APL 2018: Qualification criteria(s) for all five teams for the knockout stages

#3 Kabul Zwanan

Kabul

Zwanan

has fared decently under Rashid Khan's captaincy

Kabul Zwanan has had a roller coaster ride in the tournament so far. Under the captaincy of Rashid Khan, Zwanan kicked off their campaign on a winning note. However, they failed to emulate the same in the latter stages and are now struggling to get back to their winning ways.

Unquestionably, Zwanan endures one of the most intimidating lineups in this league with the likes of Hazratullah Zazai, Luke Ronchi, and Laurie Evans. Their 20-year-old recruit, Hazratullah Zazai, irked his name in the books of T20 records. Zazai smashed six sixes in an over while bringing up his fifty in just 12 balls to record the joint fastest T20 fifty. However, their bowling lineup lack such talents. Despite Rashid Khan's presence, their bowling lineup calls for the most inconsistent one in this league.

Having played six league matches so far, Kabul has turned out to be triumphant on three occasions. Zwanan is currently at the third position in the points table. Their remaining two games will be against Kandahar Knights and Paktia Panther on 16th and 18th October respectively.

Qualification Status: Kabul Zwanan's qualification case is a bit tricky. If nothing superhuman happens, Kabul is set to be qualified for the semifinal stage. However, there remains a case where Kabul could have to see the exit gates. If Kabul loses both of its remaining matches with Kandahar Knights winning all of their remaining games and Nangarhar winning its last league game by a heavy margin, then there happens to be a case of Kabul's exit. Nonetheless, it seems to be a distant thing to happen. Moreover, even a solitary win for Kabul will cruise them to the semifinals.

Performance Details:

Matches Played: 6

Matches Won: 3

Matches Lost: 3

Points: 6

Position: 3

NRR: -0.101