AFG vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction: 2nd ODI Afghanistan vs Pakistan, Playing 11, Pitch Report, Dream 11 Prediction

Pakistan will lock horns with Afghanistan in the second match of the ODI series. Pakistan won the opening match of the series by a massive 142 run margin. They were bowled out for 201 in the first innings and no one apart from Imam ul haq could get going due to the slowness of the surface. In reply, Pakistan pacers Shaheen Afridi and Rauf took seven wickets among them to bundle out Afghanistan for 59. They will be looking to seal the series while Afghanistan will look to bounce back with an improved batting perfromance.

When: 24 August, 3:00 PM IST

Where: Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium, Hambantota

TV Channel, Live Streaming: Eurosport

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with good help for spinners and the average first innings score here is 254. In the previous match Afghanistan took 8 wickets with their spin trio while Pakistan took 8 wickets with the pacers. So there will be something in it for everyone and batting will be challenging.

Afghanistan Playing 11

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
2. Ibrahim Zadran
3. Rahmat Shah
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)
5. Najibullah Zadran,
6. Mohammad Nabi
7. Azmatullah Omarzai
8. Rashid Khan
9. Noor Ahmed/Ikram Ali Khil
10. Fazal Haq Farooqi
11. Abdul Rahman

• Najibullah has been ruled out of this series and Shahidullah Kamal has replaced him.

Ibrahim Zadran Stats in ODI

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Batting Average	S/R
15	749	0, 1, 100, 41, 22	57	85

Rashid Khan Stats in ODI

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Last 2 performance vs Pakistan	Bowling Average
90	169	2/42, 2/28, 2/21, 0/21, 4/37	2/42, 1/50, 3/46	18.6

Pakistan Playing 11

1. Imam ul Haq
2. Fakhar Zaman
3. Babar Azam (c)
4. Iftikhar Ahmed
5. Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
6. Salman Ali Agha
7. Shadab Khan
8. Usama Mir
9. Shaheen Afridi
10. Naseem Shah
11. Haris Rauf

• All the players are fit and available for selection.

Babar Azam Stats in ODI

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Last 3 performance vs Afghanistan	Batting Average
101	5089	0, 1, 107, 54, 65	0, 45, 66	58

Shaheen Afridi Stats in T20I

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Last 3 performance vs Afghanistan	Bowling Average
37	72	2/9, 3/46, 1/34, 2/53, 2/63	2/9, 4/47, 2/38	23.4

AFG vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction

Wicket-keepers: R Gurbaz

Batsmen: Babar Azam, I Zadran, Imam ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman

All-rounder: Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nabi

Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb

Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Babar Azam, Rashid Khan

Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League:  Shaheen Afridi, Ibrahim Zadran

AFG vs PAK Fantasy Tips

• Haris Rauf took 5 for 18 in the opening match of the series and it is his maiden five-wicket haul in the format.
• Babar Azam has scored 425 runs in 9 ODI matches in 2023 at an average of more than 50.
• Ibrahim Zadran and Gurbaz put up 256 runs opening partnership for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka in the last series which was also the highest ever for Afghanistan in ODIs.
• Ibrahim Zadran has done well in this format and already has 4 ODI hundreds in his short career. He will be a key pick for this match.
• Imam ul Haq scored a gritty 61 in the previous match and is one of the best players of spin from this current Pakistan team. He will be an automatic selection.
• Salman Agha struggled a lot in the opening match and is batting lower down the order. Hence avoid him for this match.
• Abdul Rahman bowled less than 4 overs and did not complete his quota, with plenty of better options he can be left out.

Who will win Afghanistan vs Pakistan today match?

Pakistan are expected to win this match

Pakistan and Afghanistan have faced each other in 5 matches in ODI. Out of these 5 games, Pakistan have won 5 whereas Afghanistan are yet to win a game.

Afghanistan were bowled out for just 59 in the opening match it is their second-lowest total in ODIs

If Pakistan manage to win this series 3-0  they will move to the top of the ODI rankings.

Afghanistan took all 10 wickets of Pakistan for the first time in this format in the previous match.

Mujeeb became the only spinner to dismiss Babar Azam for a duck in ODIs.