Naveen-Ul-Haq remains confident of Afghanistan bouncing back in this Group:

“I think the table is right open, other than Pakistan who have already confirmed their spot in the semifinals,” he said.

“There are three teams that will be fighting for that spot because India has played one and lost one. And New Zealand has played one and lost one.

“We’ll be having a great contest, great matchup coming up with them in a week’s time.

“So you can’t say much at the moment who will be qualifying or who is not. It’s only Pakistan who have made it through. But there is still one spot.”

— via ICC Online Media Zone

02.50 pm:

Namibia have left no stone unturned in planning to deal with Afghanistan’s deadly spin trio, according to batter Craig Williams.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup debutants beat Scotland by four wickets in their opening game, making a confident start to the Super 12 stage.

Now they need to do what so many batting line-ups have failed to do, which is to tame Afghan twirlers Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi.

“We’ve put in extreme amounts of analysis into the opposition and we’ve worked on individual game plans,” said Williams.

“So I think sitting where we are now tonight, we’re in a really good place. Anything could happen in T20 cricket, we know that.

“We’ve played Afghanistan, many, many times in the past. We know what they can do.

“So it’s just about on the day being able to handle our nerves and execute the plans to put in place.

“So, in terms of playing spin, we’re extremely confident against spin. It’s just a matter of being able to execute your plan on the day against the best in the world because that’s who we’re playing against.”

— via ICC Online Media Zone

Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of Afghanistan vs Namibia Super 12 match at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi.

Debutants Namibia beat Scotland by four wickets in their opening game, making a confident start to the Super 12 stage. Now they need to do what so many batting line-ups have failed to do, which is to tame Afghan twirlers Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan need to pick themselves up in Group 1.

They came close to defend 148 against Pakistan, eventually falling by five wickets with the target chased down with an over to spare. Mohammad Nabi’s side have appeared at the tournament five times but never gone past this stage. They will want to put the pressure on India and New Zealand with an emphatic win.