Former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed reckoned that South Africa have the most likelihood of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022, given their tendency to carry out effectively in Australian situations. Javed has additionally predicted that only one amongst India and Pakistan will be part of the Proteas from group 2.
India, Pakistan, and South Africa are three of the strongest sides in group 2, whereas the different three are Zimbabwe, the Netherlands, and Bangladesh. India will play Pakistan and South Africa on October twenty third and thirtieth, respectively. Meanwhile, the Proteas will face the 2009 T20 WC champions on November third in Sydney.
Speaking to Cricket Pakistan, the Lahore Qalandars’ head coach stated:
“South Africa has a better chance of qualifying in the semi-finals as they will perform better on these pitches. I see only one of the teams from Pakistan and India going to the semi-finals.”
South Africa narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot in the 2021 version. However, they’ll goal to go deep this yr and exploit the situations in Australia with their bowling unit. The Proteas are additionally but to win the T20 World Cup crown.
“No team has bowlers like these three” – Aaqib Javed hails Pakistan’s bowling assault
Javed backed the tempo trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah to make lives tough for the opposition, including:
“No team has bowlers like these three. Haris Rauf has shown very charismatic bowling so far while Shaheen Afridi can be very effective because of the swing and bounce on the pitches here. The presence of Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf is enough to make the rival teams sleepless.”
The Men in Green had been the most dominant workforce in the 2021 version till the semi-finals, having fun with an unbeaten run. Babar Azam and Co. suffered a heartbreaking loss to eventual champions Australia. Much will rely on Pakistan’s openers and their bowling unit if they’re to seize their second T20 World Cup crown.
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