Pakistan suffered their first ever ODI defeat at the hands of Afghanistan. Chasing a total of 283 runs, the Afghani side never looked in trouble as they completed the chase quite easily in the end. Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah stroked fifties with the bat. For Pakistan, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi scalped one wicket each.
However, the Rashid Khan-powered Afghans will fancy beating the Pakistanis. Over the last two years, these two Asian teams have been playing tremendous cricket, and are producing blockbuster stuff. Although Pakistan have always emerged on the top, Afghanistan have proved they are no pushover.
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With the match set to take place on a spin-friendly Chennai surface, Afghans will fancy themselves to get their first win against Pakistan in the ODI format. But for that to happen, the Afghans need to be at their A-game.
They have floundered with the bat in hand, with only Rahmanulla Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran showing consistency. Afghan batters need to put on runs onboard to have a chance to choke Pakistan batters with spin.
This World Cup match will be a huge chance for Men in Green to boost their NRR and keep things back on track.
Match Details
- Pakistan vs Afghanistan (PAK vs AFG), ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match22
- Date & Time: Monday, October 22, 2 PM IST
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
PAK vs AFG: Playing XIs
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmed
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