakes did not get a chance to bowl or bat during the warm-up match. Woakes is a hard-hitting batsman who has batted at a strike rate of 144+ for England in T20Is so far. He also accounts for 22 wickets in 20 games.

Mark Wood

Mark Wood might be another pacer for the team in the ENG vs AFG match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. In the match-up match, the right-arm pacer could not get a wicket in his 4 overs. Wood has the strength of pace in his bowling and he can trouble Afghan batters during the match.

Chris Jordan

Chris Jordan might be another pacer for England in ENG vs AFG match of ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The right-arm pacer picked 1 wicket during the warm-up match. He conceded 36 runs in his 4 overs. Jordan is an experienced T20I bowler for England who has picked 90 wickets in the shortest format so far.

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Adil Rashid

Adil Rashid might be a spinner for the team in the ENG vs AFG match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. The leg spinner bowled in the warm-up match but could not pick any wicket. However, Rashid is the most powerful spinner for the team in T20Is currently. He has grabbed 89 wickets in the shortest format so far averaging about 25.0.

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