Dilpreet Bajwa, captain of the Canada national cricket team, won the toss and opted to field against the Afghanistan national cricket team in their inconsequential Group D clash of the T20 World Cup on Thursday.
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With both teams already out of contention for the knockout stages, the match offered an opportunity to sign off on a positive note.
Canada made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Kaleem Sana for Shivam Sharma. Afghanistan also tweaked their combination, with Abdullah Ahmadzai replacing Noor Ahmad.
Bajwa revealed that the fixture would mark the final international appearance for Navneet Dhaliwal and Ravinderpal Singh, both of whom are set to retire after the match.
Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan said his side was determined to finish the campaign strongly and “make the nation proud”.
Teams:
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Abdullah Ahmadzai.
Canada: Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Saad Bin Zafar, Dilon Heyliger, Jaskaran Singh, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel.
