England and Afghanistan Team Details for T20 World Cup 2024

June 2024 is going to be all about the T20 fever as twenty of the best cricketing nations of the world take on each other in what's anticipated to be a highly competitive tournament. The iconic tournament kickstarts from 2nd June 2024. 

West Indies and the United States of America (the latter hosting the tournament for the first time) will jointly host the tournament, spanning close to a month packed with thrilling encounters.

The teams have been grouped in four pools and the top two teams from each pool will advance to the Super 8s stage. 

England Team Overview 

The England team, who won the trophy last time beating Pakistan in the final, looks in fine form again as most of the players are in red-hot form and eager to win matches for their nation. The likes of Jhonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler will be difficult to handle for their opponents. 

The ECB had called up all the players involved in IPL 2024 play-offs for national duty and T20 series against Pakistan from May 22-30. As of now, no injuries have been reported in the squad. England is grouped in Pool B alongside Australia, Oman, Namibia and Scotland.

Predicted Playing XI 

1. Jos Buttler (captain and wicket-keeper) 
2. Phil Salt
3. Will Jacks 
4. Jonny Bairstow 
5. Harry Brook
6. Moeen Ali
7. Liam Livingston
8. Sam Curran
9. Jofra Archer
10. Chris Jordan
11. Adil Rashid 

England Full Squad for T20 World Cup 2024:

Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood

Afghanistan Team Overview 

The Afghanistan cricket team have departed to reach their respective venue to prepare for their warm up match fixtures in the T20 World Cup 2024 against Oman and Scotland on May May 28 and 31. The team will commence their official tournament matches against Namibia on 4th June . As of now, no injuries have been reported in the Rashid Khan led squad.

Predicted Playing XI 

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicket-Keeper)
2. Ibrahim Zadran
3. Gulbadin Naib
4. Azmatullah Omarzai 
5. Mohammad Nabi 
6. Najibullah Zadran
7. Karim Janat 
8. Rashid Khan (captain)
9. Noor Ahmad
10. Naveen Ul Haq
11. Fazalhaq Farooqi 

Afghanistan Full Squad for T20 World Cup 2024:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik

Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

England vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Records in T20Is 

Previously, England and Afghanistan have clashed thrice in a head-to-head T20I encounter where the English emerged victorious on all the three occasions. The teams’ recent match was in the T20 World Cup 2022 may England restricted Afghanistan at a total of 112 runs and chase to the low target within 18.1 overs. 

The English cricket team won the match by five wickets and Sam Curran was awarded as the player of the match.