Afghanistan will look to prove their worth as they face under pressure Pakistan at Chennai on 23rd October 2023. Both teams are struggling with their form as Afghanistan lost their previous match against New Zealand in a one-sided contest while Pakistan suffered 62 62-run loss to Australia.
Afghanistan is currently in number last position while Pakistan slipped down to number 5th position after a disappointing performance against Australia at Bengaluru.
Match Details
Details– Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Match 22, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Venue– M Chidarbam Stadium, Chennai
Date and Time– 23rd October, 2.00 PM IST
Head-To-Head Record
Pakistan and Afghanistan have played seven One-day international matches so far with Pakistan winning all 7 of them. These two teams met in 3 three-match One-day international series in Sri Lanka as Pakistan whitewashed Afghanistan 3-0.
Both teams met in the 2019 edition of the World Cup where Pakistan registered a thrilling 3-wicket win at Headingley, Leeds. It was a terrific effort by Afghanistan bowlers to pick early wickets, but Imad Wasim ensured that Pakistan registered a thrilling win.
Pitch Report
The last match played at this venue was between Afghanistan and New Zealand. New Zealand posted 288 for 6 thanks to useful contributions by Young, Phillips, and Tom Latham. It was a disciplined bowling effort by the Kiwis bowlers as they bowled out Afghanistan cheaply.
It promises to be a decent pitch to bat on before it helps the spinners which makes the batting tough in the later stage. The captain that wins the toss would likely bat first and put pressure on the opponent team.
Afghanistan (Afg) vs Pakistan (Pak)- Predicted Playing XI
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ikhraim Akhil, Mohammad Nabi, Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmed, Naveen UL Haq, Fazallahq Farqooi.
Pakistan
Imam UL Haq, Fakhar Zaman/Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (C), Mohammed Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shahbad Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf/Mohammed Wasim Junior, Hasan Ali.
Fantasy Selection- Afg vs Pak
Team 1– Rahmanullah Gurbaz (C), Imam UL Haq, Rahmat Shah, Babar Azam (VC), Mohammad Nabi, Mohammed Rizwan, Rashid Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naveen UL Haq.
Team 2– Ibrahim Zadran, Fakhar Zaman, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Mohammed Rizwan (VC), Ikhraim Akhil, Mohammad Nabi, Shahbad Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Fazallahq Farqooi, Hasan Ali.
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